In the year 2001, India offered a grant of five million dollars to Tajikistan to

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Q: 119 (IAS/2002)
In the year 2001, India offered a grant of five million dollars to Tajikistan to

question_subject: 

Current Affairs

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'tajikistan': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'grant': [0, 0, 3, 4], 'mineral exploration': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'drought situation': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'software technology park': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'procure defence equipment': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'dollars': [0, 0, 1, 1]}

The question is asking about the purpose of a five million dollar grant that was provided by India to Tajikistan in the year 2001.

Option 1 says it was to "tackle the drought situation". This is the correct answer, implying that the financial aid provided by India was meant to help Tajikistan in managing a drought situation they were facing at that time.

Option 2 suggests the money was to "set up a software Technology Park". This option is not correct because the funds were not intended for technology or infrastructure development.

Option 3 implies that the grant was offered to "promote mineral exploration". However, there is no record of this assistance being tied to mineral resources or exploration.

Option 4 states it was to "procure defence equipment". As per available data, there`s no indication that the grant was intended for defence sector or procurement of equipment.

In summary, option 1 is the correct answer with the assumption that the money was provided to assist Tajikistan in overcoming a severe drought they were dealing with in 2001.