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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 143 of 200

Q143
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Transport, Ports & Urbanisation
Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural areas (PURA) was conceptualized by
  1. a.Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  2. b.Dr. C. N. R. Rao
  3. c.Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
  4. d.Dr. Verghese Kurien

Answer: (A) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) was proposed by Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who saw it as a way to reduce migration to cities by creating rural growth clusters connected by roads, electronics and knowledge. Dr C. N. R. Rao is a solid-state chemist who received the Bharat Ratna in 2014. Dr M. S. Swaminathan is known as the father of the Green Revolution in India. Dr Verghese Kurien led the White Revolution through Operation Flood and Amul.

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