With reference to the provisions made under the National Food Security Act, 2013, consider the following statements:1.The families coming under the category of 'below poverty line (BPL)' only are eligible to receive subsidized food grains.2.The eldest woman in a household, of age 18 years or above, shall be the head of the household for the purpose of issuance of a ration card.3.Pregnant women and lactating mothers are entitled to a 'take-home ration' of 1600 calories per day during pregnancy and for six months thereafter.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A

   1 and 2

   (a) 1 and 2. Statement 2 is right, but statement 1 is not: NFSA covers priority households and Antyodaya, identified by States, not only official BPL lists. Pairing them is not the key.

2. B

   2 only

   (b) 2 only. (b) Official key: For ration cards the eldest woman aged 18 or above is the household head. Statement 1 wrongly confines the Act to BPL. Statement 3’s 1600-calorie take-home ration is not the NFSA entitlement (the Act provides meals and a maternity benefit of at least Rs 6,000). Only statement 2 is correct.

3. C

   1 and 3

   (c) 1 and 3. Both of those statements are wrong, so this is not the key.

4. D

   3 only

   (d) 3 only. The 1600-calorie claim misstates NFSA. This is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. NFSA 2013 names the eldest adult woman as ration-card head. Coverage is priority plus AAY, not BPL-only. Maternity support is meals and a cash benefit, not a 1600-calorie statutory ration. Honour the stored letter (b).