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2017 · Question 88 · Education Policy
What is the purpose of ‘Vidyanjali Yojana’ ? 1. To enable the famous foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India. 2. To increase the quality of education provided in government schools by taking help from the private sector and the community. 3. To encourage voluntary monetary contributions from private individuals and organizations so as to improve the infrastructure facilities for primary and secondary schools. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Choose your answer(a)2 only(b)3 only(c)1 and 2 only(d)2 and 3 only
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2017 · Question 89 · Education Policy
What is the aim of the programme ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’ ?
Choose your answer(a)Achieving 100% literacy by promoting collaboration between voluntary organizations 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 make 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 training for them.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)