UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Yogi Adityanath expands his Ministry with six more Ministers; two elevated
Q1. With reference to the Uttar Pradesh cabinet expansion of May 2026, consider the following pairs of newly-inducted Ministers and their Legislative Assembly constituencies:
1. Manoj Kumar Pandey — Unchahar
2. Krishna Paswan — Khaga
3. Surendra Diler — Khair
4. Kailash Singh Rajput — Etawah
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
- Manoj Kumar Pandey — Unchahar
- Krishna Paswan — Khaga
- Surendra Diler — Khair
- Kailash Singh Rajput — Etawah
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1, 2 and 3 only
- C. 2, 3 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q2. With reference to the May 2026 expansion of the Yogi Adityanath 2.0 Council of Ministers in Uttar Pradesh, consider the following statements:
1. The expansion inducted six new Ministers and elevated two Ministers of State to the rank of Minister of State (Independent Charge).
2. Unlike the original formation of the Yogi 2.0 ministry in March 2022, the May 2026 expansion took the size of the Council of Ministers beyond the ceiling prescribed under Article 164(1A) of the Constitution.
3. Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, who was inducted as a Cabinet Minister, was a Member of the Legislative Council and a former State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- The expansion inducted six new Ministers and elevated two Ministers of State to the rank of Minister of State (Independent Charge).
- Unlike the original formation of the Yogi 2.0 ministry in March 2022, the May 2026 expansion took the size of the Council of Ministers beyond the ceiling prescribed under Article 164(1A) of the Constitution.
- Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, who was inducted as a Cabinet Minister, was a Member of the Legislative Council and a former State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q3. The ceiling that limits the total number of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the Council of Ministers of a State to 15 per cent of the total strength of its Legislative Assembly — within which the May 2026 expansion of the Uttar Pradesh Council of Ministers had to be accommodated — is found in which one of the following provisions of the Constitution of India?
- A. Article 163(1)
- B. Article 164(1)
- C. Article 164(1A)
- D. Article 167(b)
Q4. In the light of the May 2026 expansion of the Yogi Adityanath Council of Ministers, what is the maximum number of Ministers (including the Chief Minister) that the State of Uttar Pradesh can have under the Constitution of India?