2016 GS Paper I, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2016 · GS Paper I
Question 63: Economy and Social Development
‘SWAYAM’, an initiative of the Government of India, aims at
apromoting the Self Help Groups in rural areas
bproviding financial and technical assistance to young start-up entrepreneurs
cpromoting the education and health of adolescent girls
dproviding affordable and quality education to the citizens for free
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (d).
SWAYAM is the Government of India's platform for massive open online courses, offering courses from school level to postgraduate level, free to learners, with the aim of providing affordable, quality education to all citizens. Learning is free; only the certificate examination carries a fee. It is not a self-help group, start-up finance or adolescent girls' scheme.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Self Help Groups are supported by other schemes.
- (b) Start-up finance is the aim of other schemes.
- (c) Adolescent girls' education and health is the aim of other schemes.
- (d) Right: SWAYAM provides affordable, quality education free of cost.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2016, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.