UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — M.P. Cabinet approves draft UCC Bill; tribes get exemption

Q1. Article 44, dealing with the Uniform Civil Code, is one of the Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV of the Constitution. Between which two Articles are these Directive Principles enumerated?

  • A. Articles 12 to 35
  • B. Articles 36 to 51
  • C. Articles 52 to 78
  • D. Articles 5 to 11

Q2. The Madhya Pradesh draft UCC Bill exempts Scheduled Tribes from its purview. Which Article of the Constitution contains the definition of 'Scheduled Tribes' relied upon for this exemption?

  • A. Article 342
  • B. Article 366(25)
  • C. Article 244
  • D. Article 29(1)

Q3. Under Article 342, the tribes deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to a State (whose members are exempted from the MP UCC) are specified through a public notification issued by which authority?

  • A. The Governor of the State
  • B. The President of India
  • C. Parliament through ordinary legislation
  • D. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

Q4. Under the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code, what does a 'privileged will' refer to?

  • A. A will that overrides all religious personal inheritance laws
  • B. A will made under relaxed formalities by armed forces personnel in active service
  • C. A will valid only if registered through the state's online UCC portal
  • D. A will granting preferential inheritance rights to the eldest son

Q5. The Madhya Pradesh draft UCC Bill is organised into 4 parts and 7 schedules. How many sections does it contain?

  • A. 204
  • B. 304
  • C. 404
  • D. 504

Q6. The expert committee constituted by the Madhya Pradesh government to draft its Uniform Civil Code was headed by which retired Supreme Court judge?

  • A. Justice B.S. Chauhan
  • B. Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
  • C. Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman
  • D. Justice A.K. Sikri

Q7. In the context of preparing the Madhya Pradesh UCC, the body headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai is best described as which of the following?

  • A. A Parliamentary Standing Committee
  • B. An expert drafting committee constituted by the State Government
  • C. A statutory commission established under a central Act
  • D. A judicial commission of inquiry appointed under the Commissions of Inquiry Act

Q8. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, which criminalised instant triple talaq, was piloted in Parliament by the Minister heading which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Minority Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Law and Justice
  • C. Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • D. Ministry of Home Affairs

Q9. State legislatures can enact laws on marriage and divorce (the basis for state-level UCCs) because these subjects are enumerated in which List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution?

  • A. Union List (List I)
  • B. State List (List II)
  • C. Concurrent List (List III)
  • D. Left to the residuary powers of Parliament