With reference to the 'HAUSLA - 2018' which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. 'HAUSLA - 2018' was organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India in New De

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With reference to the 'HAUSLA - 2018' which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. 'HAUSLA - 2018' was organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India in New Delhi.
2. It was National Festival for Children of Child Care Institution.
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Correct — (c), both statements are true. HAUSLA 2018 was a National Festival for children of Child Care Institutions (CCIs), organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, and held in New Delhi (inaugurated on 26 November 2018, running 26-29 November). More than 600 children from CCIs across 18 states took part in events such as painting, athletics, football, chess and speech-writing. So both the organiser-and-venue claim (statement 1) and the nature-of-event claim (statement 2) are correct.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Wrong — statement 2 is also true. HAUSLA 2018 was indeed a national festival for children of Child Care Institutions, so it is not '1 only'.  (b) Wrong — statement 1 is also true. It was organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and held in New Delhi, so it is not '2 only'.  (d) Wrong — both statements are factually correct, so 'neither' is false.

Concept: Child Care Institutions (CCIs) are homes registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, that house children in need of care and protection. HAUSLA is an annual inter-CCI national festival run by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to give these children a national platform to showcase their talent in arts, sports and literary events. 'Hausla' means courage or spirit.

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