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2024 · Q48

Which of the following statements about National Recruitment Agency is correct?

General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
  1. AIt is a body to conduct Common Eligibility Test (CET) to shortlist the candidates for vacancies under 'Group B' and 'Group C' of the Government.
  2. BEmployment in private sector is facilitated in all the districts, particularly 117 aspirational districts.
  3. CIt was set up in 2014.
  4. DIt has been accorded Constitutional status in 2021.

Explanation

The National Recruitment Agency was set up in 2020 to conduct the Common Eligibility Test (CET) as a first-level screening for Group B (non-gazetted) and Group C government posts, replacing multiple preliminary exams. It has nothing to do with private-sector employment or aspirational districts, it was not set up in 2014, and it has no constitutional status. Only the first statement is correct. Hence option A is correct.