UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — VB-GRAM-G SCHEME

Q1. Under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, to ensure availability of agricultural labour during peak sowing and harvesting seasons, a State may notify an aggregated 'pause period' — during which work need not be offered while the full annual guarantee is still preserved — of at most how many days in a financial year?

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

Q2. The FY 2026-27 Central-share provision of ₹95,692.31 crore under VB-G RAM G is officially described as the largest ever allocation for a rural employment programme measured at which one of the following budgeting stages?

  • A. Revised Estimate stage
  • B. Budget Estimate stage
  • C. Actual expenditure (Actuals) stage
  • D. Supplementary Demands for Grants stage

Q3. By how many days does the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 raise the statutory annual wage-employment guarantee for a rural household above the level fixed under the now-repealed MGNREGA, 2005?

  • A. 15 days
  • B. 20 days
  • C. 25 days
  • D. 50 days

Q4. With reference to the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 and the Act it supersedes, consider the following statements: 1. The VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 repeals the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 with effect from 1 July 2026. 2. Both Acts frame the wage-employment entitlement as a statutory, rights-based guarantee to rural households. 3. Unlike MGNREGA's 100 days, the VB-G RAM G Act guarantees 100 days universally plus a mandatory additional 50 days available only in drought-affected blocks. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 repeals the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 with effect from 1 July 2026.
  2. Both Acts frame the wage-employment entitlement as a statutory, rights-based guarantee to rural households.
  3. Unlike MGNREGA's 100 days, the VB-G RAM G Act guarantees 100 days universally plus a mandatory additional 50 days available only in drought-affected blocks.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. The VB-G RAM G scheme functions under the administrative control of which one of the following Union Ministries?

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

Q6. Regarding the expansion of the acronym 'VB-G RAM G', consider the following statements: 1. The letter 'G' immediately following 'VB' stands for 'Guarantee'. 2. The final letter 'G' stands for 'Gramin', signifying application to rural areas. 3. 'RAM' in the title expands to 'Rural Assets Mission'. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The letter 'G' immediately following 'VB' stands for 'Guarantee'.
  2. The final letter 'G' stands for 'Gramin', signifying application to rural areas.
  3. 'RAM' in the title expands to 'Rural Assets Mission'.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q7. The VB-G RAM G Act came into force across rural India, and its nationwide launch event was subsequently held at Mukkavaripalli village in Tirupati district. Relative to the date the Act came into force, the launch event took place:

  • A. on the same day as its coming into force
  • B. one day after its coming into force
  • C. one week after its coming into force
  • D. one month after its coming into force

Q8. With reference to milestones in the enactment and rollout of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, consider the following: 1. The President gave assent to the VB-G RAM G Bill in 2025. 2. The Union Minister who led the nationwide launch was Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan. 3. The national launch venue was Mukkavaripalli village, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh. 4. The national launch event was held on 1 July 2026. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. The President gave assent to the VB-G RAM G Bill in 2025.
  2. The Union Minister who led the nationwide launch was Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
  3. The national launch venue was Mukkavaripalli village, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh.
  4. The national launch event was held on 1 July 2026.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 2 and 4
  • C. 1 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q9. As part of States'/UTs' technical preparedness under VB-G RAM G, integration for the Direct Benefit Transfer of wages to individual workers' accounts is being operationalised through which one of the following platforms?

  • A. SNA-SPARSH
  • B. DBT-SPARSH
  • C. Public Financial Management System (PFMS) alone
  • D. Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS) alone

Q10. With reference to the preparatory measures required of States for operationalising VB-G RAM G, consider the following: 1. Notification of the State VB-G RAM G Scheme. 2. Formulation of State-specific Rules under the Act. 3. Preparation of a shelf of works through the Yuktdhara portal, approved by the Gram Sabha. 4. Direct notification of uniform national minimum wage rates for all States by the Union Cabinet. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

  1. Notification of the State VB-G RAM G Scheme.
  2. Formulation of State-specific Rules under the Act.
  3. Preparation of a shelf of works through the Yuktdhara portal, approved by the Gram Sabha.
  4. Direct notification of uniform national minimum wage rates for all States by the Union Cabinet.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q11. With reference to the fund-release and wage-payment mechanism under VB-G RAM G, consider the following statements: 1. Wage payments are processed through Fund Transfer Orders (FTOs) generated after closure of the Muster Roll. 2. For FY 2026-27, an interim allocation of ₹95,692.31 crore was released to States/UTs to enable timely wage payments. 3. The figure of ₹95,692.31 crore represents the total combined Centre-and-State outlay of the programme for FY 2026-27. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Wage payments are processed through Fund Transfer Orders (FTOs) generated after closure of the Muster Roll.
  2. For FY 2026-27, an interim allocation of ₹95,692.31 crore was released to States/UTs to enable timely wage payments.
  3. The figure of ₹95,692.31 crore represents the total combined Centre-and-State outlay of the programme for FY 2026-27.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q12. Which one of the following is the principal rights-based safeguard carried over from MGNREGA into the VB-G RAM G Act, payable to a worker when guaranteed work is not provided within the stipulated time?

  • A. Minimum Support Price
  • B. Unemployment allowance
  • C. Social security pension
  • D. Wage subsidy