UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Textiles ministry signs MoUs with 15 States under Tex-RAMPS scheme

Q1. In the context of the recently operationalised textiles scheme, the acronym 'Tex-RAMPS' stands for which one of the following?

  • A. Textiles focused Research, Assessment, Monitoring, Planning And Start-Up
  • B. Textiles Regional Apparel Manufacturing and Production Support
  • C. Technical Textiles Resource Allocation, Marketing, Procurement and Sales
  • D. Textiles Rapid Adoption of Machinery, Power and Skilling

Q2. The National Textiles Ministers' Conference (Guwahati, January 2026), where Tex-RAMPS MoUs were signed, reaffirmed India's headline target for the size of its textile industry by 2030. What is this target?

  • A. USD 250 billion
  • B. USD 350 billion
  • C. USD 450 billion
  • D. USD 100 billion

Q3. Which one of the following statements best describes the funding character of the Tex-RAMPS scheme?

  • A. A Centrally Sponsored Scheme funded on a 60:40 Centre-State sharing pattern
  • B. A Central Sector Scheme fully (100%) funded by the Ministry of Textiles
  • C. A Central Sector Scheme funded jointly by the Ministry of Textiles and NITI Aayog
  • D. A Centrally Sponsored Scheme funded on a 90:10 basis for North-Eastern States

Q4. Consider the following pairings regarding the financial design of the Tex-RAMPS scheme: 1. Total outlay — Rs 305 crore 2. Annual grant per State/UT — Rs 12 lakh 3. Scheme period — FY 2025-26 to FY 2030-31 4. Additional grant per district per year — Rs 10 lakh Which of the pairings given above is/are correctly matched?

  1. Total outlay — Rs 305 crore
  2. Annual grant per State/UT — Rs 12 lakh
  3. Scheme period — FY 2025-26 to FY 2030-31
  4. Additional grant per district per year — Rs 10 lakh
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4