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UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1, question 30

Topic: Economy

Q30

Consider the following statements about the Rashtriya Gokul Mission :

I. It is important for the upliftment of rural poor as majority of low producing indigenous animals are with small and marginal farmers and landless labourers.

II. It was initiated to promote indigenous cattle and buffalo rearing and conservation in a scientific and holistic manner.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (a) I only
  2. (b) II only
  3. (c) Both I and IICorrect answer
  4. (d) Neither I nor II

Solution.

Answer: (c) Both I and II

  1. Statement I is correct: the official guidelines of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission state that the development of indigenous bovine breeds directly benefits the rural poor because the majority of low-producing indigenous animals are reared by small and marginal farmers and landless labourers.
  2. Statement II is correct: launched in December 2014 under the National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development, the mission aims to conserve and develop indigenous cattle and buffalo breeds in a scientific and holistic manner.