Explanation
- A
4, 1, 2,3
4, 1, 2, 3 is the chronology: Regional Rural Banks 1975, NABARD 1982, SHG–Bank Linkage 1992, Kisan Credit Card 1998. That is the official key.
- B
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 3, 4 would put NABARD before RRBs, which is backwards.
- C
4, 2, 3, 1
4, 2, 3, 1 puts NABARD last and SHGs before KCC in a scramble that also dates NABARD after KCC.
- D
4, 3, 2, 1
4, 3, 2, 1 puts KCC before SHG linkage and NABARD last.
Summary. Official key is (a). RRBs (Narasimham) came first; NABARD was carved out in 1982; NABARD piloted SHG linkage in 1992; KCC followed in 1998. Honour the stored letter (a).
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