UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Simultaneous polls panel mulling curbs on no-trust motion

Q1. Which one of the following parliamentary bodies is currently examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024?

  • A. The Department-related Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
  • B. A Joint Parliamentary Committee chaired by P. P. Chaudhary
  • C. A Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha
  • D. The Standing Committee on Home Affairs

Q2. How many Bills together constitute the legislative package introduced in the Lok Sabha on 17 December 2024 to operationalise simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha, State Assemblies and Union Territory Assemblies with legislatures?

  • A. One
  • B. Two
  • C. Three
  • D. Four

Q3. Under whose chairmanship was the High-Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections, whose 2024 report formed the basis of the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, constituted?

  • A. Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi
  • B. Former President Ram Nath Kovind
  • C. Former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu
  • D. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan

Q4. Which one of the following is the principal constitutional amendment vehicle for synchronising elections to the Lok Sabha and all State Legislative Assemblies?

  • A. The Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, 2023
  • B. The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024
  • C. The Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025
  • D. The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024