UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Indian Monsoon: a democratic tipping point
Q1. As per the Constitution of India, the tribal areas administered under the provisions of the Sixth Schedule lie within how many States?
- A. Three States
- B. Four States
- C. Six States
- D. All the North-Eastern States
Q2. The formal recommendation to include the Union Territory of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution was first conveyed to the Union Government by which one of the following bodies?
- A. National Commission for Scheduled Castes
- B. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
- C. National Commission for Backward Classes
- D. National Commission for Minorities
Q3. Consider the following statements comparing the Fifth and Sixth Schedules of the Constitution:
1. The Fifth Schedule is applied under Article 244(1) whereas the Sixth Schedule is applied under Article 244(2).
2. Under the Fifth Schedule, tribal areas are administered by elected Autonomous District Councils, whereas under the Sixth Schedule a Tribes Advisory Council merely advises the Governor.
3. The Sixth Schedule presently applies to Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, while the Fifth Schedule applies to Scheduled Areas in other States.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The Fifth Schedule is applied under Article 244(1) whereas the Sixth Schedule is applied under Article 244(2).
- Under the Fifth Schedule, tribal areas are administered by elected Autonomous District Councils, whereas under the Sixth Schedule a Tribes Advisory Council merely advises the Governor.
- The Sixth Schedule presently applies to Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, while the Fifth Schedule applies to Scheduled Areas in other States.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q4. With reference to the 2025–2026 sequence of Sonam Wangchuk's protests, consider the following statements:
1. He joined a 35-day hunger strike in Leh in September 2025 as part of the Leh Apex Body's agitation.
2. He was detained under the National Security Act following the September 2025 protests in Ladakh.
3. His detention under that Act was revoked in early 2026.
4. In June 2026 he resumed an indefinite fast at the Jantar Mantar ground in Leh.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- He joined a 35-day hunger strike in Leh in September 2025 as part of the Leh Apex Body's agitation.
- He was detained under the National Security Act following the September 2025 protests in Ladakh.
- His detention under that Act was revoked in early 2026.
- In June 2026 he resumed an indefinite fast at the Jantar Mantar ground in Leh.
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. 3 only
- D. 4 only
Q5. Consider the following statements about Sonam Wangchuk's recent protests:
1. The September 2025 fast in Leh was launched under the banner of the Leh Apex Body.
2. He was released after the preventive-detention order against him was revoked in the first half of 2026.
3. The protest he began in June 2026 was an indefinite fast.
4. In 2025 he was detained under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The September 2025 fast in Leh was launched under the banner of the Leh Apex Body.
- He was released after the preventive-detention order against him was revoked in the first half of 2026.
- The protest he began in June 2026 was an indefinite fast.
- In 2025 he was detained under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 1, 2 and 4
- C. 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1 and 3 only
Q6. Under the National Security Act, 1980, what is the maximum period for which a person can be detained under a confirmed detention order?
- A. Three months
- B. Six months
- C. Twelve months
- D. Twenty-four months
Q7. The scheduling of government business and coordination of a session such as the Monsoon Session of Parliament is primarily handled by which one of the following?
- A. The Ministry of Home Affairs
- B. The Ministry of Law and Justice
- C. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
- D. The Legislative Department under the Ministry of Law and Justice
Q8. Consider the following statements:
1. Under Article 85, the gap between two sessions of Parliament shall not exceed six months.
2. The Monsoon Session of 2026 was convened from 20 July to 13 August 2026.
3. Under Article 85, the power to summon each session of Parliament is vested in the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Under Article 85, the gap between two sessions of Parliament shall not exceed six months.
- The Monsoon Session of 2026 was convened from 20 July to 13 August 2026.
- Under Article 85, the power to summon each session of Parliament is vested in the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q9. The Government of India's dialogue with the Leh Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance on statehood and Sixth Schedule demands has been conducted through a High-Powered Committee constituted under which one of the following ministries?
- A. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- B. The Ministry of Home Affairs
- C. The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
- D. The Ministry of Culture
Q10. The fundamental right to assemble peaceably and without arms is guaranteed under which one of the following provisions of the Constitution?
- A. Article 19(1)(a)
- B. Article 19(1)(b)
- C. Article 19(1)(c)
- D. Article 19(1)(d)