UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — VB-G RAM G Act to Come into Force from July 1, 2026; "No Eligible Rural Worker Should Remain Without Work Even for a Day": Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Q1. Under the Viksit Bharat – G RAM G (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025, how many days of guaranteed wage employment is every eligible rural household entitled to in a financial year?

  • A. 100 days
  • B. 120 days
  • C. 125 days
  • D. 150 days

Q2. On its commencement on 1 July 2026, the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 stands to repeal which one of the following Acts?

  • 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 Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014

Q3. Consider the following provisions claimed for the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025: 1. A statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment per rural household. 2. An administrative expenditure ceiling raised to 9%. 3. Face authentication-based attendance at worksites. 4. A statutory ceiling of 100 days on wage employment per household. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

  1. A statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment per rural household.
  2. An administrative expenditure ceiling raised to 9%.
  3. Face authentication-based attendance at worksites.
  4. A statutory ceiling of 100 days on wage employment per household.
  • A. 1 and 3
  • B. 2 and 4
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 4 only

Q4. With reference to changes introduced by the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 compared with MGNREGA, 2005, consider the following statements: 1. The administrative expenditure ceiling was raised from 6% to 9%. 2. The wage-employment guarantee was raised from 100 days to 125 days. 3. The agricultural pause period available to States was reduced from 60 days to 30 days. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The administrative expenditure ceiling was raised from 6% to 9%.
  2. The wage-employment guarantee was raised from 100 days to 125 days.
  3. The agricultural pause period available to States was reduced from 60 days to 30 days.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. The ₹95,692.31 crore outlay for 2026–27 — described as the largest-ever Budget Estimate allocation for a rural employment programme — is administered under which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Rural Development
  • B. Ministry of Finance
  • C. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  • D. Ministry of Labour and Employment

Q6. What is the interim Central allocation made for the financial year 2026–27 for the nationwide rollout of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025?

  • A. ₹73,000 crore
  • B. ₹86,000 crore
  • C. ₹95,692.31 crore
  • D. ₹1,05,000 crore

Q7. Consider the following statements about MGNREGA, 2005: 1. It was enacted in 2005 as Act 42 of 2005. 2. It was implemented in phases beginning February 2006. 3. It guaranteed wage employment to every rural household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work. 4. It guaranteed wage employment to both rural and urban poor households. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

  1. It was enacted in 2005 as Act 42 of 2005.
  2. It was implemented in phases beginning February 2006.
  3. It guaranteed wage employment to every rural household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work.
  4. It guaranteed wage employment to both rural and urban poor households.
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 4 only

Q8. MGNREGA, which the VB-G RAM G Act replaces, was originally enacted by Parliament in which year?

  • A. 2004
  • B. 2005
  • C. 2006
  • D. 2008

Q9. A long-standing structural criticism of MGNREGA was its low statutory cap on administrative expenditure, which the new Act later raised. What was this administrative expenditure ceiling under MGNREGA?

  • A. 4%
  • B. 6%
  • C. 9%
  • D. 10%

Q10. Who is the Union Minister heading the Ministry steering the transition to the VB-G RAM G Act, who declared that 'No eligible rural worker should remain without work even for a day'?

  • A. Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
  • B. Shri Giriraj Singh
  • C. Shri Nitin Gadkari
  • D. Dr. Virendra Kumar

Q11. With reference to how the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 differs from MGNREGA in design, consider the following statements: 1. Unlike MGNREGA's manual muster rolls, the Act provides for face authentication-based attendance at worksites. 2. The Act adopts a convergence and saturation-based approach integrating complementary Government schemes. 3. The Act abolishes the issuance of any household-level entitlement card. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Unlike MGNREGA's manual muster rolls, the Act provides for face authentication-based attendance at worksites.
  2. The Act adopts a convergence and saturation-based approach integrating complementary Government schemes.
  3. The Act abolishes the issuance of any household-level entitlement card.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q12. Regarding the constitutional basis of rural employment guarantee legislation in India, consider the following statements: 1. Article 41 directs the State to make effective provision for securing the right to work. 2. Such legislation gives statutory effect to a Directive Principle, which is itself not enforceable by any court. 3. Because Article 41 is a Fundamental Right, every rural worker can directly move the Supreme Court under Article 32 to enforce the 125-day guarantee. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Article 41 directs the State to make effective provision for securing the right to work.
  2. Such legislation gives statutory effect to a Directive Principle, which is itself not enforceable by any court.
  3. Because Article 41 is a Fundamental Right, every rural worker can directly move the Supreme Court under Article 32 to enforce the 125-day guarantee.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3