The Gyan Bharatam Mission, mentioned at the convocation, has a foundational corpus of how much?
- A.Rs 100 crore
- B.Rs 250 crore
- C.Rs 500 crore
- D.Rs 1,000 crore
Correct answer
C. Rs 500 crore
Explanation
The correct answer is Rs 500 crore. The mission is meant to preserve and document India’s manuscript heritage and to bring it within reach of readers in the country and abroad, and the Vice-President cited it while asking teachers and students to seek out unpublished Sanskrit manuscripts, preserve them, edit them critically and publish them. Options A, B and D are wrong because none of those sums has been announced for the mission; they are the kind of round figures a candidate guesses at when the actual number has slipped. Keep this corpus separate in your mind from the other initiatives named in the same address, the National Education Policy 2020 and the Ashtadashi scheme, neither of which was given a figure here.
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Practice Questions
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University holds which NAAC grade?
- A.A
- B.A+
- C.A++
- D.B++
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Correct answer: C. A++
Explanation
The correct answer is A++, which is the highest grade the National Assessment and Accreditation Council awards. The Vice-President praised the university for securing it and for carrying out research across the many domains of the Indian knowledge tradition, and he urged the institution to go further and become a leading international centre of excellence for Sanskrit studies. Options A and B are wrong because each names a lower rung of the same scale, and a candidate who recalls only that the grade begins with the letter A will not be able to separate them. Option D is wrong because it belongs to a different band altogether. Alongside the grade, remember the university’s other distinctions mentioned on the occasion, among them the publication of the Vidyapeeth Panchang for forty-four years and the teaching of Prakrit and Vastu Shastra.
Who is remembered as the founder whose vision shaped Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University?
- A.Jawaharlal Nehru
- B.Lal Bahadur Shastri
- C.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- D.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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Correct answer: B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Explanation
The correct answer is Lal Bahadur Shastri, the former Prime Minister after whom the university is named. The Vice-President traced the institution’s journey from a Sanskrit Vidyapeetha to a Central University and said the time had come for it to fulfil its founder’s vision by establishing itself as a leading international centre for Sanskrit studies. He also paid tribute to Shastri, saying that the call of Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan expressed the country’s determination to protect its borders and secure its food. Option A is wrong because, although the first Prime Minister founded many institutions, this one does not carry his name or his vision. Option C names a former President and philosopher and option D a former Education Minister; neither is connected with the founding of this university.
According to the Cabinet resolution, Operation Sindoor belongs to which year?
- A.2016
- B.2019
- C.2024
- D.2025
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Correct answer: D. 2025
Explanation
The correct answer is 2025. In its section on decisive leadership the resolution names three actions in sequence, and Operation Sindoor is placed in that year. Option A is wrong because the surgical strikes belong to 2016, the first of the three actions named. Option B is wrong because the Balakot air strikes were carried out in 2019, the second of them. Option C does not match any of the three. The resolution places these alongside the removal of Article 370, One Rank One Pension and the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff, so aspirants should learn the three operations with their years as a set, since questions often mix one year with another action. The same section also notes the action taken against Maoist terrorism and the peace efforts made in the Northeast, which rounds off its account of national security.
The Union Cabinet resolution congratulated the Prime Minister on completing how many years of continuous leadership as head of government?
- A.15 years
- B.20 years
- C.25 years
- D.30 years
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Correct answer: C. 25 years
Explanation
The correct answer is 25 years. The resolution marks a quarter century of unbroken leadership as head of government, a stretch that covers his terms in Gujarat and then at the Centre, and it recalls three decisive mandates in the state along with support in three successive general elections to the Lok Sabha. Options A and B name shorter periods and are wrong because the milestone being marked is the completion of a full twenty-five years, not an earlier anniversary. Option D names a longer period that has not yet been reached. Candidates should also note the guiding phrase quoted in the resolution, Nation First and Citizen First, and the fact that ten salient features were listed. The resolution also recalls three decisive mandates won in Gujarat before he moved to national office, which is why the count of years spans both the state and the Centre.
Which Gujarat initiative for hearing citizens grievances received the United Nations Public Service Award in 2010?
- A.PRAGATI
- B.SWAGAT
- C.Jyotigram
- D.PM-JANMAN
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Correct answer: B. SWAGAT
Explanation
The correct answer is SWAGAT. The Cabinet resolution recalls that through this system the then Chief Minister personally heard the grievances of citizens, and that it won the United Nations Public Service Award in 2010. Option A is wrong, though closely related, because PRAGATI came later and at the national level: it was inspired by SWAGAT and brings different levels of government together to review stalled projects, clear obstacles and speed up completion. Option C is wrong because Jyotigram was the Gujarat scheme that gave agriculture its own electricity feeders, an idea that was also taken up nationally. Option D is wrong because PM-JANMAN is a later central programme meant for particularly vulnerable tribal groups and has nothing to do with the award.