टॉपिक 09 – शिक्षा कौशल युवा रोजगार

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: Only statements 2 and 3 are correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Schools of excellence – one per gram panchayat, 8,373 in all (1,575 primary, 6,798 upper primary) – so statement 1 is wrong. Other figures: enrolment in government schools 72.93 lakh; pupil-teacher ratio 13:1 at primary and 18:1 at secondary (better than the NEP norm of 30:1); Mahatma Gandhi English medium schools 3,737 (classes 1-12), 1,010 Bal Vatikas; PM SHRI (2022) – 639 schools; Swami Vivekanand Government Model Schools – 134 (CBSE; at least 55% seats for girls); Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas – 364; ICT labs – 13,976 schools; vocational education – 4,019 schools, 16 trades. Under RTE, 25% admission in private schools, income limit raised from ₹1 lakh to ₹2.5 lakh. Free uniforms – DBT (₹600 in 2025-26). Budget 2026-27: 400 schools upgraded to CM-RISE (₹1,000 crore), AI labs in 1,000 schools. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Total schools of excellence? – 8,373 • New income limit for RTE admission? – ₹2.5 lakh • Swami Vivekanand model schools? – 134 (CBSE)

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: Correct match: Nipun Rajasthan – classes 1-2 (FLN); PRABAL – life/career skills; Gyan Sankalp – crowd-funding; Mission Start – blended learning. 📘 Understand in depth: Implementation of NEP 2020 (the state's 'Sarthak' action plan – 27 chapters, 297 tasks, of which 202 were assigned to the state; 73 completed by December 2025). NIPUN Bharat (foundational literacy-numeracy up to class 3/5; 'Vidya Pravesh' – class 1 readiness); Nipun Rajasthan Abhiyan on 30 October 2025 (classes 1-2). Prakhar Rajasthan 2.0 – reading skills. The MSRA initiative (from 29 April 2025) – AI-based oral reading fluency assessment, attendance app, on-demand NIOS exams. Shala Darpan – school management database. Meena-Raju Manch (6-8) and Gargi Manch (9-12) – girls' empowerment. 'Comprehensive Career Education Programme' (classes 9-12) – a best practice in the Economic Review. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • State action plan for NEP implementation? – Sarthak • Forum for girls of classes 9-12? – Gargi Manch • School management database? – Shala Darpan

✅ Correct answer: (C) 📌 Analysis: Only four statements (1, 2, 3 and 5) are correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Statement 4 is wrong – Rani Laxmibai self-defence training was given in 314 government colleges; Budget 2026-27 announced 'Rani Laxmibai Centres' in 150 colleges. Others: Devnarayan Scooty – most backward classes (Banjara, Gadiya Lohar, Gurjar, Raika-Rebari, Gadaria), 50%+ marks in class 12, family income up to ₹2.5 lakh, first-year graduation. Swami Vivekanand Scholarship – top foreign universities in THE rankings or NIRF top 1-50 Indian institutions; ₹150 crore in 2025-26 (up to December). Mukhyamantri Hamari Betiyan Yojana – meritorious girls. PM-USHA (60:40) – NEP's 5 pillars: access, equity, accountability, capability, quality. Rajasthan Finishing School (Budget 2024-25 – ₹25 crore) – employability skills. Higher education: 3,218 colleges (596 government), 49 medical colleges, 314 government ITIs, 137 polytechnics. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Minimum class-12 marks for the Devnarayan Scooty? – 50% • Government colleges in the state? – 596 • Rani Laxmibai centres in Budget 2026-27? – 150 colleges

✅ Correct answer: (A) 📌 Analysis: Only statement I is correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Budget 2026-27 (human resource development pillar) included both announcements – AI labs in 1,000 schools and DREAM mentoring for 50,000 students – so statement II is wrong. Other youth announcements: setting up the Rajasthan State Testing Agency (RSTA), the 'Raj-SAVERA' anti-drug programme, Rani Laxmibai Centres in 150 colleges, an Energy Transition Skilling Cluster. Earlier initiatives: Rajasthan Youth Policy 2025, skill policy, employment policy (mentioned at the 2026 NITI Aayog meeting); with 18 lakh registrations on the 'MY Bharat' portal the state is second in the country; per the government, 90,000+ government appointments in two years and recruitment under way for 1.53 lakh posts; skill training for 20 lakh youth. About 63% of the state's population is young – a 'demographic dividend'. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Loan limit under Yuva Swarozgar? – ₹10 lakh (100% interest subsidy) • State's rank in MY Bharat registrations? – Second • Anti-drug programme in Budget 2026-27? – Raj-SAVERA

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A. 📘 Understand in depth: The share of gig workers in the workforce is set by the economy's structure (digital platforms, urbanisation); passing a law does not cause that share. The 2023 Act (July 2023): a Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers Welfare Board, registration and unique ID for gig workers, a 'Gig Workers Social Security and Welfare Fund' – a welfare cess on each transaction from aggregator companies. Karnataka, Telangana etc. later passed similar laws; the Centre's Code on Social Security 2020 also defines gig/platform workers. Economic Review: female labour force participation rate about 42%; Viksit Rajasthan aims for a big rise in women's work participation. Budget 2026-27 – the 'Shram-Setu' mobile app. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Year of the gig workers Act? – 2023 • Female LFPR in the state (Economic Review)? – About 42% • Funding source of the gig welfare fund? – Welfare cess on aggregators

✅ Correct answer: (D) 📌 Analysis: Correct match: MGGEMS – 3,737; PM SHRI – 639; KGBV – 364; Swami Vivekanand Model – 134. 📘 Understand in depth: MGGEMS (classes 1-12) – 3,737 running in 2025-26; 1,010 Bal Vatikas (pre-primary) in 977 schools. PM SHRI (2022, centrally sponsored) – 639 (90 elementary, 549 secondary, 1 Sanskrit); model schools of NEP 2020. KGBV – 364; residential schools for girls of deprived groups. Swami Vivekanand Model Schools – 134, CBSE-affiliated, classes 1-12, at least 55% of seats for girls. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose residential schools – 41 (10 Mewat girls', 20 girls' hostels, 11 homeless/orphan). One per gram panchayat – 8,373 schools of excellence. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Minimum seats for girls in model schools? – 55% • Sanskrit schools in PM SHRI? – 1 • Netaji Subhash residential schools? – 41

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: Only statement II is correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Statement I is wrong – the RTE income limit was raised from ₹1 lakh to ₹2.50 lakh (more children eligible). RTE Act 2009 (from 1 April 2010), Section 12(1)(c) – 25% of entry-level seats in private unaided schools for weaker and disadvantaged groups; the state reimburses fees. Uniform – ₹800 in 2024-25 (classes 1-8 and girls of classes 9-12), ₹600 for classes 1-8 in 2025-26; per the Chief Minister, ₹478 crore by DBT for uniforms-bags to 66 lakh students. Others: free textbooks (classes 1-8, all girls of classes 9-12, SC/ST), free bicycles for girls in class 9, transport vouchers (beyond 1 km for classes 1-5, 2 km for 6-8, 5 km for girls of 9-10). 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Reserved seats under RTE? – 25% • Who gets free bicycles? – Girls admitted to class 9 • Transport-voucher distance for girls of classes 9-10? – 5 km

✅ Correct answer: (D) 📌 Analysis: All three statements are correct. 📘 Understand in depth: MSRA (from 29 April 2025) – AI-based ORF (Oral Reading Fluency) assessment, a student attendance app, on-demand NIOS exams, digital initiatives. NIPUN Bharat Mission – foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) in classes 1-5; NIPUN Rajasthan Abhiyan (30 October 2025, classes 1-2). NEP 2020 'Sarthak' plan – 297 tasks in 27 chapters, 202 assigned to states, 73 completed by December 2025. ICT – ICT labs in 13,976 government upper primary/higher secondary schools; 'Mission Start' (blended learning for classes 9-12); Shala Darpan portal. Inclusive education – State Model Resource Cells at Jaipur and Udaipur. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • When did MSRA begin? – 29 April 2025 • Full form of ORF? – Oral Reading Fluency • Government schools with ICT labs? – 13,976

✅ Correct answer: (A) 📌 Analysis: Only statement I is correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Statement II is wrong – madrasa modernisation gives up to ₹15 lakh for primary and up to ₹25 lakh for upper primary madrasas; cost sharing 90% state : 10% management committee (building, furniture, smart classes etc.). In higher education – the Mukhyamantri B.Ed. Sambal Yojana (B.Ed. fee reimbursement for widowed/deserted women). Other measures for women's education – Mahila Shikshan Vihar (residential schooling to class 10 for women aged 15-30; now at Jhalawar), Kalibai Bheel Mahila Sambal Shiksha Setu (2019-20; the department pays fees for study through RSOS), Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram (1 April 2022, age 15+, 'ULLAS' app). 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Where is Mahila Shikshan Vihar now? – Jhalawar • App of the Nav Bharat literacy programme? – ULLAS • Limit for upper primary under madrasa modernisation? – ₹25 lakh

✅ Correct answer: (D) 📌 Analysis: All five pairs are correctly matched. 📘 Understand in depth: Technical education – engineering 73, management 52, polytechnics 137, ITIs 314 government + 1,385 private (Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship department). Higher education – 3,218 colleges (596 government); 49 medical colleges; Sanskrit – 2,374 institutes, the Sanskrit University (founded 1998 per the Economic Review). Vocational education – 16 trades in 4,019 schools. Science and innovation – 63 research fellowships under KARYA-2025, State Innovation Awards on 28 February 2025 (National Science Day). Libraries – 323 public libraries; Savitribai Phule study centres in 33 district libraries; 14,970 Mahatma Gandhi libraries and reading rooms (₹500 a month). 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Government colleges in the state? – 596 • Founding of the Rajasthan Sanskrit University? – 1998 • Savitribai Phule study centres? – In 33 district libraries

✅ Correct answer: (C) 📌 Analysis: Both statements are correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Devnarayan Yojana – scooties and incentive money for girls of the Most Backward Classes (MBC: Gujjar, Banjara, Gadia Lohar, Raika etc.). Kalibai Bheel Medhavi Chhatra Scooty Yojana – for meritorious girls entering higher education after class 12. Swami Vivekanand scholarship – THE-ranked foreign institutes or NIRF/THE top 1-50 institutes in India; ₹150 crore in 2025-26 (to December). Others: Mukhyamantri Hamari Betiyan Yojana (meritorious girls), Mukhyamantri Higher Education Scholarship, distance-education scheme (girls), PM-USHA (60:40), Rani Laxmibai self-defence training (314 government colleges), Rajasthan Finishing School (₹25 crore in Budget 2024-25). 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Devnarayan Yojana is for which group? – Most Backward Classes (MBC) • 2025-26 provision for the Swami Vivekanand scholarship? – ₹150 crore • Provision for the Rajasthan Finishing School? – ₹25 crore (Budget 2024-25)

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A. 📘 Understand in depth: Both statements are correct, but the 60:40 funding does not explain why RCSE implements it – the choice of implementing agency is an administrative arrangement (a state-level society). Samagra Shiksha (2018) – merged Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Teacher Education; from pre-primary to class 12; aligned with NEP 2020 (Samagra Shiksha 3.0). ₹13,768 crore in Budget 2026-27 (among the largest scheme allocations); mid-day meal (PM POSHAN) ₹2,092 crore. ECCE – integration of anganwadi centres with government schools; SMC/SDMC training (5 parents and 1 public representative per school). 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • When did Samagra Shiksha begin? – 2018 • Samagra Shiksha in Budget 2026-27? – ₹13,768 crore • Schemes merged in Samagra Shiksha? – SSA, RMSA, teacher education

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: Only statements 2 and 3 are correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Statement 1 is wrong – primary GER went from 95.1 to 88.3 (a fall of 6.8 points). Other GER: upper primary 90.9 → 92.1; secondary 80.2 → 82.2; higher secondary 62.0 → 66.1. Drop-out: primary 7.6 → 3.6; upper primary 6.8 → 3.6; secondary 11.1 → 7.7. Transition rate: secondary to higher secondary 82.6 → 88.2. Retention rate: secondary 59.1 → 55.9 (a fall). Pupil-teacher ratio (PTR): primary 20 → 18. GER counts enrolment regardless of age, so it can exceed 100; one reason cited for the fall in primary GER is removal of duplicate enrolments through data verification (Aadhaar-based unique student IDs). 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Higher secondary GER 2024-25? – 66.1 • Secondary retention rate 2024-25? – 55.9 (a fall) • Primary PTR 2024-25? – 18

✅ Correct answer: (C) 📌 Analysis: Only four (1 to 4) are correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Item 5 is not part of the budget – private-school fees are regulated by the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act 2016; fees are not abolished. Budget 2026-27 (education-sports-art – ₹68,989 crore, the largest): Samagra Shiksha ₹13,768 crore; mid-day meal ₹2,092 crore; Raj-SAVERA (anti-drug campaign); 7,500 anganwadis to become Nandghars; 11,000 Amrit Poshan Vatikas. CM-RISE – model/excellent schools (concept like Madhya Pradesh's CM-RISE). Rani Laxmibai centres – self-defence and empowerment of girl students. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Education-sports-art allocation in Budget 2026-27? – ₹68,989 crore • Private school fee regulation Act? – 2016 • Anti-drug campaign of Budget 2026-27? – Raj-SAVERA

✅ Correct answer: (A) 📌 Analysis: Only statement I is correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Statement II is wrong – holders of high qualifications such as IIT, IIM, IISER, NID, CA/CMA, those in full-time jobs/education, and youth with family income of ₹8 lakh+ or a permanent government employee in the family are ineligible. Of the ₹5,000 a month, ₹4,500 is from the Centre (DBT) + ₹500 from the company (CSR); insurance – PMJJBY and PMSBY. Announced in the 'employment and skilling' package of Union Budget 2024-25 – 1 crore youth in 5 years. State level – Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarojgar Yojana (100% interest subsidy up to ₹10 lakh, Budget 2026-27), ITI/skill corporation (RSLDC) training, job fairs. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Centre's monthly share under PM Internship? – ₹4,500 • Family income limit for PM Internship? – Below ₹8 lakh • State skill development corporation? – RSLDC

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A. 📘 Understand in depth: Both facts are correct, but falling drop-out does not explain falling GER – lower drop-out should, if anything, retain enrolment. Possible reasons for the GER fall (95.1 → 88.3) – removal of fake/duplicate enrolment through student-wise Aadhaar verification in UDISE+, changes in population projections, data of private/unregistered institutions. Formula: GER = (total enrolment at a level ÷ population of the matching age group) × 100; NER counts only students of the right age. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Denominator of GER? – Population of the matching age group • Who is counted in NER? – Only students of the right age • Primary GER 2024-25? – 88.3

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: The answer is Section 12(1)(c). 📘 Understand in depth: RTE Act 2009 (from 1 April 2010; Article 21A – 86th Constitutional Amendment 2002): Section 3 – free and compulsory education for children aged 6-14; Section 16 – (earlier) no child held back/expelled (the 2019 amendment allows exams in classes 5 and 8); Section 21 – School Management Committee (SMC); Section 12(1)(c) – 25% reservation at entry level, with the state reimbursing per-child cost. Rajasthan – income limit raised from ₹1 lakh to ₹2.50 lakh; admission by online lottery; admission in pre-primary classes too. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • RTE flows from which article? – 21A • Article 21A came by which amendment? – 86th (2002) • Section on the School Management Committee? – 21

✅ Correct answer: (C) 📌 Analysis: Both statements are correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Best practices in the Economic Review 2025-26 – the Cash Plus model (maternal-child nutrition), the Comprehensive Career Education Programme (classes 9-12), gram panchayat natural-resource governance, third-party building-plan approval. Vocational education – NSQF-based (IT, automobile, health, agriculture, beauty-wellness, tourism-hospitality, retail etc.); funded by Samagra Shiksha. 'PRABAL' – life-leadership-career skills; 'Mission Start' – blended learning. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • National framework for vocational education? – NSQF • Best practice in maternal-child nutrition? – Cash Plus model • Schools with vocational education? – 4,019

✅ Correct answer: (D) 📌 Analysis: Correct match: structure – 5+3+3+4; GER – 50% by 2035; medium – mother tongue up to class 5; spending – 6% of GDP. 📘 Understand in depth: NEP 2020 (29 July 2020; Kasturirangan committee) – 5+3+3+4: foundational (age 3-8: 3 years pre-primary/Balvatika + classes 1-2), preparatory (classes 3-5), middle (6-8), secondary (9-12). Universal FLN by 2025 (NIPUN Bharat); 100% GER in school education by 2030; higher-education GER 50% by 2035; vocational education and internships from class 6; a single regulator (HECI) proposed. Rajasthan – 297 tasks of the NEP 'Sarthak' plan, Bal Vatikas (1,010), PM SHRI (639), NIPUN Rajasthan Abhiyan. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Chair of the NEP 2020 committee? – K. Kasturirangan • Age of the foundational stage? – 3-8 years • Target year for 100% GER in school education? – 2030

✅ Correct answer: (C) 📌 Analysis: Both statements are correct. 📘 Understand in depth: District-wise (2011) – highest literacy Kota (~76.6%), lowest Jalore (~54.9%); lowest female literacy Jalore (~38.5%). Reasons for the wide gender gap – child marriage, household work burden, distance, social norms. State remedies – free bicycles (class 9 girls), transport vouchers, KGBVs (364), scooty schemes, Gargi Puraskar, Lado Protsahan, Kalibai Bheel Sambal Shiksha Setu, Mahila Shikshan Vihar; adults – Nav Bharat Saksharta (ULLAS). Secondary drop-out fell to 7.7% in UDISE+ 2024-25. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Most literate district in 2011? – Kota • Least literate district in 2011? – Jalore • National literacy (2011)? – 74.04%

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: Only statements 1 and 3 are correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Statement 2 is wrong – the state formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT, under the SOG) to probe paper leaks; per the Chief Minister, FIRs were filed and 428+ accused were jailed. The 2022 Act – unfair means are cognisable and non-bailable; attachment of the convict's property; a convicted candidate is barred from future exams. The Centre's 2024 Act – 3-5 years' jail and up to ₹10 lakh fine; 5-10 years and ₹1 crore fine for organised crime. Employment context – a recruitment calendar of 1 lakh posts, 1 lakh+ appointments (Chief Minister). 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • State unit probing paper leaks? – SIT (SOG) • Centre's paper-leak law? – 2024 • Maximum fine in the state Act (2023 amendment)? – ₹10 crore

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: Only statement II is correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Statement I is wrong – PM-USHA is 60:40 Centre-state in general states (Economic Review). PM-USHA (2023-24 to 2025-26) – strengthening universities/colleges in line with NEP 2020, multidisciplinary education, gender inclusion, focus on aspirational/deprived districts, better accreditation (NAAC). State – 3,218 colleges (596 government); Rani Laxmibai self-defence training in 314 government colleges; Rani Laxmibai centres in 150 colleges in Budget 2026-27. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • When did RUSA begin? – 2013 • Funding share in PM-USHA? – 60:40 • Total colleges in the state? – 3,218

✅ Correct answer: (A) 📌 Analysis: Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. 📘 Understand in depth: Under NEP 2020, 3 years of ECCE (anganwadi/Balvatika) + classes 1-2 = the foundational stage; hence anganwadi-school integration (co-location) and Bal Vatikas (1,010 in 977 schools) – R is the reason for A. Benefits – smooth transition from pre-primary to primary, a base for FLN (NIPUN), combining nutrition and learning. National initiatives – 'Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi' (2023), the 'Navchetana' and 'Aadharshila' curriculum frameworks (for anganwadis). 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Schools with Bal Vatikas? – 977 (1,010 Bal Vatikas) • National ECCE initiative for anganwadis? – Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi • Classes in the NEP foundational stage? – 3 years pre-primary + classes 1-2

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: The answer is the Gyan Sankalp Portal. 📘 Understand in depth: Gyan Sankalp Portal – for school development (buildings, classrooms, furniture, smart classes, toilets) through donors/bhamashahs, CSR, non-resident Rajasthanis and crowdfunding; transparent project-wise monitoring. Others: Shala Darpan – school/teacher/student data management (MIS); ULLAS – app of the Nav Bharat literacy programme; Raj Kaj – e-file/office management system. SMC/SDMC – community participation (training for 5 parents and 1 public representative per school). Non-Resident Rajasthani Policy 2025 – linking the diaspora to contribute to education and health. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • What is Shala Darpan? – School-education MIS portal • ULLAS is the app of which programme? – Nav Bharat Saksharta • What is Raj Kaj? – E-file/office system

✅ Correct answer: (D) 📌 Analysis: Correct match: RPSC – 1949; RBSE – 1957; VMOU – 1987; RSOS – 2005. 📘 Understand in depth: RPSC (22 December 1949; HQ Ajmer; Articles 315-323 of the Constitution) – recruitment to state services such as RAS. RBSE (1957; Ajmer) – class 10-12 exams, conducts REET. VMOU, Kota (1987) – distance higher education, RS-CIT certification. RSOS (2005; Jaipur) – classes 10-12 for drop-outs/adults; under the Kalibai Bheel Mahila Sambal Shiksha Setu the department pays fees for study through RSOS. Rajasthan Staff Selection Board – recruitment to subordinate services; paper-leak law 2022 (amended 2023). 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • HQ of RPSC? – Ajmer • Articles on public service commissions? – 315-323 • University that certifies RS-CIT? – VMOU

✅ Correct answer: (C) 📌 Analysis: Both statements are correct. 📘 Understand in depth: NIPUN – National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy; a priority of NEP 2020. Rajasthan – NIPUN Rajasthan Abhiyan (30 October 2025, classes 1-2), Prakhar Rajasthan 2.0 (reading skills, under MSRA), AI-based ORF assessment, 'Aadharshila'/Bal Vatika. Economic Review summary – about 35 lakh students benefited from NIPUN Bharat. National survey – the 'PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan' (2024; formerly NAS) assesses learning levels. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Full form of NIPUN? – National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy • NIPUN Rajasthan Abhiyan? – 30 October 2025 (classes 1-2) • New form of NAS? – PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A. 📘 Understand in depth: The two statements are about different schemes – R does not explain A's funding structure. Post-matric scholarship (SC) – restructured from 2020-21: 60:40, family income up to ₹2.5 lakh, DBT straight to the student's account (Aadhaar-based), time-bound payment; under the earlier 'committed liability' system the Centre's share was limited. State – scholarships for SC, ST, OBC, MBC, minorities and EWS; Ambedkar DBT voucher (₹2,000 a month); Anuprati (19,985 students in 2025-26). 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Income limit for SC post-matric scholarship? – ₹2.5 lakh • Funding share in SC post-matric? – 60:40 • Anuprati beneficiaries (2025-26)? – 19,985 (provisional)

✅ Correct answer: (C) 📌 Analysis: Only statements 1 and 2 are correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Statement 3 is wrong – WPR counts only the employed; LFPR = WPR + unemployed. Source – Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS, MoSPI; since 2017-18; monthly/quarterly bulletins expanded from 2025); 'usual status' (PS+SS) and 'current weekly status' (CWS) measures. Rajasthan – female LFPR about 42% (Economic Review summary); over 60% of the population depends on agriculture; gig workers about 2% of the workforce. Employment policies – Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarojgar, PMEGP, PM Vishwakarma, job fairs. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Who conducts PLFS? – MoSPI (NSO) • Formula of LFPR? – WPR + unemployed • Female LFPR in the state (about)? – 42%

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: The answer is the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan. 📘 Understand in depth: PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development; under NCERT) – a national survey of classes 3, 6 and 9 in December 2024. Other options: UDISE+ – school-education statistics (enrolment, GER, drop-out, PTR); ASER – annual status-of-education report of the NGO 'Pratham'; PGI 2.0 – the Education Ministry's Performance Grading Index of states. Rajasthan – AI-based ORF, Shala Darpan, NIPUN Rajasthan, MSRA. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • PARAKH is under which body? – NCERT • ASER is whose report? – Pratham • Full form of PGI? – Performance Grading Index

✅ Correct answer: (B) 📌 Analysis: Only statement II is correct. 📘 Understand in depth: Statement I is wrong – RS-CIT is run through authorised knowledge centres of Rajasthan Knowledge Corporation Ltd (RKCL) and certified by Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), Kota; RPSC is a recruitment body. RKCL – a joint company of the state government (DoIT&C) and VMOU (2008). Others – RS-CFA (financial accounting), RS-CSEP (spoken English); the Centre's PMGDISHA (rural digital literacy, 2017). Digital literacy raises participation in e-Mitra, DBT, online recruitment applications (SSO) and digital payments. 🎯 Other questions that can be framed from this: • Company that runs RS-CIT? – RKCL • Central scheme for rural digital literacy? – PMGDISHA • Founding of RKCL? – 2008