UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Panels examining Bill for removal of Ministers and VBSA Bill defer meeting

Q1. On 20 August 2025 a package of three Bills was introduced together in the Lok Sabha to enable removal of detained Ministers. Which one of the following is the principal Bill of this package, i.e. the one that amends the Constitution itself, the other two amending ordinary laws?

  • A. The Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025
  • B. The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025
  • C. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025
  • D. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2025

Q2. How many Bills in total were introduced together in the Lok Sabha on 20 August 2025 to enable the removal of Ministers arrested and detained for a specified period?

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

Q3. Members of the Rajya Sabha on a Joint Parliamentary Committee, such as the one examining the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, are nominated by which one of the following?

  • A. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  • B. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
  • C. The Prime Minister
  • D. The President of India

Q4. With reference to Joint Parliamentary Committees in India, consider the following statements. Which of the statements given above is/are correctly identified?

  1. The proportion of members from the two Houses on a Joint Committee is approximately two Lok Sabha members to one Rajya Sabha member.
  2. A Joint Committee on a Bill is an ad hoc committee that ceases to exist once it presents its report to the House.
  3. The Joint Committee examining the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 has 31 members.
  4. The chairperson of a Joint Committee on a Bill is elected by a secret ballot of the whole House.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q5. Under the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, which one of the following best describes the function of the Standards Council within the proposed Commission?

  • A. It frames learning outcomes and academic standards for higher education.
  • B. It develops the frameworks and systems for accreditation of institutions.
  • C. It functions as the common regulator ensuring compliance and institutional autonomy.
  • D. It disburses grants and determines the funding of universities.

Q6. The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Commission proposed under the 2025 Bill is to function through a set of Councils. Consider the following. Which of the above is/are correctly identified as Councils established under the Commission?

  1. Regulatory Council
  2. Standards Council
  3. Accreditation Council
  4. Financing Council
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2, 3 and 4
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q7. The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 seeks to repeal how many existing central Acts that had established the higher-education regulators it replaces?

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

Q8. In the Lok Sabha division held on 17 April 2026, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 relating to delimitation was defeated. How many votes were cast in favour of the Bill?

  • A. 230
  • B. 298
  • C. 352
  • D. 362

Q9. Consider the following pairs of a Member of Parliament and the Joint Committee he or she chairs. Which of the pairs given above is/are NOT correctly matched?

  1. Aparajita Sarangi — Joint Committee on the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025
  2. Daggubati Purandeswari — Joint Committee on the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025
  3. Jagdambika Pal — Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024
  4. Sagarika Ghose — Joint Committee on the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 4 only
  • C. 3 and 4
  • D. 2 and 4

Q10. With reference to how a Joint Committee on a Bill differs from other parliamentary committees, consider the following statements. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Unlike a Select Committee, which is drawn from a single House, a Joint Committee on a Bill draws its members from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
  2. Unlike a Department-related Standing Committee, a Joint Committee on a Bill is an ad hoc body that becomes functus officio once it presents its report.
  3. A Bill referred to a Joint Committee lapses and cannot thereafter be taken up by the House for passage.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3