WBCS.LIVE practice question

The Mid-Day Meal Scheme has been launched by the Union Ministry of:

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Home Affairs
  2. Social Welfare
  3. Human Resource Development
  4. Rural Development

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Human Resource Development

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Human Resource Development šŸ“š Explanation: The National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education, popularly known as the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, was launched in August 1995 by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (now renamed the Ministry of Education). The scheme mandates providing cooked nutritious meals to children in government schools to improve attendance and combat malnutrition. It has grown to become the largest school feeding program in the world.