UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Minister of Jal Shakti Launches Sujal Gaon ID, Unique IDs for mapping Rural Piped Water Supply Schemes

Q1. With reference to the Sujal Gaon ID launched under the Sujalam Bharat architecture, consider the following statements. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

1. It is a unique digital identifier assigned to each rural piped water supply scheme.
2. The Sujalam Bharat ID comprises a scheme Infrastructure ID and a Service Area ID.
3. It enables source-to-tap mapping of rural drinking water assets on a unified national platform.
4. It is issued as a biometric-linked unique identity to each individual rural beneficiary.

• A. 1 and 4
• B. 2 only
• C. 4 only
• D. 3 and 4

Q2. Which of the following datasets is/are correctly identified as data integrated into the Sujalam Bharat database that underlies the Sujal Gaon ID? Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

1. Water sources and asset inventories
2. Water quality test reports
3. Individual household electricity consumption records
4. Scheme operational records and supply metrics

• A. 1, 2 and 4
• B. 1 and 3
• C. 2, 3 and 4
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. With reference to the Jal Jeevan Mission as originally approved in 2019, which of the following is/are correctly identified? Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

1. It was launched in 2019 after subsuming the National Rural Drinking Water Programme.
2. Its objective was to provide a Functional Household Tap Connection to every rural household.
3. It prescribed a service level of 55 litres per capita per day.
4. Its coverage was limited to rural households below the poverty line.

• A. 1 and 4
• B. 1, 2 and 3
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 3 and 4

Q4. The Jal Jeevan Mission is implemented at the Union level by which one of the following?

• A. Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development
• B. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
• C. Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Jal Shakti
• D. Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development

Q5. With reference to the Cabinet approval of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, which of the following is/are correctly stated? Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

1. The total outlay has been enhanced to Rs 8.69 lakh crore.
2. The total central assistance is Rs 3.59 lakh crore.
3. The central outlay approved in 2019-20 was Rs 2.08 lakh crore.
4. The mission deadline has been extended to December 2030.

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 1 and 4
• C. 2, 3 and 4
• D. 1, 2 and 4

Q6. Under JJM 2.0, the 'restructuring' of the mission approved by the Cabinet is best described as a shift from which one of the following?

• A. An infrastructure-centric approach to a service-delivery model
• B. A centrally sponsored scheme to a central sector scheme
• C. A state-funded programme to a fully centrally funded programme
• D. A rural-only programme to a combined rural and urban programme

Q7. The Sujalam Bharat App, which hosts the Sujal Gaon ID, was developed with the technical support of which one of the following organisations?

• A. National Informatics Centre (NIC)
• B. Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N)
• C. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
• D. National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)

Q8. Which of the following is/are correctly identified as components of the Sujalam Bharat digital governance architecture? Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

1. Sujalam Bharat mobile application
2. Rural Piped Water Supply Schemes (RPWSS) digital registry module
3. District Technical Units (DTUs)
4. Swachhata App for sanitation grievance redressal

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 2 and 4
• C. 1 and 4
• D. 1, 3 and 4

Q9. The reform-linked MoUs under JJM 2.0 are executed by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti with State/UT governments; at the State/UT level, rural piped water supply schemes are primarily executed by which of the following?

• A. State Pollution Control Boards
• B. Public Health Engineering Departments / Rural Water Supply departments
• C. State Revenue Departments
• D. State Disaster Management Authorities

Q10. With reference to the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and its linkage to the Jal Jeevan Mission, consider the following statements. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

1. JJM subsumed the NRDWP in 2019.
2. NRDWP was the centrally sponsored rural drinking water programme that preceded JJM.
3. Under JJM, potable water is to be provided at a service level of 55 lpcd.
4. NRDWP had already achieved 100% Functional Household Tap Connection coverage before being subsumed.

• A. 4 only
• B. 1 and 2
• C. 3 only
• D. 2 and 4

Q11. The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), which anchors the Sujalam Bharat architecture and the Sujal Gaon ID, functions under which one of the following Union Ministries?

• A. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
• B. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
• C. Ministry of Jal Shakti
• D. Ministry of Rural Development

Q12. At the time of its launch, approximately how many Sujal Gaon IDs had been created for source-to-tap mapping of rural piped water supply schemes?

• A. 67,000
• B. 1.64 lakh
• C. 19.36 crore
• D. 1.95 crore