UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — 7th CSMC meeting under PMAY-Urban 2.0 chaired by Secretary, MoHUA

Question 1

With reference to Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0, which one of the following is the apex body that vets and sanctions State/UT housing proposals under the mission?

Accepted Answer

Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC)

Answer

State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC)

Answer

Empowered Committee of the National Urban Housing and Habitat Mission

Answer

Technical Cell of the Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC)

Question 2

Under PMAY-Urban 2.0, the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) is invariably chaired by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Answer

Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs

Answer

Joint Secretary and Mission Director, Housing for All

Answer

Vice-Chairperson, NITI Aayog

Question 3

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, whose apex Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) approves State/UT housing proposals, is implemented at the Union level by which one of the following ministries?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Rural Development

Answer

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Answer

Ministry of Finance

Question 4

The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC), which is the apex body for approving State/UT housing proposals under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0, is chaired by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Answer

Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs

Answer

Joint Secretary & Mission Director, Housing for All

Answer

Vice-Chairperson, NITI Aayog

Question 5

Of the four verticals of the original Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (2015), how many have been retained with the same nomenclature as verticals of PMAY-Urban 2.0 (2024)?

Accepted Answer

Two

Answer

One

Answer

Three

Answer

All four

Question 6

With reference to the verticals under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0, consider the following:
1. In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR)
2. Affordable Rental Housing (ARH)
3. Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS)
4. Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS)
Which of the above are correctly identified as verticals under PMAY-U 2.0?

Accepted Answer

2 and 4 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 4 only

Answer

3 only

Question 7

Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0, the Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS) vertical is implemented as which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A Central Sector Scheme

Answer

A Centrally Sponsored Scheme on 60:40 funding pattern

Answer

An Externally Aided Project routed through National Housing Bank

Answer

An Additional Central Assistance scheme to States

Question 8

Which one of the following is the apex central body that sanctions and monitors State/UT housing proposals under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0?

Accepted Answer

Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Answer

Empowered Programme Committee under the Ministry of Rural Development

Answer

Mission Steering Group constituted by NITI Aayog

Answer

Project Approval Board of the National Housing Bank under the Reserve Bank of India

Question 9

Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, the 'Beneficiary-Led Construction (BLC)' vertical refers exclusively to which one of the following modes of assistance?

Accepted Answer

Financial assistance to individual eligible EWS families to construct new houses on their own available vacant land

Answer

Construction of dormitory-type affordable rental housing complexes for urban migrants and industrial workers

Answer

Upfront interest subsidy on home loans availed by EWS, LIG and MIG families for purchasing a house

Answer

Construction of houses by public or private agencies through group housing projects for EWS beneficiaries

Question 10

Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, in how many distinct implementation verticals is the scheme structured?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Three

Answer

Five

Answer

Six

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — 7th CSMC meeting under PMAY-Urban 2.0 chaired by Secretary, MoHUA

Q1. With reference to Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0, which one of the following is the apex body that vets and sanctions State/UT housing proposals under the mission?

Q2. Under PMAY-Urban 2.0, the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) is invariably chaired by which one of the following?

Q3. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, whose apex Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) approves State/UT housing proposals, is implemented at the Union level by which one of the following ministries?

Q4. The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC), which is the apex body for approving State/UT housing proposals under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0, is chaired by which one of the following?

Q5. Of the four verticals of the original Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (2015), how many have been retained with the same nomenclature as verticals of PMAY-Urban 2.0 (2024)?

Q7. Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0, the Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS) vertical is implemented as which one of the following?

Q8. Which one of the following is the apex central body that sanctions and monitors State/UT housing proposals under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0?

Q9. Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, the 'Beneficiary-Led Construction (BLC)' vertical refers exclusively to which one of the following modes of assistance?

Q10. Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, in how many distinct implementation verticals is the scheme structured?