Match the items given in Column I with those in columns II, and select the correct option.

Matrix:

Column I

Column II

(a)
FFW
(i)
2004

(b)
AAY
(ii)
1977-78

(c)
TPDS
(iii)
1960

(d)

(e)
NFWP

PDS
(iv)

(v)

1997

2000

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a-ii; b-v; c-iv; d-i; e-iii

a-ii; b-iii; c-v; d-ii; e-iv

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

1)      FFW is the Food For Work program introduced in 1977-78. The major aim was to provide food to poor people.
2)      AAY is the Antyodaya Anna Yojana which was introduced in 2000. The major aim of the program is to target the poorest of the poor to provide food to poor people.
3)      TPDS is the Targeted Public Distribution System program which was introduced in 1997. The aim was to provide grains and essential things to people below the poverty line.
4)      NFWP is the National Food for Work Program, which was initiated to provide food as wages. It was introduced in 2004.
5)      PDS is the Public Distribution System initiated in the 1960s to help poor people who struggle to earn two square meals daily.

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