Match List – I (Scheme) with List – II (Launching Year) and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists : List – I: A. P.M. Jan Arogya Abhiyan, B. P.M. Vaya Vandan Yojana, C. P.M. Rojgar Protsahan Yojana, D. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan List – II: 1. 2015, 2. 2018, 3. 2017, 4. 2014
- (a)A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
- (b)A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
- (c)A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
- (d)A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
Correct — A, i.e. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4. (A) PM Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY, the insurance arm of Ayushman Bharat) was launched on 23 September 2018 → 2018 (2). (B) PM Vaya Vandana Yojana, the LIC pension scheme for senior citizens, was launched in May 2017 → 2017 (3). (D) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched on 2 October 2014 → 2014 (4). (C) PM Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) is left with 2015 (1). Only code (a) pairs all four correctly. NOTE honestly: PMRPY was actually announced in the 2016-17 Budget and operationalised in August 2016, so its true launch year is 2016 — but List-II offers only 2015/2018/2017/2014 (no 2016), so the key maps it to 2015. The answer still resolves unambiguously to (a) because the other three anchors (2018, 2017, 2014) leave 2015 as the only slot for C.
- (b)A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 — Puts PM-JAY in 2015 and PMVVY in 2018, both wrong — PM-JAY is 2018 and PMVVY is 2017.
- (c)A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 — Gets A and B right but swaps C and D — it dates Swachh Bharat to 2015 and PMRPY to 2014, whereas Swachh Bharat is 2014.
- (d)A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 — Dates PMVVY to 2014 and Swachh Bharat to 2015 — reversed; PMVVY is 2017 and Swachh Bharat is 2014.
This tests the launch years of four flagship Central schemes. PM-JAY (2018) is the health-insurance component of Ayushman Bharat (Rs 5 lakh cover per family); PM Vaya Vandana Yojana (2017) is an LIC-operated assured-return pension scheme for senior citizens; PM Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (2016, mapped here to 2015) subsidised employers' EPF contributions to boost formal job creation; Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (2014) is the national sanitation/cleanliness mission.
Fix the unambiguous anchors first: Swachh Bharat = 2 Oct 2014 (Gandhi Jayanti), PM-JAY = 2018, PMVVY = 2017. That immediately forces PMRPY into the only remaining slot (2015 in this list). Working from the dates you are surest about eliminates every option except (a).
- PM Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY): launched 23 September 2018.
- PM Vaya Vandana Yojana: launched May 2017 (LIC pension for senior citizens).
- Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: launched 2 October 2014.
- PM Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY): actually operationalised August 2016 (announced in Budget 2016-17); mapped to 2015 here because the list has no 2016 option.
Answer (a): A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4.
- Confusing PM-JAY (2018 insurance) with the broader 'Ayushman Bharat' umbrella announced in Budget 2018.
- PMRPY's real launch was 2016; this list forces 2015 because 2016 is absent.
UPPSC likes 'scheme ↔ launch year / ministry' match-lists; UPSC tends to test a single scheme's design (coverage, funding pattern, eligibility).
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched on which date?
- (a)15 August 2014
- (b)2 October 2014
- (c)26 January 2015
- (d)2 October 2015
Answer(b) 2 October 2014 — launched on Gandhi Jayanti, 2014.
- practice — not a real PYQ
PM Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) provides health cover of what amount?
- (a)Rs 1 lakh per family per year
- (b)Rs 2 lakh per family per year
- (c)Rs 5 lakh per family per year
- (d)Rs 10 lakh per family per year
Answer(c) Rs 5 lakh per family per year — cashless secondary and tertiary hospitalisation cover.