What does TULIP stand for in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment's initiative for artisans?
- A.Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme
- B.Tribal Upliftment and Livelihood Improvement Plan
- C.Technology Upgradation for Local Industries Programme
- D.Traditional Udyam Livelihood Incentive Package
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The correct answer is the Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme. TULIP was launched recently by the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr Virendra Kumar, at the Shilp Samagam Mela at Dilli Haat in New Delhi, and it is the main highlight of the Ministry's pavilion at the trade fair. Its stated purpose is to give traditional artisans a better platform to display and market their work and to strengthen the visibility and market reach of artisan-made products in India and abroad. Option B wrongly makes the scheme a tribal one, whereas TULIP is built around traditional artisans and the Ministry's pavilion serves Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes, Safai Mitras and De-Notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes. Options C and D are invented expansions that do not match the name: neither technology upgradation nor an incentive package is what the programme is called.
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Practice Questions
How many artisans are taking part in the Social Justice Ministry's pavilion at the 45th India International Trade Fair 2026?
- A.More than 130 artisans from 19 states
- B.More than 190 artisans from 13 states
- C.More than 500 artisans from 28 states
- D.More than 75 artisans from 9 states
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That is the scale of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment's participation in this year's trade fair, and the artisans have reached the pavilion through the Ministry's three Apex Corporations, NSFDC, NBCFDC and NSKFDC.
Read the full explanation →Which three Apex Corporations of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment brought artisans to IITF 2026?
- A.NSFDC, NBCFDC and NSKFDC
- B.NSFDC, NABARD and SIDBI
- C.TRIFED, NBCFDC and KVIC
- D.NSKFDC, NHFDC and NMDFC
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These are the three Apex Corporations named as the route through which the artisans reached the Ministry's pavilion at the fair, and they match the communities the pavilion serves: Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Safai Mitras.
Read the full explanation →According to the Ministry, India's population aged 60 and above is projected to reach about what figure by 2036?
- A.About 10 crore
- B.About 15 crore
- C.About 23 crore
- D.About 30 crore
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The Ministry cited the projection that the number of people aged 60 and above in India will rise from roughly 10 crore at the time of the 2011 census to around 23 crore by 2036, and used that arithmetic to explain why day care centres, senior citizen homes and trained…
Read the full explanation →With which organisation is the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment signing the MoU for elderly care in cantonment areas?
- A.Directorate General Defence Estates
- B.Directorate General of Health Services
- C.National Institute of Social Defence
- D.Indian Red Cross Society
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The memorandum is to be signed in New Delhi on Monday, 16 November, in the presence of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr Virendra Kumar, and the Director General Defence Estates, Shobha Gupta, will also attend.
Read the full explanation →Under which umbrella scheme will senior citizen welfare schemes be run in cantonment boards under the new MoU?
- A.Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
- B.Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana
- C.Atal Pension Yojana
- D.Ayushman Bharat
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The correct answer is the Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana, known as AVYAY, which is the umbrella scheme of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment for the welfare of senior citizens.
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