UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Wangchuk weak, Delhi HC orders regular monitoring

Q1. Under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, the term 'Autonomous District Council' most precisely refers to which one of the following?

  • A. An elected council that administers a tribal area designated as an autonomous district, empowered to make laws on subjects such as allotment of land and inheritance of property
  • B. An advisory body of tribal chiefs nominated by the Governor to advise the State on the welfare of Scheduled Tribes
  • C. A committee of the State Legislative Assembly that oversees the disbursement of tribal development funds
  • D. A district-level field unit of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

Q2. The fundamental right to life and personal liberty, invoked by the Delhi High Court while directing regular medical monitoring of the hunger-striking activist, is guaranteed exclusively under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution?

  • A. Article 19
  • B. Article 21
  • C. Article 22
  • D. Article 25

Q3. The Division Bench of the Delhi High Court that in July 2026 directed the government to ensure regular medical monitoring of the hunger-striking activist was headed by the then Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. Who was he?

  • A. Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya
  • B. Tejas Karia
  • C. Tushar Mehta
  • D. Satish Lamba

Q4. In the Delhi High Court proceedings on the activist's hunger strike, the Union Government (Centre) was represented before the Court by which one of the following law officers?

  • A. Attorney General for India
  • B. Solicitor General of India
  • C. Advocate General of Delhi
  • D. Additional Solicitor General

Q5. The negotiations between the Government of India and the Apex Body Leh (ABL) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) on Ladakh's demands have been principally conducted through which one of the following mechanisms?

  • A. The High-Powered Committee (HPC) on Ladakh
  • B. The Inter-State Council
  • C. The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council
  • D. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

Q6. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has recommended the inclusion of the Union Territory of Ladakh primarily under which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution?

  • A. Fifth Schedule
  • B. Sixth Schedule
  • C. Seventh Schedule
  • D. Ninth Schedule

Q7. The NEET-UG examination, the alleged paper leak in which forms a trigger for the ongoing protest, is conducted solely by which one of the following bodies?

  • A. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
  • B. National Testing Agency (NTA)
  • C. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
  • D. National Medical Commission (NMC)