UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — How are enumerators being trained for Census 2027?

Q1. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A household's individual answers recorded in the Census cannot be obtained by a citizen through an application under the Right to Information Act.
  2. Under the Census Act, 1948, personal information collected in the Census is to be kept confidential and is to be used only for statistical purposes.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q2. Official communication on Census 2027 states that personal information collected in the Census cannot be disclosed under the RTI Act, cannot be used as evidence in a court, cannot be used for tax assessment or police investigation, and is used only for statistical purposes and development planning. Which of the following inferences can validly be drawn from the above?

  1. The legal design seeks to obtain truthful answers by assuring respondents that their replies cannot be turned against them.
  2. The government is barred from publishing district-wise caste totals compiled from Census 2027 returns.
  3. The confidentiality protection covers only digitally captured records and not paper schedules of earlier Censuses.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. Consider the following assertion: 'Census 2027 will provide the first comprehensive count of castes from a regular decennial Census in nearly a century.' Which of the following statements support/supports the above assertion?

  1. Caste-wise data was last collected, tabulated and published in detail in the Census of 1931.
  2. The caste enumeration of 2011 was carried out as a separate exercise, distinct from the population enumeration of Census 2011.
  3. Census 2027 is the first Census in which enumerators record data on a mobile application instead of paper schedules.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q4. Suppose the relevant figures of Census 2027 are published while Articles 82, 330 and 332 remain as they stood after the Constitution (84th Amendment) Act, 2001. In that situation, consider the following: Which of the above would follow?

  1. A fresh readjustment of seats among States would no longer be constitutionally barred.
  2. States whose population has grown more slowly than the national average since 1971 would tend to lose relative share of Lok Sabha seats in such readjustment.
  3. The number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes could be recalculated on the new figures.
  4. The Election Commission of India would redraw constituencies on its own authority, without any law made by Parliament.
  • A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3 only

Q5. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. As of 2026, publication of Census 2027 figures has a direct constitutional bearing on the readjustment of Lok Sabha seats among States.
  2. In 2026, Parliament amended the Constitution so that the next readjustment of Lok Sabha seats will be based on the 2011 Census.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct