UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Delimitation will not affect southern States: Goyal

Question 1

The decennial Census of India, whose completion after 2026 is the constitutional trigger for lifting the delimitation freeze, is carried out by an office (the Registrar General and Census Commissioner) that functions under which one of the following Union Ministries?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Answer

Ministry of Law and Justice

Answer

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Question 2

The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) reserves for women what proportion of the total number of directly elected seats in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies?

Accepted Answer

One-third

Answer

One-fourth

Answer

One-half

Answer

Two-fifths

Question 3

The commencement of the women's reservation introduced by the 106th Amendment—tying its activation to a census and a subsequent delimitation—is governed by which newly inserted Article of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Article 334A

Answer

Article 330A

Answer

Article 332A

Answer

Article 82A

Question 4

Among the three delimitation-related Bills introduced in the Lok Sabha on 16 April 2026, which single Bill proposed to raise the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha to 850 and revert to allotment of seats in proportion to population?

Accepted Answer

The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026

Answer

The Delimitation Bill, 2026

Answer

The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026

Answer

The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2026

Question 5

The fertility data showing Tamil Nadu at a Total Fertility Rate of about 1.3—central to the southern States' fear of losing seat share—was released in 2025 through which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Sample Registration System (SRS) of the Registrar General of India

Answer

The National Family Health Survey of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Answer

The Periodic Labour Force Survey of the NSSO

Answer

The SDG India Index of NITI Aayog

Question 6

Under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, which one of the following States has been allotted the largest number of seats in the Rajya Sabha?

Accepted Answer

Uttar Pradesh

Answer

Maharashtra

Answer

Tamil Nadu

Answer

West Bengal

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Delimitation will not affect southern States: Goyal

Q1. The decennial Census of India, whose completion after 2026 is the constitutional trigger for lifting the delimitation freeze, is carried out by an office (the Registrar General and Census Commissioner) that functions under which one of the following Union Ministries?

Q2. The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) reserves for women what proportion of the total number of directly elected seats in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies?

Q3. The commencement of the women's reservation introduced by the 106th Amendment—tying its activation to a census and a subsequent delimitation—is governed by which newly inserted Article of the Constitution?

Q4. Among the three delimitation-related Bills introduced in the Lok Sabha on 16 April 2026, which single Bill proposed to raise the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha to 850 and revert to allotment of seats in proportion to population?

Q5. The fertility data showing Tamil Nadu at a Total Fertility Rate of about 1.3—central to the southern States' fear of losing seat share—was released in 2025 through which one of the following?

Q6. Under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, which one of the following States has been allotted the largest number of seats in the Rajya Sabha?