UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PM GatiShakti Network Planning Group Evaluates 352 Infrastructure Projects Worth ₹16.10 Lakh Crore

Q1. In the PM GatiShakti framework of Budget 2022-23, the seven engines are backed by certain complementary supporting sectors. Which one of the following is counted among the seven engines rather than as a complementary supporting sector?

  • A. Mass Transport
  • B. Energy Transmission
  • C. Bulk Water and Sewerage
  • D. Social Infrastructure

Q2. Under the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, the Network Planning Group (NPG) is serviced as its secretariat by which one of the following?

  • A. Logistics Division, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
  • B. NITI Aayog
  • C. Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
  • D. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Q3. The ₹5,000 crore extended to States for PM GatiShakti-related infrastructure under the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment scheme is provided as an interest-free loan of the longest tenure offered under that scheme, namely:

  • A. 50 years
  • B. 25 years
  • C. 15 years
  • D. 10 years

Q4. The 50-year interest-free loans to States under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (including the ₹5,000 crore PM GatiShakti component) are administered by which one of the following?

  • A. Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance
  • B. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
  • C. NITI Aayog
  • D. Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance

Q5. The National Logistics Policy, 2022 sets a target of placing India among the top how many countries in the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index (LPI) by 2030?

  • A. Top 10
  • B. Top 25
  • C. Top 50
  • D. Top 100

Q6. BISAG-N (Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics), which develops and maintains the GIS platform for the PM GatiShakti NMP, functions as an autonomous institute under which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
  • B. Department of Space
  • C. Ministry of Science and Technology
  • D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry