UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Indian Railways and Indian Army Launch ‘Framework of Cooperation’ to Strengthen Post-Retirement Career Opportunities for Agniveers and Serving Army Personnel

Q1. Under the Agnipath Scheme, what is the maximum proportion of each batch of Agniveers that can be selected for enrolment into the regular cadre of the Armed Forces after completion of the four-year tenure?

  • A. Up to 25%
  • B. Up to 50%
  • C. Up to 75%
  • D. Up to 100%, subject to vacancies

Q2. Under the reservation arrangement in Indian Railways, what percentage of Level-1 vacancies is earmarked as horizontal reservation for ex-servicemen?

  • A. 20%
  • B. 10%
  • C. 5%
  • D. 15%

Q3. Among the following, which category-and-level combination carries the highest horizontal reservation percentage in Indian Railways recruitment?

  • A. Ex-servicemen in Level-1 posts
  • B. Ex-servicemen in Level-2 and above posts
  • C. Ex-Agniveers in Level-1 posts
  • D. Ex-Agniveers in Level-2 and above posts

Q4. Under the Railways-Army Framework of Cooperation, which post has been identified as the principal Level-1 role for immediate contractual engagement of ex-servicemen pending regular recruitment?

  • A. Pointsman
  • B. Trackman
  • C. Gateman
  • D. Porter

Q5. Regular Group 'C' posts in Indian Railways, including the vacancies reserved for ex-servicemen, are filled for recruitment purposes primarily through which of the following?

  • A. Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)
  • B. Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
  • C. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
  • D. The Railway Board directly

Q6. In the Indian Railways pay structure, the term 'Level-1' post most precisely refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The entry-level posts corresponding to the erstwhile Group 'D' category
  • B. Group 'A' gazetted officer posts of the Indian Railway Management Service
  • C. Posts of Members of the Railway Board
  • D. Apprentice trainees engaged under the Apprentices Act

Q7. The reservation of 10% of vacancies for ex-Agniveers in recruitment to the Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles is administered by which of the following ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Defence
  • C. Ministry of Railways
  • D. Ministry of Labour and Employment

Q8. The reservation of 10% of vacancies for ex-Agniveers in the Indian Coast Guard, defence civilian posts and the Defence Public Sector Undertakings was approved by which authority?

  • A. The Raksha Mantri (Ministry of Defence)
  • B. The Union Cabinet
  • C. The Union Home Minister
  • D. The Chief of Defence Staff

Q9. Which one of the following statements most precisely describes the 'Railway Board'?

  • A. The apex administrative and executive body of the Ministry of Railways, headed by a Chairman who is also the Chief Executive Officer
  • B. A statutory regulator constituted under the Railways Act to independently fix passenger fares and freight tariffs
  • C. The body responsible for conducting recruitment to Group 'C' posts across the Zonal Railways
  • D. The safety authority that investigates railway accidents and certifies new lines

Q10. The quota through which the 14,788 posts were reserved for ex-servicemen in 2024-25 is described as a 'horizontal reservation'. This means that the reservation —

  • A. Cuts across all vertical categories (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/UR), with selected ex-servicemen adjusted within their respective vertical category rather than forming a separate exclusive block
  • B. Is available only within the Unreserved (General) category and to no other vertical category
  • C. Is provided exclusively over and above the vertical quotas as an additional standalone block of seats
  • D. Applies solely to Level-1 posts and can never extend to Level-2 or above