UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Cabinet approves a New Era of Plug-and-Play Industrial Development through Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA)

Q1. BHAVYA is operationalised as the nodal implementing department by which one of the following?

  • A. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
  • B. Department of Commerce
  • C. Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM)
  • D. Department of Public Enterprises (DPE)

Q2. Under BHAVYA, how many investment-ready industrial parks are targeted for development across the country?

  • A. 50
  • B. 75
  • C. 100
  • D. 12

Q3. The National Level Steering Committee that oversees BHAVYA is chaired by which one of the following?

  • A. Cabinet Secretary
  • B. Secretary, DPIIT
  • C. Chief Executive Officer, NICDC
  • D. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry

Q4. With reference to the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) and its role under BHAVYA, consider the following statements: 1. Under BHAVYA, NICDC functions as the Project Management Agency for execution and monitoring. 2. NICDC was originally incorporated as the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation. 3. NICDC operates as a special purpose vehicle under the Ministry of Heavy Industries. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Under BHAVYA, NICDC functions as the Project Management Agency for execution and monitoring.
  2. NICDC was originally incorporated as the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation.
  3. NICDC operates as a special purpose vehicle under the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. In the BHAVYA 'plug-and-play' model, consider the following attributes of an industrial park: 1. Pre-developed land available for immediate allotment to industries. 2. Utilities and basic infrastructure made ready before allotment. 3. Investors required to independently acquire land and obtain clearances before setting up. 4. Regulatory approvals largely secured in advance by the developing authority. Which of the above is/are correctly identified as features of a plug-and-play park?

  1. Pre-developed land available for immediate allotment to industries.
  2. Utilities and basic infrastructure made ready before allotment.
  3. Investors required to independently acquire land and obtain clearances before setting up.
  4. Regulatory approvals largely secured in advance by the developing authority.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q6. In the context of BHAVYA, a 'plug-and-play' industrial park is best described as one where:

  • A. Land, utilities, approvals and core infrastructure are pre-developed so industries can begin operations almost immediately
  • B. Industries are allotted bare land but must independently obtain all statutory clearances before construction
  • C. The State Government acquires land only after an anchor investor formally commits to the park
  • D. Only power and water are supplied while investors build all internal roads and common facilities

Q7. Which of the following was the first industrial corridor taken up under what is now the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP), on which BHAVYA builds?

  • A. Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor
  • B. Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
  • C. Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor
  • D. Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor

Q8. The abbreviation 'NICDP', the umbrella programme that BHAVYA builds upon, stands for which one of the following?

  • A. National Industrial Corridor Development Programme
  • B. National Investment and Corridor Development Plan
  • C. National Industrial Cluster Development Project
  • D. New Industrial Cities Development Programme

Q9. With reference to the phasing of BHAVYA, consider the following statements: 1. Phase-I targets up to 50 industrial parks through a challenge-based competitive selection process. 2. All 100 parks under the scheme are to be sanctioned within Phase-I itself. 3. The full scheme is implemented over six years, from 2026-27 to 2031-32. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Phase-I targets up to 50 industrial parks through a challenge-based competitive selection process.
  2. All 100 parks under the scheme are to be sanctioned within Phase-I itself.
  3. The full scheme is implemented over six years, from 2026-27 to 2031-32.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q10. The National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC), the project management agency for BHAVYA, was originally incorporated under which name?

  • A. Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation
  • B. National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust
  • C. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
  • D. India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited

Q11. BHAVYA is implemented under the administrative authority of which one of the following Union Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • B. Ministry of Heavy Industries
  • C. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  • D. Ministry of Finance

Q12. Which agency has been designated as the Project Management Agency for the execution and monitoring of BHAVYA?

  • A. National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC)
  • B. National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT)
  • C. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
  • D. National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID)