UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, Launches BHAVYA Portal

Q1. Under the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA), notified by the Government of India in April 2026, how many plug-and-play industrial parks are targeted to be developed across the country?

  • A. 50
  • B. 75
  • C. 100
  • D. 150

Q2. With reference to the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA), consider the following statements:

  1. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented by the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
  2. The scheme envisages development of 100 plug-and-play industrial parks with an outlay of about ₹33,660 crore.
  3. The National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC), under DPIIT, anchors the implementation as the Project Management Agency.
  4. Under Phase-I, up to 75 industrial parks are to be selected through a challenge-based competitive process across States/UTs.
  • A. 1 and 4
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 4 only

Q3. With reference to the recently launched BHAVYA Portal, what does the acronym 'BHAVYA' stand for?

  • A. Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana
  • B. Bharat Atmanirbhar Viksit Yojana
  • C. Bhartiya Audyogik Vistar Yojana
  • D. Bharat Aadhaar Vyavasthapan Yojana

Q4. Which one of the following agencies has been designated as the Project Management Agency to anchor the implementation of the BHAVYA scheme for developing 100 plug-and-play industrial parks?

  • A. Invest India
  • B. National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC)
  • C. India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)
  • D. National Industrial Development Corporation (NIDC)

Q5. With reference to the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) and its predecessor entity, consider the following statements:

  1. NICDC was created in February 2020 by renaming the erstwhile Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC) Limited.
  2. DMICDC was originally incorporated in 2008 as a Special Purpose Vehicle under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
  3. Unlike DMICDC, the present NICDC functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q6. For how many industrial parks has the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) been designated as the anchoring Project Management Agency under the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA)?

  • A. 50 industrial parks
  • B. 75 industrial parks
  • C. 100 industrial parks
  • D. 120 industrial parks

Q7. How many new greenfield industrial cities/nodes were approved by the Union Cabinet in August 2024 under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP)?

  • A. 8
  • B. 10
  • C. 12
  • D. 14

Q8. Which agency serves as the nodal implementing/anchor body for the development of industrial cities under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP)?

  • A. National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) Ltd.
  • B. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
  • C. Invest India
  • D. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) Ltd.

Q9. With reference to the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA) and its convergence with allied initiatives, consider the following statements:

  1. Both BHAVYA and the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP) are implemented through the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) under DPIIT.
  2. Unlike its predecessor framework, BHAVYA mandates that Phase-I industrial parks be allocated to States/UTs through a challenge-based competitive selection.
  3. BHAVYA, unlike the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, is structured as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme jointly funded by the Union and State Governments.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q10. Under Phase-I of the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA), how many plug-and-play industrial parks are proposed to be allocated to States and Union Territories through challenge-based competitive selection?

  • A. Up to 12 parks
  • B. Up to 50 parks
  • C. Up to 75 parks
  • D. All 100 parks

Q11. With reference to Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) in India, which of the following statements is/are NOT correct?

  1. The standard funding pattern for general-category States in most Centrally Sponsored Schemes is 60:40 between the Centre and the State.
  2. For North-Eastern and Himalayan States, the standard funding pattern in most Centrally Sponsored Schemes is 90:10 between the Centre and the State.
  3. The Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on Rationalisation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes was constituted by the NITI Aayog in 2025.
  4. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) is implemented as a Central Sector Scheme that is fully funded and executed by central agencies without any State participation.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 4 only

Q12. Following the recommendations of the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on the Rationalisation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), how many of the rationalised umbrella schemes have been categorised as 'Core of the Core' Schemes?

  • A. 6
  • B. 20
  • C. 28
  • D. 2

Q13. With reference to the transition from the erstwhile Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) to the present Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), consider the following statements:

  1. The Department was renamed in January 2019 with the addition of Internal Trade, welfare of traders and their employees to its mandate.
  2. Unlike its predecessor DIPP, DPIIT functions under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises rather than the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
  3. Matters relating to e-commerce, earlier handled outside the Department, were transferred to it as part of its expanded mandate.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q14. Which one of the following is the nodal Central Government department for the formulation of India's Consolidated Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy?

  • A. Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
  • B. Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • C. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • D. Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Exchange Department
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