UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — ‘Centre offering Ladakh unique governance model; demand for Statehood to continue’

Q1. Among the following States covered by the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, which one has the smallest number of autonomous districts (Autonomous District Councils)?

  • A. Assam
  • B. Meghalaya
  • C. Tripura
  • D. Mizoram

Q2. As per the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, how many tribal (autonomous) districts are notified across Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram taken together?

  • A. 8
  • B. 9
  • C. 10
  • D. 11

Q3. Under Article 371J, the special measures for the Hyderabad-Karnataka (Kalyana-Karnataka) region, including the constitution of a development board, are to be operationalised by which one of the following?

  • A. The Governor of Karnataka
  • B. The Chief Minister of Karnataka
  • C. The President of India acting alone
  • D. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs exclusively

Q4. Under which Article of the Constitution does the President make regulations for the peace, progress and good governance of the Union Territory of Ladakh?

  • A. Article 239
  • B. Article 239A
  • C. Article 240
  • D. Article 241

Q5. In the context of Ladakh's ongoing demands, 'Sixth Schedule status' would most precisely mean which one of the following?

  • A. Creation of Autonomous District and Regional Councils with legislative, judicial and financial powers to administer tribal areas
  • B. Conferment of full Statehood with a Legislative Assembly and a Chief Minister
  • C. Grant of Article 370-type special autonomy with a separate constitution
  • D. A fixed quota of reservation for Scheduled Tribes in central government jobs

Q6. Which one of the following is the nodal Union Ministry facilitating the dialogue with the Apex Body Leh and the Kargil Democratic Alliance and steering the High Powered Committee on Ladakh's demands?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
  • D. Ministry of Law and Justice

Q7. Communities of Ladakh such as Balti, Bot, Brokpa and Changpa are notified as Scheduled Tribes under which Article of the Constitution?

  • A. Article 341
  • B. Article 342
  • C. Article 244
  • D. Article 366

Q8. The elected Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Puducherry is constituted principally under which one of the following?

  • A. The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963
  • B. Article 239AA of the Constitution
  • C. Article 240 of the Constitution
  • D. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019