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Which of the following is a stated role of NIEPA under the National Education Policy 2020?

  1. A.Conducting the national entrance examinations for higher education
  2. B.Monitoring the policy's implementation and working with state governments on the challenges
  3. C.Accrediting universities and awarding them grades
  4. D.Printing and distributing school textbooks across the states

Correct answer

B. Monitoring the policy's implementation and working with state governments on the challenges

Explanation

The correct answer is monitoring the policy's implementation and working with state governments on the challenges. At the inauguration of the new academic building, the Union Education Minister highlighted exactly this role: the institute keeps watch on how the National Education Policy of 2020 is being put into practice, identifies the difficulties that show up in implementation and works closely with state governments to address them. He linked that work to the policy's aim of shifting classrooms away from learning by rote and towards an understanding of concepts. Option A is wrong because conducting entrance examinations is not the function attributed to the institute here. Option C is wrong because no accreditation or grading role was described for it. Option D is wrong because the production and distribution of textbooks was not mentioned as part of its mandate at this event.

Read the full article: Pralhad Joshi Opens New NIEPA Academic Building in Delhi

Q1.NationalEasy

Who inaugurated the new Academic Building of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration in New Delhi?

  1. A.The Union Minister for Education
  2. B.The Union Minister for Skill Development
  3. C.The Vice-President of India
  4. D.The Minister of State for Education
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Correct answer: A. The Union Minister for Education

He opened the new Academic Building and the Main Entrance Gate of the institute in New Delhi and said the building would allow it to scale up the programmes it runs nationally and internationally while strengthening its academic and research capabilities.

Q2.NationalMedium

How much has been made available in soft loans for higher education under the PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme, as stated at the NIEPA function?

  1. A.Rs 10,000 crore
  2. B.Rs 35,000 crore
  3. C.Rs 60,000 crore
  4. D.Rs 1,20,000 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 60,000 crore

Speaking at the inauguration of the institute's new academic building, the Union Education Minister referred to the PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme and said it had facilitated soft loans of that amount for higher education.

Q4.NationalMedium

Which pledge is administered to participants at the Yuva Samvad programmes of MY Bharat?

  1. A.Loktantrik Pledge
  2. B.Swachhata Pledge
  3. C.Ekta Pledge
  4. D.Matdata Shapath
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Correct answer: A. Loktantrik Pledge

The campaign features this pledge along with a 'Know Your Vote' online quiz to build awareness of electoral processes and democratic values, and the pledge was administered at sittings such as the one in West Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh, where a question-and-answer session preceded it.