How many data layers are integrated on the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan platform?

The correct answer is the Network Planning Group. The NPG evaluates infrastructure projects against PM GatiShakti principles and has appraised over 400 projects worth about 20.23 lakh crore rupees, with the count standing at 421 projects in 2026. Its framework looks at integrated planning and development of multimodal infrastructure, last mile connectivity to economic and social nodes, intermodal connectivity, better logistics efficiency and the synchronised implementation of projects, and the group has institutionalised the whole of government approach. Options B, C and D name bodies that do not carry out this appraisal under the master plan. A useful set of figures to remember alongside this is the year wise progress of appraisals, with 71 projects evaluated in 2022-23 when eight key infrastructure ministries were onboarded, 121 in 2024-25 when the District Master Plan was launched, and 352 by February 2026.

The correct answer is the Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority, abbreviated as ITLA. The government has decided to set it up so that the full potential of PM GatiShakti can be used for integrated long term transport planning, and the Union Cabinet has approved it. The authority is to strengthen research, planning, appraisal, monitoring and impact assessment within transport and logistics, and it is expected to improve multimodal infrastructure connectivity, raise infrastructure efficiency, reduce logistics costs and lift India's competitiveness in global logistics. Options A, C and D are invented names and no such bodies were announced with the completion of five years of the master plan. Candidates should also note that the master plan is tied to the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, for which it provides the framework of coordinated planning, multimodal connectivity and better logistics efficiency.

The correct answer is the Unified Geospatial Interface, or UGI. The PM GatiShakti Public platform was launched through this interface in September 2025 and extends selected data analytics capabilities to private entities and to the general public, which marked the accessibility phase of the master plan. Alongside it, the Knowledge Management System, the Decentralized Data Uploading and Management System and the PMGS-NMP Dashboard have strengthened knowledge sharing, data governance, decentralised data management and the monitoring of infrastructure. Options A, C and D are plausible sounding but incorrect names. Remember also that the master plan reached beyond conventional infrastructure into social sector and area based planning, extending to districts for local socio economic development covering roads, schools, healthcare facilities, water pipelines and other essential services, which is why the District Master Plan of 2024-25 is an important milestone.

The correct answer is 840 yards. A hank is the unit in which a khadi spinner's work is measured, and one hank equals 840 yards of yarn in length and one pound by weight. The unit matters because artisan remuneration is paid on it: pay has gone up from Rs 4 per hank in 2013-14 to Rs 15 per hank at present, an increase of about 275 per cent. Option A of 640 yards, option C of 1,000 yards and option D of 1,200 yards are not the measure used for a hank, and a candidate who remembers only the round thousand will get the sum wrong. Women make up more than 80 per cent of the nearly five lakh artisans in the khadi sector, so this wage unit decides the earnings of a largely female workforce. Remember the pair together: 840 yards by length and one pound by weight.

The correct answer is 1956. KVIC is a statutory body established under the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of that year, and the Act is what gives the commission its mandate to plan, promote, facilitate, organise and assist village industries. The same mandate covers training, raw material supply, marketing, research and quality improvement, along with skill development and technical information for khadi and village industries. The other years do not carry this Act. Option A of 1948 belongs to the early years after independence and to the first industrial policy statement, not to this commission. Option B of 1951 is associated with the start of planned development in the country and not with khadi legislation. Option D of 1962 is later than the commission's creation and has no link with its founding law. Candidates should also recall that the commission now works under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.