UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches PMGSY-IV from Bhairunda (Sehore), announces major development package worth thousands of crores for Madhya Pradesh

Question 1

With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - IV (PMGSY-IV), consider the following statements:
1. It is to be implemented during the period from FY 2024-25 to FY 2028-29.
2. Its total outlay is Rs. 70,125 crore, shared between the Centre and the States in the ratio of 60:40 for plain-area States.
3. It envisages construction of 62,500 km of new roads to provide connectivity to 25,000 unconnected habitations.
4. It provides for 100% central funding for North-Eastern and Himalayan States and Union Territories.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 2

The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - IV (PMGSY-IV), approved by the Union Cabinet in September 2024, is implemented by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development

Answer

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Answer

Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development

Answer

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Question 3

The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), including its successive phases up to PMGSY-IV, is implemented at the Union level by which one of the following ministries?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Rural Development

Answer

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Answer

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Answer

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Question 4

Under PMGSY-III, launched in 2019, what is the approximate length of Through Routes and Major Rural Links targeted for consolidation/upgradation across the country?

Accepted Answer

1,25,000 km

Answer

50,000 km

Answer

75,000 km

Answer

2,50,000 km

Question 5

With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) at its inception, consider the following statements:
1. It was launched on 25 December 2000.
2. It is implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development.
3. It is a Central Sector Scheme funded entirely by the Union Government.
4. Eligibility of unconnected habitations under PMGSY-I was determined on the basis of the 2001 Census.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

3 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

3 and 4 only

Answer

2 and 4 only

Question 6

With reference to the origin and institutional architecture of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), consider the following statements:
1. It was launched during the tenure of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government.
2. The nodal ministry for the scheme is the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
3. Its primary objective at inception was to provide all-weather single-road connectivity to eligible unconnected rural habitations.
4. PMGSY-II, launched in 2013, focused on the upgradation of existing rural roads.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

1, 3 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

2 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 7

Consider the following interventions claimed to be delivered under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN):
1. Construction of pucca houses for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) households.
2. Deployment of Mobile Medical Units in PVTG habitations.
3. Direct Benefit Transfer of an annual income support of Rs. 6,000 to every PVTG family.
4. Establishment of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) for PVTG community members.
Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as an intervention under PM-JANMAN?

Accepted Answer

3 only

Answer

1 and 3

Answer

2 only

Answer

3 and 4

Question 8

Which of the following is the nodal Union Ministry responsible for implementing the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) in coordination with other line ministries?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Rural Development

Answer

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Answer

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Question 9

With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) as approved for the FY 2024-25 to FY 2028-29 phase, consider the following statements comparing it with the earlier phase of the scheme: 1. The per-unit financial assistance of ₹1.30 lakh in North Eastern and Himalayan States has been retained unchanged from the earlier phase. 2. Beneficiary identification has been expanded to cover both the SECC 2011 Permanent Wait List and the updated Awaas+ list, whereas earlier identification rested primarily on the SECC 2011 Permanent Wait List. 3. In plain areas, the Centre-State funding share has been revised from 60:40 to 75:25 under the current phase. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

1 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 10

With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) as being implemented during FY 2024-25 to FY 2028-29, consider the following statements: 1. The scheme is administered by the Ministry of Rural Development as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. 2. Beneficiaries are identified exclusively through the SECC 2011 Permanent Wait List. 3. The per-unit assistance is ₹1.20 lakh in plain areas and ₹1.30 lakh in North Eastern and Himalayan States. 4. In Union Territories without legislature, the State/UT government bears a 40% matching share of the unit cost. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

2 and 4

Answer

1 and 3

Answer

1, 2 and 4

Answer

3 only

Question 11

Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-IV (PMGSY-IV), approved by the Union Cabinet in September 2024, how many eligible unconnected rural habitations are targeted to be provided all-weather road connectivity during FY 2024-25 to 2028-29?

Accepted Answer

25,000 habitations

Answer

15,000 habitations

Answer

62,500 habitations

Answer

1,25,000 habitations

Question 12

Under the eligibility criteria of PMGSY-IV (Census 2011), which one of the following categories of areas has the LOWEST population threshold for a habitation to qualify for new all-weather road connectivity?

Accepted Answer

Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts

Answer

Plains (non-special category) areas

Answer

North-Eastern and Hill States/UTs

Answer

Tribal Schedule-V and Desert areas

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches PMGSY-IV from Bhairunda (Sehore), announces major development package worth thousands of crores for Madhya Pradesh

Q2. The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - IV (PMGSY-IV), approved by the Union Cabinet in September 2024, is implemented by which one of the following?

Q3. The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), including its successive phases up to PMGSY-IV, is implemented at the Union level by which one of the following ministries?

Q4. Under PMGSY-III, launched in 2019, what is the approximate length of Through Routes and Major Rural Links targeted for consolidation/upgradation across the country?

Q8. Which of the following is the nodal Union Ministry responsible for implementing the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) in coordination with other line ministries?

Q11. Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-IV (PMGSY-IV), approved by the Union Cabinet in September 2024, how many eligible unconnected rural habitations are targeted to be provided all-weather road connectivity during FY 2024-25 to 2028-29?

Q12. Under the eligibility criteria of PMGSY-IV (Census 2011), which one of the following categories of areas has the LOWEST population threshold for a habitation to qualify for new all-weather road connectivity?