UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Gujarat govt. tables UCC Bill in Assembly
Q1. Among the Directive Principles of State Policy, which one of the following Articles specifically enjoins the State to endeavour to secure a Uniform Civil Code for the citizens throughout the territory of India?
- A. Article 39
- B. Article 44
- C. Article 48
- D. Article 51A
Q2. With reference to Article 44 of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:
1. It is placed in Part IV of the Constitution.
2. Being a Directive Principle, it is enforceable in a court of law.
3. It uses the expression that the State "shall endeavour to secure" a uniform civil code.
4. Its stated reach is the entire territory of India.
Which of the statements given above are correctly identified?
- It is placed in Part IV of the Constitution.
- Being a Directive Principle, it is enforceable in a court of law.
- It uses the expression that the State "shall endeavour to secure" a uniform civil code.
- Its stated reach is the entire territory of India.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1, 3 and 4 only
- C. 2 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3 only
Q3. The Supreme Court, while upholding a divorced Muslim woman's right to maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, famously lamented that Article 44 had remained a 'dead letter'. In which year was this judgment, the Shah Bano case, delivered?
- A. 1978
- B. 1985
- C. 1986
- D. 1995
Q4. With reference to the Shah Bano and Sarla Mudgal cases, consider the following statements:
1. In the Shah Bano case, maintenance was granted under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
2. The Shah Bano verdict was effectively nullified by the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986.
3. The Sarla Mudgal case concerned a Hindu husband converting to Islam to contract a second marriage.
4. In the Sarla Mudgal case, the Supreme Court struck down the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 as unconstitutional.
Which of the statements given above is NOT correct?
- In the Shah Bano case, maintenance was granted under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
- The Shah Bano verdict was effectively nullified by the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986.
- The Sarla Mudgal case concerned a Hindu husband converting to Islam to contract a second marriage.
- In the Sarla Mudgal case, the Supreme Court struck down the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 as unconstitutional.
- A. 1 only
- B. 4 only
- C. 3 and 4
- D. 2 only
Q5. Which one of the following became the first State in independent India to enact and bring into force a Uniform Civil Code applicable to its residents?
- A. Goa
- B. Gujarat
- C. Uttarakhand
- D. Assam
Q6. The expert committee that drafted the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code, chaired by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, comprised how many members?
- A. Three
- B. Five
- C. Seven
- D. Nine
Q7. With reference to the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026 in comparison with the Uttarakhand UCC, consider the following statements:
1. Gujarat is the second State, after Uttarakhand, to take up a Uniform Civil Code Bill.
2. The drafting panels of both Uttarakhand and Gujarat were chaired by Justice Ranjana Desai.
3. Unlike Uttarakhand, the Gujarat Bill makes no provision for the registration of live-in relationships.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Gujarat is the second State, after Uttarakhand, to take up a Uniform Civil Code Bill.
- The drafting panels of both Uttarakhand and Gujarat were chaired by Justice Ranjana Desai.
- Unlike Uttarakhand, the Gujarat Bill makes no provision for the registration of live-in relationships.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q8. The five-member panel constituted by the Gujarat government in February 2025 to examine and draft a Uniform Civil Code for the state was chaired by which one of the following?
- A. Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
- B. Justice B.N. Srikrishna
- C. Justice K.T. Thomas
- D. Justice Madan B. Lokur
Q9. With reference to the subject-matter covered by a Uniform Civil Code as enacted in Uttarakhand, consider the following statements:
1. It seeks to replace religion-specific personal laws governing marriage, divorce, succession and adoption with a common framework.
2. It makes the registration of live-in relationships mandatory, departing from the position under most existing personal laws.
3. It brings religious places of worship and rituals of faith under a common code.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- It seeks to replace religion-specific personal laws governing marriage, divorce, succession and adoption with a common framework.
- It makes the registration of live-in relationships mandatory, departing from the position under most existing personal laws.
- It brings religious places of worship and rituals of faith under a common code.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q10. During the Constituent Assembly debates on the Uniform Civil Code (then Draft Article 35), which one of the following members moved the leading amendment seeking to keep personal law outside its scope?
- A. Mohammad Ismail Sahib
- B. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
- C. K.M. Munshi
- D. Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
Q11. Personal laws relating to marriage, divorce and succession — the basis on which States such as Uttarakhand and Gujarat have legislated their own Uniform Civil Codes — fall under which one of the following?
- A. Entry 5 of the Concurrent List (List III)
- B. Entry 5 of the Union List (List I)
- C. Entry 5 of the State List (List II)
- D. Entry 6 of the Concurrent List (List III)
Q12. In the autonomous tribal areas of the North-East that are constitutionally shielded from a uniform civil code, the power to make laws on marriage, inheritance and social customs is principally vested in which one of the following bodies?
- A. Autonomous District Councils under the Sixth Schedule
- B. Gram Panchayats under Part IX
- C. State Tribal Welfare Departments
- D. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes