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. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2 ✓ UPSC's answer
Why the answer is (d)
• The National Career Service (2015) is a Mission Mode project of the Ministry of Labour and Employment — not DoPT — that runs an online portal linking job-seekers, employers, career counsellors and training providers, transforming the old employment exchanges.
• Statement 1 is therefore wrong, and statement 2 is wrong because it serves all job-seekers, not specifically the uneducated.
• Hence neither 1 nor 2, option (d).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 only
- Statement 1 is wrong: it is a Labour Ministry initiative.
- (b) 2 only
- Statement 2 is wrong: it targets all job-seekers.
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- Both statements are wrong.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2017, held on 18 June 2017. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.