UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — IMPLEMENTATION OF VB G RAM G

Q1. The statutory guarantee of 125 days of rural wage employment under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 is operationalised by which one of the following ministries?

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

Q2. With reference to how the wage-employment guarantee under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 differs from that under MGNREGA, 2005, consider the following statements: 1. The Act raises the guaranteed wage employment from 100 to 125 days per rural household per financial year. 2. The Act shifts the basis of the guarantee from the rural household to each individual adult worker. 3. The guarantee continues to apply to unskilled manual work volunteered by adult members of rural households. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Act raises the guaranteed wage employment from 100 to 125 days per rural household per financial year.
  2. The Act shifts the basis of the guarantee from the rural household to each individual adult worker.
  3. The guarantee continues to apply to unskilled manual work volunteered by adult members of rural households.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. Which of the following are correctly identified with respect to the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 as notified for implementation? 1. Implementing ministry — Ministry of Rural Development. 2. Date of commencement across rural areas — 1 July 2026. 3. Statutory guarantee — 125 days per rural household per financial year. 4. Centre:State funding ratio for North-eastern and Himalayan States — 60:40. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Implementing ministry — Ministry of Rural Development.
  2. Date of commencement across rural areas — 1 July 2026.
  3. Statutory guarantee — 125 days per rural household per financial year.
  4. Centre:State funding ratio for North-eastern and Himalayan States — 60:40.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q4. On its commencement on 1 July 2026, the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 becomes the principal statutory rural wage-employment framework, repealing and replacing which one of the following?

  • A. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
  • B. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission
  • C. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
  • D. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana

Q5. Under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, the primary liability for paying the unemployment allowance when work is not provided within the stipulated time rests with which one of the following?

  • A. The Central Government
  • B. The State Governments
  • C. The Gram Panchayats
  • D. The Central Rojgar Guarantee Council

Q6. Within how many days of a demand for work must employment be provided under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, failing which the State Government becomes liable to pay an unemployment allowance?

  • A. 7 days
  • B. 15 days
  • C. 30 days
  • D. 45 days

Q7. In the context of the 2025 legislation replacing MGNREGA, the abbreviation 'VB-G RAM G' stands for which one of the following?

  • A. Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)
  • B. Viksit Bharat – Gramin Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Guarantee
  • C. Viksit Bharat – Guaranteed Rural Ajeevika and Manav Gramin Mission
  • D. Vikas Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar, Ajeevika and Manrega (Gramin)

Q8. With reference to the legislative history of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 relative to the law it replaces, consider the following statements: 1. The Act received Presidential assent in 2026. 2. It repeals and replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005. 3. Like its predecessor, it is administered by the Ministry of Rural Development. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Act received Presidential assent in 2026.
  2. It repeals and replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005.
  3. Like its predecessor, it is administered by the Ministry of Rural Development.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q9. With reference to the thematic orientation of works under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, consider the following statements: 1. The Act aligns rural employment works with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047. 2. Works focus on four broad areas including water security and mitigation of extreme weather events. 3. The Act confines works to water security and rural roads only, excluding climate-resilience works. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Act aligns rural employment works with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.
  2. Works focus on four broad areas including water security and mitigation of extreme weather events.
  3. The Act confines works to water security and rural roads only, excluding climate-resilience works.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q10. With reference to the Budget 2026–27 provision for the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, consider the following statements: 1. The figure of ₹95,692.31 crore is the total programme outlay including the State share, while ₹1.51 lakh crore is the Central share alone. 2. The Central share provided for FY 2026–27 is ₹95,692.31 crore. 3. Including the estimated State share, the total programme outlay is expected to exceed ₹1.51 lakh crore. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The figure of ₹95,692.31 crore is the total programme outlay including the State share, while ₹1.51 lakh crore is the Central share alone.
  2. The Central share provided for FY 2026–27 is ₹95,692.31 crore.
  3. Including the estimated State share, the total programme outlay is expected to exceed ₹1.51 lakh crore.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q11. With reference to the eligibility scope of the wage-employment guarantee under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 compared with MGNREGA, consider the following statements: 1. The Act retains the rural household as the unit for the wage-employment guarantee, as under the law it replaces. 2. Works under the scheme may be suspended for up to 60 days in a financial year to align with agricultural sowing and harvesting. 3. The guarantee is available only to households below the poverty line (BPL). Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Act retains the rural household as the unit for the wage-employment guarantee, as under the law it replaces.
  2. Works under the scheme may be suspended for up to 60 days in a financial year to align with agricultural sowing and harvesting.
  3. The guarantee is available only to households below the poverty line (BPL).
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q12. Which of the following are correctly identified as features of the modernised delivery framework under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025? 1. A convergence and saturation-based approach integrating complementary Government schemes into a single rural development architecture. 2. Crèche facilities at worksites where five or more children under five years accompany working women. 3. Mandatory one-third representation of women in the Central and State Rojgar Guarantee Councils. 4. Full 100% central funding of both wage and material costs, replacing the earlier cost-sharing model. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. A convergence and saturation-based approach integrating complementary Government schemes into a single rural development architecture.
  2. Crèche facilities at worksites where five or more children under five years accompany working women.
  3. Mandatory one-third representation of women in the Central and State Rojgar Guarantee Councils.
  4. Full 100% central funding of both wage and material costs, replacing the earlier cost-sharing model.
  • A. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4 only