Which institute has prepared the State-specific Fodder Resource Development Plans that will guide district and block level planning under the advisory?
- A.ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute
- B.National Dairy Development Board
- C.ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute
- D.National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology
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Explanation
The correct answer is the ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, written in short as ICAR-IGFRI. The joint advisory names the State-specific Fodder Resource Development Plans prepared by this institute as guiding documents for planning at the district and block levels, and alongside them it encourages climate-resilient choices such as suitable fodder varieties, perennial grasses and integrated crop-livestock systems. The other three bodies are not named in the advisory for this role. The National Dairy Development Board is not cited as the author of these fodder plans, nor is the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, nor the National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology. The institutions the advisory does put at the centre of delivery are the Gram Sabha and the Panchayati Raj Institutions, which must fold fodder work into Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans, and the State departments that are to draw up State Action Plans.
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Practice Questions
Under the VB-G RAM G Act, how many of the permissible works have been marked by the Centre for fodder and livestock-related infrastructure?
- A.12
- B.22
- C.32
- D.48
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The joint advisory of the Department of Rural Development and the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying picks out exactly 22 works from the 375 works that the VB-G RAM G Act permits.
Read the full explanation →How many days of wage employment per rural household does the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 guarantee?
- A.100 days
- B.125 days
- C.150 days
- D.180 days
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The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, came into force on 1 July 2026 and carries a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment for every rural household in a year.
Read the full explanation →As per the joint advisory, what is the district-level ceiling on the material component of fodder and livestock works under VB-G RAM G?
- A.25 per cent
- B.30 per cent
- C.40 per cent
- D.60 per cent
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The advisory repeats that every fodder development and livestock-supportive work must obey the provisions of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, and among the safeguards it lists is a district-level ceiling of 40 per cent on the material component.
Read the full explanation →Who chairs the Governing Council, the apex body of the CAPEX Support Scheme for critical mineral processing?
- A.The Cabinet Secretary
- B.The Secretary, Ministry of Mines
- C.The Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog
- D.The Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises
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The scheme has a three-tier governance structure. At the apex sits the Governing Council, chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Mines, which gives strategic guidance, reviews progress, makes the final selection of beneficiaries and sanctions the capital support; it may also approve changes to the scheme guidelines with the Union…
Read the full explanation →For which two minerals does the CAPEX Support Scheme fund processing plants?
- A.Lithium and cobalt
- B.Lithium and nickel
- C.Nickel and graphite
- D.Cobalt and rare earths
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The scheme funds four plants in all, two for lithium with a capacity of at least 30 kt each and two for nickel with a capacity of at least 50 kt each.
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