Q. Consider the following and arrange them in correct chronological order.
1. Food for work programme
2. Community Development Programme
3. Training for Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM)
4. Drought Prone Area Programme
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
a) 4, 2, 3, 1
b) 2, 4, 1, 3
c) 2, 4, 3, 1
d) 4, 2, 1, 3
Correct Answer: b) 2, 4, 1, 3
Question from UPPSC Prelims 2025
Explanation:
Chronology (earliest to latest):
– Community Development Programme (CDP) – 1952 (launched on 2 Oct 1952)
– Drought Prone Areas Programme (DPAP) – 1970–71
– Food for Work Programme (FWP) – 1977–78 (Janata govt.; later subsumed into NREP in 1980)
– TRYSEM (Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment) – 1979
Thus, the correct order is 2, 4, 1, 3.
