UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Government of India launches CBDC-based Digital Food Coupon Pilot in Gujarat
Q1. In the CBDC-based food coupon pilot launched in Gujarat, the programmable digital tokens credited to beneficiaries are issued by which one of the following authorities?
- A. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
- B. Reserve Bank of India
- C. Department of Food and Public Distribution
- D. Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation
Q2. The Reserve Bank of India's power to issue the Digital Rupee (e₹) as legal tender was enabled by an amendment to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 made through which one of the following?
- A. Finance Act, 2021
- B. Finance Act, 2022
- C. Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
- D. Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020
Q3. Which one of the following best describes 'e₹-R', the retail Digital Rupee piloted by the RBI from 1 December 2022?
- A. A digital token issued by the RBI that represents legal tender and is held in a wallet
- B. A stablecoin pegged to the rupee issued by scheduled commercial banks
- C. A ledger entry of commercial bank deposit money transferred over UPI
- D. A loyalty voucher issued by Fair Price Shops for foodgrain purchases
Q4. The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme provides nationwide portability of ration-card entitlements under the legal framework of which one of the following?
- A. The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
- B. The Food Corporations Act, 1964
- C. The National Food Security Act, 2013
- D. The Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2001
Q5. Under the National Food Security Act, 2013, the entitlement of a 'Priority Household' is correctly defined as which one of the following?
- A. 5 kg of foodgrains per person per month at subsidised prices
- B. 35 kg of foodgrains per household per month at subsidised prices
- C. 5 kg of foodgrains per household per month, free of cost to every family
- D. 10 kg of foodgrains per person per month for all rural households
Q6. Under the National Food Security Act, 2013, which category of beneficiary households is entitled to the highest fixed monthly foodgrain quota per household (35 kg)?
- A. Priority Households
- B. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households
- C. Above Poverty Line households
- D. Annapurna Scheme households
Q7. The CBDC-based PDS pilot's food-distribution component is administered by which one of the following departments of the Government of India?
- A. Department of Financial Services
- B. Department of Food and Public Distribution
- C. Department of Economic Affairs
- D. Department of Rural Development
Q8. Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) linked to the CBDC food-subsidy pilot in Puducherry, each eligible beneficiary is entitled to how many kilograms of free foodgrains per person per month?
- A. 3 kg
- B. 5 kg
- C. 7 kg
- D. 35 kg