UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — CAPF Bill passed in LS amid Opposition walkout

Q1. With reference to the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, consider the following statements comparing it with the earlier rule-based framework: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Unlike the earlier framework, the Bill gives its provisions an overriding effect over any judgement or order of a court or any government order.
  2. The Bill reserves all posts in the ranks of Director General and Special Director General for IPS officers on deputation.
  3. The Bill reserves 50% of the posts in the rank of Additional Director General for IPS deputationists.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q2. The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 empowers the central government to frame rules for officers of how many Central Armed Police Forces?

  • A. Four
  • B. Five
  • C. Six
  • D. Seven

Q3. Under the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, from which rank upward must ALL posts be filled exclusively by IPS officers on deputation?

  • A. Inspector General
  • B. Deputy Inspector General
  • C. Additional Director General
  • D. Director General

Q4. The rule-making power over deputation and promotion of CAPF officers under the 2026 Bill is exercised by the central government operating through which ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Department of Personnel and Training
  • C. Ministry of Defence
  • D. Cabinet Secretariat

Q5. All seven Central Armed Police Forces are under the administrative control of which authority?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Defence
  • C. Cabinet Secretariat
  • D. Ministry of External Affairs

Q6. Consider the following Central Armed Police Forces and the roles/borders associated with them. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. National Security Guard — a specialised counter-terrorism force
  2. Central Industrial Security Force — protection of vital and industrial installations
  3. Assam Rifles — a border-guarding force under the operational control of the Army
  4. Sashastra Seema Bal — guards the India–Pakistan border
  • A. 1 and 4 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q7. The change of nomenclature from 'Central Paramilitary Forces' to 'Central Armed Police Forces' in 2011 was effected through which of the following?

  • A. An office memorandum of the Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. An Act of Parliament
  • C. A Presidential Order under Article 312
  • D. A Supreme Court judgement

Q8. With reference to the passage of the CAPF (General Administration) Bill, 2026 through Parliament, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Bill was first introduced in the Rajya Sabha before being taken up and passed by the Lok Sabha.
  2. In both Houses the Bill was passed by a voice vote amid an Opposition walkout.
  3. The Opposition's demand to refer the Bill to a Joint Committee of Parliament was accepted before its passage.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q9. In a Joint Committee of Parliament, members are generally drawn from the two Houses such that the ratio of Lok Sabha members to Rajya Sabha members is:

  • A. 2:1
  • B. 1:1
  • C. 1:2
  • D. 3:1

Q10. The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act — which the Congress pledged to repeal — received the President's assent in which year?

  • A. 2024
  • B. 2025
  • C. 2026
  • D. 2027

Q11. In the context of senior CAPF appointments being filled by IPS officers, the term 'deputation' most precisely means:

  • A. The temporary posting of an officer of one service to a post in another organisation for a fixed tenure, while the officer retains their parent cadre
  • B. The permanent absorption of an officer into the CAPF cadre with loss of the parent cadre
  • C. The lateral entry of a domain expert from outside government into a senior post
  • D. Promotion of an officer to a higher rank strictly within their own force