UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Opposition has blocked an attempt to alter electoral framework of India: Rahul

Q1. Constitution Amendment Bills under Article 368 are drafted within the Government of India by which one of the following?

  • A. Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice
  • B. Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice
  • C. Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice
  • D. Legislative Section, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Q2. Under the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023, the provision for 'rotation' of seats reserved for women means which one of the following?

  • A. The seats reserved for women shall be rotated after each delimitation exercise
  • B. The seats reserved for women shall be rotated after every general election to the Lok Sabha
  • C. The reserved seats shall lapse and be freshly reserved every 15 years
  • D. The reserved seats shall be rotated after every decennial Census regardless of delimitation

Q3. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, though introduced in Parliament as the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, 2023, was finally enacted as which Constitutional Amendment Act?

  • A. The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023
  • B. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Act, 2023
  • C. The Constitution (One Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Act, 2023
  • D. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Act, 2023

Q4. With reference to the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, 2023 (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) and the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, consider the following statements: 1. The 2023 Bill tied women's reservation to the first Census after its commencement, whereas the 2026 Bill sought to remove that requirement. 2. The 2026 Bill proposed raising the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha to 850, whereas the 2023 measure did not alter the size of the Lok Sabha. 3. The 2026 Bill was introduced first in the Rajya Sabha, whereas the 2023 Bill was introduced first in the Lok Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The 2023 Bill tied women's reservation to the first Census after its commencement, whereas the 2026 Bill sought to remove that requirement.
  2. The 2026 Bill proposed raising the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha to 850, whereas the 2023 measure did not alter the size of the Lok Sabha.
  3. The 2026 Bill was introduced first in the Rajya Sabha, whereas the 2023 Bill was introduced first in the Lok Sabha.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. In the three-Bill delimitation package brought before the Lok Sabha in April 2026, the defeat of which single Bill led the Government to withdraw the other two?

  • A. The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026
  • B. The Delimitation Bill, 2026
  • C. The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026
  • D. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023

Q6. Since the commencement of the Constitution, how many times has a Delimitation Commission been constituted in India?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q7. The freeze on the allocation of Lok Sabha seats to each State on the basis of the 1971 Census was extended until the first Census taken after the year 2026 by which Constitutional Amendment?

  • A. The 84th Amendment Act, 2001
  • B. The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
  • C. The 87th Amendment Act, 2003
  • D. The 91st Amendment Act, 2003

Q8. With reference to the debate on population-based delimitation and the southern States, consider the following statements: 1. The five southern States together currently hold about 129 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats, roughly 24% of the House. 2. Under strict population-based delimitation their combined share is projected to fall to about 19%. 3. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 guarantees that no State will lose any Lok Sabha seat in the ensuing delimitation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The five southern States together currently hold about 129 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats, roughly 24% of the House.
  2. Under strict population-based delimitation their combined share is projected to fall to about 19%.
  3. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 guarantees that no State will lose any Lok Sabha seat in the ensuing delimitation.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q9. By the accepted convention (the 'Mavalankar' rule), the minimum number of seats a single party must secure in a full-strength Lok Sabha (543 elected members) to stake a formal claim to the post of Leader of the Opposition is closest to:

  • A. 27
  • B. 55
  • C. 82
  • D. 109

Q10. Of the Women's Reservation Bills introduced in Parliament in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2008, how many lapsed on account of the dissolution of the Lok Sabha?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. One