UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — HC raps govt. over not filling minorities panel posts

Question 1

With reference to the communities notified as 'minorities' under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 — which vacancies the Delhi High Court (2026) has directed the Union Government to fill — consider the following:
1. Jains
2. Jews
3. Parsis (Zoroastrians)
4. Bahá'ís
Which of the above are correctly identified as notified minority communities under the Act?

Accepted Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2 and 4 only

Answer

1, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 2

Which of the following is the administrative ministry of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), whose vacancies were the subject of the Delhi High Court's strictures in March 2026?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Minority Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Answer

Ministry of Culture

Question 3

The National Commission for Minorities — over whose unfilled posts the Delhi High Court rapped the Union Government in 2026 — derives its statutory status from which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

The National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992

Answer

A Government of India Resolution of 1978

Answer

Article 350-B of the Constitution of India

Answer

The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955

Question 4

Under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 — vacancies in which the Delhi High Court (March 2026) directed the Centre to fill — what is the total sanctioned strength of the Commission, including the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson?

Accepted Answer

Seven

Answer

Five

Answer

Six

Answer

Nine

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — HC raps govt. over not filling minorities panel posts

Q2. Which of the following is the administrative ministry of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), whose vacancies were the subject of the Delhi High Court's strictures in March 2026?

Q3. The National Commission for Minorities — over whose unfilled posts the Delhi High Court rapped the Union Government in 2026 — derives its statutory status from which one of the following?

Q4. Under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 — vacancies in which the Delhi High Court (March 2026) directed the Centre to fill — what is the total sanctioned strength of the Commission, including the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson?