Question

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Initiative)	List-II (Explanation)
(A) Kudumbashree	(II) Women oriented community based poverty reduction program in Kerala
(B) Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana	(I) Member of Parliament identifies and develops a village from his/her constituency
(C) Appiko	(III) A people's movement to protect forests in Karnataka
(D) TANWA	(IV) A project to train women in latest agricultural techniques

• (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

Hint:

For 'Match the Following' questions on government schemes and movements, focus on identifying one or two pairs you are absolutely sure about. This can often help eliminate incorrect options quickly, even if you are uncertain about all the pairs.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Analyzing and Matching Each Initiative:


(A) Kudumbashree: This is a well-known poverty eradication and women empowerment program implemented by the State Poverty Eradication Mission (SPEM) of the Government of Kerala. It is a community-based network of women. This correctly matches with (II).
(B) Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY): Under this scheme, each Member of Parliament (Sansad) adopts a village (Gram) and guides its holistic development. This correctly matches with (I).
(C) Appiko: This was a grassroots environmental movement in Karnataka, inspired by the Chipko movement of Uttarakhand. The aim was to save the forests of the Western Ghats by hugging the trees to prevent them from being felled. This correctly matches with (III).
(D) TANWA (Tamil Nadu Women in Agriculture): This was a project launched in Tamil Nadu aimed at empowering women in agriculture by training them in modern agricultural techniques and practices. This correctly matches with (IV).

Step 2: Forming the Correct Combination:
The correct pairings are:

A $\rightarrow$ II
B $\rightarrow$ I
C $\rightarrow$ III
D $\rightarrow$ IV
This corresponds to the sequence (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV).

Step 3: Final Answer:
Looking at the options, option (C) matches our derived sequence.