UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — INTEGRATION OF VB-G RAM-G WITH PM GATI SHAKTI NATIONAL MASTER PLAN

Q1. Under the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM-G) Act, 2025, the statutory guarantee of unskilled manual wage employment per rural household in each financial year is fixed at not less than how many days?

  • A. 100 days
  • B. 120 days
  • C. 125 days
  • D. 150 days

Q2. Under the VB-G RAM-G Act, 2025, the guarantee of not less than 125 days of wage employment in a financial year is extended primarily to which one of the following as the basic beneficiary unit?

  • A. Each adult rural citizen individually
  • B. Every rural household whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work
  • C. Every Gram Panchayat as a collective unit
  • D. Every below-poverty-line rural family

Q3. Under the VB-G RAM-G Act, 2025, the provision permitting States to notify 'up to 60 days' in a financial year refers to which one of the following?

  • A. A period during peak sowing or harvesting seasons during which employment under the Act may be temporarily suspended
  • B. The maximum number of days of skilled employment that must always be provided in addition to unskilled work
  • C. The maximum period within which wages must invariably be disbursed after work is completed
  • D. The minimum number of days that must always be reserved exclusively for women workers

Q4. With reference to the differences between MGNREGA, 2005 and the VB-G RAM-G Act, 2025, consider the following statements about VB-G RAM-G: 1. It is implemented as a centrally sponsored scheme with a 60:40 Centre–State cost-sharing ratio for most States. 2. For North-Eastern States and Union Territories, the Centre–State cost-sharing ratio is 90:10. 3. As under MGNREGA, the Centre continues to bear 100% of the unskilled wage cost. 4. On its commencement, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 stands repealed. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. It is implemented as a centrally sponsored scheme with a 60:40 Centre–State cost-sharing ratio for most States.
  2. For North-Eastern States and Union Territories, the Centre–State cost-sharing ratio is 90:10.
  3. As under MGNREGA, the Centre continues to bear 100% of the unskilled wage cost.
  4. On its commencement, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 stands repealed.
  • A. 1 and 3
  • B. 2 and 4
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 3 only

Q5. With reference to the Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans (VGPPs) under the VB-G RAM-G Act, 2025, consider the following statements: 1. VGPPs are prepared by the Gram Panchayat and placed before the Gram Sabha for approval. 2. The plans are aggregated successively at the Block, District, State and National levels. 3. At least fifty percent of the total works, in cost terms, are to be implemented through Gram Panchayats. 4. Final approval of every VGPP rests with the Network Planning Group of DPIIT. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. VGPPs are prepared by the Gram Panchayat and placed before the Gram Sabha for approval.
  2. The plans are aggregated successively at the Block, District, State and National levels.
  3. At least fifty percent of the total works, in cost terms, are to be implemented through Gram Panchayats.
  4. Final approval of every VGPP rests with the Network Planning Group of DPIIT.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 2 and 4
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q6. The following statements compare planning under the VB-G RAM-G Act, 2025 with that under MGNREGA: 1. Unlike MGNREGA, planning under VB-G RAM-G is institutionalised through Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans integrated with PM Gati Shakti. 2. VB-G RAM-G adopts saturation-driven planning powered by geospatial systems and digital public infrastructure. 3. VB-G RAM-G replaces the earlier bottom-up planning process with a top-down, centrally drafted plan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Unlike MGNREGA, planning under VB-G RAM-G is institutionalised through Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans integrated with PM Gati Shakti.
  2. VB-G RAM-G adopts saturation-driven planning powered by geospatial systems and digital public infrastructure.
  3. VB-G RAM-G replaces the earlier bottom-up planning process with a top-down, centrally drafted plan.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q7. Consider the following statements regarding the integration of VB-G RAM-G with the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan: 1. The linkage with PM Gati Shakti is established through Schedule I of the VB-G RAM-G Act, 2025. 2. All works identified through the VGPPs are integrated into the Viksit Bharat–National Rural Infrastructure Stack. 3. The integration is confined to Central Ministries and excludes State and District planning mechanisms. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The linkage with PM Gati Shakti is established through Schedule I of the VB-G RAM-G Act, 2025.
  2. All works identified through the VGPPs are integrated into the Viksit Bharat–National Rural Infrastructure Stack.
  3. The integration is confined to Central Ministries and excludes State and District planning mechanisms.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q8. Under the VB-G RAM-G Act, 2025, works are structured into thematic domains for saturation-driven, Gati-Shakti-integrated planning. Consider the following: 1. Water security 2. Core rural infrastructure 3. Urban mass rapid transit systems 4. Works to mitigate extreme weather events Which of the above is/are correctly identified as such thematic work domains?

  1. Water security
  2. Core rural infrastructure
  3. Urban mass rapid transit systems
  4. Works to mitigate extreme weather events
  • A. 1, 2 and 4
  • B. 2, 3 and 4
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q9. With reference to the six pillars underpinning the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, consider the following: 1. Comprehensiveness 2. Prioritization 3. Privatization of all logistics assets 4. Synchronization Which of the above is/are correctly identified as pillars of PM Gati Shakti?

  1. Comprehensiveness
  2. Prioritization
  3. Privatization of all logistics assets
  4. Synchronization
  • A. 1, 2 and 4
  • B. 2, 3 and 4
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q10. Which one of the following is the nodal Department that anchors the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan?

  • A. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
  • B. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
  • C. NITI Aayog
  • D. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Q11. The VB-G RAM-G Act, 2025 — which received Presidential assent in 2025 — is administered by, and its Bill was piloted in Parliament by the Union Minister heading, which one of the following Ministries?

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

Q12. The convergence of employment guarantee, rural infrastructure, digital public infrastructure and geospatial planning under the VB-G RAM-G Act, 2025 is aligned primarily with which one of the following overarching visions?

  • A. Viksit Bharat @ 2047
  • B. Amrit Kaal @ 2030
  • C. Panchamrit @ 2070
  • D. Sabka Vikas @ 2035