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How many times in a year must the National Social Security Board meet, at the minimum?

  1. A.Once
  2. B.Twice
  3. C.Thrice
  4. D.Six times

Correct answer

C. Thrice

Explanation

The correct answer is thrice. The notification fixes a floor rather than a ceiling: the National Social Security Boards shall meet at least three times in any year, and the way business is transacted at those sittings is to follow the rules of procedure that the Central Government prescribes. A floor of three sittings matters because the Board is not merely advisory in a loose sense; it has to monitor the welfare schemes the Central Government runs for unorganised, gig and platform workers, examine how records are kept at the State level and go through the expenditure from the fund and the accounts, and none of that can be done in a single annual sitting. Options A and B set the bar lower than the notification does, so a Board meeting only once or twice would fall short of the requirement. Option D sets it higher; six sittings are not mandated, though the Board is free to meet more often than the minimum.

Read the full article: National Social Security Board for Gig Workers Notified

Practice Questions

Q1.NationalEasy

The National Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers and Gig and Platform Workers has been constituted under which law?

  1. A.Code on Wages
  2. B.Industrial Relations Code
  3. C.Code on Social Security
  4. D.Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code
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Correct answer: C. Code on Social Security

When the Ministry of Labour and Employment notified the constitution of the National Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers and Gig and Platform Workers, it stated that the Board stands established under the statutory framework of the Code on Social Security, which is one of the Labour Codes.

Q2.NationalMedium

Who presides over the newly notified National Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers and Gig and Platform Workers?

  1. A.The Prime Minister
  2. B.The Union Minister for Labour and Employment
  3. C.The Union Finance Minister
  4. D.The Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Correct answer: B. The Union Minister for Labour and Employment

The notification says plainly that the Board will be presided over by the Union Minister holding the Labour and Employment portfolio, which places political responsibility for the welfare of unorganised, gig and platform workers at the top of the body itself.

Q3.NationalMedium

Which of the following is a stated role of NIEPA under the National Education Policy 2020?

  1. A.Conducting the national entrance examinations for higher education
  2. B.Monitoring the policy's implementation and working with state governments on the challenges
  3. C.Accrediting universities and awarding them grades
  4. D.Printing and distributing school textbooks across the states
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Correct answer: B. Monitoring the policy's implementation and working with state governments on the challenges

At the inauguration of the new academic building, the Union Education Minister highlighted exactly this role: the institute keeps watch on how the National Education Policy of 2020 is being put into practice, identifies the difficulties that show up in implementation and works closely with state governments to address them.

Q4.NationalMedium

How much has been made available in soft loans for higher education under the PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme, as stated at the NIEPA function?

  1. A.Rs 10,000 crore
  2. B.Rs 35,000 crore
  3. C.Rs 60,000 crore
  4. D.Rs 1,20,000 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 60,000 crore

Speaking at the inauguration of the institute's new academic building, the Union Education Minister referred to the PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme and said it had facilitated soft loans of that amount for higher education.

Q5.NationalEasy

Who inaugurated the new Academic Building of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration in New Delhi?

  1. A.The Union Minister for Education
  2. B.The Union Minister for Skill Development
  3. C.The Vice-President of India
  4. D.The Minister of State for Education
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Correct answer: A. The Union Minister for Education

He opened the new Academic Building and the Main Entrance Gate of the institute in New Delhi and said the building would allow it to scale up the programmes it runs nationally and internationally while strengthening its academic and research capabilities.