UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — GYAN BHARATAM MISSION

Q1. With reference to the Gyan Bharatam Mission, consider the following statements: 1. It was announced in the Union Budget 2025-26. 2. The Standing Finance Committee sanctioned ₹491.66 crore for the period 2025-2031. 3. Its implementing ministry is the Ministry of Culture. 4. The annual allocation of the National Mission for Manuscripts was cut from ₹60 crore to ₹3.5 crore in the current financial year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. It was announced in the Union Budget 2025-26.
  2. The Standing Finance Committee sanctioned ₹491.66 crore for the period 2025-2031.
  3. Its implementing ministry is the Ministry of Culture.
  4. The annual allocation of the National Mission for Manuscripts was cut from ₹60 crore to ₹3.5 crore in the current financial year.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q2. The National Mission for Manuscripts (2003) presently functions as a unit under which one of the following institutions?

  • A. National Archives of India
  • B. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
  • C. Archaeological Survey of India
  • D. Sahitya Akademi

Q3. As reported by the National Mission for Manuscripts, approximately how many manuscripts has it documented across the country?

  • A. 2.96 lakh
  • B. 5.2 million
  • C. 10 million
  • D. 90 million

Q4. The Gyan Bharatam Mission seeks to survey and conserve approximately how many manuscripts across India?

  • A. 10 lakh
  • B. 50 lakh
  • C. 1 crore
  • D. 5 crore

Q5. Who delivered the keynote address at the first-ever Gyan Bharatam International Conference held at Vigyan Bhawan in September 2025?

  • A. The President of India
  • B. The Vice-President of India
  • C. The Prime Minister of India
  • D. The Chief Justice of India

Q6. The first Gyan Bharatam International Conference (September 2025) brought together approximately how many participants?

  • A. Over 110
  • B. Over 1,100
  • C. Over 11,000
  • D. Over 10 lakh

Q7. The Gyan Bharatam Mission's mandate to survey, conserve, digitise and disseminate India's manuscript heritage was announced under which one of the following?

  • A. The 10th Five Year Plan
  • B. The National Education Policy 2020
  • C. The Union Budget 2025-26
  • D. The Union Budget 2023-24

Q8. The financial outlay of ₹491.66 crore (2025-2031) for the Gyan Bharatam Mission was sanctioned by which one of the following bodies?

  • A. NITI Aayog
  • B. The Standing Finance Committee
  • C. The Sixteenth Finance Commission
  • D. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

Q9. Comparing the Gyan Bharatam Mission (GBM) with the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM), consider the following statements: 1. The NMM was established in 2003, whereas the GBM was announced in the Union Budget 2025-26. 2. The IGNCA, the body anchoring the NMM, continues to anchor manuscript work under the GBM. 3. The GBM downgrades the programme from a mission-mode initiative to a sub-scheme of the NMM. 4. The GBM raised the NMM's annual allocation from ₹3.5 crore to ₹60 crore in the current financial year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The NMM was established in 2003, whereas the GBM was announced in the Union Budget 2025-26.
  2. The IGNCA, the body anchoring the NMM, continues to anchor manuscript work under the GBM.
  3. The GBM downgrades the programme from a mission-mode initiative to a sub-scheme of the NMM.
  4. The GBM raised the NMM's annual allocation from ₹3.5 crore to ₹60 crore in the current financial year.
  • A. 1, 2 and 4
  • B. 1 and 3
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q10. India's 'knowledge sovereignty' agenda, articulated through the Gyan Bharatam Mission's call for a cultural renaissance via manuscript revival, is operationalised by which one of the following Union ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Education
  • B. Ministry of Culture
  • C. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
  • D. Ministry of Tourism