UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — LS passes new transgender Bill as MPs stage walkout

Q1. With reference to the definition of transgender persons adopted by the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, consider the following socio-cultural/identity categories: 1. Kinner 2. Aravani 3. Genderqueer 4. Eunuch Which of the above is/are correctly identified as categories expressly recognised within the Bill's definition?

  1. Kinner
  2. Aravani
  3. Genderqueer
  4. Eunuch
  • A. 1, 2 and 4
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q2. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was first introduced in which House of Parliament?

  • A. Lok Sabha
  • B. Rajya Sabha
  • C. A joint sitting of both Houses
  • D. It was first referred to a Department-related Standing Committee before either House

Q3. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, as amended by the 2026 Amendment Bill, is administered as the nodal/implementing authority by which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  • B. Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • C. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • D. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Q4. The right to self-identification of gender, which the 2026 Amendment Bill removes, was first affirmed for transgender persons by the Supreme Court of India in which case?

  • A. National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) v. Union of India (2014)
  • B. Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018)
  • C. K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017)
  • D. Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Aadhaar) v. Union of India (2019)

Q5. With reference to the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, consider the following statements: 1. It removes the provision permitting self-identification of gender contained in the 2019 Act. 2. It makes the certificate of identity issuable by the District Magistrate only after the recommendation of a designated medical board. 3. It establishes, for the very first time, the National Council for Transgender Persons. 4. It introduces enhanced penalties, including imprisonment that may extend to life, for forcing a person into a transgender identity. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

  1. It removes the provision permitting self-identification of gender contained in the 2019 Act.
  2. It makes the certificate of identity issuable by the District Magistrate only after the recommendation of a designated medical board.
  3. It establishes, for the very first time, the National Council for Transgender Persons.
  4. It introduces enhanced penalties, including imprisonment that may extend to life, for forcing a person into a transgender identity.
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 1 and 2
  • C. 2 and 4
  • D. 3 and 4