UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — 22nd Instalment of PM-KISAN
Q1. PM-KISAN is officially classified as a 'Central Sector Scheme'. In the context of the Government of India's scheme classification, this term most precisely means a scheme that is:
- A. Funded entirely (100%) by the Union Government and implemented through central machinery/agencies
- B. Funded on a shared basis between the Centre and States in a fixed ratio such as 60:40
- C. Funded by the Centre but implemented wholly by State Governments against matching State grants
- D. Run by Central Public Sector Enterprises under the administrative control of the Ministry of Finance
Q2. With reference to the institutional architecture and funding pattern of PM-KISAN, consider the following statements:
1. It is a Central Sector Scheme funded 100% by the Government of India.
2. Its nodal implementing department is the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
3. Benefits are transferred through Direct Benefit Transfer into Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts.
4. The cost of the scheme is shared between the Centre and the States in a 60:40 ratio.
Which of the above is/are NOT correct?
- It is a Central Sector Scheme funded 100% by the Government of India.
- Its nodal implementing department is the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
- Benefits are transferred through Direct Benefit Transfer into Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts.
- The cost of the scheme is shared between the Centre and the States in a 60:40 ratio.
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 2 and 3
- C. 3 only
- D. 4 only
Q3. With effect from which date was the coverage of PM-KISAN extended from only small & marginal farmers (holdings up to 2 hectares) to all landholding farmer families irrespective of the size of holding?
- A. 1 December 2018
- B. 24 February 2019
- C. 1 June 2019
- D. 1 February 2020
Q4. From which location did the Prime Minister formally launch PM-KISAN and release the very first instalment of the scheme?
- A. Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- B. Bhagalpur, Bihar
- C. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- D. Guwahati, Assam
Q5. Under PM-KISAN, the ₹6,000 annual income support is paid to each eligible family in three equal instalments. As per the scheme's design, these instalments are released at intervals of:
- A. Every three months (quarterly)
- B. Every four months
- C. Every six months (half-yearly)
- D. Every two months
Q6. With reference to the benefit structure of PM-KISAN, consider the following statements:
1. The total annual benefit is ₹6,000 to each eligible farmer family.
2. The benefit is computed and paid per individual farmer rather than per family.
3. Each of the three instalments is ₹2,000.
4. The benefit is credited directly to Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts through DBT.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- The total annual benefit is ₹6,000 to each eligible farmer family.
- The benefit is computed and paid per individual farmer rather than per family.
- Each of the three instalments is ₹2,000.
- The benefit is credited directly to Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts through DBT.
- A. 1, 3 and 4
- B. 1 and 2
- C. 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q7. In the 22nd instalment of PM-KISAN released in March 2026, approximately how many crore women farmers were among the beneficiaries?
- A. 2.15 crore
- B. 2.41 crore
- C. 1.15 crore
- D. 9.32 crore
Q8. The 22nd instalment of PM-KISAN was operationalised and disbursed under which Union department as the scheme's nodal implementing agency?
- A. Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
- B. Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance
- C. Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development
- D. Department of Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Q9. PM-KISAN is repeatedly described as one of the world's largest 'DBT' initiatives. In this context, DBT refers to:
- A. Direct Benefit Transfer — crediting benefit amounts directly into beneficiaries' bank accounts
- B. Direct Bank Transaction — interbank settlement of government dues
- C. Differential Benefit Taxation — graded taxation of agricultural incomes
- D. Decentralised Budget Transfer — devolution of untied funds to panchayats
Q10. Under PM-KISAN's eligibility norms, consider the following categories:
1. Income-tax payers in the last assessment year.
2. Pensioners drawing a monthly pension of ₹10,000 or more (other than Group D/MTS).
3. All farmers owning more than 2 hectares of land.
4. Practising professionals such as doctors, lawyers and chartered accountants.
Which of the above are correctly identified as excluded categories?
- Income-tax payers in the last assessment year.
- Pensioners drawing a monthly pension of ₹10,000 or more (other than Group D/MTS).
- All farmers owning more than 2 hectares of land.
- Practising professionals such as doctors, lawyers and chartered accountants.
- A. 1, 2 and 4
- B. 1 and 3
- C. 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q11. Comparing PM-KISAN with State-level farmer income support schemes, consider the following statements:
1. Unlike PM-KISAN's flat ₹6,000 per family, Telangana's Rythu Bharosa provides income support on a per-acre basis.
2. PM-KISAN is a Central Sector Scheme, whereas Odisha's KALIA is a State scheme that also covers landless cultivators and sharecroppers.
3. PM-KISAN, unlike State income-support schemes, delivers its benefit in kind rather than as a cash transfer.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Unlike PM-KISAN's flat ₹6,000 per family, Telangana's Rythu Bharosa provides income support on a per-acre basis.
- PM-KISAN is a Central Sector Scheme, whereas Odisha's KALIA is a State scheme that also covers landless cultivators and sharecroppers.
- PM-KISAN, unlike State income-support schemes, delivers its benefit in kind rather than as a cash transfer.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q12. Among the recent PM-KISAN instalment releases, from which city did the Prime Minister release the latest (22nd) instalment in March 2026?
- A. Guwahati, Assam
- B. Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- C. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- D. Bhagalpur, Bihar