In the NSDC skilling programme financed through the Social Stock Exchange, what share of the cost does the Government of Madhya Pradesh bear on successful placement of candidates abroad?
- A.15 per cent
- B.35 per cent
- C.50 per cent
- D.75 per cent
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Explanation
The correct answer is 50 per cent. The programme uses a blended financing structure with three parts: beneficiary participation meets 15 per cent of the cost, money raised on the Social Stock Exchange meets 35 per cent, and the Government of Madhya Pradesh provides the remaining 50 per cent once candidates are successfully placed in jobs abroad. Option A names the beneficiary share and option B the share mobilised on the exchange, so both are parts of the same structure rather than the state's share. Option D is simply not one of the three shares. This outcome-linked half is organised as a bilateral Social Impact Bond between NSDC and the state, which is what aligns public spending with measurable employment results. For revision, keep the three percentages in order, beneficiary, exchange and state, because an examiner will usually ask for one of them by name.
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Practice Questions
Which institution subscribed to NSDC's maiden Zero Coupon Zero Principal issue on the NSE Social Stock Exchange?
- A.SIDBI
- B.NABARD
- C.EXIM Bank
- D.NHB
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Its chairman described the step as part of an effort to explore innovative development-finance models and to draw more institutional and private participation.
Read the full explanation →The NSDC programme launched through the Social Stock Exchange prepares youth from Madhya Pradesh for employment in which two countries?
- A.Japan and Germany
- B.Japan and Australia
- C.Germany and Canada
- D.South Korea and Germany
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The programme will prepare 600 young people from economically weaker Other Backward Classes households in Madhya Pradesh for work abroad, with 300 of them readied for Japan and 300 for Germany through residential training in the Japanese and German languages together with employability training.
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the second quarter review of the Department of Posts held in New Delhi?
- A.Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
- B.Minister of State Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
- C.Secretary (Posts) Subrat Das
- D.Director General Postal Services Manisha Sinha
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The correct answer is Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, who chaired the review and asked the department to sustain its growth through customer acquisition, service excellence, business diversification and faster digitalisation of services.
Read the full explanation →Which postal circle achieved the highest share of its proportionate target in the second quarter of FY 2026-27?
- A.West Bengal
- B.Bihar
- C.Andhra Pradesh
- D.Kerala
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The correct answer is Bihar, which reached 97.15 per cent of its proportionate target for the quarter and was recognised for that performance.
Read the full explanation →Which business vertical of India Post recorded the highest year-on-year growth in the second quarter of FY 2026-27?
- A.Post Office Savings Bank
- B.Mails
- C.Parcels
- D.International Relations and Global Business
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The parcels vertical earned Rs 318.9 crore in the quarter, and Kerala, the North East, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar went past their quarterly targets in it.
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