UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Centre sanctions more than 10,000 km of road projects for Jammu & Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim under PMGSY-IV

Q1. In the context of PMGSY-IV, the term 'all-weather road' most precisely means a road that is:

  • A. motorable in all seasons of the year, though drainage crossings may cause interruptions of short duration during the monsoon
  • B. permanently motorable in every season without any interruption whatsoever throughout the year
  • C. constructed exclusively with rigid cement-concrete pavement in all terrains
  • D. motorable only during the dry, non-monsoon months of the year

Q2. The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-I) was originally launched by the Government of India in which year?

  • A. 1999
  • B. 2000
  • C. 2005
  • D. 2011

Q3. With reference to the institutional architecture for implementing PMGSY, which of the following are correctly identified?

  1. The Ministry of Rural Development is the nodal Union ministry for the programme.
  2. The National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA) provides technical and operational support at the national level.
  3. The State Rural Roads Development Agency (SRRDA) executes the programme at the State level.
  4. All PMGSY roads are, without exception, funded entirely by the Central Government.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q4. In the recent PMGSY-IV sanction of more than 10,000 km, the nearly 3,270 habitations described as beneficiaries are best understood as:

  • A. previously unconnected/isolated habitations that are to be given new all-weather road connectivity
  • B. already-connected habitations whose single-lane roads are to be widened to double-lane
  • C. habitations whose existing all-weather roads are only to be taken up for periodic maintenance
  • D. urban settlements being linked directly to the national highway network

Q5. With reference to the Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA), which of the following are correctly stated?

  1. It was launched in the year 2016.
  2. It funds bridges up to a span of 100 metres that are critical from a security angle.
  3. The roads and districts to be taken up are identified based on inputs from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  4. It provides fresh all-weather connectivity only to habitations with a population above 5,000.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 4 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q6. The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) is implemented by which one of the following ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Rural Development
  • B. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  • C. Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • D. Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Q7. The concept of consolidating rural roads to connect habitations to Gramin Agricultural Markets, Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals (GraSS) was introduced under which phase of the PMGSY?

  • A. PMGSY-I
  • B. PMGSY-II
  • C. PMGSY-III
  • D. RCPLWEA