UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Support Delimitation Bill if Odisha’s interests are protected: Naveen to MPs

Question 1

The 'freeze' on Lok Sabha seat allocation first introduced by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976 is best described as which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Keeping the number of seats allotted to each State fixed on the basis of the 1971 Census figures despite subsequent changes in population

Answer

A blanket prohibition on any alteration of constituency boundaries within a State

Answer

The suspension of all general elections until a fresh Census could be conducted

Answer

Fixing the total sanctioned membership of the Lok Sabha permanently at 543

Question 2

The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Constitution 106th Amendment Act, 2023) inserted how many new Articles into the Constitution to provide for women's reservation?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Question 3

In the context of the Delimitation Commission of India, the term 'associate members' refers to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies from the concerned areas who assist the Commission but have no right to vote on its decisions

Answer

State Election Commissioners who sit as ex-officio voting members of the Commission

Answer

Retired High Court judges nominated specifically to hear public objections to draft proposals

Answer

Election Commission officials deputed to carry out field surveys for the Commission

Question 4

The extension of the freeze on inter-State allocation of Lok Sabha seats 'until the first Census taken after the year 2026' was effected by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Constitution (84th Amendment) Act, 2002

Answer

The Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976

Answer

The Constitution (87th Amendment) Act, 2003

Answer

The Constitution (91st Amendment) Act, 2003

Question 5

Under the delimitation-related Bills of 2026, how many Lok Sabha seats were proposed to be allotted to the States (as distinct from the Union Territories)?

Accepted Answer

815

Answer

543

Answer

835

Answer

850

Question 6

Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution is the principal provision for the readjustment of the allocation of seats and the division of States into territorial constituencies upon the completion of each Census?

Accepted Answer

Article 82

Answer

Article 81

Answer

Article 170

Answer

Article 327

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Support Delimitation Bill if Odisha’s interests are protected: Naveen to MPs

Q1. The 'freeze' on Lok Sabha seat allocation first introduced by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976 is best described as which one of the following?

Q2. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Constitution 106th Amendment Act, 2023) inserted how many new Articles into the Constitution to provide for women's reservation?

Q3. In the context of the Delimitation Commission of India, the term 'associate members' refers to which one of the following?

Q4. The extension of the freeze on inter-State allocation of Lok Sabha seats 'until the first Census taken after the year 2026' was effected by which one of the following?

Q5. Under the delimitation-related Bills of 2026, how many Lok Sabha seats were proposed to be allotted to the States (as distinct from the Union Territories)?

Q6. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution is the principal provision for the readjustment of the allocation of seats and the division of States into territorial constituencies upon the completion of each Census?