UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Year Ender 2025 - Ministry of Cooperation: “Sahkar se Samriddhi”
Q1. The Directive Principle of State Policy directing the State to endeavour to promote voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control and professional management of cooperative societies — inserted by the 97th Constitutional Amendment — is contained in which one of the following Articles?
- A. Article 43A
- B. Article 43B
- C. Article 48A
- D. Article 39A
Q2. The Ministry of Cooperation, created in 2021 to provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework to the cooperative sector, was carved out of which existing Union Ministry?
- A. Ministry of Rural Development
- B. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
- C. Ministry of Finance
- D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Q3. With effect from Academic Year 2025-26, the Tribhuvan Sahkari University launched postgraduate degree programmes. Consider the following programmes:
1. MBA in Cooperative Management
2. MBA in Cooperative Banking and Finance
3. MBA in Agribusiness Management
4. MBA in Rural Marketing
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as programmes launched by the University?
- MBA in Cooperative Management
- MBA in Cooperative Banking and Finance
- MBA in Agribusiness Management
- MBA in Rural Marketing
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 1, 2 and 3
- C. 2 and 4
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q4. The Tribhuvan Sahkari University is named after Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel, who is best remembered for which one of the following?
- A. Founding the Kheda District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union that later evolved into Amul
- B. Serving as the first Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board
- C. Architecting the White Revolution's Operation Flood as a technocrat
- D. Establishing the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO)
Q5. What is the official theme under which the United Nations observes the International Year of Cooperatives 2025?
- A. Cooperatives Build a Better World
- B. Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World
- C. Cooperatives for Sustainable Development
- D. Prosperity through Cooperation
Q6. Consider the following statements regarding the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2025:
1. It was declared by the United Nations General Assembly.
2. The national inaugural function of IYC 2025 in India was held in Mumbai.
3. A 'Manthan Baithak' of Cooperation Ministers of all States and Union Territories was held in 2025 to commemorate the year.
4. 2025 is the first year ever designated by the United Nations as an International Year of Cooperatives.
Which of the above is/are NOT correct?
- It was declared by the United Nations General Assembly.
- The national inaugural function of IYC 2025 in India was held in Mumbai.
- A 'Manthan Baithak' of Cooperation Ministers of all States and Union Territories was held in 2025 to commemorate the year.
- 2025 is the first year ever designated by the United Nations as an International Year of Cooperatives.
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 4 only
- C. 3 and 4
- D. 2 only
Q7. The National Cooperation Policy 2025 explicitly positions cooperatives as key drivers for realising which one of the following national visions?
- A. Viksit Bharat 2047
- B. Aatmanirbhar Bharat 2030
- C. Amrit Kaal 2040
- D. Panchamrit 2070
Q8. Consider the following statements about the National Cooperation Policy 2025:
1. It replaces the earlier National Cooperative Policy of 2002.
2. It was unveiled in New Delhi in 2025.
3. It is structured around six strategic pillars.
4. It is the first-ever cooperative policy adopted by India.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- It replaces the earlier National Cooperative Policy of 2002.
- It was unveiled in New Delhi in 2025.
- It is structured around six strategic pillars.
- It is the first-ever cooperative policy adopted by India.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 1 and 4 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q9. Under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002, the Ministry of Cooperation established a set of new national-level multi-state cooperative societies (including NCEL, NCOL and BBSSL). How many such new national multi-state cooperative societies were set up?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Four
- D. Five
Q10. The principal statute governing cooperative societies whose objects are not confined to a single State — administered by the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies — was enacted in which year?
- A. 1984
- B. 2002
- C. 2011
- D. 2023
Q11. Consider the following statements comparing the revised PACS computerization project with its original approval:
1. The financial outlay was enhanced from about ₹2,516 crore to about ₹2,925 crore.
2. The revised project covers about 79,630 PACS, up from the originally approved 63,000 PACS.
3. The revised project links PACS to State-specific software instead of a national unified ERP platform.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The financial outlay was enhanced from about ₹2,516 crore to about ₹2,925 crore.
- The revised project covers about 79,630 PACS, up from the originally approved 63,000 PACS.
- The revised project links PACS to State-specific software instead of a national unified ERP platform.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q12. As highlighted by the Ministry of Cooperation, India's cooperative sector comprises approximately how many cooperative societies?
- A. About 2 lakh
- B. About 5 lakh
- C. About 8.4 lakh
- D. About 15 lakh