States GK practice question for SSC. Review the correct answer and explanation, then continue with related practice below.
Which state in India was the first to introduce the 'Mid-day Meal Scheme' for school children?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
C. Tamil NaduC. तमिलनाडु
Explanationव्याख्या
The correct answer according to the source is Tamil Nadu.
The book states that in 1956 the first 'Mid-day Meal Scheme' for school children was launched in Tamil Nadu.
This is the exact historical framing supplied by the source and is therefore retained for the PYQ.
The question is useful for state-GK and welfare-scheme history because it asks which state first introduced a school meal programme rather than asking about a later nationwide scheme.
For examination preparation, the direct source association is Mid-day Meal Scheme — first introduced in Tamil Nadu — 1956.
Students should remember the year as well as the state because the same fact can be asked in reverse: 'In which year was the first Mid-day Meal Scheme launched in Tamil Nadu?' The options Maharashtra, Gujarat and Kerala are other major Indian states with important social-development initiatives, making them plausible distractors.
The wording 'for school children' is also significant because it identifies the educational and nutritional context of the scheme.
Since this is a historical PYQ, the answer should be understood according to the terminology and chronology used by the book.
The source does not provide a broader history of school feeding programmes, local initiatives, later national expansion or changes in the official scheme name in this explanation.
Those issues should therefore not be silently substituted for the source's statement.
For the purpose of this question bank, the key memory line is: Tamil Nadu — 1956 — first Mid-day Meal Scheme for school children.
Hence option (c), Tamil Nadu, is correct.
स्रोत के अनुसार सही उत्तर तमिलनाडु है। पुस्तक बताती है कि 1956 में school children के लिए पहला 'Mid-day Meal Scheme' Tamil Nadu में शुरू किया गया था। यही historical framing स्रोत में दी गई है और इसलिए PYQ में इसे उसी रूप में सुरक्षित रखा गया है। यह प्रश्न States GK और welfare-scheme history दोनों के लिए उपयोगी है क्योंकि इसमें बाद की nationwide scheme नहीं, बल्कि school meal programme शुरू करने वाले पहले राज्य के बारे में पूछा गया है। परीक्षा के लिए सीधा source association है: Mid-day Meal Scheme — First introduced in Tamil Nadu — 1956। राज्य के साथ वर्ष भी याद रखना चाहिए क्योंकि यही तथ्य उल्टे रूप में पूछा जा सकता है—'Tamil Nadu में पहला Mid-day Meal Scheme किस वर्ष शुरू हुआ?' Maharashtra, Gujarat और Kerala भी social-development initiatives के संदर्भ में महत्वपूर्ण राज्य हैं, इसलिए वे plausible distractors हैं। प्रश्न में 'for school children' wording भी महत्वपूर्ण है क्योंकि यह scheme के educational और nutritional context को स्पष्ट करती है। चूंकि यह historical PYQ है, उत्तर को पुस्तक में प्रयुक्त terminology और chronology के अनुसार समझना चाहिए। स्रोत इस explanation में school feeding programmes के व्यापक इतिहास, local initiatives, बाद के national expansion या scheme के official name में हुए परिवर्तनों की चर्चा नहीं करता। इसलिए उन बातों को source statement के स्थान पर नहीं रखा गया है। इस question bank के लिए मुख्य memory line है: Tamil Nadu — 1956 — first Mid-day Meal Scheme for school children। इसलिए विकल्प (c), तमिलनाडु, सही उत्तर है।
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