UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Voters cleared by tribunals by April 21, 27 can vote: SC

Q1. In connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal's electoral rolls, how many Appellate Tribunals were constituted to hear appeals against voter exclusions?

  • A. 12
  • B. 15
  • C. 19
  • D. 21

Q2. With reference to the Supreme Court's April 2026 order on the West Bengal SIR, consider the following statements: 1. The 'logical discrepancy' category of exclusion was introduced for the first time in the West Bengal SIR and was not used in the earlier SIRs conducted in Bihar, Gujarat or Uttar Pradesh. 2. The Court invoked its Article 142 powers to permit electors cleared by the Appellate Tribunals by the cut-off dates to vote. 3. Mere pendency of an appeal before a Tribunal, even without a favourable order by the cut-off date, entitled the elector to vote. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The 'logical discrepancy' category of exclusion was introduced for the first time in the West Bengal SIR and was not used in the earlier SIRs conducted in Bihar, Gujarat or Uttar Pradesh.
  2. The Court invoked its Article 142 powers to permit electors cleared by the Appellate Tribunals by the cut-off dates to vote.
  3. Mere pendency of an appeal before a Tribunal, even without a favourable order by the cut-off date, entitled the elector to vote.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. During the West Bengal SIR, which single category of flagged electors accounted for the largest share of voters marked for scrutiny?

  • A. Deceased electors
  • B. Permanently shifted electors
  • C. Logical discrepancy
  • D. Duplicate/repeated entries

Q4. The 'logical discrepancy' flags in the West Bengal SIR arose from software-driven checks. Which one of the following was NOT a trigger under this category? 1. Parental-name spelling mismatch 2. Parent-child age-gap anomaly 3. Family recorded with more than six children 4. Elector having permanently migrated abroad Which of the above is/are NOT correct as a 'logical discrepancy' trigger?

  1. Parental-name spelling mismatch
  2. Parent-child age-gap anomaly
  3. Family recorded with more than six children
  4. Elector having permanently migrated abroad
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 4 only

Q5. Under which provision of the Constitution did the Supreme Court pass the order allowing West Bengal electors cleared by the Appellate Tribunals to vote?

  • A. Article 141
  • B. Article 142
  • C. Article 143
  • D. Article 144

Q6. With reference to the Supreme Court's West Bengal SIR order, consider the following: 1. The bench that passed the order was headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. 2. The West Bengal Assembly election was conducted in two phases, on April 23 and April 29, 2026. 3. The Appellate Tribunals were chaired by serving High Court judges. 4. The Election Commission was directed to publish a 'supplementary revised electoral roll'. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. The bench that passed the order was headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.
  2. The West Bengal Assembly election was conducted in two phases, on April 23 and April 29, 2026.
  3. The Appellate Tribunals were chaired by serving High Court judges.
  4. The Election Commission was directed to publish a 'supplementary revised electoral roll'.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4 only

Q7. In the context of this order, what did the 'supplementary revised electoral roll' directed by the Supreme Court denote?

  • A. A roll incorporating the names of appellants whose exclusion appeals were allowed by the Appellate Tribunals by the cut-off dates
  • B. A fresh house-to-house enumeration roll prepared afresh by the Election Commission after the SIR
  • C. A list of all electors who had appeals merely pending before the Tribunals
  • D. A separate roll of newly enrolled first-time voters attaining 18 years before the poll

Q8. Which authority did the Supreme Court direct to actually publish the 'supplementary revised electoral roll' incorporating the cleared appellants?

  • A. The Election Commission of India
  • B. The State Election Commission of West Bengal
  • C. The Calcutta High Court Registry
  • D. The Union Ministry of Law and Justice