UPSC General Studies Solved Paper - General Studies-2017

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    What is the aim of the programme ?Unnat Bharat Abhiyan'?

    A)  Achieving 100% literacy by promoting collaboration between voluntary organisationss and government's education system and local communities.

    B)  Connecting institutions of higher education with local communities to address development challenges through appropriate technologies.

    C)  Strengthening India's scientific research institutions in order to "lake India a scientific and technological power.

    D)  Developing human capital by allocating special funds for "health care and education of rural and urban poor, and organizing skill development programmes and vocational traning for them.

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Exp. [b] Connecting institutions of higher education with local communities to address development challenges through appropriate technologies. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has launched a programme called Unnat Bharat Abhiyan with an aim to connect institutions of higher education, including Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research (IISERs) etc. with local communities to address the development challenges through appropriate technologies.


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