UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Ministry of Education Releases Report on Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs (PGI-S) and Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2025-26

Q1. In the Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs (PGI-S), the two categories — Outcome and Governance & Management — are further disaggregated into how many domains?

  • A. 2
  • B. 4
  • C. 6
  • D. 11

Q2. The Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) is prepared and operationalised by which one of the following?

  • A. Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education
  • B. Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education
  • C. NITI Aayog
  • D. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

Q3. The 600 points of the Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) are grouped under how many categories?

  • A. 2
  • B. 6
  • C. 10
  • D. 11

Q4. Which one of the following is the principal school-data repository that serves as the primary data source underpinning both PGI-S and PGI-D?

  • A. PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024
  • B. PRABANDH Portal
  • C. UDISE+ (Unified District Information System for Education Plus)
  • D. PM POSHAN Portal

Q5. The first-ever Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) report was released under the aegis of which one of the following?

  • A. NITI Aayog
  • B. Ministry of Education
  • C. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA)
  • D. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

Q6. The Performance Grading Index reports (PGI-S and PGI-D) for 2025-26 were released by which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • B. Ministry of Education
  • C. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  • D. Ministry of Women and Child Development

Q7. As highlighted in the 2025-26 PGI reports, the Indian school education system being assessed serves approximately how many students?

  • A. 14.67 lakh
  • B. 1.03 crore
  • C. 24.72 crore
  • D. 34.67 crore

Q8. By how many points does the total weightage of PGI-S exceed that of PGI-D?

  • A. 200 points
  • B. 300 points
  • C. 400 points
  • D. 600 points