UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan engages with rural people, workers, and labourers at Gram Sabha in Loni Budruk, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra

Q1. In the context of recent rural development legislation, the acronym 'G RAM G' in the 'Viksit Bharat – G RAM G Act, 2025' stands for which one of the following?

  • A. Gramin Rozgar and Ajeevika Margdarshan (Gramin)
  • B. Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)
  • C. Gram Rozgar Adhikar Mission for Gramin Bharat
  • D. Gandhian Rural Awareness and Mobilisation – Gramin

Q2. With reference to the Viksit Bharat – G RAM G Act, 2025, which of the following statements is/are NOT correct?

  1. The Act guarantees 125 days of unskilled manual work per rural household in a financial year.
  2. Wages are to be paid within 7 days of work completion, and a delay beyond 15 days attracts interest at 0.05% per day.
  3. The Act mandates 50% reservation for women in works undertaken under it.
  4. Cost-sharing between the Centre and States is in the ratio of 60:40 for general States and 90:10 for North-Eastern and Himalayan States.
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 1 and 3
  • C. 2 and 4
  • D. 3 and 4

Q3. Under the Viksit Bharat – G RAM G Act, 2025, the final authority to approve the Viksit Gram Panchayat Plan (VGPP), i.e. the list of works to be undertaken in a village, vests in which one of the following bodies?

  • A. The Gram Panchayat
  • B. The Gram Sabha
  • C. The Block Development Officer
  • D. The District Programme Coordinator

Q4. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 is administered at the Union level by which one of the following Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  • B. Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • C. Ministry of Rural Development
  • D. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Q5. With reference to the original Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (as enacted), which of the following is/are NOT a provision of the parent Act?

  1. Guarantee of at least 100 days of unskilled manual wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer for such work.
  2. Priority to women such that at least one-third of the beneficiaries shall be women who have registered and requested for work.
  3. Mandatory payment of wages within 7 days of work, with 0.05% interest payable on delays beyond 15 days.
  4. Statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment per rural household in a financial year.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 3 and 4 only
  • C. 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4

Q6. Under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, which one of the following is the principal authority statutorily empowered to conduct the Social Audit of all works executed under the Scheme in a village?

  • A. Gram Panchayat
  • B. Gram Sabha
  • C. District Programme Coordinator
  • D. Block Development Officer

Q7. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India exclusively deals with the Gram Sabha?

  • A. Article 243
  • B. Article 243A
  • C. Article 243B
  • D. Article 243G

Q8. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

  • A. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
  • B. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
  • C. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
  • D. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

Q9. Match List I (Milestone in Panchayati Raj evolution) with List II (Year) and select the correct chronological mapping using the code given below the Lists:

  • A. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
  • B. A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
  • C. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
  • D. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

Q10. In the Union Government, which one of the following is the nodal Department for the Watershed Development Component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (WDC-PMKSY) — the programme that institutionalised, at the national scale, the participatory watershed approach pioneered at Ralegan Siddhi?

  • A. Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development
  • B. Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
  • C. Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture
  • D. Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Q11. Per the FAO case study on the Ralegan Siddhi participatory watershed model, which of the following are correctly identified as constituent elements of that model?

  1. Emergence of local leadership backed by voluntary moral codes such as a ban on uncontrolled grazing and tree cutting
  2. Primacy of the village assembly (Gram Sabha) in decision-making on watershed works
  3. Substitution of community labour by fully mechanised contractor-driven construction
  4. Holistic and sustained development pursued over a 10-20 year horizon with use of simple technology
  • A. 1, 2 and 4
  • B. 1, 3 and 4
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q12. How many subjects are listed in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, which was added by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992?

  • A. 18
  • B. 22
  • C. 29
  • D. 32

Q13. Which of the following subjects is/are included in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?

  1. Agriculture, including agricultural extension
  2. Public health, sanitation, conservancy and solid waste management
  3. Public order and police
  4. Khadi, village and cottage industries
  • A. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4 only

Q14. Under the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to the Panchayats is vested in which one of the following?

  • A. The Election Commission of India
  • B. The State Election Commission, consisting of a State Election Commissioner appointed by the Governor
  • C. The State Legislature acting through the Department of Panchayati Raj
  • D. The Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj in consultation with the State Government

Q15. With reference to the Union Government's 'Viksit Bharat @2047' framework, which of the following were identified by the Union Finance Minister in the Interim Budget 2024-25 as the four major 'pillars' (or 'castes') of Viksit Bharat? 1. Garib (Poor) 2. Annadata (Farmer) 3. Yuva (Youth) 4. Vyapari (Trader)

  1. Garib (Poor)
  2. Annadata (Farmer)
  3. Yuva (Youth)
  4. Vyapari (Trader)
  • A. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q16. Match List I (Milestone in the rollout of the Viksit Bharat @2047 vision) with List II (Date) and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  • A. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
  • B. A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
  • C. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
  • D. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

Q17. The 'NITI for States' digital repository and the 'Viksit Bharat Strategy Room', created to help States align their priorities with the Viksit Bharat @2047 vision and SDG 2030, are an initiative of which one of the following bodies?

  • A. NITI Aayog, under its State Support Mission
  • B. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  • C. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • D. Inter-State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs

Q18. With reference to the major schemes of the Ministry of Rural Development, consider the following statements:

  1. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is a placement-linked skilling programme targeting rural poor youth in the age group of 15–35 years and is implemented under the aegis of the DAY-National Rural Livelihoods Mission.
  2. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched in 2013 with the primary objective of upgradation of existing rural roads.
  3. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G), launched in 2016, replaced the earlier Indira Awaas Yojana as the flagship rural housing scheme.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q19. With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-I) launched in December 2000, the minimum population threshold (as per Census 2001) of an unconnected habitation in plain areas for it to be eligible for all-weather single-road connectivity under the scheme is:

  • A. 250 persons
  • B. 500 persons
  • C. 1,000 persons
  • D. 1,500 persons

Q20. Which one of the following is the flagship rural housing scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, aimed at providing pucca houses with basic amenities to all eligible houseless households and those living in kutcha/dilapidated houses in rural areas?

  • A. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U)
  • B. Rajiv Awas Yojana
  • C. Indira Awaas Yojana
  • D. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G)

Q21. With reference to the audit framework of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), consider the following statements: 1. Risk-based internal audits of MGNREGS are conducted at the district level by the Internal Audit Wing under the Office of the Chief Controller of Accounts of the Ministry of Rural Development. 2. Social audits of works executed under MGNREGS are mandated to be conducted by the Gram Sabha under the MGNREGA, 2005. 3. Since 2013-14, such risk-based internal audits have covered 225 districts spread across 30 States/Union Territories. How many of the statements given above are correct?

  • A. Only one
  • B. Only two
  • C. All three
  • D. None

Q22. The Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Audit of Schemes Rules, 2011, which govern the social audit architecture of MGNREGS, were notified by the Central Government in consultation with which one of the following constitutional/statutory authorities?

  • A. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
  • B. Central Vigilance Commission
  • C. Central Information Commission
  • D. National Human Rights Commission

Q23. With reference to the wage-payment and monitoring mechanism of MGNREGS as it stands now, compared to the earlier regime, consider the following statements:

  1. The National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) App, which captures two time-stamped and geo-tagged photographs of workers per day, has been made mandatory for all worksite attendance (except individual beneficiary works) since 1st January 2023.
  2. The Aadhaar-Based Payment System (ABPS) has been made the mandatory route for wage payment under MGNREGS with effect from 1st January 2024, replacing the earlier mixed NACH–ABPS route.
  3. Under Section 3 of MGNREGA, the delay compensation of 0.05% of unpaid wages per day, payable for delays beyond 15 days, is borne entirely by the Central Government.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3