MCQ on UP Budget 2023-24

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ Quiz) on Uttar Pradesh (UP) Budget 2023-24 with answers and explanation. The MCQ based on current affairs, which is referred from the News Papers like The Indian Express. It is useful for various competitive exams like UPPSC, UPSSC, and others.
MCQ on UP Budget 2023-24


MCQ on UP Budget 2023-24

 “The budget of 'New Uttar Pradesh’, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that “it will add new golden chapters in the history of social, economic and cultural development of the state.”


Q 1. The UP Budget 2023-24 focus on:

a) Youth and Women

b) Farmers

c) Infrastructure

d) All of the Above

Answer (d)

Explanation:

UP Buget 2023-24 will be for youth, strengthening farmers and giving honour to women. The focus will be on infrastructure so that more employment opportunities can be generated.

 

Q 2. What is target to achieve a goal of making UP a ------- economy?

a) $5 Trillion

b) $3 Trillion

c) $2 Trillion

d) $1 Trillion

Answer (d)

Explanation:

According to UP Budget 2023-24, the target will be to “achieve a goal of making UP a $1 trillion economy.”

 

Q 3. Who represented Uttar Pradesh Budget 2023-24?

a) Brajesh Pathak

b) Keshav Prasad Maurya

c) Suresh Khanna

d) Sandeep Singh

Answer (c)

 

Q 4. What is aim of UP Budget 2023-24 to focus on infrastructure?

a) Generate Employment

b) Develop Infrastructure

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None

Answer (c)

 

Q 5. The budget for 2023 was the -------- in the history of Uttar Pradesh.

a) Smallest

b) Biggest

c) Equal to first Budget

d) None

Answer (b)

Explanation:

The budget for 2023 was the biggest in the history of Uttar Pradesh.

 

Q 6. CM Mass marriage scheme for:

a) SC/ST Girls

b) General Girls

c) OBC Girls

d) None of the Above

Answer (b)

Explanation:

Rs 600 crores under CM Mass marriage (“Samuhik Vivah”) scheme for all category/classes girls.

 

Q 7. Which one of the following districts is not under the Bundelkhand Expressways?

a) Chitrakoot

b) Banda

c) Auraiya

d) Bhadohi

Answer (d)

 

Q 8. UP Budget 2023-24 allocated Rs 83 crore has been proposed for:

a) Women Empowerment

b) Rural Women Empowerment

c) Urban Women Empowerment

d) Girls Education

Answer (b)

Explanation:

In UP Budget 2023-24, to empower rural women, allocated Rs 83 crore has been proposed for Self Help Groups.

 

Q 9. What is distance of Ganga Expressway from Meerut to Prayagraj?

a) 534 km

b) 564 km

c) 594 km

d) 612 km

Answer (c)

Explanation:

UP Budget 2023-24 proposed Rs 36,230 crore for new 594 km long Ganga Expressway from Meerut to Prayagraj.

 

Q 10. How many numbers of new medical college to build under the proposal of UP Budget 2023-24?

a)       10

b)      12

c)       14

d)      16

Answer (c)

Explanation:

UP Budget 2023-24 allocated fund of Rs 2491 crore has been earmarked to build 14 new medical colleges.

 

Q 11. Where is developing industrial corridor proposed in UP Budget 2023-24?

a) Agra Expressway

b) Bundelkhand Expressway

c) Gorakhpur Expressway

d) Ganga Expresswy

Answer (c)

 

Q 12. Consider the following statements regarding UP Budget 2023-24:

1. Allocated Rs20 cr for establishing UP institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development.

2. Budget for widening of roads leading to Industrial and Logistic parks.

Which of the statements given above is/are INCORRECT?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer (d)

 

Q 13. UP Government proposed for establishing second phase of Green Energy corridor in:

a) Bundelkhand

b) Purvanchal

c) Western UP

d) None of the Above

Answer (a)

 

Q 14. What is size of the UP annual budget for fiscal year 2023-24?

a) Rs 6.50 lakh Cr

b) Rs 6.70 lakh Cr

c) Rs 6.90 lakh Cr

d) Rs 7.10 lakh Cr

Answer (c)

Explanation:

The size of the UP annual budget is Rs 6.90 lakh crore for fiscal year 2023-24, as compared to Rs 6.15 lakh crore, the last fiscal.

 

Q 15. What is estimated fiscal deficit of Uttar Pradesh?

a) 3.64% of GDP

b) 3.48% of GDP

c) 4.64% of GDP

d) 4.84% of GDP

Answer (b)

 

Q 16. What is Chief Minister Kanya Sumangala Yojana?

a) It is for marriage of girls.

b) It is for marriage of OBC girls.

c) It is for destitute widows.

d) It is for marriage of SC girls.

Answer (c)

 

Q 17. According to budget 2023-24, what is purpose of establishment of the Unity Mall in UP?

a) ODOP Only

b) Other Handicraft Products

c) ODOP and Other Handicraft Products

d) None of the Above

Answer (c)

 

Q 18. What will provide under Swami Vivekananda Youth Empowerment Scheme?

a) Tablets Only

b) Smartphones Only

c) Tablets/Smartphones

d) Laptop

Answer (c)

 

Q 19. How many agricultural universities in UP will initiate the Agritech startup scheme?

a) 4

b) 5

c) 6

d) 7

Answer (a)

 



Q 20. What percent of growth in state GDP?

a) 16%

b) 16.5%

c) 16.8%

d) 16.9%

Answer (c)


 Q 21. UP Budget 2023-24 proposed for National Rural Health Mission:

a)       10,631 Cr

b)      11,631 Cr

c)       12,631 Cr

d)      13,631 Cr

 Answer (c)


Q 22. What is contribution of UP economy in the national GDP?

a)       7%

b)      8%

c)       9%

d)      10%

Answer (b)


Q 23. Consider the following statements regarding Uttar Pradesh Startups:

1.       To empowering youth.

2.       It encouraged in sectors of tourism, healthcare, education, agriculture, and energy.

3.       Rs 60 Cr allocated for the Startups only.

Which of the above statements are Correct?

a)       1 and 2 only

b)      2 and 3 only

c)       1 and 3 only

d)      1, 2 and 3

 Answer (a)


Q 24. Which has envisaged as a solar city of Uttar Pradesh?

a)       Lucknow

b)      Noida

c)       Kanpur

d)      Mathura

 Answer (b)


Q 25. Currently, UP working age population:

a)       50%

b)      52%

c)       54%

d)      56%

 Answer (d)


Q 26. What is rank of Uttar Pradesh in Ease of Doing Business Index 2022?

a)       5th

b)      4th

c)       3rd

d)      2nd

 Answer (d)


Q 27. With reference to UP, consider the following statements:

1. Young demographic is inherent strengths of UP.

2. UP is an attractive investment destination in India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a)       1 only

b)      2 only

c)       1 and 2

d)      None of the Above

 Answer (c)


Q 28. UP government announced a model solar city:

a)       Varanasi

b)      Lucknow

c)       Ayodhya

d)      Noida

Answer (c)

Source: The Indian Express

 


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