UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — West Bengal Cabinet clears panel to study draft UCC Bill

Question 1

The Uniform Civil Code is provided for in the Constitution of India under which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Article 44, Part IV – Directive Principles of State Policy

Answer

Article 25, Part III – Fundamental Rights

Answer

Article 39A, Part IV – Directive Principles of State Policy

Answer

Article 51A, Part IVA – Fundamental Duties

Question 2

Which one of the following was the first State in India to enact its own Uniform Civil Code legislation after Independence?

Accepted Answer

Uttarakhand

Answer

Gujarat

Answer

Goa

Answer

Assam

Question 3

The committee constituted by the West Bengal Cabinet in 2026 to scrutinise the State's draft Uniform Civil Code Bill is headed by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Justice (Retd.) Ranjana Prakash Desai

Answer

Justice (Retd.) B. S. Chauhan

Answer

Justice (Retd.) Rohinton Fali Nariman

Answer

Justice (Retd.) A. K. Sikri

Question 4

The panel to examine West Bengal's draft Uniform Civil Code Bill in 2026 was constituted by which one of the following authorities?

Accepted Answer

The West Bengal Cabinet (Council of Ministers)

Answer

The Governor of West Bengal

Answer

The Calcutta High Court

Answer

The Union Ministry of Law and Justice

Question 5

Which one of the following best describes a 'Uniform Civil Code' as sought to be introduced by States such as Uttarakhand and West Bengal?

Accepted Answer

A common set of laws governing personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption applicable to all citizens irrespective of religion

Answer

A code that applies exclusively to civil servants of the Union and the States in service matters

Answer

A uniform code of criminal procedure applicable across all States

Answer

A code governing only civil disputes such as contracts and torts, applied uniformly across religions

Question 6

Under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, subjects such as marriage and divorce, on which a Uniform Civil Code would legislate, fall under which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Entry 5 of the Concurrent List (List III)

Answer

Entry 5 of the State List (List II)

Answer

Entry 5 of the Union List (List I)

Answer

Entry 26 of the Concurrent List (List III)

Question 7

The consultation paper on 'Reform of Family Law' (2018), which observed that a Uniform Civil Code was 'neither necessary nor desirable at this stage', was released by which numbered Law Commission of India?

Accepted Answer

21st Law Commission

Answer

18th Law Commission

Answer

20th Law Commission

Answer

22nd Law Commission

Question 8

The codification of Hindu personal law through the 'Hindu Code Bills', enacted between 1955 and 1956, was carried out through how many separate statutes?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Two

Answer

Three

Answer

Six

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — West Bengal Cabinet clears panel to study draft UCC Bill

Q1. The Uniform Civil Code is provided for in the Constitution of India under which one of the following?

Q2. Which one of the following was the first State in India to enact its own Uniform Civil Code legislation after Independence?

Q3. The committee constituted by the West Bengal Cabinet in 2026 to scrutinise the State's draft Uniform Civil Code Bill is headed by which one of the following?

Q4. The panel to examine West Bengal's draft Uniform Civil Code Bill in 2026 was constituted by which one of the following authorities?

Q5. Which one of the following best describes a 'Uniform Civil Code' as sought to be introduced by States such as Uttarakhand and West Bengal?

Q6. Under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, subjects such as marriage and divorce, on which a Uniform Civil Code would legislate, fall under which one of the following?

Q7. The consultation paper on 'Reform of Family Law' (2018), which observed that a Uniform Civil Code was 'neither necessary nor desirable at this stage', was released by which numbered Law Commission of India?

Q8. The codification of Hindu personal law through the 'Hindu Code Bills', enacted between 1955 and 1956, was carried out through how many separate statutes?