UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Opportunity corridor

Q1. Under the 'Naxalmukt Bharat Abhiyan', which Union Ministry is the nodal authority coordinating both security operations and the post-conflict development pivot from the 'Red Corridor' to a 'Growth/Opportunity Corridor'?

• A. Ministry of Home Affairs
• B. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
• C. Ministry of Rural Development
• D. Ministry of Defence

Q2. Consider the following districts. Which of the above is/are correctly identified as a 'Most Affected' Left-Wing Extremism district as of 2025?

1. Sukma (Chhattisgarh)
2. Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)
3. West Singhbhum (Jharkhand)
4. Dantewada (Chhattisgarh)

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 1 and 4
• C. 2, 3 and 4
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q3. With reference to the SAMADHAN doctrine of the Ministry of Home Affairs, consider the following expansions. Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as a component of SAMADHAN?

1. S – Smart Leadership
2. A – Aggressive Strategy
3. H – Harnessing Technology
4. N – Negotiated Settlement with cadres

• A. 4 only
• B. 1 and 2
• C. 3 only
• D. 2 and 4

Q4. In the MHA's SAMADHAN doctrine against Left-Wing Extremism, which one of the following is the FIRST element ('S') of the acronym?

• A. Smart Leadership
• B. Aggressive Strategy
• C. Harnessing Technology
• D. No Access to Financing

Q5. With reference to the 2025 categorisation of Left-Wing Extremism affected districts, consider the following statements. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Four of the 'Most Affected' LWE districts are located in Chhattisgarh.
2. Gadchiroli is the only 'Most Affected' district located in Maharashtra.
3. Bhadradri-Kothagudem (Telangana) is classified among the 'Most Affected' districts.

• A. 1 only
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Q6. In the context of internal security, the term 'Red Corridor' most precisely refers to which one of the following?

• A. The contiguous belt of east-central Indian districts affected by the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
• B. A dedicated railway freight corridor linking eastern coalfields to ports
• C. An export route for iron ore from central India's mineral belt
• D. An irrigation command area shared by Chhattisgarh and Odisha

Q7. Charu Majumdar's writings that became the ideological foundation of the Naxalite movement are collectively known as the 'Historic ___ Documents'. How many documents were these?

• A. Eight
• B. Six
• C. Ten
• D. Twelve

Q8. Consider the following organisations. Which of the above is/are NOT correctly associated with the Naxalite-Maoist movement in India?

1. Peoples' War Group (PWG)
2. Maoist Communist Centre (MCC)
3. Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
4. United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)

• A. 1 only
• B. 4 only
• C. 3 and 4
• D. 2 and 4

Q9. Consider the following scheme-attribute pairs relating to development in former LWE areas. Which of the above is/are correctly matched?

1. PM-JANMAN – targets Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
2. PM-JANMAN – total outlay of about Rs.24,104 crore
3. RCPLWEA (road connectivity for LWE areas) – launched in 2016
4. PM-JANMAN – implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 1 and 4
• C. 2, 3 and 4
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q10. The Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) applies to the Fifth Schedule Scheduled Areas of how many states?

• A. 10
• B. 9
• C. 11
• D. 12

Q11. In a 2025 operation in Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh), security forces neutralised the first serving CPI(Maoist) General Secretary to be killed in three decades. Who was he?

• A. Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju
• B. Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishenji
• C. Muppala Lakshmana Rao alias Ganapathy
• D. Kondapalli Seetharamaiah

Q12. Which Indian Prime Minister famously described Left-Wing Extremism as the 'single biggest internal security challenge' faced by the country?

• A. Manmohan Singh
• B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• C. P. V. Narasimha Rao
• D. Narendra Modi