CDS Exam (II)- 2024- English Defence Question Paper

Directions (Next 10 Questions): In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1: Indian defence forces are fully aligned with national agenda of Atmanirbhar Bharat and have already embarked in mission mode.
S6: As a result, the Indian defense industry will be informed about the anticipated requirements of the armed forces, enabling it to be better prepared to achieve its goals.
P: This will provide opportunity to the Indian industry to harness its potential and build an ecosystem which can sustain itself by being responsive to the needs of the defence forces.
Q: Two Positive Indigenisation Lists, comprising 101 and 108 items respectively, have been issued.
R: Projects fielded are aimed at encouraging indigenisation of defence technologies and reducing dependence on imports.
S: The lists intend to implement a ban on import of these items in a staggered manner up to 2025 and promote indigenous production.
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S1: Our Constitution makers were fully conscious of the fact that the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes had been oppressed and underprivileged sections of our society over the centuries and they deserved a special dispensation so that their condition may be vastly improved.
S6: Consequently, adequate safeguards have been provided for these communities in our Constitution.
P: Similarly, they were also sensitive to the difficulties and problems likely to be faced by the Anglo-Indian community in the country.
Q: One such provision is related to the reservation of seats for these communities in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies.
R: This provision found place in Article 330 and Article 332 of the Constitution.
S: For this purpose, several special provisions were incorporated in our Constitution.
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S1: Startup India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India.
S6: Under the Startup India scheme, eligible companies can get recognised as startups in order to access a host of tax benefits, easier compliance, IPR fast-tracking and other benefits.
P: These programmes are managed by a dedicated Startup India team, which reports to DPIIT.
Q: It envisions transforming India into a country of job creators instead of job seekers.
R: It intends to catalyse the startup culture and build a strong and inclusive ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship in India.
S: Launched in 2016, Startup India has rolled out several programmes with the objective of supporting entrepreneurs and building up a robust startup ecosystem.
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S1: In India, the first Livestock Census was conducted during 1919-1920.
S6: For the first time, data was collected through tablet computers, which reduced the time gap in data collection, data processing and report generation.
P: Since its inception, it has been conducted quinquennially by all States/UTs.
Q: The 20^th Livestock Census was conducted with participation of Animal Husbandry Departments of States/UTs.
R: This five-yearly census is the only source which gives disaggregated information on various species of animals and poultry birds.
S: The main objective of the census is to provide information on livestock population, species-wise and breed-wise, along with age, sex-composition, etc., in rural and urban areas.
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S1: India has been a welfare state since Independence.
S6: Elimination of poverty, ignorance, disease and inequality of opportunity, and providing a better quality of life, were the basic premise upon which all plans for the development were built.
P: The policies and programmes have been designed with the aim of alleviating rural poverty.
Q: The primary objective of all governmental endeavours has been the welfare of its rural population.
R: It was realised that a sustainable strategy of poverty alleviation has to be based on increasing productive employment opportunities in the process of growth itself.
S: Ensuring rural welfare has been one of the main objectives of planned development in India.
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S1: The COVID-19 pandemic threw a lot of challenges at the entire economy.
S6: In order to address this need and to promote economic activities post-pandemic, MoHUA initiated ARHCs, a sub-scheme under PMAY(U).
P: These urban migrants stay in slums, informal settlements, unauthorised colonies, and peri-urban areas to save costs on housing.
Q: Hence, they need decent rental housing at affordable rate near their worksites.
R: The biggest challenge was the reverse migration of urban migrants/poor in the country.
S: The migration took place due to the temporary shutting down of industries and other sectors.
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S1: Press Trust of India (PTI) is a non-profit-making cooperative owned by the country's newspapers with a mandate to provide effective and unbiased news to all the subscribers.
S6: Increasingly, more and more subscribers are opting for satellite reception.
P: It offers its news services in English and Hindi.
Q: Over 500 newspapers and several news services subscribe to PTI, including many overseas news entities.
R: PTI now has its own satellite delivery system.
S: Bhasha is the Hindi language news service of the agency.
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S1: The National School of Drama (NSD) was set up by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1959.
S6: The NSD has promoted Children's Theatre as well.
P: Post admission, the students at NSD are required to undergo training of three years duration.
Q: The eligible applicants for admission are screened through two stages.
R: The objective of the NSD is to train students in all aspects of theatre, including theatre history, production, scene design, costume design, lighting, make-up, etc.
S: In 1975, it became an autonomous organisation.
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S1: Gaganyaan is a national programme wherein ISRO is leveraging the domain expertise of various agencies to expedite its execution.
S6: It will lay the foundation for a sustained Indian human space exploration programme in the long run.
P: With this programme, a new vertical has been created within ISRO to steer this growth.
Q: The Gaganyaan Programme marks an inflection point in the growth profile of India's space endeavour.
R: This new vertical envisages undertaking the demonstration of human space flight to Low Earth Orbit in the short-term.
S: A new ISRO centre, Human Spaceflight Centre, has been formed for Low Earth Orbit flights.
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S1: India has the largest youth population in the world.
S6: The role of the Department of Youth Affairs is to act as a facilitator and catalytic agent for youth development.
P: The Department has also recognised adolescents as an important segment of the youth.
Q: Youth represent the most dynamic and vibrant segment of the population.
R: To optimally tap their constructive and creative energies, the Department of Youth Affairs pursues the twin objectives of personality development and nation-building.
S: Other Ministries and the State Governments are also working to support youth development and enable productive youth participation.
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