Hi friends, here is the MCQ Questions on Unified Pension Scheme. Central Government has decided to introduce Unified Pension Scheme, as an option under the National Pension System for the employees of
the Central Government who are covered under the National Pension System. Here we bring you the most useful and important multiple choice questions on UPS for various exams including departmental promotion exams.

MCQ Questions on Unified Pension Scheme
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1. Under UPS a minimum guaranteed payout of _ per month shall be assured in case superannuation is after ten years or more of qualifying service?
Rs.10,000
Rs.25,000
Rs.15,000
Half the last drawn basic pay
Answer – Rs.10,000
2. Assured Payout under Unified Pension Scheme in case of lesser qualifying service period of 10 years is?
No assured payout applicable
proportionate payout would be admissible
Unified Pension Scheme is not applicable to those with less than 10 years qualifying service
None of these
Answer – proportionate payout would be admissible
3. Under Unified Pension Scheme, full assured payout is payable after a minimum __ years of qualifying service?
5 years
10 years
20 years
25 years
Answer – 25 years
4. Unified Pension Scheme option shall not apply in which of the following cases?
removal from service
dismissal from service
resignation from service
All the above
Answer – All the above
5. Under Unified Pension Scheme, assured Payout shall be available in case of voluntary retirement after a minimum qualifying service period of?
10 years
25 years
30 years
7 years
Answer – 25 years
6. Under UPS, assured Payout shall be available in case of an employee superannuating after qualifying service of?
10 years
25 years
5 years
20 years
Answer – 10 years
7. Assured Payout under Unified Pension Scheme shall be available in which of the following cases?
in case of an employee superannuating after qualifying service of ten years, from the date of superannuation
in case of the Government retiring an employee under the provisions of FR 56 (j) (which is not a penalty under Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965) from the date of such retirement
in case of voluntary retirement after a minimum qualifying service period of 25 years, from the date such employee would have superannuated, if the service period had continued to superannuation
All the above
Answer – All the above
8. Unified Pension Scheme shall be applicable to?
Central Government employees
Both Employees in Private Sector and Government Sector
State Government employees
All the above
Answer – Central Government employees
9. Central Government has decided to introduce Unified Pension Scheme, as an option under the?
New Pension Scheme
CCS(Pension) Rules 2021
National Pension System
CCS(Pension) Rules,1972
Answer – National Pension System
10. Unified Pension Scheme was notified in the official Gazette on?
23 December 2024
24 January 2025
13 March 2025
31 March 2025
Answer – 24 January 2025
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