UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — A Bill that secures IPS officers’ role in deputation

Q1. In the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026, at which one of the following senior ranks is the IPS deputation reservation the highest, fixed at 100% of the posts?

  • A. Inspector General (IG)
  • B. Additional Director General (ADG)
  • C. Director General and Special Director General (DG/SDG)
  • D. Deputy Inspector General (DIG)

Q2. With reference to how the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026 changes the position from the preceding regime, consider the following statements: 1. Before this law, IPS deputation to senior CAPF posts was governed mainly by executive orders and service rules rather than by statute. 2. The Act lowers the IPS deputation share at the Inspector General rank compared with the quotas it prescribes for higher ranks. 3. The Act removes the rule-making override clause so that future rules must yield to any contrary court order. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Before this law, IPS deputation to senior CAPF posts was governed mainly by executive orders and service rules rather than by statute.
  2. The Act lowers the IPS deputation share at the Inspector General rank compared with the quotas it prescribes for higher ranks.
  3. The Act removes the rule-making override clause so that future rules must yield to any contrary court order.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. Which one of the following ministries introduced and serves as the nodal ministry for the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026?

  • A. Ministry of Defence
  • B. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
  • D. Ministry of Law and Justice

Q4. The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026 is widely described as a legislative override of which one of the following Supreme Court judgments?

  • A. Prakash Singh vs Union of India
  • B. Sanjay Prakash & Others vs Union of India (2025)
  • C. All India Judges Association vs Union of India
  • D. Union of India vs N. Murugesan

Q5. The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026 applies to a defined set of five Central Armed Police Forces. With reference to the forces it covers, consider the following: 1. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 2. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) 3. Assam Rifles (AR) 4. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Which of the above are correctly identified as forces covered by the Act?

  1. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
  2. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
  3. Assam Rifles (AR)
  4. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
  • A. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • B. 1, 3 and 4 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4