NDA General Ability Question (2026) — Solution

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Rainfed Area Development (RAD) is a component of the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA). The primary objective of RAD is to make rainfed agriculture more productive, sustainable, remunerative, and climate-resilient. Key strategies of the RAD scheme include promoting Integrated Farming Systems (diversified farming), soil health management, and adopting a cluster-based approach to maximize the impact of interventions. Since rainfed areas primarily depend on rainfall and lack assured irrigation, optimizing canal irrigation is not a strategy under the RAD scheme. It is typically a focus of command area development programs for irrigated regions. Answer: Optimizing canal irrigation