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Q1With reference to the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration as described in 2016, consider the following statements: 1. The awards were instituted to acknowledge and reward extraordinary and innovative work by officers of the Central and State Governments. 2. In 2016, a new category of Excellence in implementing a Priority Programme was added. 3. In 2016, ten districts were to be awarded under six priority programmes. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because the 2016 release mentioned ten districts under four Priority Programmes, not six.
Q2With reference to nominations under the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration, 2025, consider the following statements: 1. A total of 2,035 nominations were received on the PM Awards portal. 2. The Holistic Development of Districts category received 1,058 nominations. 3. The Innovations category received 1,058 nominations. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is incorrect because Holistic Development of Districts received 513 nominations, while Innovations received 1,058.
Q3With reference to the 2025 Prime Minister's Awards scheme categories, consider the following statements: 1. Holistic Development of Districts was Category 1. 2. Aspirational Blocks Programme was Category 2. 3. Innovation was Category 2. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The official scheme page lists Category 1 as Holistic Development of Districts and Category 2 as Aspirational Blocks Programme. Statement 3 is incorrect because Innovation was Category 3.
Q4With reference to the 2026 Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration, consider the following statements: 1. The awards included the Aspirational Blocks Programme as one of the categories. 2. The awardees were selected from 1,588 nominations. 3. Each awardee received an incentive of Rs. 25 lakh. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The corpus records three categories, including Aspirational Blocks Programme, and 1,588 nominations. Statement 3 is incorrect because the incentive was Rs. 20 lakh, not Rs. 25 lakh.
Q5With reference to the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration, 2025 scheme, consider the following statements: 1. The scheme aimed to recognise civil servants under three categories through 16 awards. 2. The Holistic Development of Districts category carried 5 awards. 3. The Aspirational Blocks Programme category carried 6 awards. 4. The Innovation category was restricted to district-level initiatives only. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The 2025 scheme had three categories and 16 awards, with 5 awards for Holistic Development of Districts. Statement 3 is false because Aspirational Blocks Programme had 5, not 6, awards. Statement 4 is false because Innovation covered Central Ministries/Departments, States and Districts.
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6With reference to the Prime Minister's Awards Scheme 2024 presented on Civil Services Day 2025, consider the following statements: 1. The identified categories were Holistic Development of Districts, Aspirational Blocks Programme and Innovation. 2. Fourteen awardees were shortlisted from 1,588 nominations after comprehensive evaluation. 3. A film on award-winning initiatives was scheduled to be screened after the award presentation. 4. The Government organised the Civil Services Day conference at North Block, New Delhi. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7With reference to the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration conferred at Vigyan Bhawan on April 21, 2026, consider the following statements: 1. The awards were given across only two categories тАФ Holistic Development of Districts and the Innovation Category. 2. The Aspirational Blocks Programme was constituted as one of the award categories. 3. Each awardee received an incentive of тВ╣20 lakh to support further public-welfare initiatives. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8With reference to the institutional evolution of the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration, consider the following statements: 1. The scheme was instituted in 2014. 2. The scheme was restructured in 2020 to recognize the performance of District Collectors towards economic development of the district. 3. The scheme was revamped in 2021 to encourage Constructive Competition, Innovation, Replication and Institutionalisation of Best Practices. 4. The 2025 scheme excludes qualitative achievement from its evaluation focus. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9With reference to Civil Services Day in India, consider the following statements: 1. It is celebrated on April 21 every year. 2. The date commemorates Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 1947 address to probationers of Administrative Services Officers at Metcalf House, Delhi. 3. The first such function was held at Vigyan Bhawan in 2014. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10With reference to nominations and registration for the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration, 2025, consider the following statements: 1. The PM's Awards portal was launched on 1 October 2025. 2. The portal was operational for registration and submission of nominations from 1 October 2025 to 30 November 2025. 3. A total of 2,035 nominations were received on the portal. 4. Innovations received fewer nominations than Holistic Development of Districts. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11With reference to the Aspirational Blocks Programme category on the PM Awards portal, consider the following statements: 1. The programme was launched on January 7, 2023. 2. It aims to transform 500 blocks across 329 districts from 27 States and 4 Union Territories. 3. It ranks blocks on the basis of absolute population size only. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12With reference to the Prime Minister's Awards conferred at Vigyan Bhawan on April 21, 2026, consider the following statements: 1. The awards were given across only two categories: Holistic Development of Districts and the Innovation Category. 2. The Aspirational Blocks Programme was one of the award categories. 3. Each awardee received an incentive of тВ╣20 lakh to support further public-welfare initiatives. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13With reference to eligibility and period of consideration for the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration, 2025, consider the following statements: 1. Category 1 awards were open to all District Collectors. 2. Category 2 awards were for Districts covering 500 Aspirational Blocks. 3. Category 1 used the period from 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2025. 4. Category 3 was open to Central Government Ministries/Departments, State/UT Governments and Districts. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14With reference to the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration, 2024, consider the following statements: 1. The scheme aimed to recognize civil servants under three categories. 2. The Holistic Development of Districts category covered 11 priority sector programmes. 3. The Innovation category was restricted only to Union Ministries and excluded States and Districts. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15With reference to the Aspirational Blocks Programme in the Prime Minister's Awards scheme, consider the following statements: 1. Forty Key Performance Indicators were identified. 2. Blocks are ranked on incremental progress achieved by them. 3. Financial incentives are awarded only annually. Which of the statements given above are correct?