Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services (TAPAS)

Current Context: The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched the ‘Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services (TAPAS)’ online portal.

• The portal will deliver lectures, courses and study material in soft copy format to the social defence students and learners.
• The TAPAS initiative belongs to the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• The course is available free of cost and can be gained from anywhere through login into the portal.
• Currently, 5 courses are inducted in TAPAS: (a) Drug (Substance) Abuse Prevention (b) Geriatric /Elderly Care (c) Care and Management of Dementia (d)Transgender Issue (e) Social Defence Issues.
• The main objective of the courses under TAPAS is to enhance the knowledge and skills for the capacity building of the participants. The course is open for anyone who wants to enhance knowledge about the topics free of cost.
• Static Part: 
• Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment: Dr Virendra Kumar

Question: 

Q.1 The Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment launched the ‘TAPAS’ online portal. What does ‘A’ signify in TAPAS?
a. Augmenting
b. Advanced
c. Artificial
d. Automatic