UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PRITHVI SCHEME

Q1. The PRITHVI scheme was approved for the period 2021-26. What is its total sanctioned overall outlay?

  • A. ₹4,797 crore
  • B. ₹4,077 crore
  • C. ₹2,177 crore
  • D. ₹7,494 crore

Q2. How many ongoing sub-schemes of the Ministry of Earth Sciences are subsumed under the overarching PRITHVI scheme?

  • A. Three
  • B. Four
  • C. Five
  • D. Six

Q3. Within the PRITHVI scheme's Earth-system framework, the term 'cryosphere' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The portions of Earth's surface where water occurs in solid form — ice sheets, glaciers, snow and permafrost
  • B. The gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth
  • C. The solid rocky outer shell of the Earth
  • D. The totality of living organisms and their ecosystems

Q4. As per the Ministry of Earth Sciences' reply on PRITHVI's objectives, which one of the following is counted among the 'three poles of the Earth' that the scheme aims to explore?

  • A. The Himalayas
  • B. The Andes
  • C. The Alps
  • D. The Ural mountains

Q5. How many autonomous institutes of the Ministry of Earth Sciences have been merged into a single Society of the MoES?

  • A. Three
  • B. Four
  • C. Five
  • D. Seven

Q6. The PRITHVI scheme of the Ministry of Earth Sciences is best classified as which one of the following?

  • A. A central sector scheme, fully funded by the Union Government and implemented through MoES institutes
  • B. A centrally sponsored scheme with a 60:40 Centre-State funding share
  • C. A centrally sponsored scheme with a 90:10 Centre-State funding share
  • D. A state sector scheme implemented by coastal state governments