UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Women’s reservation and delimitation should be delinked

Question 1

Under the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 ('Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam'), for how many years is the reservation of seats for women initially provided, before it may be continued by a further law of Parliament?

Accepted Answer

15 years

Answer

10 years

Answer

20 years

Answer

25 years

Question 2

Reservation of seats for women in the Legislative Assemblies of States under the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is provided through which newly inserted constitutional Article?

Accepted Answer

Article 332A

Answer

Article 330A

Answer

Article 334A

Answer

Article 239AA

Question 3

The Women's Reservation Bill was, for the first time, passed by the Rajya Sabha in which year?

Accepted Answer

2010

Answer

2008

Answer

2009

Answer

2014

Question 4

With reference to the legislative history of the Women's Reservation Bill, consider the following statements:
1. It was first introduced in 1996 as the Constitution (81st Amendment) Bill.
2. The 2008 version was introduced in the Rajya Sabha as the Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill.
3. The Rajya Sabha passed the Bill in 2010.
4. The 2010 Rajya Sabha-passed Bill was subsequently passed by the Lok Sabha before it lapsed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 4 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1 and 2 only

Question 5

Since independence, how many times has a Delimitation Commission been constituted in India under a dedicated Delimitation Commission Act?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Two

Answer

Three

Answer

Five

Question 6

With reference to the constitutional framework of delimitation in India, consider the following statements:
1. Article 82 provides for readjustment of Lok Sabha seats after every census.
2. Article 170 contains similar provisions for the State Legislative Assemblies.
3. The 84th Amendment Act, 2001 extended the freeze on Lok Sabha seats until the first census taken after 2026.
4. The freeze on the total number of Lok Sabha seats was first imposed by the 84th Amendment Act, 2001.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 4 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

3 and 4 only

Question 7

Which of the following Bills was/were introduced together in the Lok Sabha on 16 April 2026 as part of the package to operationalise women's reservation through delimitation?
1. The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026
2. The Delimitation Bill, 2026
3. The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026
4. The Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2026
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 4 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 2 and 4

Question 8

As proposed by the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha would be raised to which of the following figures?

Accepted Answer

850

Answer

543

Answer

753

Answer

815

Question 9

The identification and rotation of seats reserved for women — which critics argue is being needlessly delayed by the delimitation linkage — is to be operationalised through a delimitation exercise carried out by which body?

Accepted Answer

Delimitation Commission

Answer

Election Commission of India

Answer

National Commission for Women

Answer

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Question 10

The reservation of not less than one-third of seats for women in the Panchayati Raj institutions — the earliest such quota in Indian representative bodies — is provided under which constitutional Article?

Accepted Answer

Article 243D

Answer

Article 243T

Answer

Article 330A

Answer

Article 332A

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Women’s reservation and delimitation should be delinked

Q1. Under the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 ('Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam'), for how many years is the reservation of seats for women initially provided, before it may be continued by a further law of Parliament?

Q2. Reservation of seats for women in the Legislative Assemblies of States under the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is provided through which newly inserted constitutional Article?

Q3. The Women's Reservation Bill was, for the first time, passed by the Rajya Sabha in which year?

Q5. Since independence, how many times has a Delimitation Commission been constituted in India under a dedicated Delimitation Commission Act?

Q8. As proposed by the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha would be raised to which of the following figures?

Q9. The identification and rotation of seats reserved for women — which critics argue is being needlessly delayed by the delimitation linkage — is to be operationalised through a delimitation exercise carried out by which body?

Q10. The reservation of not less than one-third of seats for women in the Panchayati Raj institutions — the earliest such quota in Indian representative bodies — is provided under which constitutional Article?