UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Centre asks Bengal to give report on President’s visit

Q1. Which one of the following authorities issues and administers the 'Blue Book', whose violation prompted the Centre's 2026 demand for a report from West Bengal over President Murmu's Darjeeling visit?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of External Affairs
  • C. President's Secretariat (Rashtrapati Bhavan)
  • D. Ministry of Defence

Q2. In its 2026 letter to West Bengal over protocol lapses during President Murmu's Darjeeling visit, the Centre sought accountability action against how many named district/police officials?

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

Q3. In the context of India's VIP security framework referenced in the President's visit row, what is the 'Yellow Book'?

  • A. The document titled 'Security arrangements for the protection of individuals', governing protection for dignitaries other than the President, Vice-President and Prime Minister
  • B. The confidential protocol manual exclusively for the President's foreign State visits
  • C. The Table of Precedence ranking constitutional functionaries of the Union and States
  • D. The register of Z+ category protectees maintained by the Cabinet Secretariat