CDS 2026 (I) General Knowledge, question 108

Topic: Current affairs

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Q108

Which of the following statements about Government programmes/schemes is/are correct ?

  1. Skill Training of Rural Youth (STRY) is a programme meant for improving skills of the rural youth in different thematic areas of agriculture.

  2. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY – NRLM) focuses on creating income generation opportunities for Self-Help Group (SHG) women.

  3. Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) is meant for creating an enabling rural business development ecosystem for supporting all women except for those engaged with Self-Help Groups (SHGs).

Select the answer using the codes given below :

  1. (a) 1, 2 and 3
  2. (b) 1 and 2 onlyCorrect answer
  3. (c) 2 and 3 only
  4. (d) 3 only

Solution.

Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only

  1. STRY provides agricultural and allied vocational training for rural youth, and DAY–NRLM supports women’s livelihoods, so statements 1 and 2 are correct.
  2. SVEP explicitly supports SHGs and their family members in rural enterprise development; statement 3 wrongly excludes them.