UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — New National Cooperative Policy

Q1. Which one of the following is the FIRST of the six strategic pillars of the National Cooperation Policy (NCP) 2025?

  • A. Strengthening the Foundation
  • B. Entering New and Emerging Sectors
  • C. Shaping the Young Generation
  • D. Promoting Inclusivity and Deepening Reach

Q2. The National Cooperation Policy (NCP) 2025 is structured around how many recommendations?

  • A. 16
  • B. 47
  • C. 83
  • D. 97

Q3. Article 43B of the Constitution, inserted by the 97th Amendment, directs the State to endeavour to promote which of the following features of cooperative societies?

  • A. Voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control and professional management
  • B. Compulsory registration, State control, bureaucratic management and profit maximisation
  • C. Mandatory affiliation to a national federation, reserved State directorships and audit by the CAG
  • D. Free entry, limited liability, single-member voting and tax exemption

Q4. Who was the first Union Minister to head the Ministry of Cooperation upon its creation in 2021?

  • A. Amit Shah
  • B. Narendra Singh Tomar
  • C. Piyush Goyal
  • D. Nirmala Sitharaman

Q5. Under the centrally sponsored PACS computerisation project, the Primary Agricultural Credit Societies are linked, through State and District Central Cooperative Banks, to which apex institution?

  • A. NABARD
  • B. Reserve Bank of India
  • C. State Bank of India
  • D. National Cooperative Development Corporation

Q6. How many functional PACS have been sanctioned for computerisation under the centrally sponsored project?

  • A. 63,000
  • B. 79,630
  • C. 1,00,000
  • D. 2,00,000

Q7. The National Cooperation Policy 2025 is formulated and operationalised by which of the following ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Cooperation
  • B. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • C. Ministry of Rural Development
  • D. Ministry of Finance

Q8. The motto 'Sahkar se Samriddhi', which guides the National Cooperation Policy 2025, translates to which of the following?

  • A. Prosperity through Cooperation
  • B. Cooperation through Self-reliance
  • C. Welfare through Collectivisation
  • D. Development through Federalism

Q9. In Union of India v. Rajendra N. Shah (2021), the Supreme Court held that Part IXB inserted by the 97th Amendment required ratification by at least what fraction of the State Legislatures to be validly applied to cooperative societies within States?

  • A. One-third
  • B. One-half
  • C. Two-thirds
  • D. Three-fourths