UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC seeks govt. response on plea against Shariat norms

Question 1

In listing 'dissolution of marriage', Section 2 of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, expressly names how many specific forms (such as talaq, khula and others)?

Accepted Answer

Six

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Answer

Seven

Question 2

Article 26 of the Constitution guarantees to every religious denomination how many distinct rights, subject to public order, morality and health?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Two

Answer

Three

Answer

Five

Question 3

The power of the State to make laws for social welfare and reform, and to throw open Hindu religious institutions of a public character to all classes and sections of Hindus, is expressly saved by which provision?

Accepted Answer

Article 25(2)(b)

Answer

Article 25(2)(a)

Answer

Article 26(b)

Answer

Article 25(1)

Question 4

As of 2025, how many Indian States have a functional (in-force) Uniform Civil Code?

Accepted Answer

Two

Answer

One

Answer

Three

Answer

Four

Question 5

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, criminalising instant triple talaq, was piloted in Parliament by which Union ministry?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Law and Justice

Answer

Ministry of Minority Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Question 6

The Supreme Court Bench that, in April 2026, issued notice to the Union government on the plea challenging the 1937 Shariat Act's inheritance provisions comprised how many judges?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Five

Answer

Seven

Question 7

In its 2023 public notice inviting views on a Uniform Civil Code, the 22nd Law Commission of India gave stakeholders how many days to submit their responses?

Accepted Answer

30 days

Answer

15 days

Answer

45 days

Answer

60 days

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC seeks govt. response on plea against Shariat norms

Q1. In listing 'dissolution of marriage', Section 2 of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, expressly names how many specific forms (such as talaq, khula and others)?

Q2. Article 26 of the Constitution guarantees to every religious denomination how many distinct rights, subject to public order, morality and health?

Q3. The power of the State to make laws for social welfare and reform, and to throw open Hindu religious institutions of a public character to all classes and sections of Hindus, is expressly saved by which provision?

Q4. As of 2025, how many Indian States have a functional (in-force) Uniform Civil Code?

Q5. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, criminalising instant triple talaq, was piloted in Parliament by which Union ministry?

Q6. The Supreme Court Bench that, in April 2026, issued notice to the Union government on the plea challenging the 1937 Shariat Act's inheritance provisions comprised how many judges?

Q7. In its 2023 public notice inviting views on a Uniform Civil Code, the 22nd Law Commission of India gave stakeholders how many days to submit their responses?