Explanation
- A
1 only
Statement 1 only. INSIMP does demonstrate improved production, post-harvest and value-addition in clusters, but poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers are also the core constituency. 1 alone is incomplete.
- B
2 and 3 only
2 and 3 only. Statement 2 is right; statement 3’s pitch—that a main aim is to shift commercial-crop farmers with free nutrient kits and micro-irrigation gear—is not an accurate statement of the scheme. This pairing is not the key.
- C
1 and 2 only
1 and 2 only. Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion (2011–12, RKVY) shows improved millet production and post-harvest/value-addition in clusters, with a larger stake for poor, small, marginal and tribal growers. Free kits to pull commercial farmers across is the false extra. That stored letter is the official key.
- D
1, 2 and 3
All three. Statement 3 overstates the objective, so all three cannot be the key.
Summary. Official key is (c) 1 and 2 only. INSIMP is a millet demonstration and nutrition-security scheme for small and tribal growers, not a free-kit drive to convert commercial-crop farmers. Honour the stored letter (c).
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