UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Negotiating federalism in higher education

Q1. In the context of the constitutional architecture governing higher education in India, Entry 66 of the Union List of the Seventh Schedule specifically pertains to which one of the following?

  • A. Incorporation, regulation and winding up of universities by States
  • B. Education, including technical education, medical education and universities
  • C. Coordination and determination of standards in institutions for higher education or research and scientific and technical institutions
  • D. Vocational and technical training of labour

Q2. Under the UGC (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023, a foreign higher educational institution is, as a general rule, permitted to establish a campus in India only if it is ranked within which one of the following thresholds in the global overall or subject-wise rankings?

  • A. Top 100
  • B. Top 200
  • C. Top 500
  • D. Top 1000

Q3. By which one of the following Constitutional Amendments was 'education' (including universities) shifted from the State List to the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule?

  • A. The Constitution (24th Amendment) Act, 1971
  • B. The Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976
  • C. The Constitution (44th Amendment) Act, 1978
  • D. The Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002