Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – May 01-02, 2022 [Mock Test]

Notes:
Three Seas Initiative involves Baltic, Adriatic, and Black Seas, not Caspian Sea. Bucharest Nine comprises NATO member countries. GRECO membership is open to non-European states. OSCE has observer status at the UN. So, only two pairs are correctly matched.

Notes:
The Weddell Sea, Ross Sea, and Scotia Sea are all part of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. The Sargasso Sea, in contrast, is located in the North Atlantic Ocean and is unique for its lack of land boundaries. Thus, only 1, 3, and 4 are correct.

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• ‘Captive Employer’, is a first of its kind initiative aimed at addressing the vision of a dynamic and demand-based skilling ecosystem catering to the requirements of industry partners assuring sustainable placements for rural poor youth. The initiative is a shot in the arm for the DDU-GKY programme, assuring post-training placement of candidates for a minimum of six months with a minimum CTC of Rs 10,000/-.
• The model will allow the industry to source trainees as per their requirement with active support from States/UTs and train them as per the requirement of their own organizational/industry/ subsidiaries /operational need and provide candidates with assured placement. It will also allow employers to select rural youth and skills & deploy them in one of their establishment/subsidiaries.
• Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) launched on the 25^th September, 2014, is a nationwide placement-linked skill training program funded by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India (GoI). DDUGKY seeks to build the placement linked skills of the poor rural youth and place them in wage employment across various sectors of the economy. The programme has an outcome led design with guaranteed placements for at least 70% trained candidates and is moving towards minimum mandatory certification.