'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' was announced in 2015 with objectives:
(A) To celebrate the unity in diversity of our nation.
(B) To promote the spirit of National Integration.
(C) To make India Superpower.
(D) To make India a Developed Nation.
(E) To create an environment which promotes learning between the states by sharing best practices.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (B) and (E) only
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat was announced by the Prime Minister on 31 October 2015, the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Under it, states and Union Territories are paired with each other and hold cultural, language, tourism and student exchanges, so that people learn about the culture of another part of the country.
(A) To celebrate the unity in diversity of our nation. Correct. It is one of the stated aims; the pairing of states makes people meet the diversity of other regions.
(B) To promote the spirit of National Integration. Correct. Strengthening the bonds between people of different states is the core of the programme.
(C) To make India Superpower. Incorrect. The programme is about cultural understanding between states, not about the country’s world power.
(D) To make India a Developed Nation. Incorrect. Economic development is not one of its aims.
(E) To create an environment which promotes learning between the states by sharing best practices. Correct. Paired states learn from each other and share their good practices.