Consider the following statements: The nation-wide ‘Soil Health Card Scheme’ aims at 1. expanding the cultivable area under irrigation. 2. enabling the banks to assess the quantum of loans to be granted to farmers on the basis of soil quality. 3. checking the overuse of fertilizers in farmlands. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A1 and 2 only
B3 only
C2 and 3 only
D1, 2 and 3
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 3 only
UPSC CSE Prelims 2017 (GS-I, Set C), Q.72. Official answer key: B.
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