Q: `SWAYAM’, an initiative of the Government of India, aims at
a) promoting the Self Help Groups in rural areas
b) providing financial and technical assistance to young start-up entrepreneurs
c) promoting the education and health of adolescent girls
d) providing affordable and quality education to the citizens for free
The correct answer is Option 4.
SWAYAM
- It is an abbreviation for “Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds,” which is a Hindi acronym.
- It is a Ministry of Human Resource Development online platform that provides online programs/courses to students in India.
- SWAYAM was introduced on July 9, 2017.
- It offers Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that offer high-quality instruction in a variety of areas to students in grades 9 through 12, as well as in Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes.
- The scheme aims to provide free high-quality e-content to all colleges and universities free of cost. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
- Students who want a SWAYAM certificate must sign up for the final proctored tests, which cost money, and take them in person at certain locations on certain dates.
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