UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India about to make greatest decision of 21st century: PM

Q1. Under the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, which single newly inserted article is the enabling provision that determines when the one-third women's reservation will actually commence and provides for rotation of the reserved seats?

  • A. Article 330A
  • B. Article 332A
  • C. Article 334A
  • D. Article 239AA

Q2. Which one of the following was the first Bill that sought to constitutionally reserve seats for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies?

  • A. The Constitution (81st Amendment) Bill, 1996
  • B. The Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill, 2008
  • C. The Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, 2023
  • D. The Constitution (84th Amendment) Bill, 2001

Q3. The 2008 Women's Reservation Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha but was said to have 'lapsed' in 2014. In this parliamentary context, the 'lapsing' of that Bill precisely means which one of the following?

  • A. A Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha but still pending (not yet passed) in the Lok Sabha fell on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha
  • B. The Bill was formally withdrawn by the Government before being taken up
  • C. The Bill was defeated in a division vote on the floor of the Rajya Sabha
  • D. The Bill was returned by the President for reconsideration and never re-presented

Q4. The gazette notification of April 2026 that formally brought the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 into force was issued by which one of the following Union Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Law and Justice
  • C. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • D. Ministry of Women and Child Development

Q5. Under the Delimitation Bill, 2026, the readjustment and reallocation of Lok Sabha and State Assembly seats is entrusted primarily to which one of the following bodies?

  • A. The Election Commission of India
  • B. A Delimitation Commission constituted for the purpose
  • C. The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India
  • D. NITI Aayog

Q6. Under the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the maximum number of members of the Lok Sabha to be elected from the States (a ceiling a fresh delimitation could fill) was proposed to be increased to how many?

  • A. 530
  • B. 550
  • C. 815
  • D. 850

Q7. A constitutional amendment that alters the representation of States in Parliament requires, in addition to a special majority in each House, which one of the following as the further, decisive requirement under Article 368?

  • A. A simple majority in a joint sitting of both Houses
  • B. Ratification by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States
  • C. Prior recommendation of the Inter-State Council
  • D. The assent of the President alone, no further step being needed

Q8. The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 had received the President's assent in 2023, yet a distinct step in April 2026 was needed to bring it 'into force'. Which one of the following best describes that April 2026 step and its immediate legal effect?

  • A. It was the President's assent to the Act, completing its enactment
  • B. A gazette notification commenced the Act, but the 33% reservation stayed inoperative pending a post-commencement Census and delimitation
  • C. It made the 33% women's reservation immediately applicable to the 2029 Lok Sabha election
  • D. It lifted the 84th Amendment seat freeze and completed the delimitation exercise

Q9. In the run-up to the April 2026 special sitting, the Prime Minister described the operationalisation of women's reservation as being among the greatest decisions of the century while addressing which one of the following gatherings?

  • A. The Nari Shakti Vandan Sammelan
  • B. The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Sammelan
  • C. The Mahila Shakti Kendra Convention
  • D. The Rashtriya Mahila Sabha