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?
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- (b) 3 only
- (c) 1, 2 and 3
- (d) None ✓ UPSC's answer
Why the answer is (d)
• In 2014 the Drought-Prone Area Programme and Desert Development Programme were both under the Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development (merged into the Integrated Watershed Management Programme), not Agriculture or Environment.
• The National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas was under the Ministry of Agriculture, not Rural Development.
• All three pairs are thus mismatched.
• Hence none, option (d).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- DPAP and DDP were under Rural Development, not Agriculture/Environment.
- (b) 3 only
- NWDPRA was under Agriculture, not Rural Development.
- (c) 1, 2 and 3
- None of the pairs is correctly matched.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2014, held on 24 August 2014. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.