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. Select the correct answer from the codes given below. Codes:
- (a)1 only
- (b)2 only
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
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.
- (a)1 only — 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)2 only — 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)Neither 1 nor 2 — Wrong — both statements are factually correct, so 'neither' is false.
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.
This is a current-affairs recall item (the exam was in October 2020, referencing a November 2018 event). Both statements are straightforwardly factual, so the trap is over-thinking and rejecting one of them; the safe answer is 'Both'. Anchor the chain: HAUSLA → Ministry of Women and Child Development → children of CCIs → New Delhi.
- HAUSLA 2018: a National Festival for children of Child Care Institutions, by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, held in New Delhi (26-29 November 2018)
- Over 600 children from CCIs across 18 states participated; events included painting, athletics, football, chess and speech-writing
- Child Care Institutions are registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
- The festival is aligned with the theme of empowering and celebrating children in institutional care
- Confusing HAUSLA (festival for children of Child Care Institutions) with other WCD events
- Year confusion — HAUSLA is annual (HAUSLA 2017 vs 2018)
Current-affairs statement-based items; or matching a scheme/event to the sponsoring ministry.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
HAUSLA, a national festival for children of Child Care Institutions, is organised by which Ministry?
- (a)Ministry of Education
- (b)Ministry of Women and Child Development
- (c)Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- (d)Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Answer(b) Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Child Care Institutions (CCIs) in India are registered and regulated under which law?
- (a)The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
- (b)The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
- (c)The Right to Education Act, 2009
- (d)The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
Answer(b) The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.