UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Job scheme grievance rules drop key clauses

Q1. With reference to the Gram Sabha and social audit of rural works in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Constitution itself lists the functions of the Gram Sabha, including the social audit of public works in the village.
  2. Under MGNREGA, the duty to conduct regular social audits of projects in a Gram Panchayat was placed on the Gram Sabha by the statute.
  3. The Gram Sabha consists of all persons on the electoral rolls of a village within the area of the village-level Panchayat, and is not limited to the elected Panchayat members.
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q2. With reference to rules made by the Union executive under an Act of Parliament, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. A rule that goes beyond or conflicts with its parent Act can be struck down as ultra vires, even if it was properly notified in the Gazette.
  2. Once notified, such rules are purely executive acts, so Parliament has no means of examining them.
  3. Whether a rule gives retrospective effect without express authority in the parent Act is one of the questions parliamentary scrutiny of rules looks at.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q3. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. Because the May 2026 draft of the Grievance Redressal Rules had been circulated publicly, the government could drop its FIR clause from the final rules only by first amending the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025.
  2. Within the limits of the power delegated by the parent Act, the executive can frame, modify or omit provisions of rules made under that Act.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q4. With reference to remedies against misappropriation of funds in a public welfare scheme, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Registering an FIR starts a criminal investigation by the police, which an order passed in an administrative grievance process cannot do.
  2. If the misappropriated amount is recovered through departmental action, criminal prosecution for the same act is barred.
  3. Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, an FIR for a cognizable offence can be registered only at the police station within whose limits the offence took place.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only

Q5. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. Dropping the mandatory FIR clause from the VB-G RAM G grievance rules does not prevent the police from registering a case where misuse of scheme funds amounts to a cognizable offence.
  2. Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the police can register an FIR about irregularities in a welfare scheme only on a written complaint from the department that administers it.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct