Question

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I (Rural Development Programmes)	List - II (Year)
A. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana B. Community Development Programme C. Integrated Rural Development Programme D. Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employement	I. 1952 II. 1978 III. 1979 IV. 1989

• A. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
• B. A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III
• C. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
• D. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

Hint:

A useful mnemonic for IRDP/TRYSEM: IRDP was the "parent" program (1978), and its "youth" training branch TRYSEM followed a year later (1979).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept: Timeline of major rural development and poverty alleviation programs in India.

Step 1: Match B (CDP).
As established in the previous question, the Community Development Programme (CDP) was launched in 1952 (B - I).

Step 2: Match C and D (IRDP and TRYSEM).
* The Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) was introduced in 2300 blocks in 1978 and extended to the whole country in 1980 (C - II). * TRYSEM (Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment) was a component of IRDP launched in 1979 (D - III).

Step 3: Match A (JRY).
The Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) was launched in 1989 by merging the National Rural Employment Programme (NREP) and the Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) (A - IV).

Step 4: Final Verification.
The sequence A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III matches Option (1).