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UPSC 2017: 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?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)3 only
(c)2 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) 3 only
The Soil Health Card Scheme’s stated purpose is to give farmers field-specific advice so that fertilizers are used judiciously; preventing over-use is therefore its core aim (statement 3). It neither targets expansion of irrigated area nor prescribes any mechanism for banks to assess farm loans, making statements 1 and 2 incorrect. ([sprintupsc.com](https://sprintupsc.com/PreviousYearsWeb/upsc-prelims-2017-answer-key.html?utm_source=openai))
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