UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — VIBRANT VILLAGES PROGRAMME-II (VVP-II)

Q1. Under the Vibrant Villages Programme-I (total outlay ₹4,800 crore), which one of the following constituted the single largest earmarked head of expenditure?

  • A. Roads
  • B. Tourism and cultural heritage
  • C. Energisation including renewable energy
  • D. Skill development and entrepreneurship

Q2. VVP-II is classified as a 'Central Sector Scheme', unlike VVP-I. Which one of the following best describes a Central Sector Scheme?

  • A. A scheme funded entirely (100%) by the Union Government and implemented through central agencies
  • B. A scheme whose cost is shared between the Centre and States in a fixed ratio such as 60:40
  • C. A scheme formulated by the Centre but funded entirely by the implementing State governments
  • D. A scheme funded by external multilateral agencies and routed through the Union Budget

Q3. Under VVP-II, the all-weather road connectivity component for the identified border villages is to be operationalised through which one of the following?

  • A. PMGSY-IV under the Ministry of Rural Development
  • B. The Border Roads Organisation under the Ministry of Defence
  • C. The Department of Border Management under the Ministry of Home Affairs directly
  • D. The National Highways Authority of India under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Q4. VVP-II covers villages along international land borders other than the one already covered under VVP-I. The border excluded from VVP-II is shared primarily with which one of the following countries?

  • A. China
  • B. Myanmar
  • C. Bangladesh
  • D. Nepal

Q5. In the context of VVP-II, the figure of ₹6,839 crore refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The total outlay for the entire scheme up to the financial year 2028-29
  • B. The annual budgetary allocation for the financial year 2025-26
  • C. The Centre's matching share under a Centre-State cost-sharing arrangement
  • D. The amount specifically earmarked for road connectivity in the scheme

Q6. Which one of the following is the nodal ministry for the implementation of the Vibrant Villages Programme-II?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Rural Development
  • C. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
  • D. Ministry of Defence

Q7. In which year was the Vibrant Villages Programme-II approved by the Union Cabinet?

  • A. 2025
  • B. 2023
  • C. 2024
  • D. 2026

Q8. With reference to the Vibrant Villages Programme-II as compared with VVP-I, consider the following statements: 1. VVP-II has a larger total financial outlay than VVP-I. 2. VVP-II covers a larger number of villages than VVP-I. 3. VVP-II, like VVP-I, is implemented along India's northern border with China. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. VVP-II has a larger total financial outlay than VVP-I.
  2. VVP-II covers a larger number of villages than VVP-I.
  3. VVP-II, like VVP-I, is implemented along India's northern border with China.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q9. With reference to the Vibrant Villages Programme-I (VVP-I), consider the following statements: 1. It was approved as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. 2. It was approved in the year 2023. 3. It identified 662 villages across five States/UTs. 4. It was implemented along India's border with Myanmar. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. It was approved as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
  2. It was approved in the year 2023.
  3. It identified 662 villages across five States/UTs.
  4. It was implemented along India's border with Myanmar.
  • A. 4 only
  • B. 1 and 4
  • C. 3 only
  • D. 2 and 3

Q10. The strategic philosophy of treating border hamlets not as India's 'last villages' but as its 'first villages' is most directly associated with which one of the following?

  • A. Vibrant Villages Programme
  • B. Border Area Development Programme
  • C. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
  • D. Aspirational Districts Programme

Q11. At which one of the following villages was the Vibrant Villages Programme-II formally launched by the Union Home Minister?

  • A. Nathanpur, Cachar district, Assam
  • B. Kibithoo, Arunachal Pradesh
  • C. Nathu La, Sikkim
  • D. Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh

Q12. Consider the following States/UTs: 1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Assam 4. Ladakh Which of the above is/are correctly identified as being covered under the Vibrant Villages Programme-I?

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Assam
  4. Ladakh
  • A. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4