CDS 2026 (I) General Knowledge, question 88

Topic: Polity and governance

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Q88

Which of the following statements about ‘Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana’ (SAGY) is/are correct ?

  1. It comes under the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India.

  2. It was launched in 2014 on the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan.

  3. Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of Gram Swaraj is the inspiration behind this scheme.

Select the answer using the codes given below :

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

Solution.

Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

  1. Statements 2 and 3 are correct.
  2. SAGY was launched on 11 October 2014, Jayaprakash Narayan’s birth anniversary, with Gandhi’s village-development vision as inspiration.
  3. It belongs to the Ministry of Rural Development, not Parliamentary Affairs, so statement 1 is false.