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Static GKEasyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GK

The Ministry of Communication has recently launched a Pan India scholarship programme for school-children called 'Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana'. The objective of the scheme is to increase the reach of

  1. A.sports
  2. B.philately
  3. C.music
  4. D.web designing

Correct answer

B. philately

Explanation

The correct answer is B, philately. SPARSH stands for Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude and Research in Stamps as a Hobby.

The scheme was launched by the Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications in 2017. It gives annual scholarships to school students of classes 6 to 9 who have a good academic record and keep stamp collecting as a hobby. Students are chosen in each postal circle through a philately quiz and a philately project, and they are expected to be members of a philately club or hold a philatelic deposit account. Philately means the collection and study of postage stamps, and the aim is to build interest in stamps as a window on history, culture and nature.

Option A is wrong because sports scholarships are given under schemes such as Khelo India, not SPARSH. Option C is wrong because the scheme has nothing to do with music. Option D is wrong because it does not train students in web designing.

Exam tip: SPARSH = stamps as a hobby, Department of Posts, classes 6 to 9; philately = stamp collecting.

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Q2.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKMedium

Which one among the following correctly represents the theme on which the interiors of the new Parliament Building is based ?

  1. A.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
  2. B.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Lotus
  3. C.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
  4. D.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Peacock
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Correct answer: B. Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Lotus

The two chambers of the new Parliament House take their interior themes from India's national symbols. The Lok Sabha chamber is designed on the theme of the peacock, the national bird, and the Rajya Sabha chamber on the theme of the lotus, the national flower.

Q4.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements with regard to Antrix Corporation Limited is correct?

  1. A.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
  2. B.It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.
  3. C.It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  4. D.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Science and Technology.
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Correct answer: B. It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.

Antrix is the commercial arm of ISRO, and ISRO works under the Department of Space. Antrix Corporation Limited was set up in Bengaluru in September 1992 as a government company wholly owned by the Government of India.