Question

Arrange the following institutions as per descending order of year of establishment, that is, from latest (present) to oldest (past): 
• [(A).] NCUI 
• [(B).] NAFED 
• [(C).] NDDB 
• [(D).] NCDC 
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 
 

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

Hint:

To remember this timeline:
- Apex education body: NCUI (Pre-independence, 1929).
- Marketing federation: NAFED (Late 50s, 1958).
- Infrastructure finance: NCDC (Early 60s, 1963).
- White Revolution board: NDDB (Mid 60s, 1965).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Various national cooperative and development institutions have been established in India to support agricultural marketing, cooperative education, and rural development.

Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
Let us review the establishment years for each institution:
- NCUI (National Cooperative Union of India) - (A): Originally established in 1929 as the All India Cooperative Institutes' Association, it was later renamed the National Cooperative Union of India. It is the oldest cooperative apex body in India.
- NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India) - (B): Established on 2 October 1958, NAFED promotes the cooperative marketing of agricultural produce to benefit farmers.
- NCDC (National Cooperative Development Corporation) - (D): Established as a statutory corporation in 1963 to plan and promote programs for producing, processing, and marketing agricultural produce through cooperative societies.
- NDDB (National Dairy Development Board) - (C): Established in 1965 by an Act of Parliament, with its headquarters in Anand, Gujarat, to support and scale up dairy cooperatives across India.
We need to arrange these institutions in descending order of establishment (from the latest/newest to the oldest):
\[ \text{NDDB (C, 1965)} \rightarrow \text{NCDC (D, 1963)} \rightarrow \text{NAFED (B, 1958)} \rightarrow \text{NCUI (A, 1929)} \] This corresponds to the sequence (C) \(\rightarrow\) (D) \(\rightarrow\) (B) \(\rightarrow\) (A).

Step 3: Final Answer:
The correct descending arrangement is Option (D).