UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Cabinet approves Jaipur Metro Project Phase-2

Q1. The Jaipur Metro Project Phase-2 corridor was cleared in 2026 under the authority of which one of the following?

  • A. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
  • B. The Rajasthan State Cabinet alone
  • C. The Governing Council of NITI Aayog
  • D. The Standing Finance Committee of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Q2. Which one of the following will be a 'first' for the Jaipur Metro network when Phase-2 is completed?

  • A. Its first underground station stretch (in the airport area)
  • B. Its first standard-gauge line
  • C. Its first East–West corridor
  • D. Its first elevated viaduct

Q3. In the context of Jaipur Metro Phase-2, the Rajasthan Metro Rail Corporation Limited (RMRCL) is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. A special purpose vehicle owned 50:50 by the Government of India and the Government of Rajasthan
  • B. A wholly-owned central public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • C. A wholly State-owned company of the Government of Rajasthan
  • D. A private concessionaire selected through competitive bidding to build and operate the corridor

Q4. With reference to the implementing arrangements for Jaipur Metro, consider the following statements: 1. RMRCL, which will implement Phase-2, is a 50:50 joint venture of the Government of India and the Government of Rajasthan. 2. Jaipur Metro Phase-1 was delivered through the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC), a State government undertaking. 3. RMRCL is a wholly Central public sector undertaking. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. RMRCL, which will implement Phase-2, is a 50:50 joint venture of the Government of India and the Government of Rajasthan.
  2. Jaipur Metro Phase-1 was delivered through the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC), a State government undertaking.
  3. RMRCL is a wholly Central public sector undertaking.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. Under the Metro Rail Policy, 2017, the power to periodically revise metro fares is vested in which one of the following?

  • A. A permanent Fare Fixation Authority to be set up by the State
  • B. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • C. The board of directors of the metro SPV
  • D. A committee of Parliament on urban transport

Q6. Under the Metro Rail Policy, 2017, viability gap funding for a metro project taken up on the Public-Private Partnership model can be extended up to which maximum share of the capital cost?

  • A. 20% of the capital cost
  • B. 10% of the capital cost
  • C. 50% of the capital cost
  • D. There is no ceiling; the entire gap can be funded

Q7. With reference to the corridors of the Jaipur Metro, consider the following statements: 1. Phase-1 is an East–West corridor between Mansarovar and Badi Chaupar. 2. Phase-2 is a North–South corridor between Prahladpura and Todi Mod. 3. The Phase-2 corridor is longer than the operational Phase-1 corridor. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Phase-1 is an East–West corridor between Mansarovar and Badi Chaupar.
  2. Phase-2 is a North–South corridor between Prahladpura and Todi Mod.
  3. The Phase-2 corridor is longer than the operational Phase-1 corridor.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q8. How many stations are planned on the North–South Jaipur Metro Phase-2 corridor?

  • A. 36
  • B. 41
  • C. 30
  • D. 24

Q9. Having crossed 1,000 km of operational lines in 2025, India's metro rail network ranks at which position globally by operational network length?

  • A. Third largest
  • B. Second largest
  • C. Largest
  • D. Fourth largest

Q10. Which Union ministry is the nodal ministry for metro rail projects in India, including the Jaipur Metro?

  • A. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Railways
  • C. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
  • D. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Q11. The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur, located near the city's transit corridors, is notable as which one of the following?

  • A. The largest of the five astronomical observatories built by Sawai Jai Singh II
  • B. The oldest surviving fort of the erstwhile Amer rulers
  • C. The smallest of Jai Singh II's astronomical observatories
  • D. The only monument in Jaipur inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Q12. The 50:50 Centre–State equity-sharing model for financing metro rail SPVs, as adopted for RMRCL in Jaipur and for SPVs in cities such as Pune and Ahmedabad, is provided for under which of the following?

  • A. The Metro Rail Policy, 2017
  • B. The National Urban Transport Policy, 2006
  • C. The recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission
  • D. The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act