UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Mamata targets poll body over SIR list
Q1. With reference to the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls announced by the Election Commission of India in 2025, consider the following:
1. West Bengal
2. Kerala
3. Bihar
4. Tamil Nadu
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as States covered under the second phase of SIR?
- West Bengal
- Kerala
- Bihar
- Tamil Nadu
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 2 and 4
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q2. Consider the following statements comparing the first phase and the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls:
1. While the first phase of SIR was confined to Bihar, the second phase was extended to 12 States and Union Territories.
2. The second phase covers about 510 million electors, more than half of the registered voters in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
3. Unlike the first phase, the second phase entirely dispensed with door-to-door enumeration by Booth Level Officers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- While the first phase of SIR was confined to Bihar, the second phase was extended to 12 States and Union Territories.
- The second phase covers about 510 million electors, more than half of the registered voters in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
- Unlike the first phase, the second phase entirely dispensed with door-to-door enumeration by Booth Level Officers.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q3. The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in the news in connection with West Bengal in 2026, is ordered and conducted by which one of the following authorities?
- A. Election Commission of India
- B. Ministry of Home Affairs
- C. Ministry of Law and Justice
- D. NITI Aayog
Q4. The first (Phase I) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by the Election Commission of India was conducted in which one of the following States?
- A. Bihar
- B. West Bengal
- C. Kerala
- D. Tamil Nadu