RAS question
Where was the Bharat-VISTAAR platform launched?
Correct answer: (D) Jaipur.
The Bharat-VISTAAR platform was launched in Jaipur, Rajasthan, by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Explanation
Bharat-VISTAAR was launched in Jaipur, Rajasthan, by Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The Press Information Bureau release identifies it as an artificial intelligence-based scheme meant to help farmers access agriculture-related information through technology. Farmers can use smartphones or ordinary mobile phones to seek solutions to their problems and obtain information on central government schemes. The same launch event also included the unveiling of a farmer-centric AI Hackathon and the Agri Kosh AI Strategy Roadmap, with Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma present. Jaipur is therefore not just a venue detail; it links the platform's launch to Rajasthan's role in a technology-driven farmer-support initiative.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) New Delhi is mentioned only in the context of the AI Summit, while the Press Information Bureau release says the Bharat-VISTAAR inauguration took place in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- (B) Mumbai is not identified by the Press Information Bureau release as the launch location for Bharat-VISTAAR.
- (C) Lucknow is not supported by the Press Information Bureau release; the official launch location given is Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Concept
This tests current economy and agriculture-governance awareness, especially Rajasthan's connection with centrally launched digital public infrastructure. Such launch-location questions recur in RAS because they tie national schemes to Rajasthan-specific administrative events.