39. The National Book Trust which was recently in news is under the aegis of which of the following ministries?

a) Ministry of culture

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b) Ministry of Human Resource Development

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c) Ministry of Education

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d) Ministry of AYUSH

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Solution

The correct option is B
b) Ministry of Human Resource Development

B)
Explanation:

National Book Trust (NBT) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. NBT now functions under aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development.

India’s first Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru envisioned that NBT would be a bureaucracy-free structure that would publish low-cost books.

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