RAS question
MAS airfare support for exporters with turnover up to?
Correct answer: (C) ₹75 lakh.
Under MAS, partial airfare support is available to exporters with turnover up to ₹75 lakh.
Explanation
MAS targets small exporters by offering partial airfare support only up to a specified turnover ceiling. Press Information Bureau states that exporters with turnover up to ₹75 lakh are eligible for this support, which makes ₹75 lakh the operative limit in the scheme. The question tests the threshold, not the amount of support or the product category. Since the official description ties eligibility to turnover up to ₹75 lakh, options below that figure understate the scheme’s reach, while a higher figure extends eligibility beyond that limit.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) ₹25 lakh is too low because the MAS eligibility ceiling is turnover up to ₹75 lakh.
- (B) ₹50 lakh is below the official turnover ceiling, so it excludes exporters whom MAS still covers.
- (D) ₹1 crore is too high because partial airfare support is limited to exporters with turnover up to ₹75 lakh.
Concept
This tests scheme-specific eligibility thresholds in Indian Economy. Such figures recur in RAS because state and central support schemes often use turnover ceilings to target benefits.