UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Modi, Shah are traitors who are attacking Constitution, says Rahul

Q1. In the Lok Sabha, the expression 'Leader of the Opposition' as defined under the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977, refers precisely to which one of the following?

  • A. The member who is leader in the House of the party in opposition to the Government having the greatest numerical strength and recognised as such by the Speaker
  • B. The leader of any opposition party that commands at least one-tenth of the total membership of the House
  • C. The leader of the largest pre-poll opposition alliance, recognised as such by the President
  • D. The senior-most member of the single largest opposition party nominated by that party's parliamentary board

Q2. The salary, allowances and connected privileges of the Leader of the Opposition under the 1977 Act are administered at the Union level by which one of the following as the nodal ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Law and Justice
  • C. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
  • D. Ministry of Home Affairs

Q3. Which one of the following is regarded as the foremost and most fundamental of the privileges enjoyed by members of Parliament under Article 105 of the Constitution?

  • A. Freedom of speech in Parliament
  • B. Immunity from arrest in civil cases during and around a session
  • C. The right of the House to exclude strangers from its proceedings
  • D. The right of the House to prohibit publication of its proceedings

Q4. With reference to the freedom-of-speech privilege under Article 105 of the Constitution, consider the following statements: 1. A member cannot be made liable in any court for anything said within Parliament. 2. This immunity also protects a member who repeats the same statement outside the House. 3. The protection extends to any vote given by a member in Parliament or its committees. 4. Publication made by or under the authority of the House is protected from legal liability. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. A member cannot be made liable in any court for anything said within Parliament.
  2. This immunity also protects a member who repeats the same statement outside the House.
  3. The protection extends to any vote given by a member in Parliament or its committees.
  4. Publication made by or under the authority of the House is protected from legal liability.
  • A. 1 and 3
  • B. 2 only
  • C. 2 and 4
  • D. 3 only

Q5. Consider the following statements about the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency: 1. It lies in the state of Uttar Pradesh. 2. Indira Gandhi represented the seat in the Lok Sabha during 1967–1977. 3. Sonia Gandhi first won the Rae Bareli seat in the 1999 general election. 4. Rahul Gandhi won the Rae Bareli seat in the 2024 general election. Which of the statements given above is/are correctly identified?

  1. It lies in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
  2. Indira Gandhi represented the seat in the Lok Sabha during 1967–1977.
  3. Sonia Gandhi first won the Rae Bareli seat in the 1999 general election.
  4. Rahul Gandhi won the Rae Bareli seat in the 2024 general election.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1, 2 and 4
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1 and 4 only

Q6. The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, constituted on 29 August 1947 under the chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, consisted of how many members in all, including the Chairman?

  • A. 7
  • B. 6
  • C. 5
  • D. 9

Q7. The task of preparing the actual draft text of the Constitution, on the basis of decisions taken by the Constituent Assembly, was operationally entrusted exclusively to which one of the following committees chaired by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar?

  • A. Drafting Committee
  • B. Union Powers Committee
  • C. Provincial Constitution Committee
  • D. Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities

Q8. A ban on a socio-cultural organisation such as the RSS (as imposed in 1948, 1975 and 1992) is operationalised at the Union level through notifications issued by which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Law and Justice
  • C. Election Commission of India
  • D. Ministry of Culture

Q9. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was founded in 1925 by which one of the following?

  • A. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
  • B. Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar
  • C. Madhukar Dattatraya (Balasaheb) Deoras
  • D. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Q10. With reference to caste-based political mobilisation in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, consider the following statements: 1. The Samajwadi Party's 'PDA' formulation stands for Pichhde (backward classes), Dalit and Alpasankhyak (minorities). 2. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections the Samajwadi Party allotted a large share of its tickets to non-Yadav OBC candidates. 3. The demand for a nationwide caste census has been championed by the BJP as its central plank for the 2027 UP polls. 4. The Congress has undertaken renewed Dalit outreach in areas such as Rae Bareli ahead of the 2027 polls. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. The Samajwadi Party's 'PDA' formulation stands for Pichhde (backward classes), Dalit and Alpasankhyak (minorities).
  2. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections the Samajwadi Party allotted a large share of its tickets to non-Yadav OBC candidates.
  3. The demand for a nationwide caste census has been championed by the BJP as its central plank for the 2027 UP polls.
  4. The Congress has undertaken renewed Dalit outreach in areas such as Rae Bareli ahead of the 2027 polls.
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 1 and 3
  • C. 2 and 4
  • D. 4 only

Q11. The Model Code of Conduct, which prohibits appeals to caste or communal feelings during elections, is enforced solely by which one of the following bodies?

  • A. Election Commission of India
  • B. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. National Human Rights Commission
  • D. Central Board of Direct Taxes