Question

Match List I (Organization/Agency) with List II (Programme) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List I	List II
A. USAID	1. Blindness control
B. Colombo Plan	2. Agriculture and Industry
C. SIDA	3. Tuberculosis control
D. DANIDA	4. Technical Cooperation Mission

• A. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
• B. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
• C. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
• D. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

Hint:

Recall which foreign agency's old name literally meant technical cooperation, and which one funded IOL based cataract surgery in India.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Each foreign aid agency in this list is remembered in Indian public health for one signature programme it supported.

1. USAID: Its earlier name in India, before becoming USAID, was the Technical Cooperation Mission, so this links directly to item 4.
2. Colombo Plan: A wider regional cooperation scheme among Asian and Pacific nations focused on building up agriculture and industry, matching item 2.
3. SIDA: Sweden's development agency, long tied to India's tuberculosis control programme through funding and technical support, matching item 3.
4. DANIDA: Denmark's development agency, well known for backing India's blindness control work, especially cataract surgery using intraocular lenses, matching item 1.

Putting the four together gives A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1.

Let's summarize:

• USAID's old identity as the Technical Cooperation Mission is the key clue for A.
• SIDA and DANIDA map cleanly to tuberculosis and blindness control respectively.

The correct match is A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1.