UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — VB-G RAM G Act comes into force across the country from today; “A historic day for rural India”: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Q1. With reference to the transition from the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, 2005 to the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Under MGNREGA, 2005 the Centre funded the entire wage bill, whereas under the VB-G RAM G Act the wage cost is shared between the Centre and the States.
2. The guaranteed annual entitlement rises from 100 days under MGNREGA to 125 days under the VB-G RAM G Act.
3. Under the VB-G RAM G Act the wage cost is borne wholly and exclusively by the State Governments, exactly reversing the earlier pattern.

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

Q2. The following are stated as features of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025. Which one of the statements given above is NOT correct?

1. Wages are to be paid on a weekly basis or within fifteen days of completion of work.
2. The Gram Panchayat prepares the work plans under the Act.
3. Governance includes a National Level Steering Committee and State Steering Committees.
4. The Act does away with any defined thematic domains and permits any unskilled work purely on demand.

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

Q3. As stated at the commencement of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, how many States had already notified their VB-G RAM G State Scheme?

• A. 19
• B. 24
• C. 29
• D. 31

Q4. The following statements relate to the commencement of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025. Which one of the statements given above is NOT correct?

1. The Act came into force across rural India with effect from 1 July 2026.
2. The national launch event was held at Mukkavaripalli village in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh.
3. MGNREGA, 2005 stood repealed from the same date on which the Act came into force.
4. In its first phase the Act was brought into force only in the North-Eastern and Himalayan States.

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

Q5. Under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, the daily wage rate for unskilled manual work is notified by which one of the following?

• A. The Central Government
• B. The State Government concerned
• C. The Gram Panchayat
• D. The State Steering Committee

Q6. The scheme implemented under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 is operationalised by which one of the following Union Ministries?

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

Q7. Under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, the programme for rural employment guarantee is implemented as which one of the following?

• A. A Centrally Sponsored Scheme
• B. A Central Sector Scheme
• C. A wholly State-funded scheme
• D. A statutory autonomous mission outside the Union Budget

Q8. Consider the following pairs relating to the financing of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly identified?

1. General States : 60:40 (Centre : State)
2. North-Eastern and Himalayan States : 90:10 (Centre : State)
3. Central budgetary share for FY 2026-27 : Rs 95,692.31 crore
4. Total estimated programme outlay (including State share) : Rs 95,692.31 crore

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

Q9. Under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, 2005, the primary basis on which a rural household's entitlement to wage employment was triggered was which one of the following?

• A. The willingness of adult members of the household to do unskilled manual work
• B. An annual normative allocation fixed in advance by the Central Government
• C. Possession of a Below Poverty Line certificate by the household
• D. Prior selection of the household by the Gram Panchayat from a priority list

Q10. Under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 aligned to the Viksit Bharat @2047 vision, oversight and the recommendation of fund allocations at the national level is entrusted to which one of the following?

• A. National Level Steering Committee
• B. NITI Aayog
• C. Central Employment Guarantee Council
• D. Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Q11. The VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 (introduced in the Lok Sabha on 16 December 2025) was piloted through Parliament by which one of the following Union Ministries?

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

Q12. Under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, a State may notify an aggregated pause during peak agricultural seasons of up to how many days in a financial year?

• A. 30 days
• B. 45 days
• C. 60 days
• D. 90 days