UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SABHASAAR INITIATIVE

Q1. SabhaSaar, the AI-enabled voice-to-text meeting summarisation tool for Gram Sabhas, has which one of the following as its nodal implementing ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  • B. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  • C. Ministry of Rural Development
  • D. Ministry of Culture

Q2. In the context of the SabhaSaar tool, the 'Gram Sabha' whose proceedings it summarises is best defined as which one of the following?

  • A. The body of all registered voters within the area of a village-level panchayat
  • B. The body of elected members of the village panchayat
  • C. The standing committee constituted by the district panchayat
  • D. The council of sarpanches at the intermediate (block) level

Q3. The expansion of SabhaSaar's language support to 23 Indian languages is operationalised through which one of the following language-technology platforms?

  • A. Bhashini
  • B. DIKSHA
  • C. UMANG
  • D. e-Taal

Q4. Having initially supported 13 Indian languages at its launch, SabhaSaar's coverage has now been expanded to how many Indian languages?

  • A. 18
  • B. 22
  • C. 23
  • D. 28

Q5. As Gram Panchayats increasingly adopted SabhaSaar for automated meeting summarisation in early 2026, under whose authority is the underlying AI infrastructure and the data it generates governed?

  • A. Solely the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  • B. The IndiaAI Mission under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  • C. The individual State Panchayati Raj Departments alone
  • D. An external private cloud provider engaged for the purpose

Q6. The Gram Sabhas whose proceedings SabhaSaar digitises derive their constitutional status from which one of the following?

  • A. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Part IX)
  • B. The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Part IX-A)
  • C. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976
  • D. The 65th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1990