UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Launches Operational Guidelines for DILRMP 3.0

Question 1

As per the Department of Land Resources, the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (Bhu-Aadhaar) had been assigned to over 36 crore land parcels spread across how many States and Union Territories as of November 2025?

Accepted Answer

29 States and Union Territories

Answer

22 States and Union Territories

Answer

26 States and Union Territories

Answer

33 States and Union Territories

Question 2

With reference to the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN), consider the following:
1. It is a 14-digit alphanumeric code derived from the geo-coordinates of the land parcel.
2. It conforms to the Electronic Commerce Code Management Association standard and to Open Geospatial Consortium standards.
3. It is generated and issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India, which then seeds it into the Record of Rights.
4. Under DILRMP 3.0, 'Universal Bhu-Aadhaar' seeks to extend such a number to every land parcel in the country.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 4

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1 and 4 only

Question 3

Which one of the following is the nodal Department at the Union level for implementing the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme?

Accepted Answer

Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development

Answer

Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Answer

Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development

Answer

Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance

Question 4

With effect from which one of the following dates was the land records modernisation programme restructured into a Central Sector Scheme funded entirely by the Government of India?

Accepted Answer

1st April 2016

Answer

1st April 2008

Answer

21st August 2008

Answer

1st April 2021

Question 5

The Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme is the renamed continuation of which one of the following programmes?

Accepted Answer

National Land Records Modernization Programme

Answer

Strengthening of Revenue Administration and Updating of Land Records

Answer

National Generic Document Registration System

Answer

Computerization of Land Records

Question 6

Consider the following statements regarding the evolution of the land records modernisation programme:
1. It was created by merging the Computerization of Land Records scheme and the Strengthening of Revenue Administration and Updating of Land Records scheme, following Union Cabinet approval in 2008.
2. Before 2016 it operated as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, and was thereafter revamped as a Central Sector Scheme.
3. DILRMP 2.0 concentrated on digitisation of Records of Rights, cadastral maps and computerisation of the registration system.
4. DILRMP 3.0, covering 2026-2031, has been approved as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on a 60:40 Centre-State cost-sharing basis.
Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

4 only

Answer

1 and 3

Answer

2 and 4

Answer

3 only

Question 7

With reference to the 'Land Stack', consider the following:
1. It integrates land, ownership, registration and building data on a single interoperable platform.
2. It enables Revenue, Survey and Registration departments and local bodies to work on one unified platform.
3. Its design draws upon land governance practices of countries such as Singapore, the United Kingdom and Finland.
4. It transfers the authority to maintain Records of Rights from State revenue departments to the Department of Land Resources.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 4 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 8

With reference to the pilot launch of the 'Land Stack' and the accompanying 'Glossary of Revenue Terms' (GoRT), consider the following:
1. Chandigarh was one of the two pilot locations chosen for the Land Stack launch.
2. Tamil Nadu was the other pilot location chosen for the Land Stack launch.
3. The Glossary harmonises revenue terms such as Khasra, Dag and Pula, giving meanings in vernacular, Hindi, English and Roman scripts.
4. The Glossary supersedes State-specific revenue terminology with one standardised nomenclature for all States.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 4 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 9

Consider the following statements about the progress of land records modernisation reported by the Department of Land Resources for 2025, as compared with the position it reported earlier:
1. ULPIN had been assigned to over 36 crore land parcels, a substantial rise over the roughly 23 crore parcels reported at the end of 2024.
2. Computerisation of Records of Rights had reached about 95 per cent, covering over 6.26 lakh villages.
3. Integration of Sub-Registrar Offices with revenue records remained the weakest link, standing at below half of all Sub-Registrar Offices.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

1 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 10

Under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, the subject 'Land' along with 'Colonization' finds its principal place at which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Entry 18 of List II

Answer

Entry 32 of List II

Answer

Entry 18 of List III

Answer

Entry 20 of List III

Question 11

DILRMP 3.0, whose Operational Guidelines were released in 2026, continues as a 'Central Sector Scheme'. In this context, which one of the following best describes its funding and implementation arrangement?

Accepted Answer

The whole cost is met by the Union Government, while implementation on the ground is carried out by State and Union Territory revenue and registration departments

Answer

The whole cost is met by the Union Government, and implementation is carried out exclusively by central agencies without any role for State departments

Answer

The cost is shared by the Union and the States, with the States necessarily bearing the entire expenditure on survey and re-survey activities

Answer

The cost is met by the Union Government only in the Union Territories, all States without exception financing the programme from their own resources

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Launches Operational Guidelines for DILRMP 3.0

Q1. As per the Department of Land Resources, the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (Bhu-Aadhaar) had been assigned to over 36 crore land parcels spread across how many States and Union Territories as of November 2025?

Q3. Which one of the following is the nodal Department at the Union level for implementing the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme?

Q4. With effect from which one of the following dates was the land records modernisation programme restructured into a Central Sector Scheme funded entirely by the Government of India?

Q5. The Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme is the renamed continuation of which one of the following programmes?

Q10. Under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, the subject 'Land' along with 'Colonization' finds its principal place at which one of the following?

Q11. DILRMP 3.0, whose Operational Guidelines were released in 2026, continues as a 'Central Sector Scheme'. In this context, which one of the following best describes its funding and implementation arrangement?