Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 2018 GS-I
Question

When did the Government of India establish the independent Ministry for 'Women and Child Development'?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: 1986

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “1986”.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development was established by the Government of India in 1985 as a part of the Department of Human Resource Development.

In 1986, it became an independent ministry.

Similar Questions:

Study the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): The State Election Commission is a constitutional authority.
Reason (R): Elections to rural local bodies are overseen by the Election Commission of India.

Codes:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. C) (A) is false, but (R) is true
  4. D) (A) is true, but (R) is false
The Guardian of Fundamental rights is?
  1. A) Supreme court
  2. B) Parliament
  3. C) President
  4. D) Prime Minister
Which one of the following States elects the largest number of members representing Schedule Tribes to the House of People?
  1. A) Andhra Pradesh
  2. B) Bihar
  3. C) Madhya Pradesh
  4. D) Maharashtra
Which of the following statements are true?

1. Natural disasters cause maximum damage in developing countries.
2. Bhopal gas tragedy was man-made.
3. India is a disaster free country.
4. Mangroves reduce the impact of cyclones.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) 1, 2 and 3
  2. B) 2, 3 and 4
  3. C) 1, 2 and 4
  4. D) 1, 3 and 4
State Governor is appointed by:
  1. A) Central Cabinet
  2. B) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
  3. C) Speaker of Lok Sabha
  4. D) President of India
Joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha can take place to resolve deadlock over:
  1. A) Ordinary Legislation
  2. B) Money Bill
  3. C) Constitutional Amendment Bill
  4. D) Appropriation Bill
Which one of the following languages included in the VIII schedule of the Constitution is spoken by the largest number of people?
  1. A) Bengali
  2. B) Gujarati
  3. C) Marathi
  4. D) Telugu
Reservation of seats in Panchayat election for Scheduled Castes shall not apply to the State.
  1. A) Uttar Pradesh
  2. B) Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C) Assam
  4. D) Haryana
Which of the following is not associated with Election commission?
  1. A) Notification about the elections
  2. B) To allot the election symbols
  3. C) To solve the legitimacy of elections
  4. D) To complete the elections in a peaceful manner
Andrez Manuel Lopez Obrador is President elected in July 2018 of which of the following country?
  1. A) Venezuela
  2. B) Argentina
  3. C) Mexico
  4. D) Nicaragua
Which among the following (Provision - Part of the Constitution) is not correctly matched?
  1. A) The Union Territories — Part VIII
  2. B) The Scheduled and Tribal Areas — Part X
  3. C) Tribunals — Part Xl
  4. D) Official Language — Part XVII
How much the maritime distance between India and Europe was reduced after the construction of the Suez Canal?
  1. A) 5,000 km
  2. B) 7,000 km
  3. C) 8,000 km
  4. D) 10,000 km