UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC seeks govt., CBSE response to plea by overseas students

Question 1

Under CBSE's 27 March 2026 assessment scheme for Class XII students in West Asian countries, for a subject carrying maximum theory marks of 80 or 70, the final result was arrived at by:

Accepted Answer

taking the highest marks the student obtained among the quarterly, half-yearly and pre-board examinations

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averaging the student's quarterly, half-yearly and pre-board examination marks

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using only the pre-board examination marks as the final theory score

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projecting marks from the student's Class XI final examination performance

Question 2

In the 2026 writ petition by overseas Class XII students, the Supreme Court issued notice seeking the response of which of the following as respondents?

Accepted Answer

The Union Ministry of Education and the CBSE

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The Union Ministry of External Affairs and the CBSE

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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the NIOS

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The Union Ministry of Education and the NCERT

Question 3

The petition sought that CBSE hold 'compartment examinations' for the affected overseas students. In the context of CBSE examinations, a compartment (or supplementary) examination is:

Accepted Answer

a re-examination that lets a candidate who has not cleared a limited number of subjects pass them without repeating the whole year

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a separate examination conducted for each academic stream (science, commerce, humanities)

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the first board examination taken by a private (non-regular) candidate

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an examination held exclusively for candidates studying in schools outside India

Question 4

Among the Gulf/West Asian countries affected by the 2026 exam cancellation, which one hosts the largest number of overseas CBSE-affiliated schools?

Accepted Answer

United Arab Emirates

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Saudi Arabia

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Qatar

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Kuwait

Question 5

A petition invoking Article 32 of the Constitution directly, for the enforcement of a Fundamental Right, can be filed before which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court of India

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Any High Court of a State

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Any District Court

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The National Human Rights Commission

Question 6

How many types of writs is the Supreme Court empowered to issue under Article 32 of the Constitution for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?

Accepted Answer

Five

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Three

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Four

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Six

Question 7

The Gulf countries at the centre of the 2026 exam disruption are members of the 'GCC'. The abbreviation GCC stands for:

Accepted Answer

Gulf Cooperation Council

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Gulf Coordination Committee

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Gulf Countries' Confederation

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Gulf Commonwealth Council

Question 8

CBSE, which affiliates and examines Indian-curriculum schools overseas, was reconstituted in its present all-India form — with the erstwhile Delhi Board of Secondary Education merged into it — in which year?

Accepted Answer

1962

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1929

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1952

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1975

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC seeks govt., CBSE response to plea by overseas students

Q1. Under CBSE's 27 March 2026 assessment scheme for Class XII students in West Asian countries, for a subject carrying maximum theory marks of 80 or 70, the final result was arrived at by:

Q2. In the 2026 writ petition by overseas Class XII students, the Supreme Court issued notice seeking the response of which of the following as respondents?

Q3. The petition sought that CBSE hold 'compartment examinations' for the affected overseas students. In the context of CBSE examinations, a compartment (or supplementary) examination is:

Q4. Among the Gulf/West Asian countries affected by the 2026 exam cancellation, which one hosts the largest number of overseas CBSE-affiliated schools?

Q5. A petition invoking Article 32 of the Constitution directly, for the enforcement of a Fundamental Right, can be filed before which of the following?

Q6. How many types of writs is the Supreme Court empowered to issue under Article 32 of the Constitution for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?

Q7. The Gulf countries at the centre of the 2026 exam disruption are members of the 'GCC'. The abbreviation GCC stands for:

Q8. CBSE, which affiliates and examines Indian-curriculum schools overseas, was reconstituted in its present all-India form — with the erstwhile Delhi Board of Secondary Education merged into it — in which year?