Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the Khet Bachao Abhiyan launched on 1 June 2026:\n1. The campaign was launched by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Ramsiya village in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh.\n2. The campaign is a five-year programme aimed exclusively at expanding paddy cultivation in eastern India.\n\nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Khet Bachao Abhiyan from Ramsiya village in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh on 1 June 2026. Statement 2 is incorrect: The campaign is a month-long (1-30 June 2026) nationwide programme to promote balanced fertiliser use, soil health, natural farming, nano urea and bio-fertilisers, not a five-year paddy expansion scheme.
