UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Regional issues remain crucial amid ‘Gandhi factor’ in Wayanad’s politics

Question 1

How many Legislative Assembly segments together constitute the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala?

Accepted Answer

Seven

Answer

Five

Answer

Six

Answer

Nine

Question 2

With reference to the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, consider the following Legislative Assembly segments:
1. Mananthavady
2. Thalassery
3. Wandoor
4. Perinthalmanna
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as Assembly segments falling within the Wayanad parliamentary constituency?

Accepted Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2 and 4 only

Answer

1, 3 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 3

Under which provision of the Constitution of India does a State legislation that is repugnant to an existing Central law on a subject in the Concurrent List — such as the Wildlife Protection (Kerala Amendment) Bill, 2025 — require the assent of the President to prevail within that State?

Accepted Answer

Article 254(2)

Answer

Article 200

Answer

Article 213

Answer

Article 356

Question 4

Which one of the following is the nodal Union ministry exclusively responsible for the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, a statute central to tribal rehabilitation in Wayanad?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Answer

Ministry of Rural Development

Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Question 5

In the context of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 — invoked in the recent Kerala demand to declare wild boar as 'vermin' — the term 'vermin' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Any wild animal specified in Schedule V of the Act, which may be hunted without restriction

Answer

Any wild animal listed in Schedule I of the Act and granted absolute protection

Answer

Any non-native species declared invasive by the IUCN within Indian territory

Answer

Any animal causing damage to standing crops, irrespective of its inclusion in any Schedule

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Regional issues remain crucial amid ‘Gandhi factor’ in Wayanad’s politics

Q1. How many Legislative Assembly segments together constitute the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala?

Q2. With reference to the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, consider the following Legislative Assembly segments: 1. Mananthavady 2. Thalassery 3. Wandoor 4. Perinthalmanna Which of the above is/are correctly identified as Assembly segments falling within the Wayanad parliamentary constituency?

Q3. Under which provision of the Constitution of India does a State legislation that is repugnant to an existing Central law on a subject in the Concurrent List — such as the Wildlife Protection (Kerala Amendment) Bill, 2025 — require the assent of the President to prevail within that State?

Q4. Which one of the following is the nodal Union ministry exclusively responsible for the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, a statute central to tribal rehabilitation in Wayanad?

Q5. In the context of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 — invoked in the recent Kerala demand to declare wild boar as 'vermin' — the term 'vermin' refers to: