At how many institutions was the MY Bharat-NSS Diwali Sneh Milan organised?
- A.103 institutions
- B.133 institutions
- C.153 institutions
- D.183 institutions
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The correct answer is 153 institutions. MY Bharat and the National Service Scheme held Diwali Sneh Milan gatherings at this many institutions and recorded 1,07,494 participations in all. Options A, B and D give counts of 103, 133 and 183, none of which matches the reported figure; they are offered because a candidate who remembers only that the number was in the low hundreds can be pulled either way. The programme was the eighth weekly intervention under the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat 100 Week Sankalp Abhiyan and marked the close of the campaign's second month. Activities at the institutions that were on vacation were deferred to after the break, which is why the institution count is a reported total rather than the full universe of participating bodies.
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Practice Questions
Diwali Sneh Milan was organised under which campaign of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports?
- A.Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat 100 Week Sankalp Abhiyan
- B.Fit India Movement
- C.Khelo India Yuva Abhiyan
- D.Swachh Bharat Yuva Abhiyan
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Diwali Sneh Milan was its eighth weekly intervention and brought the second month of the campaign to a close, with gatherings at 153 institutions and 1,07,494 participations.
Read the full explanation →How many participations were recorded in the nationwide Diwali Sneh Milan celebrations?
- A.41,600
- B.1,07,494
- C.24,100
- D.16,700
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The correct answer is 1,07,494 participations, recorded across the 153 institutions where the programme was held.
Read the full explanation →The Scheduled Caste scholar from Tamil Nadu described in the Ministry's account is pursuing his doctorate at which university?
- A.Tampere University, Finland
- B.Uppsala University, Sweden
- C.Aarhus University, Denmark
- D.University of Oslo, Norway
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He comes from Tamil Nadu, completed an M.Tech before taking up doctoral work, and his research is in experimental cancer biology, covering animal model development, molecular signalling and therapeutic approaches to glioblastoma and other disorders related to brain cancer.
Read the full explanation →On being upgraded from Junior Research Fellow to Senior Research Fellow in 2024, approximately how much additional government assistance did the beneficiary receive?
- A.Rs 25,000
- B.Rs 50,000
- C.Rs 75,000
- D.Rs 1,00,000
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That upgradation is the point at which support under the fellowship rises, and the extra amount strengthened his financial position so that he could carry on with his academic work.
Read the full explanation →Which Union Ministry administers the National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students?
- A.Ministry of Education
- B.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- C.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- D.Ministry of Science and Technology
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The correct answer is the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, which runs this fellowship and which published both the accounts of supported scholars.
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