{"id":39601,"date":"2024-04-26T09:40:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T09:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=39601"},"modified":"2024-04-26T09:40:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T09:40:34","slug":"upsc-prelims-2014-question-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-4\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2014 &#8211; Question 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e6acc38bb4e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" 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title=\"Q: Consider the following pairs: Programme \/ Project Ministry\">Q: Consider the following pairs: Programme \/ Project Ministry<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-4\/#The_Correct_Answer_is_None\" title=\"The Correct Answer is\u00a0None.\">The Correct Answer is\u00a0None.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-4\/#The_Drought-Prone_area_Programme\" title=\"The\u00a0Drought-Prone area Programme\">The\u00a0Drought-Prone area Programme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-4\/#The_Desert_Development_Programme\" title=\"The\u00a0Desert Development Programme\">The\u00a0Desert Development Programme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-4\/#The_National_Watershed_Project\" title=\"The\u00a0National Watershed Project\u00a0\">The\u00a0National Watershed Project\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-4\/#In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\" title=\"In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;\">In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" 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class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Drought-Prone_area_Programme\"><\/span>The\u00a0Drought-Prone area Programme<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>It comes under the\u00a0Ministry of Rural Development. Hence\u00a0Pair 1 is Not Correct.<\/li><li>This programme aims to mitigate the impacts of droughts on crop production, livestock, land and water resources.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Desert_Development_Programme\"><\/span>The\u00a0Desert Development Programme<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>It\u00a0comes under the\u00a0Ministry of Rural Development. Hence\u00a0Pair 2 is Not Correct.<\/li><li>The basic objective of the Desert Development Programme is to minimise the adverse effect of drought and control desertification through rejuvenation of the natural resource base of the identified desert area.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_National_Watershed_Project\"><\/span>The\u00a0National Watershed Project\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>It is available for rainfed areas and implemented by the\u00a0Ministry of Agriculture.<\/li><li>It\u00a0is an umbrella scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana. 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