Question

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) is a flagship rural development programme of the Union Government with several features.
Choose the correct combination:
(A) In phase-l, it was launched in two hundred most backward districts of the country in 2006.
(B) It is backed by the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) passed by Government of India in 2005.
(C) It is fundamentally different from all other wage employment programmes, as it guarantees employment as a legal right.
(D) More than 6.2 crore assets have been geo-tagged till February 2023 and made available in the public domain.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: (1) (A), (B) and (C) only.

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

Hint:

MNREGS is a transformative rural employment program, legally ensuring 100 days of work per year and promoting transparency through geo-tagging of assets. Understand its legal backing and unique features for clarity.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Check which statements are independently factual: (B) NREGA passed 2005, (C) legal right to employment, (D) 6.2 crore assets geo-tagged by Feb 2023, all verified.
Step 2: Statement (A) refers only to the limited first phase and does not represent the scheme's complete scope, so it should not be grouped with the other three.
Step 3: Eliminate every option that leaves out (B), (C) or (D), or that includes (A).
Step 4: Only "(B), (C) and (D) only" survives, so the correct option is (4).