UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Connectivity projects in North East Region

Question 1

The Department of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) was upgraded to a full-fledged Ministry (MDoNER) in which year?

Accepted Answer

2004

Answer

2001

Answer

2011

Answer

2014

Question 2

Which of the following bodies, functioning under the administrative purview of MDoNER, serves as the regional planning body for the North Eastern Region?

Accepted Answer

North Eastern Council

Answer

North Eastern Development Finance Corporation (NEDFi)

Answer

North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC)

Answer

NITI Forum for North East

Question 3

What was the total length of the National Highway network in the North Eastern Region as on 1 April 2025?

Accepted Answer

16,207 km

Answer

10,905 km

Answer

13,905 km

Answer

26,207 km

Question 4

In the context of railway projects in the NER, the achievement of 'capital connectivity' for Mizoram through the Bhairabi-Sairang line refers to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Connecting the state capital Aizawl to the Indian Railways network for the first time

Answer

Converting an existing metre-gauge line at Aizawl entirely to broad gauge

Answer

Establishing a dedicated high-speed rail corridor between Aizawl and Guwahati

Answer

Introducing metro rail services within Aizawl city

Question 5

The acronym 'UDAN' in the UDAN-RCS civil aviation scheme stands for which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik

Answer

Unnat Digital Aviation Network

Answer

Udaan Development and Airport Network

Answer

Universal Domestic Air Navigation

Question 6

As of December 2025, how many Gram Panchayats in the North Eastern Region had been made service-ready for high-speed internet under the BharatNet project?

Accepted Answer

6,355

Answer

5,355

Answer

6,535

Answer

16,207

Question 7

India's 'Act East Policy', a key strategic driver of connectivity in the North Eastern Region, was articulated (as a reformulation of the earlier Look East Policy) in which year?

Accepted Answer

2014

Answer

1991

Answer

2004

Answer

2016

Question 8

Which one of the following is the nodal Union Ministry that implements the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), the flagship rural road connectivity programme in the North Eastern Region?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Rural Development

Answer

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Answer

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Answer

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Connectivity projects in North East Region

Q1. The Department of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) was upgraded to a full-fledged Ministry (MDoNER) in which year?

Q2. Which of the following bodies, functioning under the administrative purview of MDoNER, serves as the regional planning body for the North Eastern Region?

Q3. What was the total length of the National Highway network in the North Eastern Region as on 1 April 2025?

Q4. In the context of railway projects in the NER, the achievement of 'capital connectivity' for Mizoram through the Bhairabi-Sairang line refers to which one of the following?

Q5. The acronym 'UDAN' in the UDAN-RCS civil aviation scheme stands for which one of the following?

Q6. As of December 2025, how many Gram Panchayats in the North Eastern Region had been made service-ready for high-speed internet under the BharatNet project?

Q7. India's 'Act East Policy', a key strategic driver of connectivity in the North Eastern Region, was articulated (as a reformulation of the earlier Look East Policy) in which year?

Q8. Which one of the following is the nodal Union Ministry that implements the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), the flagship rural road connectivity programme in the North Eastern Region?