UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Bill to replace UGC, AICTE is with Ministries, says govt.

Q1. The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, which seeks to replace the UGC, AICTE and NCTE, was introduced in the Lok Sabha by which one of the following Union Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • B. Ministry of Education
  • C. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  • D. Ministry of Science and Technology

Q2. The 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee constituted to examine the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 is chaired by which one of the following parliamentarians?

  • A. Jagdambika Pal
  • B. Bhartruhari Mahtab
  • C. Daggubati Purandeswari
  • D. P. P. Chaudhary

Q3. Under the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, the 'Standards Council' is best described as the body that:

  • A. Disburses grants and maintenance funds to Higher Educational Institutions
  • B. Conducts accreditation and quality assessment of Higher Educational Institutions
  • C. Specifies minimum academic standards for programmes in Higher Educational Institutions
  • D. Acts as the common regulator coordinating the functioning of Higher Educational Institutions

Q4. Under the institutional architecture proposed by the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, which one of the following is the apex body to which the other three are subordinate?

  • A. Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (the Commission)
  • B. Regulatory Council
  • C. Accreditation Council
  • D. Standards Council

Q5. Excluding the Chairperson, how many members are envisaged on the apex Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Commission under the 2025 Bill?

  • A. 10
  • B. 12
  • C. 14
  • D. 15