This set covers the main government schemes, missions and laws that came into force or were approved in 2026. UPSC Prelims often tests the features, objectives and implementing details of flagship schemes, so these questions focus on those points.
How to practise: read each question and tap the option you think is correct. You will see right away whether you got it, along with a short explanation, and your score is tracked at the bottom of the screen. This set has 15 questions.
Topics covered in this set
- VB-G RAM G Act replacing MGNREGA
- Census 2027 house listing phase
- Mission for Cotton Productivity and PM DHARA
- National Dental Commission
- Anti-paper leak amendment and Income Tax Act, 2025
- Budget 2026-27 schemes such as Bharat-VISTAAR
UPSC Current Affairs MCQs with answers and explanations
Q1. The VB-G RAM G Act, which replaced MGNREGA from 1 July 2026, stands for:
a) Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)
b) Viksit Bharat-Gramin Rozgar Adhikar Mission Guarantee
c) Vikas Bharat-Grameen Rural Asset Mission
d) Viksit Bharat-Gram Rozgar Aayog Mission
Q2. Under the VB-G RAM G Act that came into force in July 2026, how many days of wage employment per financial year is a rural household guaranteed?
a) 100 days
b) 125 days
c) 150 days
d) 200 days
Q3. Under the VB-G RAM G framework effective from July 2026, what is the Centre-State cost-sharing ratio for most States?
a) 90:10
b) 75:25
c) 60:40
d) 100:0
Q4. Which of the following is a feature of the VB-G RAM G scheme that started in July 2026?
a) It applies only to urban local bodies
b) It guarantees work only to women members of a household
c) It is funded entirely by the States
d) It provides for a pause in public works of up to 60 days during peak sowing and harvesting seasons
Q5. Which of the following is correct about the first phase of Census 2027, which began in April 2026?
a) It is the Population Enumeration phase
b) It is the House Listing and Housing Census phase, held between April and September 2026
c) It is conducted only on paper schedules
d) It covers only urban areas
Q6. Census 2027, whose house listing phase started in April 2026, records caste for all persons. The last Indian census to do this was held in:
a) 1951
b) 1941
c) 1931
d) 1961
Q7. Census 2027, whose operations began in April 2026, will be which census in India's census series?
a) 14th
b) 15th
c) 17th
d) 16th
Q8. The Mission for Cotton Productivity, approved by the Union Cabinet in May 2026, promotes branding and traceability of Indian cotton under which label?
a) Kasturi Cotton Bharat
b) Bharat Kapas Shree
c) Swadeshi Cotton Mark
d) Indian Organic Cotton Seal
Q9. The PM DHARA scheme approved by the Union Cabinet in September 2026 mainly deals with:
a) Drinking water supply in tribal areas
b) Crop insurance for horticulture
c) Transmission of renewable energy and battery energy storage
d) Rural road connectivity
Q10. In March 2026, the National Dental Commission was constituted. Which body did it replace?
a) Dental Council of India
b) National Medical Commission
c) Indian Nursing Council
d) Pharmacy Council of India
Q11. The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, passed by the Lok Sabha in July 2026, raised the maximum jail term for paper leak offences to:
a) 5 years
b) 7 years
c) 10 years
d) 14 years
Q12. The Income Tax Act, 2025, which came into effect on 1 April 2026, replaced which law?
a) Income-tax Act, 1922
b) Finance Act, 1994
c) Wealth-tax Act, 1957
d) Income-tax Act, 1961
Q13. Bharat-VISTAAR, announced in the Union Budget 2026-27 in February 2026, is:
a) A national highway corridor programme
b) A multilingual AI tool for farm advisory
c) A scheme for export credit insurance
d) A satellite broadband mission for villages
Q14. The Union Budget 2026-27, presented in February 2026, proposed a scheme to help States set up how many regional medical hubs to promote medical tourism?
a) Three
b) Five
c) Seven
d) Ten
Q15. Biopharma Shakti, announced in the Union Budget 2026-27 in February 2026, aims to:
a) Regulate prices of essential medicines
b) Replace the Drugs and Cosmetics Act
c) Fund only traditional medicine research
d) Make India a global hub for biopharma and biomanufacturing
Quick revision notes
- VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 replaced MGNREGA from 1 July 2026 and guarantees up to 125 days of work a year.
- VB-G RAM G cost sharing is 60:40 for most States and 90:10 for north-eastern and Himalayan States.
- Census 2027 house listing ran from 1 April to 30 September 2026; population enumeration is due in February 2027.
- Census 2027 is the 16th census, the first digital one, and the first since 1931 to record caste for all persons.
- The National Dental Commission replaced the Dental Council of India on 19 March 2026.
- PM DHARA (September 2026) targets 135 GW of renewable energy transmission and 50 GWh of battery storage by 2033.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest change from MGNREGA to VB-G RAM G?
The guaranteed workdays rise from 100 to 125 per year and the funding becomes 60:40 between the Centre and most States. The law also allows a 60-day pause in public works during peak farm seasons.
Why is Census 2027 important for UPSC?
It is the first digital census, offers self-enumeration and records caste for all persons for the first time since 1931. Its data will shape delimitation, welfare targeting and policy for years.
Which Budget 2026-27 schemes should I revise?
Revise Bharat-VISTAAR, Biopharma Shakti, the SME Growth Fund, regional medical hubs and Divyang Kaushal Yojana. Also note that the Income Tax Act, 2025 took effect on 1 April 2026.
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