Consider the following statements and choose the correct option. Statement I : Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment (TRYSEM) scheme was started from 15th August 1979. Statement II : National Rural Employment Program was launched from 1990 onwards.
This MPSC previous-year question is drawn from MPSC Group B Combined Pre 2026 (English). It belongs to the Economics section and is reproduced here in English exactly as it appeared in the official Maharashtra Public Service Commission paper, along with the four options, the official Set A answer key and a compact explanation of why the correct option is correct.
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The right pick is option A. Statement I is correct — the Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment (TRYSEM) scheme was launched on 15 August 1979 — while Statement II is incorrect. So the fit is 'I correct, II incorrect'.
Why this question matters
Repeat-frequency analysis of the last decade of MPSC papers shows that economics accounts for a stable 10–15 percent of every prelim. Aspirants who master this segment early free up preparation time for the more volatile subjects (Current Affairs, Environment) that require weekly refresh. That is why our editorial team places economics PYQs prominently in the topic-wise practice flow.
How to attempt this in the exam
Read every option twice before committing to a choice. Once you commit, jot down in one line why each of the other three options is wrong — that elimination habit is what turns a 60-percentile score into a 90-percentile score. MPSC's favourite trap on economics questions is to swap a single anchor word (a date, a place, a body, a ratio) so a mostly-right option becomes wrong.
Subject-specific tip
Tip for Economics: connect every scheme to a launch year, the implementing ministry and the primary beneficiary. MPSC Economics options often swap the launch year or the implementing ministry — that is the easiest elimination.
Economics for MPSC — schemes, sectors, statistics
MPSC Economics is a schemes-plus-statistics subject. Every prelim carries roughly ten to twelve economics items covering: (a) government schemes — MGNREGA (from NREGA 2005), Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (2014), Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (2016), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (2019), Ayushman Bharat (2018), the DAY-NRLM / DAY-NULM livelihood pair, PMAY (Urban and Gramin), PMGSY, Startup India, Stand Up India; (b) macroeconomic statistics — GDP growth, inflation trajectory (CPI / WPI), fiscal deficit target under FRBM, tax-to-GDP ratio, and India's rank in specific indices (Human Development Index, Ease of Doing Business, Global Hunger Index).
Almost every scheme question can be answered with the four-attribute lock: launch year, implementing ministry, primary target beneficiary, and headline financial commitment. Our Economics notes on the Notes tab arrange every Union government scheme along exactly this four-column matrix, with cross-references to Maharashtra's parallel state schemes such as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana, Balasaheb Thackeray Krishi Vyavasay Sanjeevani Prakalp and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shetkari Sanman Yojana.
For macro-statistics, MPSC prefers the latest annual Economic Survey numbers plus the RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy. Skim the Executive Summary of the current Economic Survey (roughly forty pages) and you cover eighty-plus percent of the numeric MPSC Economics items. Combine that with the Union Budget's highlights and the latest edition of the Maharashtra Economic Survey for state-level statistics.
Source and editorial process
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