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Static GKHardAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GK

The National Water Academy (NWA) is located at

  1. A.Dehradun
  2. B.Hyderabad
  3. C.Bhopal
  4. D.Khadakwasla

Correct answer

D. Khadakwasla

Explanation

The correct answer is D, Khadakwasla. The National Water Academy is at Khadakwasla, near Pune in Maharashtra.

The Academy is run by the Central Water Commission under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. It began in 1988 as the Central Training Unit and was renamed the National Water Academy in 1997. It trains engineers and officers from the Centre and the states in planning, building and managing water resources, from dams and irrigation to flood control and groundwater. Khadakwasla also hosts the Central Water and Power Research Station, set up in 1916, the Khadakwasla dam on the Mutha river, and the National Defence Academy.

Option A is wrong, because Dehradun hosts the Indian Military Academy, the Forest Research Institute and the Wildlife Institute of India, not the water academy. Option B is wrong, because Hyderabad is home to institutes such as the National Institute of Rural Development and the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy. Option C is wrong, because Bhopal hosts the Indian Institute of Forest Management.

Exam tip: Khadakwasla, Pune = National Water Academy, CWPRS and the National Defence Academy.

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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
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Correct answer: B. philately

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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

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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.