Question

Arrange the following projects in the correct order of their start year, from earliest to latest:
(A). Operational Research Project
(B). National Demonstration Project
(C). Lab to Land Programme
(D). Etawah Pilot Project

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (A), (B), (C), (D).
• B. (D), (B), (A), (C).
• C. (D), (C), (A), (B).
• D. (A), (B), (D), (C).

Hint:

Rural projects timeline: Etawah (1948) $\to$ National Demo (1965) $\to$ Operational Research (1970s) $\to$ Lab to Land (1979).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Etawah Pilot Project (1948) is the earliest, so the sequence must start with (D); this rules out options (1) and (4).
Step 2: National Demonstration Project (1965) precedes the Lab to Land Programme (1979), so (B) must come before (C); this rules out option (3).
Step 3: The surviving order is (D), (B), (A), (C), confirming option (2) is correct.