UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Secretary, Rural Development Chairs High-Level Inter-Ministerial Consultation on Convergence Framework under VB–G RAM G Act, 2025

Q1. With reference to the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB–G RAM G Act, 2025, consider the following statements regarding its key provisions. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

1. The Act raises the statutory employment guarantee from 100 days to 125 days per rural household per financial year.
2. The Act repeals the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005.
3. The Act is implemented by the Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Rural Development.
4. The Act came into force with retrospective effect from the date of Presidential assent in December 2025.

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

Q2. Consider the following statements comparing the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 with its predecessor MGNREGA, 2005. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. VB–G RAM G raises the guaranteed days of employment per household per financial year above the 100-day ceiling provided under MGNREGA, 2005.
2. Unlike MGNREGA, 2005, the VB–G RAM G Act is to be implemented by a Ministry other than the Ministry of Rural Development.
3. VB–G RAM G comes into force on 1 July 2026, the same date from which MGNREGA, 2005 stands repealed.

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

Q3. Under the convergence framework of the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025, what is the 'Viksit Gram Panchayat Plan (VGPP)'?

• A. The primary village-level planning instrument, prepared through community participation and approved by the Gram Sabha, that integrates local needs with Central and State schemes for convergence
• B. The national digital repository into which all durable assets created under the Act are aggregated for monitoring
• C. The inter-ministerial coordination body comprising the 18 participating Ministries that approves convergence proposals
• D. The geospatial planning platform, integrated with PM Gati Shakti, used to map asset locations across districts

Q4. The high-level inter-ministerial consultation of 24 June 2026 on the Draft Convergence Framework under the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 was chaired by the Secretary of which Union department, the nodal department operationalising the Act?

• A. Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development
• B. Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development
• C. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
• D. Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Q5. Under MGNREGA, 2005, the term "social audit" most precisely refers to which one of the following?

• A. The critical stock-taking of the scheme's implementation by the community, conducted through the Gram Sabha with the active involvement of primary stakeholders
• B. The statutory audit of all Gram Panchayat expenditure under the scheme carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
• C. The annual performance appraisal of the scheme prepared by the Ministry of Rural Development for placement before Parliament
• D. The verification of muster rolls by the Block Development Officer prior to the electronic disbursement of wages

Q6. The Directive Principle that explicitly directs the State to make effective provision for securing the right to work, to education and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement is contained exclusively in which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?

• A. Article 39
• B. Article 41
• C. Article 43
• D. Article 47

Q7. With reference to the constitutional basis of an employment guarantee in India, consider the following statements: 1. Unlike the Fundamental Rights in Part III, the Directive Principles in Part IV — including the right to work under Article 41 — are not enforceable by any court. 2. Article 43 directs the State to secure a living wage and decent conditions of work for workers, whereas Article 39(d) directs the State to ensure equal pay for equal work for both men and women. 3. The right to work under Article 41 is a justiciable Fundamental Right, while the right to an adequate means of livelihood under Article 39(a) is a non-justiciable Directive Principle. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Unlike the Fundamental Rights in Part III, the Directive Principles in Part IV — including the right to work under Article 41 — are not enforceable by any court.
2. Article 43 directs the State to secure a living wage and decent conditions of work for workers, whereas Article 39(d) directs the State to ensure equal pay for equal work for both men and women.
3. The right to work under Article 41 is a justiciable Fundamental Right, while the right to an adequate means of livelihood under Article 39(a) is a non-justiciable Directive Principle.

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

Q8. How many Centrally Sponsored Schemes are implemented by the Department of Land Resources, one of the two constituent departments of the Ministry of Rural Development?

• A. Two
• B. Three
• C. Four
• D. Five

Q9. In the context of the Ministry of Rural Development, what does the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) primarily seek to establish?

• A. An Integrated Land Information Management System to provide real-time land records, reduce disputes and check benami transactions
• B. A nationwide watershed development network for rain-fed and degraded lands
• C. A guaranteed wage-employment fund exclusively for landless rural households
• D. A single all-India digital registry conferring conclusive ownership title that can never be legally challenged

Q10. Among the allied rural development schemes proposed for convergence under the framework, which one is operationalised by the Department of Land Resources rather than the Department of Rural Development?

• A. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
• B. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G)
• C. Watershed Development Component of PMKSY (WDC-PMKSY)
• D. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)

Q11. The National Rural Livelihoods Mission, one of the schemes identified for convergence, was launched in 2011 and was subsequently restructured and renamed exclusively as 'Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–NRLM' in which year?

• A. 2011
• B. 2013
• C. 2015
• D. 2016

Q12. In which House of Parliament was the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB–G RAM G) Bill, 2025 first introduced?

• A. Lok Sabha
• B. Rajya Sabha
• C. A joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament
• D. Rajya Sabha, as it was certified a Money Bill

Q13. The draft rules and the implementation framework under the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 are being prepared and operationalised by which Ministry of the Union Government?

• A. Ministry of Rural Development
• B. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
• C. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
• D. Ministry of Labour and Employment