In the NRIDA study design, how long will the baseline survey conducted before road construction last?
- A.6 months
- B.14 months
- C.22 months
- D.36 months
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Explanation
The correct answer is 14 months. The assessment is built in three stages. First comes the baseline or pre-construction survey lasting fourteen months, then a transition period of roughly twelve months, and finally the endline or post-construction survey lasting twenty-two months. Because the same households and the same roads are revisited at each stage, the design is described as longitudinal and can show change over time rather than compare unrelated samples. Option A is shorter than the stated baseline period and is wrong. Option C is the length of the endline survey that follows construction, not the baseline, so it is a common trap. Option D is longer than any single stage in the design and does not match the plan at all. The full study runs for four years and will feed into programme review and future rural infrastructure planning.
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NRIDA signed an MoU for a four-year impact assessment of PMGSY-IV and PM-JANMAN roads with which institution?
- A.IIM Ahmedabad
- B.IIM Kolkata
- C.IIT Roorkee
- D.National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
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The National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency, which works under the Ministry of Rural Development, signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Institute of Management Kolkata for a four-year longitudinal study of roads built under PMGSY-IV and PM-JANMAN.
Read the full explanation →How many roads will the NRIDA impact assessment study cover?
- A.150
- B.200
- C.250
- D.500
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The study will examine that many rural roads, spread across ten States and Union Territories, fifty districts and one hundred and fifty blocks, with a household survey of roughly five thousand families to capture changes in mobility, accessibility and socio-economic conditions.
Read the full explanation →Which institution presented its Low Temperature Thermal Desalination technology, with eight plants in Lakshadweep, at the conference?
- A.National Institute of Ocean Technology
- B.Central Water Commission
- C.National Water Development Agency
- D.Central Ground Water Board
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Its project director explained the indigenous Low Temperature Thermal Desalination technology, under which eight plants have been set up in Lakshadweep to give islanders safe drinking water with minimal damage to the environment, and also described an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion project that pairs renewable power generation with desalination to…
Read the full explanation →What is the approved timeline for completing the remaining works under Jal Jeevan Mission?
- A.December 2026
- B.December 2027
- C.December 2028
- D.March 2030
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The correct answer is December 2028, the approved timeline of the Mission within which the remaining works must be finished.
Read the full explanation →Where was the first Regional Conference on Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 held?
- A.Chennai
- B.Tiruchirappalli
- C.Bengaluru
- D.Hyderabad
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The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation held the two-day conference there with the Government of Tamil Nadu, and the Union Jal Shakti Minister chaired the ministerial session.
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