UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — U.P. SIR gets extension, final list to be out in April

Q1. Under Phase-II of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls launched by the Election Commission of India in 2025, how many States and Union Territories are covered?

  • A. 7 States and 2 Union Territories
  • B. 9 States and 3 Union Territories
  • C. 11 States and 3 Union Territories
  • D. 12 States and 5 Union Territories

Q2. With reference to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls Phase-II (2025-26) notified by the Election Commission of India, consider the following States: 1. Gujarat 2. Bihar 3. West Bengal 4. Karnataka Which of the above is/are correctly identified as Phase-II SIR States?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Bihar
  3. West Bengal
  4. Karnataka
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1, 3 and 4

Q3. In the context of the Election Commission of India, the term 'Special Intensive Revision (SIR)' of electoral rolls refers to:

  • A. A house-to-house enumeration exercise of electors, ordered by the ECI under Article 324 read with Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, to comprehensively revise the rolls.
  • B. A judicial process under which a High Court orders re-verification of voters in a constituency after election petitions are admitted.
  • C. A statutory delimitation exercise undertaken by the Delimitation Commission to redraw constituency boundaries on the basis of the latest Census.
  • D. A purely online self-verification drive conducted on the Voter Helpline App in which electors update their own details without any field visits by officials.

Q4. Among the States covered under Phase-II of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls (2025-26), which State has the largest electoral roll, making it the most consequential leg of the exercise?

  • A. West Bengal
  • B. Tamil Nadu
  • C. Madhya Pradesh
  • D. Uttar Pradesh

Q5. With reference to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls in Uttar Pradesh (2025-26) as compared with the previous Uttar Pradesh electoral roll, consider the following statements: 1. The previous Uttar Pradesh electoral roll contained about 15.44 crore voters, whereas the draft roll published after SIR retained about 12.55 crore names. 2. Following the fourth extension granted by the Election Commission, the final publication of the Uttar Pradesh electoral roll was brought forward from April 2026 to March 2026. 3. The SIR Phase-II in Uttar Pradesh was preceded by an SIR pilot in Bihar that was completed before the Bihar Assembly elections. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The previous Uttar Pradesh electoral roll contained about 15.44 crore voters, whereas the draft roll published after SIR retained about 12.55 crore names.
  2. Following the fourth extension granted by the Election Commission, the final publication of the Uttar Pradesh electoral roll was brought forward from April 2026 to March 2026.
  3. The SIR Phase-II in Uttar Pradesh was preceded by an SIR pilot in Bihar that was completed before the Bihar Assembly elections.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3