Swayam & Swayam Prabha

(PYQ) UGC NET Paper 1 :- Held on 5th Jan 2022 Shift 1

Given below are two statements :-

Statement I :- The 4 quadrants of SWAYAM are :- 

(1) Video lecture 

(2) specially prepared reading materials that can be downloaded 

(3) online discussion forum for clarifying doubts 

(4) Time to time assessment by experts.

Statement II :- Swayam Prabha is a group of 34 DTH channels denoted to telecast high quality educational programmes on 24 × 7 basis.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :-

(1) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are false 

(3) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

(4) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct Answer is Option (4) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

SWAYAM is a Sanskrit acronym that stands for "Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds". It is an Indian Massive open online course platform.

(Key Points)

Statement I :- The 4 quadrants of SWAYAM are :- 

(1) Video lecture 

(2) specially prepared reading materials that can be downloaded 

(3) online discussion forum for clarifying doubts 

(4) Time to time assessment by experts.

Swayam is done through a platform that facilitates hosting of all the courses, taught in classrooms from Class 9 till post-graduation to be accessed by anyone, anywhere at any time.

All the courses are interactive, prepared by the best teachers in the country, and are available, free of cost to any learner.

More than 1,000 specially chosen faculty and teachers from across the country have participated in preparing these courses.

The courses hosted on SWAYAM are in 4 quadrants :-

:- Video lectures

:- Specially prepared reading material that can be downloaded/printed.

:- Self-assessment tests through tests and quizzes. 

:- An online discussion forum for clearing doubts.

Steps have been taken to enrich the learning experience by using audio-video and multi-media and state-of-the-art pedagogy/technology. Time to time assessment by experts is not one of the quadrants on SWAYAM.

Hence, the statement I is false.

Statement II :- Swayam Prabha is a group of 34 DTH channels devoted to telecasting high-quality educational programs on a 24 × 7 basis.

The SWAYAM PRABHA is a group of 34 DTH channels devoted to telecasting high-quality educational programs on a 24X7 basis using the GSAT-15 satellite.

Every day, there will be new content for at least 4 hours which would be repeated 5 more times a day, allowing the students to choose the time of their convenience.

The channels are uplinked from BISAG-N, Gandhinagar. The contents are provided by NPTEL, IITs, UGC, CEC, IGNOU. The INFLIBNET Centre maintains the web portal.

The DTH Channels shall cover the following :-

:- Higher Education

:- School education (9-12 levels)

:- Curriculum-based courses 

Hence, statement II is true.

Therefore, according to the above discussion Statement I is false but Statement II is true.