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UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (23.08.2024) Shift-I
What among the following is incorrect about SWAYAM Prabha?
AIt was launched by Sri Abul Kalam Azad ✓ Correct
BSatellite is used for telecasting the educational contents through DTH channels
CThe web portal of SWAYAM Prabha is maintained by INFLIBNET, Gujarat
DThe contents for SWAYAM Prabha are provided by NPTEL, IITs, UGC, CEC and IGNOU
Correct answer: (A) It was launched by Sri Abul Kalam Azad — The claim that it was launched by Abul Kalam Azad is incorrect, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The claim that it was launched by Abul Kalam Azad is incorrect, so that is the answer.
★SWAYAM Prabha was launched in 2017 by the then Ministry of Human Resource Development.
★So it was not launched by Abul Kalam Azad, making the first statement incorrect.
★It uses a satellite to telecast educational content through DTH channels, which is correct.
★Its web portal is maintained by INFLIBNET, which is correct.
★Its content is provided by NPTEL, IITs, UGC, CEC and IGNOU, which is correct.
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