UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 21
Consider the following in respect of 'National Career Service' :
- National Career Service is an initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
- 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 ?
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D
Explanation: National Career Service was launched under the Ministry of Labour and Employment as a digital employment-services platform. Neither the asserted parent department nor the restriction to uneducated youth is correct.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Incorrect - NCS is an initiative of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, not DoPT.
Statement/Item 2: Incorrect - The mission-mode platform supports a broad set of jobseekers, employers, counsellors and training providers, not only uneducated youth.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 1.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 2.
C: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/items 1, 2.
D: Correct - none of the listed statements/items is true.