UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — YEAR END REVIEW 2025: MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

Q1. Which of the following are correctly identified as activities administered or serviced by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs?

  1. Constituting and servicing Consultative Committees of Members of Parliament attached to various Ministries.
  2. Implementing the National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS).
  3. Coordinating the observance of Constitution Day on 26 November.
  4. Conducting the election to the office of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 4 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q2. With reference to the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), which of the following is/are correctly identified?

  1. It is implemented as a Mission Mode Project under the Digital India Programme.
  2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is the nodal ministry that designed and implements it.
  3. It is built on the principle of 'One Nation – One Application'.
  4. Its technology partner for design and roll-out is the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
  • A. 1 and 4 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q3. The National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) has been conceived as a Mission Mode Project under which of the following programmes?

  • A. e-Kranti (National e-Governance Plan 2.0)
  • B. Digital India Programme
  • C. BharatNet Programme
  • D. SVAMITVA Scheme

Q4. The Year End Review reporting that 39 Bills were passed by both Houses in 2025, and which coordinates the Government's legislative business in Parliament, was released by which one of the following?

  • A. Legislative Department, Ministry of Law & Justice
  • B. Lok Sabha Secretariat
  • C. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
  • D. Ministry of Home Affairs

Q5. Among the landmark legislative measures reported for 2025, which of the following statements is/are correctly identified?

  1. The Income-tax Bill, 2025 seeks to comprehensively replace the Income-tax Act, 1961.
  2. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 aims to improve the management, survey and registration of waqf properties.
  3. The National Sports Governance Bill, 2025 was among the notable Bills taken up in Parliament in 2025.
  4. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2025 was enacted as a landmark statute of 2025.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q6. The 3rd National Conference on NeVA (2025), at which the New Delhi Resolution on NeVA was adopted, was held at which one of the following venues?

  • A. Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
  • B. Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
  • C. Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi
  • D. Constitution Club of India, New Delhi

Q7. In 2025, the Union Minister who heads the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs simultaneously holds charge of which other Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Law & Justice
  • B. Ministry of Minority Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  • D. Ministry of Culture

Q8. Consider the following pairings of the Ministers associated with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs in 2025. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

  1. Shri Kiren Rijiju – Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
  2. Shri Kiren Rijiju – Union Minister of Minority Affairs.
  3. Dr L. Murugan – Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs.
  4. Dr L. Murugan – Minister of State for Home Affairs.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 only
  • C. 3 only
  • D. 4 only

Q9. With reference to the funding architecture of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) as an e-governance project, which of the following statements is NOT correct?

  1. It is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with a 60:40 centre-state cost-sharing for general States.
  2. For North-Eastern and hilly States, the centre-state funding ratio is 90:10.
  3. For Union Territories, the entire cost is borne by the Union Government.
  4. It is a Central Sector Scheme funded and implemented wholly by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 1 and 4 only

Q10. Which one of the following special discussions was the first to be taken up in Parliament during 2025 (held in the July session)?

  • A. 150th anniversary of the national song 'Vande Mataram'
  • B. Operation Sindoor
  • C. Electoral Reforms
  • D. Glorious 75 years of the Constitution of India