UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Govt. says it is mulling policy for students in West Asia

Q1. Which one of the following bodies issued the 'Assessment Scheme for Declaration of Results of Class 12 in West Asian Countries', notified on 27 March 2026 in the wake of the regional conflict?

  • A. National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
  • B. Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)
  • C. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
  • D. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

Q2. With reference to the CBSE 'Assessment Scheme for Declaration of Results of Class 12 in West Asian Countries' (March 2026) compared with the policy that the Union Government told the Supreme Court in June 2026 it was still 'mulling', consider the following statements: 1. Under the March 2026 Assessment Scheme, results of regular Class 12 students with pending examinations are computed by taking the highest of their quarterly, half-yearly and pre-board scores. 2. The same Assessment Scheme, on its own terms, automatically extended an identical highest-score formula to private and improvement candidates in the seven affected countries. 3. The Assessment Scheme allows students dissatisfied with the computed result to appear in fresh examinations when circumstances permit. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Under the March 2026 Assessment Scheme, results of regular Class 12 students with pending examinations are computed by taking the highest of their quarterly, half-yearly and pre-board scores.
  2. The same Assessment Scheme, on its own terms, automatically extended an identical highest-score formula to private and improvement candidates in the seven affected countries.
  3. The Assessment Scheme allows students dissatisfied with the computed result to appear in fresh examinations when circumstances permit.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. In the context of the CBSE Class 12 examinations referred to in recent news on West Asia, the term 'private candidate' most accurately refers to:

  • A. A student enrolled on the rolls of a CBSE-affiliated school who appears for the examination through that school
  • B. A student not on the rolls of any regularly affiliated CBSE school, who is registered directly with the Board to appear for the examination
  • C. A student whose results are withheld by CBSE pending payment of school fees
  • D. A student permitted to reappear in a single subject for improvement within five years of first passing the examination

Q4. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which is framing the proposed policy for private Class 12 students in West Asia, functions exclusively under which one of the following Union Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of External Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Education
  • D. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship