RAS question
RCDF stands for:
Correct answer: (A) Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation.
RCDF stands for Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation.
Explanation
RCDF expands to Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation, as listed in the abbreviation section of the Fourth State Finance Commission report. RCDF is the apex body for dairy development in Rajasthan, with 24 district milk unions under it. That institutional role also fits the report's rural survey context, where milk collection at RCDF milk booths is treated as a village-level item worth recording. Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation is the only expansion consistent with both the official expansion and the dairy-sector function attached to RCDF.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Rajasthan Credit Development shifts RCDF away from the dairy institution named in the official abbreviation list and the milk-collection context.
- (C) Rajasthan Central Development Fund is a generic fund-style expansion, while the Fourth State Finance Commission report expands RCDF as a dairy federation.
- (D) Rajasthan Construction Dev points to construction activity, but RCDF is connected with dairy and milk collection.
Concept
Rajasthan-specific administrative abbreviations are a recurring RAS area because schemes and state institutions are often asked through their official short forms. RCDF matters because it links cooperative administration with dairy-sector governance in Rajasthan.