Which one of the following is not a specified Sub-Mission of the National Livestock Mission?
- (a)Livestock development
- (b)Pig development in north-western region
- (c)Fodder and feed development
- (d)Skill development, technology transfer and extension
Correct — B, pig development in north-western region. As launched in 2014-15, the National Livestock Mission had four sub-missions: (i) Livestock Development, (ii) Pig Development in the NORTH-EASTERN Region, (iii) Fodder and Feed Development, and (iv) Skill Development, Technology Transfer and Extension. The pig-development sub-mission was specifically for the North-EASTERN region, so 'north-western region' is not a genuine sub-mission — it is the odd one out. The other three options name the remaining sub-missions exactly.
- (a)Livestock development — This IS one of the four sub-missions of the National Livestock Mission.
- (c)Fodder and feed development — This IS one of the sub-missions — dealing with the fodder and feed base for livestock.
- (d)Skill development, technology transfer and extension — This IS one of the sub-missions, covering training, technology and extension services.
The National Livestock Mission, launched in 2014-15 under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, aimed at sustainable growth of the livestock sector. As of the September 2021 exam it ran through four sub-missions, one of which promoted pig development in the North-Eastern Region — where piggery is a major part of the rural economy and diet.
The trap is a single swapped word: 'North-Western' in place of 'North-Eastern'. Piggery is concentrated in India's North-East, so the sub-mission is targeted there, not at the north-west.
- The National Livestock Mission was launched in 2014-15 under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
- Its original four sub-missions included 'Pig Development in the North-Eastern Region'.
- The other three: Livestock Development; Fodder and Feed Development; Skill Development, Technology Transfer and Extension.
- The Mission was later restructured (2021-22) into three sub-missions: Breed Development of Livestock and Poultry; Feed and Fodder Development; and Research, Development, Livestock Insurance, Extension and Innovation.
- Missing the swapped word — 'North-Western' instead of 'North-Eastern' region.
- Assuming the current (revamped) three-sub-mission structure applied at the 2021 exam.
Asked as which is NOT a National Livestock Mission sub-mission — 'pig development in the north-western region' (the real one is the North-Eastern Region).
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Under the National Livestock Mission, the sub-mission on pig development was targeted at which region of India?
- (a)North-Western Region
- (b)North-Eastern Region
- (c)Southern Peninsula
- (d)Western Coast
Answer(b) North-Eastern Region — where piggery is an important part of the rural economy.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The National Livestock Mission is implemented under which one of the following Union ministries?
- (a)Ministry of Rural Development
- (b)Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
- (c)Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- (d)Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Answer(b) Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying — through its Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.