Question

Match List-I with List-II

List-I	List-II
(A) National Rural Employment Programme	(IV) Generate gainful employment and productive assets in rural areas
(B) Million Wells Scheme	(I) Provide open irrigation wells for small and marginal farmers
(C) Indira Awas Yojana	(III) Aimed at providing housing for the poor
(D) Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme	(II) Aim to create community assets for strengthening source infrastructure

• (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
• (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

Hint:

For questions on older government schemes, focus on the keywords in their names. "Awas" means housing, "Employment Guarantee" points to generating employment, and "Wells Scheme" points to irrigation. This helps in quick and accurate matching.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Scheme Analysis:


(A) National Rural Employment Programme (NREP): Initiated in 1980, this program focused on rural employment via the creation of community assets, strengthening rural infrastructure. This aligns with (II).
(B) Million Wells Scheme (MWS): Introduced in 1988-89, this scheme aimed to build one million open irrigation wells for small and marginal farmers, free of charge, increasing agricultural productivity. This perfectly matches (I).
(C) Indira Awas Yojana (IAY): Launched in 1985, this was a key rural housing scheme providing financial aid for building houses for the poor in rural areas. This clearly matches with (III).
(D) Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP): Started in 1983, this program guaranteed employment for at least one member of each landless rural household for up to 100 days/year, focusing on generating gainful employment and creating productive assets in rural areas. This matches with (IV).


Step 2: Correct Pairings:
The correct pairings are: A $\rightarrow$ II, B $\rightarrow$ I, C $\rightarrow$ III, D $\rightarrow$ IV.


Step 3: Final Answer:
Option (C) reflects the derived sequence.