UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), 2025:

Q1. The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, which replaces MGNREGA, 2005 from 01 July 2026, is administered at the Union level by which one of the following?

  • A. Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development
  • B. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  • C. Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development
  • D. Ministry of Labour and Employment

Q2. With the commencement of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 on 01 July 2026, which one of the following statutes stands repealed as the principal predecessor law on rural wage-employment guarantee?

  • A. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
  • B. The National Food Security Act, 2013
  • C. The Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008
  • D. The Code on Wages, 2019

Q3. Under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, into how many thematic work areas are the permissible works organised?

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

Q4. Under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, which one of the following correctly defines 'delay compensation' payable to a worker?

  • A. An amount equal to 0.05% of the unpaid wages payable for each day of delay beyond the stipulated wage-payment period
  • B. A lump-sum equal to one day's notified wage rate payable for every week of delay in crediting wages
  • C. Interest at the prevailing bank rate of the Reserve Bank of India on the unpaid wage amount from the date the muster roll is closed
  • D. A flat statutory penalty of 25% of the unpaid wages, recoverable from the Programme Officer concerned

Q5. Under the technology-governance architecture of the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025, which one of the following is the primary mode prescribed for verifying the attendance of workers at worksites?

  • A. Face authentication
  • B. Iris-based biometric authentication
  • C. Fingerprint-based biometric authentication
  • D. One-Time Password (OTP) sent to the worker's Aadhaar-linked mobile number