UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Retired IPS officer is Home Ministry’s new Northeast Adviser

Q1. In the context of India's internal security, the 'Framework Agreement of August 2015' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. An accord between the Government of India and the United Liberation Front of Asom (pro-talks faction) on Assam autonomy
  • B. An agreement between the Government of India and the NSCN (Isak-Muivah) outlining the principles of a final Naga political settlement
  • C. An accord between the Government of India and the Bodoland Territorial Council expanding Sixth Schedule areas
  • D. An agreement between the Government of India and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland on disbandment and rehabilitation

Q2. With reference to the post of 'Adviser (North-East)' in the Union Home Ministry, as compared with the earlier office of 'Interlocutor for Naga Talks', consider the following statements: 1. The Adviser (North-East) is an executive arrangement under the Union Home Ministry and reports to the Union Home Minister. 2. The Adviser (North-East) is a constitutional post derived from Article 371A of the Constitution of India. 3. The Adviser (North-East), as constituted in 2026, has been tasked with both the Naga political dialogue and the ethnic reconciliation dialogue involving Kuki-Zo and Meitei groups in Manipur. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Adviser (North-East) is an executive arrangement under the Union Home Ministry and reports to the Union Home Minister.
  2. The Adviser (North-East) is a constitutional post derived from Article 371A of the Constitution of India.
  3. The Adviser (North-East), as constituted in 2026, has been tasked with both the Naga political dialogue and the ethnic reconciliation dialogue involving Kuki-Zo and Meitei groups in Manipur.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. The Adviser (North-East), who functions as the Centre's principal interlocutor for insurgency-related peace negotiations in the Northeast, works directly under the authority of which one of the following?

  • A. The National Security Council Secretariat under the National Security Adviser
  • B. The Cabinet Secretariat through the Joint Intelligence Committee
  • C. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs, reporting to the Union Home Minister
  • D. The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)

Q4. Which one of the following was the first insurgent outfit in the Northeast to enter into a formal ceasefire with the Government of India that opened the way for the present-day Naga peace process?

  • A. NSCN (Khaplang) in 2001
  • B. NSCN (Isak-Muivah) in 1997
  • C. United Liberation Front of Asom in 2011
  • D. National Democratic Front of Bodoland in 2005