UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — INDIA bloc MPs submit notice in Parliament for removal of Chief Election Commissioner

Q1. The opposition (INDIA bloc) removal notice against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, submitted in Parliament in March 2026, was reportedly signed by how many Members of Parliament?

  • A. 193
  • B. 100
  • C. 50
  • D. 272

Q2. The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, central to the 2026 removal controversy, is conducted by which one of the following?

  • A. The Election Commission of India
  • B. The Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India
  • D. The Ministry of Law and Justice

Q3. A motion for the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner, like that of a Supreme Court judge, must be adopted in each House of Parliament by which one of the following majorities?

  • A. A majority of the total membership of that House and a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting
  • B. A simple majority of the members present and voting
  • C. A majority of not less than two-thirds of the total membership of that House
  • D. A majority of the total membership of that House only