SRI KRISHNA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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National Service Scheme

1. What year was the National Service Scheme (NSS) launched?

o a) 1947 b) 1969 c) 1972 d) 1985
o Answer: b) 1969
2. NSS was launched during the birth centenary of which leader?
o a) Jawaharlal Nehru
o b) Mahatma Gandhi
o c) Sardar Patel
o d) B.R. Ambedkar
o Answer: b) Mahatma Gandhi
3. What is the motto of NSS?
o a) Serve the Nation
o b) Service Before Self
o c) Not Me But You
o d) Youth for Nation
o Answer: c) Not Me But You
4. What is the main aim of NSS?
o a) Military training
o b) Academic excellence
o c) Community service and personality development
o d) Sports promotion
o Answer: c) Community service and personality development
5. NSS is primarily aimed at:
o a) Farmers
o b) Government officials
o c) School children
o d) College and university students
o Answer: d) College and university students
6. NSS is sponsored by:
o a) Ministry of Defence
o b) Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
o c) Ministry of Education
o d) Ministry of Social Justice
o Answer: b) Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
7. NSS activities are generally categorized into:
o a) Urban and Rural
o b) Regular and Special Camping
o c) Outdoor and Indoor
o d) Compulsory and Voluntary
o Answer: b) Regular and Special Camping
8. The NSS badge is in the shape of:
o a) Square
o b) Circular
o c) Triangle
 o d) Star
o Answer: b) Circular
9. The color of the NSS badge is:
o a) Blue and Red
o b) Green and Yellow
o c) Red and White
o d) Blue and White
o Answer: a) Blue and Red
10. NSS symbol is inspired by:

 a) Ashoka Chakra
 b) Indian Flag
 c) National Bird
 d) Lotus Flower
 Answer: a) Ashoka Chakra

11. The wheel in the NSS logo represents:

 a) Power
 b) Knowledge
 c) Movement and continuity
 d) Strength
 ✅ Answer: c) Movement and continuity

12. How many spokes are there in the wheel of the NSS logo?

 a) 12
 b) 24
 c) 6
 d) 8
 ✅ Answer: d) 8

13. The red color in the NSS logo symbolizes:

 a) Energy and spirit

 b) War
 c) Danger
 d) Anger
 ✅ Answer: a) Energy and spirit

14. The blue color in the NSS badge stands for:

 a) Sky
 b) Truth
 c) Water
 d) The cosmos
 ✅ Answer: d) The cosmos

15. Maximum number of student volunteers per NSS unit is:

  a) 50
 b) 75
 c) 100
 d) 200
 ✅ Answer: c) 100

16. An NSS unit is generally managed by how many Programme Officers?

 a) 1
 b) 2
 c) 3
 d) 4
 ✅ Answer: a) 1

17. How many hours of work are required for an NSS certificate?

 a) 60 hours
 b) 100 hours
 c) 180 hours
 d) 240 hours
 ✅ Answer: d) 240 hours

18. The duration of a Special Camping Program under NSS is:

 a) 3 days
 b) 5 days
 c) 7 days
 d) 10 days
 ✅ Answer: c) 7 days

19. A volunteer must complete how many hours under regular NSS activities?

 a) 80 hours
 b) 120 hours
 c) 100 hours
 d) 150 hours
 ✅ Answer: b) 120 hours

20. Full form of NSS is:

 a) National Scout Service

 b) National Service Scheme
 c) National Security Scheme
 d) National Social Service
 ✅ Answer: b) National Service Scheme

21–30: Activities and Themes

21. One of the core NSS activities is:

 a) Sports tournaments
 b) Blood donation camps
 c) Trade fairs
 d) Cultural festivals
 ✅ Answer: b) Blood donation camps

22. NSS contributes to which national sanitation mission?

 a) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

 b) Jal Jeevan Mission
 c) Nirmal Bharat Yojana
 d) Grameen Swachhata Abhiyan
 ✅ Answer: a) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

23. Which type of camp does NSS organize for intensive community work?

 a) Day camp
 b) Cultural camp
 c) Special camp
 d) NCC camp
 ✅ Answer: c) Special camp

24. Which environmental activity is commonly organized by NSS?

 a) Traffic control
 b) Tree plantation
 c) Fire safety drills
 d) Poster painting
 ✅ Answer: b) Tree plantation

25. NSS actively works to remove which social evil?

 a) Population explosion
 b) Brain drain
 c) Illiteracy
 d) Urban migration
 ✅ Answer: c) Illiteracy

26. Which of these is a health-related NSS activity?

 a) Career counseling
 b) Yoga competitions
 c) Skill training
 d) Health awareness programs
 ✅ Answer: d) Health awareness programs

27. NSS Day is celebrated on:

 a) October 2
 b) August 15
 c) September 24
 d) January 12
 ✅ Answer: c) September 24

28. NSS contributes to personality development through:

 a) Sports
 b) Community service
 c) Technical training
 d) Competitive exams
 ✅ Answer: b) Community service

29. NSS programs help students understand the problems of:

 a) Urban youth
 b) High-tech industry
 c) Rural communities
 d) Foreign cultures
 ✅ Answer: c) Rural communities

30. NSS inculcates which values in volunteers?

 a) Unity and self-indulgence

 b) Honesty and isolation
 c) Tolerance and selfishness
 d) Discipline, leadership, service
 ✅ Answer: d) Discipline, leadership, service

31. Who is eligible to join NSS?

 a) School students
 b) Government officers
 c) College students
 d) Private employees
 ✅ Answer: c) College students

32. Maximum age to enroll as an NSS volunteer is:

 a) 20 years
 b) 25 years
 c) 30 years
 d) No limit
 ✅ Answer: b) 25 years

33. Is participation in NSS compulsory?

 a) No, it’s voluntary

 b) Yes, for all colleges
 c) Only for science students
 d) Only in rural areas
 ✅ Answer: a) No, it’s voluntary

34. Duration of NSS volunteering is:

 a) 1 year
 b) 2 years
 c) 3 years
 d) 4 years
 ✅ Answer: b) 2 years

35. What type of leadership is promoted through NSS?

 a) Autocratic
 b) Dictatorial
 c) Democratic
 d) Passive
 ✅ Answer: c) Democratic

36. NSS helps students improve:

 a) Self-confidence
 b) Team spirit
 c) Communication skills
 d) All of the above
 ✅ Answer: d) All of the above

37. What is a key value taught through NSS?

 a) Profit-making
 b) Selfishness
 c) Selfless service
 d) Competition
 ✅ Answer: c) Selfless service

38. Can arts and commerce students join NSS?

 a) No
 b) Yes, but only commerce
 c) Only engineering students
 d) Yes
 ✅ Answer: d) Yes

39. NSS helps in career-building by developing:

 a) Soft skills
 b) Technical knowledge
 c) Investment strategy
 d) Foreign languages
 ✅ Answer: a) Soft skills
 40. What are NSS student participants called?

 a) Agents
 b) Workers
 c) Cadets
 d) Volunteers
 ✅ Answer: d) Volunteers

41–50: Focus Areas

41. Which of the following is not a focus area of NSS?

 a) Environmental awareness
 b) Social reform
 c) Stock trading
 d) Disaster relief
 ✅ Answer: c) Stock trading

42. NSS volunteers often work in:

 a) Tourist destinations
 b) Corporate offices
 c) Slums and villages
 d) Parliament
 ✅ Answer: c) Slums and villages

43. NSS training includes:

 a) Politics
 b) Social work
 c) Economics
 d) Music
 ✅ Answer: b) Social work

44. Awareness rallies in NSS often cover:

 a) Road safety
 b) Drug abuse
 c) Women empowerment
 d) All of the above
 ✅ Answer: d) All of the above

45. NSS volunteers may help in:

 a) Cultural exports
 b) Political campaigns
 c) Disaster management
 d) Defense strategy
 ✅ Answer: c) Disaster management
46. NSS encourages legal awareness about:

 a) Tax evasion
 b) Property disputes
 c) RTE and Child Rights
 d) Mergers and Acquisitions
 ✅ Answer: c) RTE and Child Rights

47. NSS strengthens:

 a) Political rivalry
 b) Civic responsibility
 c) Social gossip
 d) Competition
 ✅ Answer: b) Civic responsibility

48. NSS aims to reduce:

 a) Social inequality
 b) Business growth
 c) Urbanization
 d) Global warming
 ✅ Answer: a) Social inequality

49. A common NSS rural initiative involves:

 a) Opening a mall
 b) Conducting movie shows
 c) Sanitation drives
 d) Playing music
 ✅ Answer: c) Sanitation drives

50. NSS units often collaborate with:

 a) Political parties
 b) NGOs
 c) Real estate agents
 d) Private businesses
 ✅ Answer: b) NGOs

51. NSS volunteers can participate in which flagship government campaign?

 a) Make in India
 b) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
 c) Digital India
 d) Startup India
 ✅ Answer: b) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

52. NSS organizes blood donation camps to:

 a) Earn money
 b) Promote volunteerism
 c) Help blood banks
 d) All of the above
 ✅ Answer: d) All of the above

53. NSS helps fight substance abuse by:

 a) Encouraging secrecy
 b) Promoting awareness
 c) Funding alcohol centers
 d) Selling medicines
 ✅ Answer: b) Promoting awareness

54. Literacy campaigns under NSS are aimed at:

 a) School students only

 b) Villagers and uneducated people
 c) Government officers
 d) IT professionals
 ✅ Answer: b) Villagers and uneducated people

55. Which document guides NSS activities?

 a) Constitution
 b) NSS Manual
 c) UN Charter
 d) State Gazette
 ✅ Answer: b) NSS Manual

56. NSS creates awareness about environmental protection by:

 a) Organizing industrial tours

 b) Tree planting and cleanliness drives
 c) Polluting rivers
 d) Deforestation
 ✅ Answer: b) Tree planting and cleanliness drives

57. “Not Me But You” promotes:

 a) Ego
 b) Materialism
 c) Selfless service
 d) Competition
 ✅ Answer: c) Selfless service

58. Which is a common topic for NSS street plays (nukkad natak)?

 a) Cricket
 b) Fashion
  c) Gender equality
 d) Travel blogging
 ✅ Answer: c) Gender equality

59. NSS camps are often held in:

 a) Five-star hotels
 b) Tourist resorts
 c) Rural or underdeveloped areas
 d) Airports
 ✅ Answer: c) Rural or underdeveloped areas

60. Who funds NSS activities?

 a) UNO
 b) UGC
 c) Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
 d) Ministry of Education
 ✅ Answer: c) Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

61–70: Skill Development and Social Goals

61. NSS helps in skill development by offering:

 a) Paid internships
 b) Coding classes
 c) Opportunities for leadership and teamwork
 d) Foreign travel
 ✅ Answer: c) Opportunities for leadership and teamwork

62. The NSS motto encourages:

 a) Profit-first mindset
 b) Leadership without responsibility
 c) Altruism
 d) Fame-seeking
 ✅ Answer: c) Altruism

63. NSS helps fight social evils like:

 a) Traffic congestion
 b) Bribery in sports
 c) Casteism and gender discrimination
 d) Homework load
 ✅ Answer: c) Casteism and gender discrimination

64. NSS has how many types of activities?

 a) 2 – Regular and Special Camping

 b) 3 – Rural, Urban, and Digital
 c) 4 – Indoor, Outdoor, Technical, Non-Technical
 d) 5 – Cultural, Social, Educational, Environmental, Legal
 ✅ Answer: a) 2 – Regular and Special Camping

65. NSS is an initiative of which type?

 a) Military
 b) Academic
 c) Voluntary
 d) Judicial
 ✅ Answer: c) Voluntary

66. NSS encourages cleanliness through:

 a) Poster competitions
 b) Debate contests
 c) Cleanliness drives and Swachhata campaigns
 d) Advertising
 ✅ Answer: c) Cleanliness drives and Swachhata campaigns

67. In case of a natural disaster, NSS volunteers:

 a) Are not required

 b) Work as part of relief teams
 c) Organize protests
 d) Avoid affected areas
 ✅ Answer: b) Work as part of relief teams

68. One goal of NSS is to develop:

 a) Personal wealth
 b) Social consciousness
 c) Political influence
 d) Entertainment value
 ✅ Answer: b) Social consciousness

69. NSS awards at the national level are given for:

 a) Best NSS Unit and Volunteer

 b) Highest attendance
 c) Best classroom project
 d) Best sports performance
 ✅ Answer: a) Best NSS Unit and Volunteer

70. Which is not a focus of NSS?

 a) Community service
 b) Social upliftment
 c) Military recruitment
 d) Environmental conservation
 ✅ Answer: c) Military recruitment

71. NSS contributes to national integration by:

 a) Promoting regionalism
 b) Organizing inter-state camps
 c) Holding only local events
 d) Avoiding other cultures
 ✅ Answer: b) Organizing inter-state camps

72. NSS camps promote:

 a) Political ideologies
 b) Regional conflicts
 c) Communal harmony
 d) Competitive exams
 ✅ Answer: c) Communal harmony

73. An important personality trait developed by NSS is:

 a) Arrogance
 b) Leadership
 c) Secrecy
 d) Greed
 ✅ Answer: b) Leadership

74. NSS develops empathy by:

 a) Debating only
 b) Watching videos
 c) Engaging in community work
 d) Writing assignments
 ✅ Answer: c) Engaging in community work

75. The NSS symbol is derived from:

 a) Indian Railways emblem

 b) Ashoka Chakra
 c) Lotus flower
 d) Parliament logo
 ✅ Answer: b) Ashoka Chakra

76. Volunteers can improve time management through:

 a) Delay in reporting
 b) Ignoring tasks
 c) Planning community activities
 d) Skipping events
 ✅ Answer: c) Planning community activities
 77. Which soft skill is nurtured by NSS activities?

 a) Public speaking
 b) Coding
 c) Accountancy
 d) Graphic designing
 ✅ Answer: a) Public speaking

78. NSS volunteers serve as role models for:

 a) Government officers
 b) Political leaders
 c) Other youth
 d) Celebrities
 ✅ Answer: c) Other youth

79. NSS activities help improve:

 a) Academic exams
 b) Consumer behavior
 c) Moral values
 d) Foreign investments
 ✅ Answer: c) Moral values

80. NSS encourages respect for:

 a) Hierarchy only
 b) Elders and community members
 c) Internet influencers
 d) Fashion trends
 ✅ Answer: b) Elders and community members

81–90: Contemporary Social Relevance

81. NSS celebrates which national observance related to youth?

 a) Independence Day
 b) National Youth Day (Jan 12)
 c) Teacher’s Day
 d) Army Day
 ✅ Answer: b) National Youth Day (Jan 12)

82. NSS helps combat climate change by:

 a) Ignoring carbon emissions

 b) Increasing tree cover
 c) Promoting fast transport
 d) Reducing awareness
 ✅ Answer: b) Increasing tree cover
83. Which life skill is gained through NSS team work?

 a) Isolation
 b) Coordination
 c) Greed
 d) Dependency
 ✅ Answer: b) Coordination

84. NSS often holds workshops on:

 a) Business law
 b) Personality development
 c) Cooking
 d) Car racing
 ✅ Answer: b) Personality development

85. NSS promotes which democratic value?

 a) Dictatorship
 b) Freedom of speech
 c) Election boycott
 d) Censorship
 ✅ Answer: b) Freedom of speech

86. Volunteers help improve village sanitation by:

 a) Organizing garbage removal

 b) Painting walls
 c) Installing lights
 d) Constructing malls
 ✅ Answer: a) Organizing garbage removal

87. NSS encourages women’s empowerment by:

 a) Ignoring gender issues

 b) Spreading stereotypes
 c) Supporting self-help groups
 d) Limiting mobility
 ✅ Answer: c) Supporting self-help groups

88. NSS promotes digital awareness through:

 a) Online games
 b) Cybercrime
 c) Digital literacy campaigns
 d) Streaming shows
 ✅ Answer: c) Digital literacy campaigns

89. One of the objectives of NSS is to:

  a) Build profit-making units
 b) Make youth socially responsible
 c) Promote luxury lifestyles
 d) Focus on personal fame
 ✅ Answer: b) Make youth socially responsible

90. NSS volunteers support Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat by:

 a) Regional exclusion
 b) Language suppression
 c) Promoting unity in diversity
 d) Encouraging only one culture
 ✅ Answer: c) Promoting unity in diversity

91–100: Values, Recognition & Legacy

91. NSS recognizes the efforts of volunteers through:

 a) Scholarships
 b) Internships
 c) Awards and Certificates
 d) Free gadgets
 ✅ Answer: c) Awards and Certificates

92. A long-term benefit of NSS involvement is:

 a) Free travel
 b) Better social networks and leadership growth
 c) Personal profit
 d) Political influence
 ✅ Answer: b) Better social networks and leadership growth

93. NSS volunteers help disabled people by:

 a) Ignoring them
 b) Mocking them
 c) Providing assistance and raising awareness
 d) Taking selfies with them
 ✅ Answer: c) Providing assistance and raising awareness

94. A major tool used by NSS for awareness is:

 a) Television ads only

 b) Social media and community outreach
 c) Paid influencers
 d) None of these
 ✅ Answer: b) Social media and community outreach

95. NSS volunteers help reduce dropout rates by:

 a) Conducting bridge classes
 b) Promoting video games
 c) Opposing education
 d) Spreading disinterest
 ✅ Answer: a) Conducting bridge classes

96. An NSS volunteer should possess which quality?

 a) Indifference
 b) Compassion
 c) Laziness
 d) Greed
 ✅ Answer: b) Compassion

97. “Youth for Nation” aligns with:

 a) NSS vision
 b) Foreign policy
 c) Market reforms
 d) Stock exchange goals
 ✅ Answer: a) NSS vision

98. NSS encourages action against:

 a) Literacy
 b) Cleanliness
 c) Social evils
 d) Honesty
 ✅ Answer: c) Social evils

99. NSS prepares students to be:

 a) Corporate CEOs
 b) Responsible citizens
 c) Police officers
 d) Astronauts
 ✅ Answer: b) Responsible citizens

100. What is the true spirit of NSS?

 a) Self-promotion
 b) Social status
 c) Service without expectation
 d) Gaining awards only
 ✅ Answer: c) Service without expectation