Question

    ‘SWAYAM’, an initiative of the Government of India, aims at

    A promoting the Self-Help Groups in rural areas Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B providing financial and technical assistance to young start-up entrepreneurs Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C promoting the education and health of adolescent girls Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D providing affordable and quality education to the citizens for free Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E providing foodgrain in the affordable price to the poor peoples Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is an integrated MOOCs (massive open online course) platform for distance education that is aimed at providing affordable and quality education to the citizens for free. It offers all the courses from school (Class 9) to post-graduation level. The platform has been developed collaboratively by MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) with the help of Microsoft and is capable of hosting 2,000 courses.

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