Q. Consider the following statements about the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA):

1. It aims at mentoring of elementary and secondary schools by Institutions of higher education.
2. The projects taken under the RAA are funded under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: Both 1 & 2
Notes: Both are correct statements. Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan aims at creating interest among school students from classes I to XII in science and math. This involves mentoring of school children by Institutions of higher education and formation of maths and science clubs for children at the school level. The activities/components of RAA are funded under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan. The government has recently decided to merge its three flagship education development programmes — Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Scheme of Restructuring and Reorganisation of Teacher Education (STE).