India's first all-girls Sainik School has been opened in Vrindavan

Current Context: India’s first all-girls Sainik School was inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on January 1, 2024 in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh.

• The school aims to provide quality education and training to girls who aspire to join the defence forces.
• The school has a capacity of 200 students in Class VI and IX, and follows the CBSE curriculum and the Sainik Schools Society guidelines.
• Sainik Schools are a system of public schools in India established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society under the Ministry of Defence.
• They were conceived in 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India, to rectify the regional and class imbalance amongst the officer cadre of the Indian Military.
• Sainik Schools prepare cadets to join the National Defence Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and other training academies for officers.
• At present, there are a total of 33 Sainik Schools across the country, and 35 more have been approved by the Ministry of Defence.

Question:

Q.1 Where is India’s first all-girls Sainik School located?
a. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
b. Delhi
c. Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh
d. Ambala, Haryana