UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Treat inclusion of disabled persons as an advantage: SC

Q1. In Sujata Bora v. Coal India Limited (January 2026), under which constitutional provision did the Supreme Court direct Coal India Limited to create a supernumerary post for the appellant?

  • A. Article 32
  • B. Article 136
  • C. Article 142
  • D. Article 226

Q2. Which of the following is the nodal Central Government agency entrusted with administering the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, whose statutory framework was applied by the Supreme Court in the Sujata Bora case?

  • A. Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  • C. National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • D. Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Q3. Coal India Limited, the respondent in the Sujata Bora judgment of January 2026, presently belongs to which one of the following categories of Central Public Sector Enterprises?

  • A. Miniratna Category-I CPSE
  • B. Navratna CPSE
  • C. Maharatna CPSE
  • D. Schedule 'B' CPSE

Q4. In the context of the Supreme Court's January 2026 direction to Coal India Limited, what is meant by a 'supernumerary post'?

  • A. A post created over and above the sanctioned strength of a cadre to accommodate a specific person without displacing any existing incumbent
  • B. A temporary post that automatically lapses at the end of one financial year and cannot be filled by direct recruitment
  • C. A post reserved exclusively for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes within a public sector undertaking
  • D. A senior administrative post whose creation requires the prior approval of the Union Cabinet on the recommendation of the Finance Commission