Question

Match List-I with List-II :

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
• B. Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct.
• C. (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
• D. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Hint:

PM-KISAN (2019), Soil Health (2015), PMFBY (~2014–16), KCC (1998). Verify scheme launch years.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The agricultural schemes are matched with their launch years as follows:
- (A) PM-KISAN (II - 2019): Launched in February 2019, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi provides direct income support of Rs 6,000 annually to farmers.
- (B) Soil Health Card Scheme (I - 2015): Initiated in February 2015 to provide farmers with soil nutrient status and fertilizer recommendations.
- (C) PMFBY (III - 2014): The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, a crop insurance scheme, was launched in 2016, but the predecessor scheme (Modified NAIS) was restructured around 2014, which may be the intended date here.
- (D) Kisan Credit Card (IV - 1998): Introduced in August 1998 to provide farmers with easy access to credit for agricultural needs.
The correct pairing is (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV), making option (2) correct. Note: The 2014 date for PMFBY is ambiguous, as it was officially launched in 2016; this may reflect a specific context (e.g., pilot or announcement). The original question referenced an image, so this is a placeholder; please provide the actual lists for accuracy.

Answer 2

Year-anchor elimination:
Anchor on the scheme with the most distinctive, unmistakable year first. The Kisan Credit Card is a 1998 scheme, decades older than the other three, so it must pair with the earliest year in the list. PM-KISAN, launched in February 2019, is the most recent of the four and pairs with the corresponding 2019 entry. The Soil Health Card Scheme, from 2015, and PMFBY, associated with 2014-16, take the remaining two slots in between. Ordering all four by actual launch year, PM-KISAN 2019, Soil Health Card 2015, PMFBY 2014-16, Kisan Credit Card 1998, reproduces the pairing given in the answer key as option 2.