Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2014 · Agriculture · Question 64

Consider the following pairs — Programme/Project : Ministry.

  1. Drought-Prone Area Programme : Ministry of Agriculture
  2. Desert Development Programme : Ministry of Environment and Forests
  3. National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas : Ministry of Rural Development.

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 3 only
  3. 1, 2 and 3
  4. None

Answer

None

1. Drought-Prone Area Programme : Ministry of Agriculture — Incorrect. DPAP was implemented under the Ministry of Rural Development, not the Ministry of Agriculture.

2. Desert Development Programme : Ministry of Environment and Forests — Incorrect. DDP was also under the Ministry of Rural Development, not Environment and Forests.

3. National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas : Ministry of Rural Development — Incorrect. NWDPRA was under the Ministry of Agriculture, not Rural Development.

Hence, none of the pairs is correctly matched.

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