UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Opposition support key to pass women’s reservation, delimitation legislation

Q1. The one-third reservation for women in the State Legislative Assemblies under the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was created by inserting which one of the following Articles into the Constitution?

  • A. Article 330A
  • B. Article 332A
  • C. Article 334A
  • D. Article 243D

Q2. The three 2026 Bills flowing from the women's reservation and delimitation package (including the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026) were piloted in Parliament by which Union Ministry as the nodal ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Law and Justice
  • D. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Q3. Under the Delimitation Bill, 2026, the associate members of the Delimitation Commission (drawn from a State's Lok Sabha MPs and Members of the Legislative Assembly) are nominated by whom?

  • A. The President of India
  • B. The respective Speakers of the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assembly
  • C. The Chief Election Commissioner
  • D. The State Election Commissioner of the concerned State

Q4. Under the Delimitation Bill, 2026, the Chairperson of the Delimitation Commission must be a person who is or has been which one of the following?

  • A. The Chief Justice of India
  • B. A Judge of the Supreme Court
  • C. A Judge of a High Court
  • D. The Chief Election Commissioner

Q5. The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 was negatived because it failed to secure the level of support prescribed for a constitutional amendment by which one of the following Articles?

  • A. Article 368
  • B. Article 108
  • C. Article 249
  • D. Article 82

Q6. Under the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the maximum strength of the House of the People was proposed to be raised to how many seats?

  • A. 545
  • B. 550
  • C. 848
  • D. 850

Q7. The BJP's ally that supported the government but flagged ambiguity over the voting rights of associate members of the proposed Delimitation Commission commanded how many seats in the Lok Sabha at the time of the 2026 vote?

  • A. 16
  • B. 22
  • C. 37
  • D. 52

Q8. On the projected reallocation of Lok Sabha seats underlying the 2026 delimitation debate, which one of the following States stood to gain the largest number of additional seats?

  • A. Uttar Pradesh
  • B. Bihar
  • C. Rajasthan
  • D. Madhya Pradesh

Q9. Women constituted approximately what percentage of the total membership of the 17th Lok Sabha?

  • A. 5%
  • B. 9%
  • C. 15%
  • D. 33%