Question

Statement (1): MGNREGA was launched in 2015.

Statement (2): The Midday Meal Scheme in government schools was launched on August 15, 1995.

Options

• Both statements are true.

• Both statements are false.

• Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.

• Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false.

Answer 1

Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false.

Explanation:

1. The MGNREGA was launched in 2005, not in 2015. It aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment per year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to perform unskilled labour.
2. It aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment per year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to perform unskilled labour.