Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Assertion (A):To rejuvenate River Ganga and its tributaries the Government of India launched a programme in 2014-15 with multi sectoral and multi-discipline interventions.
Reason (R):The above programme is thus named as PM-Nirmal Ganga Abhiyan.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is correct but R is not correct ✓ Correct
DA is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer: (C) A is correct but R is not correct
Explanation
A multi-sectoral programme to rejuvenate the Ganga and its tributaries was indeed launched in 2014-15, but its name is wrongly stated.
The assertion is correct that such a programme with multi-sectoral and multi-discipline interventions was started then.
The reason is wrong because the programme is named Namami Gange, not PM-Nirmal Ganga Abhiyan.
The mission tackles pollution, sewage treatment and riverfront development together.
It is implemented through the National Mission for Clean Ganga.
The Ganga was also declared the national river of India in 2008.
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