UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — EC tells SC it has duty to weed out foreigners

Q1. Which one of the following was the FIRST State in which the Election Commission of India launched the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 2025?

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

Q2. Phase-II of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, notified by the Election Commission of India in October 2025, was rolled out simultaneously in how many States and Union Territories?

  • A. 9
  • B. 12
  • C. 15
  • D. 22

Q3. With reference to Phase-II of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls notified by the Election Commission of India in October 2025, consider the following States/UTs: 1. Kerala 2. Karnataka 3. West Bengal 4. Maharashtra Which of the above is/are correctly identified as being covered under Phase-II of the SIR?

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

Q4. Under which of the following provisions is the authority to order a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls (the statutory basis affirmed by the Supreme Court in its May 2026 verdict on the Bihar SIR) vested in the Election Commission of India?

  • A. Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951
  • B. Section 21(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1950
  • C. Rule 25 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960
  • D. Section 8 of the Citizenship Act, 1955

Q5. With reference to Phase-II of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls notified in October 2025, consider the following statements: 1. Gujarat is among the States covered under Phase-II of the SIR. 2. Madhya Pradesh is among the States covered under Phase-II of the SIR. 3. Maharashtra is among the States covered under Phase-II of the SIR. 4. Puducherry is among the Union Territories covered under Phase-II of the SIR. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. Gujarat is among the States covered under Phase-II of the SIR.
  2. Madhya Pradesh is among the States covered under Phase-II of the SIR.
  3. Maharashtra is among the States covered under Phase-II of the SIR.
  4. Puducherry is among the Union Territories covered under Phase-II of the SIR.
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 3 and 4
  • D. 4 only