UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — G-RAM-G driven by evidence and experience, not assumptions or apprehensions; government committed to transparent communication on rural missions, says Dr. Jitendra Singh

Q1. With reference to the changes introduced by the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 as compared with MGNREGA, 2005, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. It raises the statutory wage-employment guarantee from 100 to 125 days per rural household per financial year.
  2. Both MGNREGA and the VB-G RAM G Act are implemented as Centrally Sponsored Schemes with an identical 60:40 Centre-State fund-sharing pattern applied uniformly to all States.
  3. Under it, MGNREGA, 2005 stands repealed with effect from 1 July 2026.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q2. The VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 repeals which one of the following as the parent statute of India's rural wage-employment guarantee?

  • A. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
  • B. The National Food Security Act, 2013
  • C. The National Rural Employment Programme Act, 1980
  • D. The Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana Act, 1999

Q3. The Viksit Bharat – G RAM G Bill, 2025 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by which Union Minister?

  • A. Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Minister of Rural Development
  • B. Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Minister of Panchayati Raj
  • C. Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State in the PMO
  • D. Shri Giriraj Singh, Minister of Rural Development

Q4. With reference to the enactment of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correctly identified?

  1. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2025.
  2. The Bill received the assent of the President of India in December 2025.
  3. The Bill was passed by Parliament during the Monsoon Session of 2025.
  4. The Bill was piloted by the Ministry of Rural Development.
  • A. 1, 2 and 4
  • B. 1, 3 and 4
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 2 only

Q5. With reference to the scheme architecture and funding of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. It is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Rural Development.
  2. The Centre-State fund-sharing ratio is 90:10 for the North-Eastern and Himalayan States.
  3. Union Territories without a legislature are funded entirely by the Central Government.
  4. Every State, without exception, bears exactly 40 per cent of the programme cost.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 3 and 4

Q6. Comparing the cost structure of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 with that of MGNREGA, 2005, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Under MGNREGA the Centre bore the full cost of unskilled wages, whereas the VB-G RAM G Act shifts to a Centrally Sponsored Scheme cost-sharing model.
  2. Under the VB-G RAM G Act, expenditure on the material component shall not exceed 40 per cent at the district level.
  3. Under the VB-G RAM G Act, the 40 per cent ceiling on the material component is applied at the Gram Panchayat level.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q7. Under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, wages to workers are delivered primarily through which one of the following mechanisms?

  • A. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) into the worker's bank or post-office account
  • B. Cash disbursed at the worksite by the work supervisor (mate)
  • C. Wage transfer routed through the State treasury to the Gram Panchayat for onward payment
  • D. DBT credited to an Aadhaar-seeded digital wallet that does not require any bank or post-office account

Q8. With reference to the digital-governance and anti-leakage features of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Biometric authentication of workers, functionaries and transactions is provided for.
  2. Geospatial technology-enabled planning, including satellite imagery and digital mapping of works, is provided for.
  3. Existing e-KYC verified job cards remain valid until the new Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards are issued.
  4. Wages are disbursed exclusively in cash to eliminate banking delays.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1, 3 and 4
  • C. 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 4

Q9. With reference to the normative allocation and convergent-planning architecture of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Central Government makes a Normative Allocation to each State based on objective parameters prescribed in the Rules.
  2. Public works undertaken are aggregated into the Viksit Bharat National Rural Infrastructure Stack.
  3. The Viksit Gram Panchayat Plan is the principal planning instrument at the village level.
  4. Expenditure incurred beyond the normative allocation is fully reimbursed by the Central Government.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 2, 3 and 4
  • C. 1 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 4

Q10. In the context of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, the term 'Normative Allocation' most precisely refers to which one of the following?

  • A. State-wise allocation of funds by the Centre determined on the basis of objective parameters prescribed in the Rules
  • B. Open-ended, demand-driven allocation released in proportion to the person-days of work actually generated
  • C. Allocation of permissible works equally across the four thematic domains at the district level
  • D. Allocation of the 125 guaranteed days equally among all rural households in a State

Q11. In the operationalisation of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, the date 1 July 2026 is significant as which one of the following?

  • A. The date from which the Act comes into force across rural India and MGNREGA, 2005 stands repealed
  • B. The date on which the Bill received the assent of the President of India
  • C. The date on which the Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha
  • D. The last date for issuing the new Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards to all workers

Q12. The VB-G RAM G Act, which Dr. Jitendra Singh described as 'evidence and experience driven, not assumptions or apprehensions', guarantees how many days of wage employment per rural household in each financial year?

  • A. 100 days
  • B. 125 days
  • C. 150 days
  • D. An unlimited number of days available on demand