UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Ministry of Rural Development Notifies Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026 under VB–G RAM G Act

Q1. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A rural household that is not given work within the prescribed time under the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 is entitled to an unemployment allowance, even though Article 41 of the Constitution, which refers to the right to work, cannot itself be enforced by any court.
  2. Article 41 of the Constitution obliges the State to provide work to every adult citizen who seeks it, irrespective of the State's economic capacity and level of development.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q2. With reference to the right to work in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Constitution declares the Directive Principles to be fundamental in the governance of the country and places a duty on the State to apply them in making laws.
  2. Because the Directive Principles are non-justiciable, Parliament cannot enact a law that gives any of them the form of a legally enforceable entitlement.
  3. When a statute guarantees wage employment, the guarantee can be enforced through the remedies the statute provides, even though the corresponding Directive Principle remains non-justiciable.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. Rules framed under an Act become binding on citizens from the date on which they are first published in draft form for public consultation.
  2. Inviting public objections on draft rules allows affected persons to point out defects before the rules acquire binding force.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q4. With reference to escalation and appeal in public grievance redressal systems in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Once a grievance is escalated to a higher level, it is treated as an appeal, and the complainant cannot later appeal against the final order passed on it.
  2. An appeal presupposes that the authority concerned has already passed an order or decision on the grievance.
  3. On CPGRAMS, a citizen's complaint is not to be closed until an appeal filed against its disposal has itself been disposed of.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 2 only

Q5. Which one of the following correctly distinguishes a Centrally Sponsored Scheme from a Central Sector Scheme?

  • A. A Centrally Sponsored Scheme shares cost only with North-Eastern and Himalayan States and is wholly Union-funded elsewhere; a Central Sector Scheme is wholly Union-funded.
  • B. A Centrally Sponsored Scheme shares cost with the States and is run by Union ministries; a Central Sector Scheme is wholly funded by the Union but run by the States.
  • C. A Centrally Sponsored Scheme is wholly funded by the Union but run by the States; a Central Sector Scheme shares cost with the States and is run by Union ministries.
  • D. A Centrally Sponsored Scheme shares cost with the States in a set ratio and is run by the States; a Central Sector Scheme is wholly funded and run by the Union ministries.

Q6. With reference to social audit of rural employment works and the role of the Gram Sabha, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. In a social audit, the Gram Sabha discusses findings from a verification of muster rolls, worksites and records carried out with the participation of the scheme's primary stakeholders.
  2. Because the Audit of Schemes Rules, 2011 were framed in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General, social audits under them are carried out by officers of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.
  3. Article 243A of the Constitution empowers Parliament to determine by law the powers and functions of the Gram Sabha.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only