UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — No Statehood, Ladakh to get unique elected body, says Chief Secretary

Question 1

At the level of the Union Government, constitutional and administrative matters relating to the Union Territory of Ladakh are dealt with by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs of the Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

The Department of Border Management of the Ministry of Home Affairs

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The Inter-State Council Secretariat of the Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

The Department of Official Language of the Ministry of Home Affairs

Question 2

The Union Territory of Ladakh formally came into existence on which one of the following occasions?

Accepted Answer

31 October 2019, the appointed day notified under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019

Answer

5 August 2019, when the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 was issued by the President

Answer

9 August 2019, when the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 received the assent of the President

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31 October 2019, when Parliament adopted the resolution recommending abrogation of Article 370

Question 3

Article 371 of the Constitution, in its own terms, enables the President to confer on the Governors of Maharashtra and Gujarat a special responsibility with respect to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Establishment of separate development boards for regions such as Vidarbha, Marathwada, Saurashtra and Kutch

Answer

Protection of customary law and of ownership and transfer of land in the tribal areas of the two States

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Constitution of a committee of the Legislative Assembly consisting of members elected from the hill areas of the two States

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Reservation of seats in educational institutions and in State services for persons of specified backward regions

Question 4

A special provision of the Article 371 series was extended by constitutional amendment for the first time to which one of the following States?

Accepted Answer

Nagaland

Answer

Sikkim

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Mizoram

Answer

Karnataka

Question 5

The Union Government's negotiations with Ladakh's representative organisations on constitutional safeguards for the Union Territory are being carried on through which one of the following bodies?

Accepted Answer

The High Powered Committee on Ladakh, constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

The Inter-State Council, in which the Union Territory is represented by its Lieutenant Governor

Answer

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs

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The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh, acting for both districts

Question 6

The High Powered Committee on Ladakh is headed by whom?

Accepted Answer

A Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

The Union Home Secretary

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The Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh

Answer

The Union Minister of Home Affairs

Question 7

The Autonomous Hill Development Councils functioning in Ladakh derive their existence from which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act, 1997

Answer

The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, read with Article 244(2)

Answer

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, as amended thereafter

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Part IX of the Constitution as extended by the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996

Question 8

The first Autonomous Hill Development Council in the Ladakh region came into existence in which year and for which district?

Accepted Answer

In 1995, for Leh district

Answer

In 1997, for Leh district

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In 2003, for Kargil district

Answer

In 2019, for Kargil district

Question 9

The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution operates under which of the following provisions of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Article 244(2) and Article 275(1)

Answer

Article 244(1) and Article 243M

Answer

Article 239A and Article 240

Answer

Article 371A and Article 275(1)

Question 10

The joint charter of demands pressed by the Leh Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance in their dialogue with the Union Government consists of which one of the following sets?

Accepted Answer

Statehood; inclusion in the Sixth Schedule; a separate public service commission; and Lok Sabha seats for Leh and Kargil

Answer

Statehood; inclusion in the Fifth Schedule; a separate High Court bench; and two Rajya Sabha seats for the region

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A legislature for the Union Territory; domicile-based job reservation; official language status for Bhoti and Purgi; and a separate public service commission

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Special provisions under Article 371; reservation of land ownership rights; empowerment of the Hill Councils; and one Lok Sabha seat each for Leh and Kargil

Question 11

Aksai Chin, claimed by India as part of the Union Territory of Ladakh, is bounded on its northern and north-eastern sides by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Kunlun Mountains

Answer

The Zanskar Range

Answer

The Ladakh Range

Answer

The Karakoram Range

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — No Statehood, Ladakh to get unique elected body, says Chief Secretary

Q1. At the level of the Union Government, constitutional and administrative matters relating to the Union Territory of Ladakh are dealt with by which one of the following?

Q2. The Union Territory of Ladakh formally came into existence on which one of the following occasions?

Q3. Article 371 of the Constitution, in its own terms, enables the President to confer on the Governors of Maharashtra and Gujarat a special responsibility with respect to which one of the following?

Q4. A special provision of the Article 371 series was extended by constitutional amendment for the first time to which one of the following States?

Q5. The Union Government's negotiations with Ladakh's representative organisations on constitutional safeguards for the Union Territory are being carried on through which one of the following bodies?

Q6. The High Powered Committee on Ladakh is headed by whom?

Q7. The Autonomous Hill Development Councils functioning in Ladakh derive their existence from which one of the following?

Q8. The first Autonomous Hill Development Council in the Ladakh region came into existence in which year and for which district?

Q9. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution operates under which of the following provisions of the Constitution?

Q10. The joint charter of demands pressed by the Leh Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance in their dialogue with the Union Government consists of which one of the following sets?

Q11. Aksai Chin, claimed by India as part of the Union Territory of Ladakh, is bounded on its northern and north-eastern sides by which one of the following?