UPPCS Prelims 2025 · GS Paper I: Which of the following Programmes/Schemes is/are NOT included in meeting the objectives of National…
Which of the following Programmes/Schemes is/are NOT included in meeting the objectives of National Education Policy 2020?
- 1. ULLAS
- 2. DIKSHA
- 3. Bharat Nirman Programme
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Answer (c) & explanation
Option (c), only 3, is correct. ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society), the New India Literacy Programme for 2022-27, supports NEP 2020's goal of adult education and full literacy. DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) is the national digital platform for school teachers and students and supports NEP's digital learning goals. Bharat Nirman (3), launched in 2005, was a rural infrastructure programme covering irrigation, roads, housing, water, electricity and telephony. It has nothing to do with NEP 2020, so it is the one not included. Concept: other NEP-linked schemes include PM SHRI schools, NIPUN Bharat (foundational literacy), PM eVidya, the Academic Bank of Credits and NCERT's new textbooks. Trap: Bharat Nirman predates NEP by 15 years.
Bharat Nirman was a 2005 rural infrastructure plan, not part of NEP 2020.
Question and answer as printed in UPPSC's official question booklet with answers (provisional key, published for objections). We will update if the final key differs. Source: uppsc.up.nic.in
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- 2. Poland
- 3. Germany
- 4. Switzerland
Select the answer using the code given below :
Answer (c) & explanation
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Notice the numbers: the EU has 27 members since the UK left (Brexit, 2020). Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are in the European Economic Area but not the EU. India and the EU concluded talks on their Free Trade Agreement in January 2026.
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| A. Silver Notice | 1. To seek information on unidentified bodies
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| C. Black Notice | 3. To provide warning about a person’s criminal activities, where the person is considered to be a possible threat to public safety
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Code :
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Select the answer using the code given below :
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Outcomes 1 and 4 are not correct (b). Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited India on 12–13 January 2026. Item 1 is wrong: the Ayurveda MoU was between the All India Institute of Ayurveda and Charité University, Berlin, not Hamburg. Item 4 is wrong: Germany's new Honorary Consul was opened in Ahmedabad, not Lucknow. Item 2 is a real outcome: an MoU on youth hockey development between Hockey India and the German Hockey Federation. Item 3 is a real outcome: a new bilateral dialogue on the Indo-Pacific. So options (a), (c) and (d) fail.
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