UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — CENSUS 2027 SAFEGUARDS

Q1. Census 2027 is conducted and operationalised by which one of the following authorities?

  • A. National Statistical Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  • B. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. NITI Aayog under the Cabinet Secretariat
  • D. Unique Identification Authority of India under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Q2. In the Union List (List I) of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, 'Census' appears as which entry number?

  • A. Entry 45
  • B. Entry 67
  • C. Entry 69
  • D. Entry 97

Q3. For the general (synchronous) areas, the reference date of Census 2027 Population Enumeration is the moment 00:00 hours of which date?

  • A. 1 October 2026
  • B. 1 February 2027
  • C. 1 March 2027
  • D. 1 October 2027

Q4. The gazette notification declaring the intent and reference dates for Census 2027 is issued under Section 3 of the Census Act, 1948 by which authority?

  • A. The Central Government through the Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  • C. The Election Commission of India
  • D. The Ministry of Law and Justice

Q5. The confidentiality of data submitted through the Census 2027 self-enumeration portal is legally governed primarily under which statute?

  • A. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
  • B. The Information Technology Act, 2000
  • C. The Census Act, 1948
  • D. The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008

Q6. Detailed data on all castes will be collected in Census 2027 for the first time since the Census of 1931 — that is, after a gap of approximately how many years?

  • A. About 76 years
  • B. About 86 years
  • C. About 96 years
  • D. About 106 years

Q7. The decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming Census 2027 was formally taken by which one of the following bodies?

  • A. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
  • B. The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs
  • C. The Cabinet Committee on Security
  • D. The National Development Council

Q8. In the context of Indian census history, the term 'synchronous census', first achieved in 1881, refers to a census in which:

  • A. the entire population is enumerated across the country with reference to a single common reference moment
  • B. enumeration is carried out region by region over several years as administrative capacity allows
  • C. only urban areas are counted simultaneously while rural counts are staggered
  • D. population is estimated through sample surveys rather than house-to-house counting

Q9. Which one of the following correctly describes the place of Census 2027 in the chronological series of Indian censuses?

  • A. It is the 16th census of India and the 8th since independence
  • B. It is the 15th census of India and the 7th since independence
  • C. It is the very first census to be conducted in independent India
  • D. It is the 14th census and the first-ever synchronous census of India