UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Parliament may go into recess, meet again on April 16

Q1. The decision to summon, prorogue or extend a session of Parliament is taken by which body, whose decision is then formalised by the President?

  • A. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs
  • B. The Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. The Ministry of Law and Justice
  • D. The Election Commission of India

Q2. Under the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023, the reservation of seats for women is to take effect after the completion of which exercise?

  • A. A delimitation undertaken on the basis of the relevant census
  • B. The next general election to the Lok Sabha
  • C. A notification issued by the President alone
  • D. Ratification of the Act by not less than half of the State Legislatures

Q3. The Delimitation Bill, 2026 directs the Commission to have regard to certain constitutional provisions. Which of the following is/are correctly identified as such a provision the Commission must consider?

  1. Article 82 — readjustment of allocation of Lok Sabha seats after a census.
  2. Article 330A — reservation of seats for women in the House of the People.
  3. Article 243D — reservation of seats for women in the Panchayats.
  4. Article 332A — reservation of seats for women in the State Legislative Assemblies.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q4. Population Census-2027 is to be conducted in how many phases?

  • A. Two phases
  • B. Three phases
  • C. A single phase
  • D. Four phases

Q5. Census 2027 is being described as a landmark exercise primarily because it will be India's first census of which kind?

  • A. The first digital census, enabling self-enumeration
  • B. The first census conducted after a delimitation exercise
  • C. The first census conducted in two phases
  • D. The first census to record household data

Q6. A Constitution Amendment Bill that alters the representation of States in the Rajya Sabha requires, in addition to a special majority in each House, ratification by which of the following?

  • A. The Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States
  • B. The Legislatures of not less than two-thirds of the States
  • C. The Legislatures of all the States
  • D. The Rajya Sabha alone, by a special majority

Q7. Regarding the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which of the following statements is NOT correct?

  1. It proposed raising the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha to 850.
  2. It was negated in the Lok Sabha in April 2026.
  3. It sought to enable delimitation on the basis of the 2011 Census to operationalise women's reservation.
  4. It was passed by the Lok Sabha but rejected by the Rajya Sabha.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 4 only

Q8. Reservation of one-third of seats for women was first provided in elected bodies in India by which constitutional amendment(s)?

  • A. The 73rd and 74th Amendments, 1992 (local bodies)
  • B. The 106th Amendment, 2023
  • C. The 61st Amendment, 1989
  • D. The 110th Amendment Bill, 2009