UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — U.P. receives over 84% of all out-of-State MPLADS funds

Q1. The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) was launched in 1993 during the Prime Ministership of which of the following?

  • A. P. V. Narasimha Rao
  • B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • C. H. D. Deve Gowda
  • D. Manmohan Singh

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS): 1. Each Member of Parliament is entitled to recommend works costing up to ₹5 crore per annum. 2. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme funded on a 60:40 basis between the Centre and the States. 3. The funds released under the scheme are non-lapsable in nature. 4. The nodal ministry for the scheme is the Ministry of Rural Development. Which of the above statements is/are NOT correct?

  1. Each Member of Parliament is entitled to recommend works costing up to ₹5 crore per annum.
  2. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme funded on a 60:40 basis between the Centre and the States.
  3. The funds released under the scheme are non-lapsable in nature.
  4. The nodal ministry for the scheme is the Ministry of Rural Development.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 3 and 4 only

Q3. With reference to the area within which Members of Parliament may recommend works under MPLADS, consider the following statements: 1. A Lok Sabha MP may recommend works in one or more districts within their parliamentary constituency. 2. A Rajya Sabha MP may recommend works in any district within the State from which he or she is elected. 3. A Nominated MP may recommend works only in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. 4. Any MP may recommend works up to ₹1 crore per year for rehabilitation and reconstruction in areas affected by a calamity declared as such by the Government of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correctly identified?

  1. A Lok Sabha MP may recommend works in one or more districts within their parliamentary constituency.
  2. A Rajya Sabha MP may recommend works in any district within the State from which he or she is elected.
  3. A Nominated MP may recommend works only in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
  4. Any MP may recommend works up to ₹1 crore per year for rehabilitation and reconstruction in areas affected by a calamity declared as such by the Government of India.
  • A. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4 only

Q4. In the context of MPLADS, the term 'eSAKSHI' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. A digital fund-flow and monitoring web portal launched in April 2023 for implementing the revised fund-flow procedure under the MPLAD Scheme.
  • B. A grievance-redressal mobile platform for citizens to file complaints against works recommended by MPs.
  • C. A constituency boundary delimitation database maintained by the Election Commission of India.
  • D. A real-time audit dashboard of parliamentary expenditure maintained by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Q5. MPLADS is currently administered and operationalised by which one of the following Union Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  • B. Ministry of Rural Development
  • C. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
  • D. Ministry of Finance