UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Centre moots inter-State redistribution of Lok Sabha seats based on 2011 Census

Q1. As per the Delimitation Bill, 2026, which of the following are correctly identified as members of the Delimitation Commission?

  1. A Chairperson who is or has been a Judge of the Supreme Court.
  2. The Chief Election Commissioner, or an Election Commissioner nominated by the Chief Election Commissioner.
  3. The State Election Commissioner of the State concerned.
  4. The Members of Parliament and State Legislative Assembly associated with the Commission, who enjoy full voting rights on its decisions.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q2. The Delimitation Commission whose orders currently determine the boundaries of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies used in general elections was constituted in which one of the following years?

  • A. 2002
  • B. 1973
  • C. 2008
  • D. 2011

Q3. Under the Delimitation Bill, 2026, the power to constitute the Delimitation Commission is vested in which one of the following?

  • A. The Election Commission of India
  • B. The Central Government
  • C. The President of India, acting in his discretion
  • D. Parliament, by a special majority resolution

Q4. When the women's reservation Bill [the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, later the 106th Amendment Act, 2023] was passed, how many members voted against it in the Lok Sabha?

  • A. 2
  • B. 0
  • C. 12
  • D. 45

Q5. As enacted, the one-third reservation of seats for women under the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (106th Amendment Act, 2023) is to take effect only after which one of the following?

  • A. A delimitation exercise undertaken on the basis of the first census taken after the commencement of the Act
  • B. The Act receiving the assent of the President
  • C. The next general election to the Lok Sabha held after 2026
  • D. Ratification of the Act by not less than one-half of the State Legislatures

Q6. According to PRS projections of the 2026 delimitation proposal, if the total strength of the Lok Sabha were kept unchanged, how many of its existing 39 seats would Tamil Nadu be projected to lose?

  • A. 7
  • B. 1
  • C. 4
  • D. 5

Q7. The Delimitation Commission that redrew the Assembly constituencies of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (order finalised in 2022) drew its authority from which one of the following?

  • A. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 read with the Delimitation Act, 2002
  • B. The Delimitation Act, 2002 alone
  • C. Article 82 of the Constitution
  • D. The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026