UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah chairs a review meeting on the rehabilitation of slums in New Delhi
Q1. The Delhi Slum and JJ Cluster Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2026 was finalised at a review meeting held in June 2026 under the chairmanship of which one of the following?
- A. Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
- B. Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation
- C. Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
- D. Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
Q2. The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) was constituted under which of the following?
- A. An Act of the Parliament of India enacted in 2010
- B. An Act of the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi enacted in 2010
- C. A notification issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in 2010
- D. An ordinance promulgated by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in 2010
Q3. In the context of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), which one of the following best describes the 'In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR)' vertical?
- A. Redevelopment of slums on the same land using land as a resource through private participation to provide pucca houses to eligible slum dwellers
- B. Relocation of slum dwellers to peripheral township sites where rental housing is built by the State Government
- C. Provision of an interest subsidy on home loans to slum dwellers for purchasing houses in the open market
- D. Direct cash transfer to slum dwellers for self-construction of houses on their own vacant land
Q4. Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0, which one of the following verticals has accounted for the largest share of houses sanctioned so far?
- A. Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP)
- B. Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC)
- C. Affordable Rental Housing (ARH)
- D. Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS)
Q5. Which one of the following best describes the legal character of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA)?
- A. A constitutional body created by an amendment relating to Article 239AA of the Constitution
- B. A statutory body constituted under an Act of Parliament for the planned development of Delhi
- C. A registered society set up by the Government of NCT of Delhi under the Societies Registration Act, 1860
- D. A non-statutory executive body created by a notification of the Ministry of Home Affairs
Q6. Article 239AA of the Constitution of India, which provides for a Legislative Assembly for the National Capital Territory of Delhi and demarcates its legislative competence vis-à-vis Parliament, was inserted by which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts?
- A. The Constitution (65th Amendment) Act, 1990
- B. The Constitution (69th Amendment) Act, 1991
- C. The Constitution (70th Amendment) Act, 1992
- D. The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992
Q7. With reference to the institutional architecture for land use, planning and development in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, which one of the following is the principal statutory authority constituted by the Central Government for the planned development of Delhi?
- A. Delhi Development Authority (DDA)
- B. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB)
- C. Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)
- D. New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)
Q8. In India, the official enumeration of urban slums and their classification into 'Notified', 'Recognised' and 'Identified' categories during the decennial Census is carried out by which one of the following?
- A. Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, under the Ministry of Home Affairs
- B. National Buildings Organisation, under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- C. National Sample Survey Office, under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
- D. Town and Country Planning Organisation, under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Q9. Who was the first Union Minister of Cooperation of India upon the creation of the Ministry of Cooperation in July 2021?
- A. Shri Amit Shah
- B. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
- C. Shri Rajnath Singh
- D. Shri Piyush Goyal