UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Parliament adjourns sine die after Bill’s defeat

Q1. The power to adjourn a sitting of a House of Parliament sine die is vested in which one of the following authorities?

  • A. The President of India
  • B. The presiding officer of the House (Speaker or Chairman)
  • C. The Prime Minister as Leader of the House
  • D. The Secretary-General of the House

Q2. With reference to the winding-up of parliamentary business, consider the following statements: 1. Adjournment sine die terminates a sitting without naming a day for reassembly. 2. Prorogation of a House is effected by an order of the President. 3. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha does not lapse on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. 4. Pending Bills lapse on the prorogation of a session. Which of the statements given above are correctly identified?

  1. Adjournment sine die terminates a sitting without naming a day for reassembly.
  2. Prorogation of a House is effected by an order of the President.
  3. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha does not lapse on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
  4. Pending Bills lapse on the prorogation of a session.
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 1, 3 and 4
  • D. 3 and 4

Q3. What was the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha proposed under the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026?

  • A. 550 members
  • B. 753 members
  • C. 850 members
  • D. 888 members

Q4. Under the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, up to how many seats in the Lok Sabha were proposed to be allotted to the Union Territories?

  • A. 20 seats
  • B. 35 seats
  • C. 15 seats
  • D. 55 seats

Q5. The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 amends Article 239AA to provide one-third reservation for women. Of the following, which is the only Union Territory whose Legislative Assembly is brought within the scope of this reservation by the Act itself?

  • A. Puducherry
  • B. Jammu and Kashmir
  • C. National Capital Territory of Delhi
  • D. Ladakh

Q6. With reference to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Constitution 106th Amendment Act, 2023), consider the following statements: 1. It amends Article 239AA to provide women's reservation in the Legislative Assembly of Delhi. 2. The reservation extends to seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha. 3. The one-third reservation for women applies to the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Councils. 4. Reserved seats for women are to be allotted by rotation after every delimitation exercise. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. It amends Article 239AA to provide women's reservation in the Legislative Assembly of Delhi.
  2. The reservation extends to seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha.
  3. The one-third reservation for women applies to the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Councils.
  4. Reserved seats for women are to be allotted by rotation after every delimitation exercise.
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 2 and 4
  • C. 1 and 3
  • D. 3 only

Q7. In the context of the Indian electoral system, the term 'delimitation' most precisely refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The act of fixing the number and boundaries of territorial constituencies
  • B. The preparation and periodic revision of electoral rolls of voters
  • C. The constitutional freezing of the total number of Lok Sabha seats of each state
  • D. The reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in legislatures

Q8. With reference to delimitation and the freeze on seats, consider the following statements: 1. Article 82 provides for the readjustment of constituencies after every census. 2. The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 froze the allocation of Lok Sabha seats to states on the basis of the 1971 census. 3. The 84th Amendment Act extended the freeze on inter-state seat allocation until the first census taken after the year 2026. 4. The freeze on the allocation of seats to states was originally imposed on the basis of the 1961 census. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. Article 82 provides for the readjustment of constituencies after every census.
  2. The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 froze the allocation of Lok Sabha seats to states on the basis of the 1971 census.
  3. The 84th Amendment Act extended the freeze on inter-state seat allocation until the first census taken after the year 2026.
  4. The freeze on the allocation of seats to states was originally imposed on the basis of the 1961 census.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 1 and 4
  • D. 4 only

Q9. Under Article 368, which one of the following is the 'special majority' required in each House of Parliament to pass a Constitution Amendment Bill?

  • A. A simple majority of the members present and voting
  • B. A majority of the total membership of the House and a majority of two-thirds of the members present and voting
  • C. A majority of two-thirds of the total membership of the House
  • D. A majority of three-fourths of the members present and voting

Q10. With reference to the Budget Session, 2026 of Parliament, consider the following statements: 1. All ten Bills introduced during the session were passed by Parliament. 2. The session was extended beyond its originally scheduled date of conclusion. 3. Following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, the two related delimitation Bills were rendered infructuous. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. All ten Bills introduced during the session were passed by Parliament.
  2. The session was extended beyond its originally scheduled date of conclusion.
  3. Following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, the two related delimitation Bills were rendered infructuous.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q11. The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 sought to extend delimitation and women's reservation provisions to the Legislative Assemblies of which of the following Union Territories? 1. Delhi 2. Jammu and Kashmir 3. Puducherry 4. Ladakh Which of the above are correctly identified?

  1. Delhi
  2. Jammu and Kashmir
  3. Puducherry
  4. Ladakh
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q12. With reference to 'Vande Mataram', consider the following statements: 1. It was composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. 2. It first appeared in his novel Anandamath. 3. The Constituent Assembly adopted its first two stanzas as the National Song on 24 January 1950. 4. The Constituent Assembly accorded it a status inferior to that of the National Anthem. Which of the statements given above are correctly identified?

  1. It was composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
  2. It first appeared in his novel Anandamath.
  3. The Constituent Assembly adopted its first two stanzas as the National Song on 24 January 1950.
  4. The Constituent Assembly accorded it a status inferior to that of the National Anthem.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 3 and 4 only