UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Reimagining delimitation

Q1. Under the Delimitation Bill, 2026, the Chairperson of the Delimitation Commission is to be appointed by which one of the following?

  • A. The President of India on the advice of the Chief Justice of India
  • B. The Election Commission of India in consultation with the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  • C. The Central Government
  • D. A collegium comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition and the Chief Justice of India

Q2. As proposed in the Delimitation Bill, 2026, the Delimitation Commission for re-allocation of seats and re-drawing of constituencies will consist of how many members, including the Chairperson?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Five
  • D. Seven

Q3. Under which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts was the allocation of Lok Sabha seats among the States frozen on the basis of the 1971 Census until the first census taken after the year 2026 — the freeze that the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 sought to lift?

  • A. The Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976
  • B. The Constitution (84th Amendment) Act, 2001
  • C. The Constitution (87th Amendment) Act, 2003
  • D. The Constitution (91st Amendment) Act, 2003

Q4. In the context of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the expression "readjustment" as used in Article 82 of the Constitution refers to which one of the following?

  • A. Periodic revision of electoral rolls within each Lok Sabha constituency
  • B. Re-allocation of seats among the States in the Lok Sabha and the division of each State into territorial constituencies, on the basis of the latest census
  • C. Re-distribution of MPLADS funds among constituencies after each general election
  • D. Re-fixing of the value of votes of MPs and MLAs in the electoral college for the election of the President of India