{"id":85391,"date":"2025-06-01T03:15:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85391"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:15:33","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-states-uts-is-not-among-the-top-five-in-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-states-uts-is-not-among-the-top-five-in-t\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following States\/UTs is  not  among the top five in t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following States\/UTs is <b>not<\/b> among the top five in the Performance Grading Index (PGI), published by the Ministry of Education for the year 2020-2021?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Kerala&#8221; option2=&#8221;Punjab&#8221; option3=&#8221;NCT of Delhi&#8221; option4=&#8221;Chandigarh&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nFor the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2020-2021 published by the Ministry of Education, NCT of Delhi was not among the states\/UTs that achieved the highest performance grade (&#8216;Utkarsh&#8217;).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The PGI 2020-21 assessed the performance of the school education system at the State\/UT level.<br \/>\n&#8211; States\/UTs are graded based on their scores across various indicators. The highest grade is &#8216;Daksh&#8217; (901-1000 points), followed by &#8216;Utkarsh&#8217; (811-900 points), &#8216;Ati Uttam&#8217; (751-810 points), etc.<br \/>\n&#8211; For PGI 2020-21, no state\/UT achieved the &#8216;Daksh&#8217; grade. Seven states\/UTs were in the &#8216;Utkarsh&#8217; grade: Kerala, Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan.<br \/>\n&#8211; NCT of Delhi was placed in the &#8216;Ati Uttam&#8217; grade with a score of 759.<br \/>\n&#8211; Since there were seven entities in the top grade &#8216;Utkarsh&#8217;, these collectively represent the top performers. Delhi, being in the next grade, is not among this top group.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Performance Grading Index evaluates states and UTs on 73 indicators grouped under 6 domains: Outcomes, Effective Classroom Transaction, Infrastructure, School Safety &#038; Child Protection, Digital Learning, and Governance Processes. The index aims to help states\/UTs identify areas for improvement and implement policy interventions.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following States\/UTs is not among the top five in the Performance Grading Index (PGI), published by the Ministry of Education for the year 2020-2021? 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