What pulses production does India target by 2030-31 under the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses?

The correct answer is Rs 11,440 crore. The Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses was sanctioned with this allocation for the six years from 2025-26 to 2030-31, and the money pays for seed kits, certified seed, cluster-based cultivation in 489 districts and a thousand dal mills. Option A, Rs 7,047 crore, is wrong because that figure is the Minimum Support Price amount released directly to farmers by NCCF, not the Mission outlay. Option C, Rs 14,217 crore, is wrong because that is the MSP value paid out in Rabi 2026-27 procurement, again a purchase figure rather than the scheme allocation. Option D, Rs 6,431 crore, is wrong for the same reason: it is the worth of pulses bought in Kharif 2025-26. Only option B names the sanctioned outlay of the Mission itself, which is the figure asked for in the question.

The correct answer is NCCF and NAFED, that is the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited. Under the Mission they may buy the whole quantity of Tur, Masur and Urad offered by willing and registered farmers for four years, from 2025-26 to 2028-29, which gives growers an assured market at the Minimum Support Price. Option A is wrong because the Food Corporation of India and the Central Warehousing Corporation are not named as the procuring agencies for this Mission. Option C is wrong because NABARD is a development bank for agriculture and rural credit rather than a buyer of pulses. Option D is wrong because APEDA deals with export promotion of farm produce. Only option B names the two cooperative federations placed in charge of assured purchase.

The correct answer is the SATHI portal, which stands for Seed Authentication, Traceability and Holistic Inventory. It follows the seed through its life cycle across generations by automating the supply chain from seed production to certification and sale, so that farmers receive seed of verified quality. Option B is wrong because Krishi Mapper is a mobile application used for geo-fencing, land geo-tagging and real-time tracking of seed variety demonstrations and yields, not for seed certification records. Option C is wrong because Vistaar, like e-Samriddhi, is a verification platform meant for direct payments, live market data and price stability rather than seed traceability. Option D is wrong for the same reason. Remember SATHI with seed, Krishi Mapper with geo-tagging, and e-Samriddhi and Vistaar with payments and market information.

The correct answer is Shri R. N. Ravi, who met the visiting delegation in his capacity as Governor of West Bengal. The students and teachers discussed learning, cultural exchange and the importance of building ties among young people from different parts of the country, and the meeting gave them a view of the host state’s distinctive cultural identity. Options B, C and D are wrong because the Governor named in connection with this interaction is Shri R. N. Ravi and no other person. Candidates should note the pairing carefully, since questions on Yuva Sangam often combine the dignitary met with the host state, the nodal institute and the hosting institute. Here the delegation came from Uttarakhand, the host institute was IIT Kharagpur, and the Governor it called on was the Governor of West Bengal.

The correct answer is IIT Kharagpur, which is hosting the visiting group and arranging its exposure to the cultural, spiritual and educational life of the host state. On the Uttarakhand side, the nodal institute for the delegation is Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, so the two institutions together anchor this pairing. Option A, Jadavpur University, is wrong because the release names the institute of national importance at Kharagpur as the host for this delegation. Option B, Visva-Bharati University, is wrong for the same reason, although it too is located in the host state. Option D, Presidency University, is wrong as well. Routing delegations through such institutes is deliberate, since it lets the academic exchange run alongside the cultural programme that Yuva Sangam is built around.