UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — National Cooperation Policy, 2025

Q1. Which one of the following is the guiding vision explicitly articulated by the National Cooperation Policy, 2025?

  • A. Sahkar Se Samriddhi
  • B. Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas
  • C. Sahkarita Bharati
  • D. Atmanirbhar Krishi

Q2. The National Cooperation Policy, 2025 is formulated and operationalised by which one of the following Union Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • B. Ministry of Cooperation
  • C. Ministry of Rural Development
  • D. Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Q3. Who became the first Union Minister of Cooperation on the creation of the Ministry of Cooperation?

  • A. Shri Suresh Prabhu
  • B. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
  • C. Shri Amit Shah
  • D. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

Q4. During the finalisation of the National Cooperation Policy, 2025, the drafting committee held formal consultations with which one of the following pairs of institutions?

  • A. RBI and NABARD
  • B. SEBI and SIDBI
  • C. RBI and SEBI
  • D. NABARD and SIDBI

Q5. Under which Constitutional Amendment Act were Part IXB and Article 43B, relating to cooperative societies, inserted into the Constitution of India?

  • A. 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act
  • B. 97th Constitutional Amendment Act
  • C. 101st Constitutional Amendment Act
  • D. 106th Constitutional Amendment Act

Q6. Regarding the constitutional and legal framework governing cooperative societies in India, which of the following statements are correctly identified?

  1. Cooperative societies are a subject under Entry 32 of the State List.
  2. The 97th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011 added Part IXB to the Constitution.
  3. Article 43B was inserted as a Fundamental Right relating to cooperative societies.
  4. Multi-state cooperative societies are governed by the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1, 2 and 4
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1 and 4 only

Q7. As highlighted around India's celebration of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025, India has approximately how many cooperative societies?

  • A. About 2 lakh
  • B. About 5.5 lakh
  • C. About 8.4 lakh
  • D. About 12 lakh

Q8. Which one of the following is listed as the first among the 16 objectives of the National Cooperation Policy, 2025?

  • A. Enhancing technology adoption for efficient and transparent management
  • B. Creating a conducive legal and regulatory environment through timely reforms
  • C. Promoting entry of cooperatives into new and emerging sectors
  • D. Transforming cooperatives into professionally managed economic entities