UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — 23rd Instalment of PM-KISAN
Q1. Which State served as the venue for the release of the 23rd instalment of PM-KISAN on 20 June 2026, the day observed as 'PM-KISAN Utsav Diwas'?
- A. Bihar
- B. Assam
- C. West Bengal
- D. Uttar Pradesh
Q2. In the context of PM-KISAN, the term 'Central Sector Scheme' most precisely refers to a scheme that is:
- A. Fully funded by the Union Government and implemented directly by central agencies or through States acting as conduits
- B. Jointly funded by the Centre and the States in a prescribed sharing ratio and implemented by State Governments
- C. Funded entirely by State Governments but framed under guidelines issued by NITI Aayog
- D. Financed through external multilateral assistance routed via the Department of Economic Affairs
Q3. PM-KISAN is administered as a Central Sector Scheme by which one of the following Departments of the Government of India?
- A. Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development
- B. Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
- C. Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
- D. Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Q4. The PM-KISAN scheme is operationalised by which one of the following authorities at the Union level?
- A. Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Rural Development
- B. Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
- C. Department of Financial Services under the Ministry of Finance
- D. Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Q5. With reference to the benefit structure and disbursement mechanism of the PM-KISAN scheme, consider the following statements:
1. A financial benefit of ₹6,000 per year is transferred in three equal instalments of ₹2,000, payable every four months.
2. All payments are made through Direct Benefit Transfer into Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts of beneficiaries.
3. The scheme follows a 60:40 Centre–State funding pattern, with States contributing 40% of the annual outlay.
4. An Aadhaar-seeded bank account is a mandatory requirement for receiving benefits under the scheme.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A financial benefit of ₹6,000 per year is transferred in three equal instalments of ₹2,000, payable every four months.
- All payments are made through Direct Benefit Transfer into Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts of beneficiaries.
- The scheme follows a 60:40 Centre–State funding pattern, with States contributing 40% of the annual outlay.
- An Aadhaar-seeded bank account is a mandatory requirement for receiving benefits under the scheme.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 2 and 4 only
- D. 1, 3 and 4 only
Q6. Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, what is the minimum monthly pension (in rupees) at or above which a retired pensioner — other than Multi-Tasking Staff / Class IV / Group D personnel — is rendered ineligible for the income-support benefit?
- A. ₹5,000
- B. ₹7,500
- C. ₹10,000
- D. ₹15,000
Q7. With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, consider the following statements regarding its launch and evolution:
1. The scheme was formally launched on 24 February 2019 but was made effective retrospectively from 1 December 2018.
2. At its launch, the scheme was restricted to small and marginal farmer families having cultivable land holdings up to two hectares.
3. With effect from 1 June 2019, the scheme was extended to all land-holding farmer families irrespective of the size of their holdings, without any exclusion criteria whatsoever.
4. PM-KISAN is structured as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, with the financial outlay shared between the Union and the States.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The scheme was formally launched on 24 February 2019 but was made effective retrospectively from 1 December 2018.
- At its launch, the scheme was restricted to small and marginal farmer families having cultivable land holdings up to two hectares.
- With effect from 1 June 2019, the scheme was extended to all land-holding farmer families irrespective of the size of their holdings, without any exclusion criteria whatsoever.
- PM-KISAN is structured as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, with the financial outlay shared between the Union and the States.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 2 and 4
Q8. The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, launched in 2019, is operationalised at the Union level by which one of the following?
- A. Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Rural Development
- B. Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
- C. Department of Agricultural Research and Education under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
- D. Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Q9. From which venue did the Prime Minister release the 23rd instalment of PM-KISAN in June 2026?
- A. Tarakeswar, Hooghly (West Bengal)
- B. Guwahati (Assam)
- C. Bhagalpur (Bihar)
- D. Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
Q10. With reference to the recent instalments of PM-KISAN, consider the following pairings of instalment and release venue:
1. 19th instalment — Bhagalpur, Bihar
2. 21st instalment — Guwahati, Assam
3. 22nd instalment — Hooghly, West Bengal
4. 23rd instalment — Hooghly, West Bengal
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
- 19th instalment — Bhagalpur, Bihar
- 21st instalment — Guwahati, Assam
- 22nd instalment — Hooghly, West Bengal
- 23rd instalment — Hooghly, West Bengal
- A. 1 and 4 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1, 3 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2 and 4 only
Q11. PM-KISAN, described as one of the world's largest Direct Benefit Transfer initiatives with cumulative disbursal crossing ₹4.46 lakh crore by its 23rd instalment, is implemented at the Union level by which one of the following?
- A. Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
- B. Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
- C. Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development
- D. Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Q12. In the context of PM-KISAN's funding architecture, the term 'Central Sector Scheme' most precisely refers to a scheme that is:
- A. funded jointly by the Centre and the States in a prescribed ratio (commonly 60:40) and implemented by State machinery
- B. funded 100% by the Union Government and implemented by Central agencies or through States acting as facilitators, with no State financial share
- C. funded out of Finance Commission grants devolved to the States, with the Union prescribing only broad guidelines
- D. funded by the Union but routed exclusively through Panchayati Raj Institutions under Article 243G
Q13. With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PM-KMY), which one of the following best describes the scheme?
- A. A crop insurance scheme covering yield losses for small and marginal farmers against natural calamities
- B. A voluntary and contributory pension scheme providing a minimum monthly assured pension of Rs. 3,000 to small and marginal farmers on attaining 60 years of age
- C. An interest-subvention scheme on short-term crop loans extended through Kisan Credit Cards
- D. A non-contributory old-age income transfer scheme funded entirely by the Central Government for all land-holding farmer families
Q14. Which one of the following entities serves as the Pension Fund Manager for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PM-KMY)?
- A. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
- B. Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
- C. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India
- D. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)