With reference to the 'PM Gati Shakti Scheme', which of the following statement/s is/are correct? 1. The PM Gati Shakti–National Master Plan was launched in 2022. 2. The scheme is built around seven engines (Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways, Logistics Infrastructure), and the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) is aligned with the PM Gati Shakti framework. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- (a)Neither 1 nor 2
- (b)Only 2
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Only 1
Correct — B, Only 2. Statement 2 is accurate: PM Gati Shakti is organised around seven 'engines of growth' — Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways and Logistics Infrastructure — and the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) was explicitly aligned to the PM Gati Shakti framework (reiterated in the 2022-23 Budget). Statement 1 is wrong on the date: the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan was launched by PM Narendra Modi on 13 October 2021 (announced 15 August 2021), not in 2022. Since only statement 2 holds, the answer is (b).
- (a)Neither 1 nor 2 — Statement 2 is correct (seven engines plus NIP alignment), so rejecting both is wrong.
- (c)Both 1 and 2 — Statement 1 mis-dates the launch as 2022; the National Master Plan was actually launched on 13 October 2021, so both cannot be correct.
- (d)Only 1 — Reverses the truth — statement 1 (the 2022 launch date) is the false one, while statement 2 is the correct one.
PM Gati Shakti is a National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity, launched on 13 October 2021. It is a GIS-based digital platform that brings 16+ ministries onto one map for integrated, coordinated planning of infrastructure, breaking departmental silos. Its framework rests on seven 'engines': Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways and Logistics Infrastructure.
Two-statement current-affairs trap in which one statement carries a subtly wrong year. The seven engines and the NIP-alignment (statement 2) are textbook-correct, but the launch year in statement 1 is 2021, not 2022 — a classic date-swap distractor. Verify each statement independently before choosing the code.
- PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan launched 13 October 2021 (announced 15 August 2021) — not 2022.
- Seven engines: Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways, Logistics Infrastructure.
- It is a GIS-based digital portal integrating 16+ ministries for coordinated infrastructure planning.
- The National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) is aligned to the PM Gati Shakti framework.
Statement 2 (seven engines + NIP alignment) is true; statement 1 mis-dates the launch (2021, not 2022) — so the answer is (b) Only 2.
- Accepting a plausible-sounding launch year — the National Master Plan was launched in 2021, not 2022.
- Assuming every official-scheme statement in a set must be correct.
UPPSC/UPSC pair a correct feature statement with one carrying a wrong date/number — check each statement's specifics before picking the code.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan was launched in which year?
- (a)2019
- (b)2020
- (c)2021
- (d)2022
Answer(c) 2021 — launched on 13 October 2021 (announced 15 August 2021).
- practice — not a real PYQ
The seven 'engines' of PM Gati Shakti include all of the following EXCEPT:
- (a)Roads
- (b)Railways
- (c)Waterways
- (d)Power grids
Answer(d) Power grids — the seven engines are Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways and Logistics Infrastructure.