UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Signed Reform-Linked MoUs under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

Q1. By the extended deadline of December 2028, JJM 2.0 aims to provide functional tap water connections to approximately how many rural households identified across the country?

  • A. 12.48 crore households
  • B. 15.80 crore households
  • C. 16.71 crore households
  • D. 19.36 crore households

Q2. The reform-linked MoU signed by States under JJM 2.0 is best described as an instrument that mandates which model of rural water governance?

  • A. A Gram Panchayat-led, service-based and community-centred model with structural reforms for sustainable operation and maintenance
  • B. A contractor-driven, asset-creation model centred on maximising new tap connections
  • C. A centrally administered model in which the Union directly operates rural water supply systems
  • D. A model fully financed and managed by State public health engineering departments without community participation

Q3. The reform-linked MoUs under JJM 2.0 are signed by the States with which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Jal Shakti
  • B. Ministry of Rural Development
  • C. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • D. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Q4. At the central level, the Jal Jeevan Mission is operationalised by which department?

  • A. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
  • B. Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
  • C. Central Ground Water Board
  • D. Department of Rural Development

Q5. The restructuring and extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission as JJM 2.0 was approved by which authority?

  • A. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
  • B. The Governing Council of NITI Aayog
  • C. The National Water Mission under the Ministry of Jal Shakti
  • D. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

Q6. The core objective shift embodied in JJM 2.0 is most accurately described as a move from:

  • A. An infrastructure/asset-creation approach to a service-delivery-oriented model emphasising sustainability
  • B. A service-delivery model back to a focus on rapid creation of new tap connections
  • C. Rural drinking water supply to urban drinking water supply
  • D. A centrally funded model to one funded entirely by the States

Q7. Under the Jal Jeevan Mission norm, a Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) assures the supply of potable water of prescribed quality on a regular basis at a service level of at least:

  • A. 40 litres per capita per day
  • B. 55 litres per capita per day
  • C. 70 litres per capita per day
  • D. 135 litres per capita per day