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The National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, supports the paperless functioning of which bodies?

  1. A.State Legislatures
  2. B.District courts
  3. C.Gram panchayats
  4. D.Central universities

Correct answer

A. State Legislatures

Explanation

The correct answer is State Legislatures. NeVA is described as the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and it carries the paperless working of State Legislatures, which makes legislative business quicker and cuts the use of paper. Option B names district courts, which come under the judiciary and have their own digital systems. Option C names gram panchayats, which are served by platforms of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Option D names central universities, which lie with the education administration. NeVA is one of several platforms the ministry uses, the others being e-Office, e-HRMS, the Consultative Committee Management System, the Sub-ordinate Legislation Management System, OAMS and the National Youth Parliament Portal, all of which reduce dependence on physical records.

Read the full article: Special Campaign 6.0 Ends in Parliamentary Affairs Ministry

Q1.NationalMedium

Which department steers Special Campaign 6.0 for institutionalising Swachhata and reducing pendency in government offices?

  1. A.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  2. B.Department of Personnel and Training
  3. C.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
  4. D.Department of Expenditure
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Correct answer: A. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

It steers the campaign across ministries and departments, with the aim of making Swachhata a settled part of office life and of raising administrative efficiency through orderly record management, the clearing of pending matters on time and better use of office space.

Q4.NationalHard

Which Lieutenant Governor was among the guests at the Sardar Katha programme?

  1. A.Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
  2. B.Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
  3. C.Praful Patel, Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  4. D.R. K. Mathur, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
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Correct answer: A. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

The correct answer is Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, who attended the programme at Uprashtrapati Bhavan along with other invited guests.

Q5.NationalMedium

According to the Vice-President's address, how many princely states had to be integrated into the Indian Union at the time of Independence?

  1. A.More than 350
  2. B.More than 450
  3. C.More than 550
  4. D.More than 650
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Correct answer: C. More than 550

Recalling the position in 1947, the Vice-President said Partition had left the country in uncertainty and that this many princely states had to be brought into the Indian Union, a task Sardar Patel completed through determination, persuasion, administrative ability and statesmanship.