National Career Service Initiative
Question
Consider the following in respect of 'National Career Service':
- 1.
National Career Service is an initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
- 2.
National Career Service has been launched in a Mission Mode to improve the employment opportunities to uneducated youth of the country.
Options
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect because National Career Service is an initiative of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, not the Department of Personnel and Training. Statement 2 is also incorrect because while NCS was launched to improve employment opportunities, it is aimed at ALL youth (educated and uneducated), not specifically uneducated youth. The portal provides career guidance, job matching, and employment services to a broad spectrum of job seekers. Both statements contain factual errors about the implementing ministry and the target beneficiary group. > National Career Service is under Ministry of Labour & Employment and targets all youth seeking employment. Answer: (d).
Question details
Year
2017
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q63
Subject
Current Affairs
Sub-topic
Employment and Skill Development
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
National Career Service Portal 2015-2017
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