UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — VB-G RAM G to take effect on July 1

Q1. With reference to rural employment guarantee legislation in India, which one of the following is the FIRST Act in independent India to provide a statutory wage-employment guarantee of more than 100 days per rural household per financial year?

  • A. National Rural Employment Programme Act
  • B. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
  • C. Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025
  • D. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana Act

Q2. How many days of guaranteed wage employment per eligible rural household in every financial year are provided under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025?

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

Q3. The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 is administered by which one of the following Union Ministries as the nodal ministry?

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

Q4. In the context of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, the term 'normative allocation' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. A demand-driven open-ended Central grant released on the basis of actual person-days of work generated in a State during the year
  • B. A state-wise ceiling on Central share determined by the Union Government for each financial year, beyond which any additional expenditure must be borne independently by the State
  • C. The minimum wage rate notified annually by the Centre under the Minimum Wages Act for unskilled rural manual workers
  • D. The standard 60:40 cost-sharing ratio between the Centre and the States for all rural development schemes