RAS question
Khelo India Mission includes which of the following as a focus area?
Correct answer: (B) Integration of sports science and technology.
Integration of sports science and technology is a stated focus area of the Khelo India Mission.
Explanation
The Khelo India Mission is framed as a measure to transform the sports sector over the next decade, building on the talent-nurturing work already started through the Khelo India programme. The cited PIB document says the Mission will facilitate five connected areas: an integrated talent-development pathway supported by training centres, systematic development of coaches and support staff, integration of sports science and technology, competitions and leagues to promote sports culture and provide platforms, and sports infrastructure for training and competition. Option B is therefore correct because it matches one of the Mission's listed focus areas exactly, while the other options belong to unrelated sectors and are not named in the Khelo India Mission list.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Film production is not listed among the Khelo India Mission's focus areas, which are confined to talent development, coaching support, sports science and technology, competitions, and sports infrastructure.
- (C) Agricultural mechanisation relates to farming, whereas the cited Khelo India Mission passage concerns transforming the sports sector through training, support systems, technology, competitions, and infrastructure.
- (D) Railway development is outside the sports-sector focus of the Khelo India Mission and is not one of the five areas stated in the PIB document.
Concept
This tests governance schemes and mission-mode initiatives, especially the ability to identify a scheme's stated components rather than guess from the scheme name. RAS often asks such items because official programme features link policy intent with implementable focus areas.