UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — 100 Districts in Focus: Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (DDKY) to Drive India’s Next Agriculture Boost

Q1. The identification of the 100 districts and the overall implementation of the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana is anchored exclusively in which one of the following?

  • A. Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • B. Department of Agricultural Research and Education
  • C. NITI Aayog
  • D. Department of Rural Development

Q2. Under the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, the District Dhan-Dhaanya Samiti at the district level is invariably chaired by which one of the following?

  • A. District Collector
  • B. State Agriculture Minister
  • C. Joint Secretary (PMDDKY) of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • D. Chief Secretary of the State

Q3. In the context of the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, the 'District Agriculture and Allied Activities Plan' is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. A district-level plan prepared by the District Samiti to guide coordinated implementation of all converging schemes in that district
  • B. A national blueprint prepared by the Department of Agriculture allocating outlays among States
  • C. The ranking framework of 117 KPIs maintained on the central monitoring dashboard
  • D. An annual credit plan prepared by NABARD for Kisan Credit Card disbursal in the district

Q4. The PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana is to be implemented over a period of how many years?

  • A. 5 years
  • B. 6 years
  • C. 7 years
  • D. 10 years

Q5. The PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, with its annual outlay of Rs 24,000 crore, was first announced as the lead priority under 'Agriculture' in the Union Budget 2025-26 presented by which one of the following?

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

Q6. The PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana received its formal scheme approval in July 2025 from which one of the following bodies?

  • A. Union Cabinet
  • B. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
  • C. NITI Aayog Governing Council
  • D. National Development Council

Q7. In October 2025, the Prime Minister formally launched how many major agriculture-sector schemes together with a combined outlay of Rs 35,440 crore?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q8. The Aspirational Districts Programme, whose data-driven convergence methodology inspired the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, covers how many districts?

  • A. 100
  • B. 112
  • C. 115
  • D. 117

Q9. The 'credit access' intervention area of the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, which facilitates long-term and short-term institutional credit to farmers, is operationally delivered chiefly through which one of the following?

  • A. Kisan Credit Card (KCC)
  • B. PM-KISAN
  • C. Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana
  • D. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Q10. The Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission, launched alongside the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, places special focus on certain pulses. Consider the following: 1. Tur (Arhar) 2. Masoor 3. Chana (Gram) 4. Urad Which of the above is/are correctly identified as the focus pulses of the Mission?

  1. Tur (Arhar)
  2. Masoor
  3. Chana (Gram)
  4. Urad
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 1, 3 and 4

Q11. Under the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, the number of districts chosen from each State/UT is determined on the basis of which one of the following?

  • A. The State's share in Net Cropped Area and the number of operational holdings, subject to a minimum of one district per State
  • B. An equal allocation of districts to every State/UT irrespective of cropped area
  • C. The State's share in total foodgrain production and gross irrigated area
  • D. The number of low-productivity blocks identified by NITI Aayog in each State