Q1. Consider the following statements about Civil Services Day Awards: 1. On Civil Services Day 2022, a total of 16 awards were to be given for 5 identified Priority Programmes and innovations. 2. The Civil Services Day 2022 awards were tied to 3 identified Priority Programmes. 3. One identified Priority Programme for the 2022 awards was Digital payments and Good Governance in PM SVANidhi Yojana. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Explanation
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. PIB stated that 16 awards would be given for 5 identified Priority Programmes and innovations, and specifically listed Digital payments and Good Governance in PM SVANidhi Yojana. Statement 2 is incorrect because the number of priority programmes was 5, not 3.
