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UPSC CSE Prelims 2017 · GS Paper I · Question 89 · Government schemes & initiatives

‘उन्नत भारत अभियान’ कार्यक्रम का ध्येय क्या है ?

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2017, General Studies Paper I, Question 89 — Government schemes & initiatives.

Prelims 2017 · Q89

Government schemes & initiatives Easy

‘उन्नत भारत अभियान’ कार्यक्रम का ध्येय क्या है ?

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What is the aim of the programme ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’?

(a) Achieving 100% literacy by promoting collaboration between voluntary organizations and government’s education system and local communities. · (b) Connecting institutions of higher education with local communities to address development challenges through appropriate technologies. · (c) Strengthening India’s scientific research institutions in order to make India a scientific and technological power. · (d) Developing human capital by allocating special funds for health care and education of rural and urban poor, and organizing skill development programmes and vocational training for them.

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (b) उच्च शिक्षा संस्थाओं को स्थानीय समुदायों से जोड़ना जिससे समुचित प्रौद्योगिकी के माध्यम से विकास की चुनौतियों का सामना किया जा सके ।

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan links higher educational institutions with villages so that they use their knowledge to help solve local development problems. Its stated aim is to bring suitable technologies and solutions from institutions to rural communities.

  • ✓ (b) The Ministry of HRD (now Education) flagship programme links each participating institution with at least five villages so it can contribute to their economic and social betterment. It also seeks to identify, customise and apply technologies for local needs.
  • ✗ (a) UBA is not a literacy campaign and does not centre on voluntary organisations; the partners are higher educational institutions.
  • ✗ (c) UBA does not aim at strengthening research institutions as such. It sends knowledge from institutions out to villages.
  • ✗ (d) UBA is not a funding scheme for health care and education of the poor. Its channel is higher educational institutions working with adopted villages; skill training is only one of the ways they help.

Remember · Unnat Bharat Abhiyan: higher educational institutions adopt villages (at least five each) and help solve local problems with appropriate technology.

Sources

Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·

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