UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Ministry of Minority Affairs launches two additional modules, named Survey Module and Waqf Property Lease Module on the UMEED Central Portal

Q1. The acronym 'UMEED', as used in the UMEED Central Portal for waqf properties, stands for which one of the following?

  • A. Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development
  • B. Universal Minority Endowment, Education and Development
  • C. Unified Muslim Endowment and Estate Digitisation
  • D. Unified Management of Endowments, Enterprises and Donations

Q2. The UMEED Central Portal for real-time uploading, verification and monitoring of waqf properties is developed and operationalised by which one of the following ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Minority Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  • C. Ministry of Culture
  • D. Ministry of Law and Justice

Q3. With reference to modules on the UMEED Central Portal, consider the following module–function pairings: 1. Survey Module — a digital framework for capturing, managing and updating information on the survey of waqf properties. 2. Waqf Property Lease Module — recording lease information such as lease period and lease amount of waqf properties. 3. Accounts & Audit Module — strengthening the financial governance of waqf institutions. 4. Haj Suvidha Module — online allotment of Haj pilgrimage quotas to applicants. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Survey Module — a digital framework for capturing, managing and updating information on the survey of waqf properties.
  2. Waqf Property Lease Module — recording lease information such as lease period and lease amount of waqf properties.
  3. Accounts & Audit Module — strengthening the financial governance of waqf institutions.
  4. Haj Suvidha Module — online allotment of Haj pilgrimage quotas to applicants.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q4. The Survey Module and the Waqf Property Lease Module were launched on the UMEED Central Portal in January 2026 under the authority of which one of the following?

  • A. Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs
  • B. Union Minister of Minority Affairs
  • C. Chairperson of the Central Waqf Council
  • D. Chief Executive Officer of a State Waqf Board

Q5. Under the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, an inquiry into whether a property claimed as waqf is in fact government property is to be conducted by an officer of which one of the following ranks?

  • A. An officer above the rank of Collector, designated by the State Government
  • B. The Survey Commissioner of Waqf
  • C. The Chief Executive Officer of the State Waqf Board
  • D. The Presiding Officer of the Waqf Tribunal

Q6. Consider the following statements comparing the position under the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 with the earlier framework: 1. It restores the requirement that only a person practising Islam for at least five years may dedicate his own property as waqf. 2. It does away with the creation of new waqf through 'waqf by user'. 3. It introduces, for the very first time in Indian law, the appointment of Survey Commissioners to survey waqf properties. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. It restores the requirement that only a person practising Islam for at least five years may dedicate his own property as waqf.
  2. It does away with the creation of new waqf through 'waqf by user'.
  3. It introduces, for the very first time in Indian law, the appointment of Survey Commissioners to survey waqf properties.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q7. The Central Waqf Council, the apex advisory body on the administration of Auqaf, was set up as a statutory body in which year?

  • A. 1964
  • B. 1954
  • C. 1995
  • D. 2006

Q8. Who is the ex-officio Chairperson of the Central Waqf Council?

  • A. The Union Minister in charge of Minority Affairs
  • B. The Chairperson of a State Waqf Board
  • C. The Chief Executive Officer of the Central Waqf Council
  • D. The Survey Commissioner of Waqf

Q9. The 'upload window' that closed on 6 December 2025 on the UMEED Central Portal refers to the period fixed for which one of the following?

  • A. Uploading and registering details of waqf properties by Waqf Boards/Mutawallis on the portal
  • B. Filing of public objections against completed waqf surveys before the Tribunal
  • C. Disposal of pending waqf title disputes by Waqf Tribunals
  • D. Submission of annual audited accounts of waqf institutions to the Central Waqf Council

Q10. Following the launch of the UMEED Central Portal, the window granted to Waqf Boards to upload waqf property details before its closure on 6 December 2025 was of how many months' duration?

  • A. Six months
  • B. Three months
  • C. Nine months
  • D. Twelve months

Q11. Among the six centrally notified minority communities in India, which one was the most recent to be added to the notified list?

  • A. Jains
  • B. Buddhists
  • C. Sikhs
  • D. Zoroastrians (Parsis)

Q12. With reference to the administration of waqf properties in India, consider the following statements: 1. A mutawalli is the manager of a waqf and does not own the waqf property. 2. A Waqf Tribunal is deemed to be a civil court exercising powers under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. 3. The maximum lease period of waqf property was raised from three years to thirty years by the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2013. 4. A mutawalli is the person who originally dedicates his own property to create the waqf. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. A mutawalli is the manager of a waqf and does not own the waqf property.
  2. A Waqf Tribunal is deemed to be a civil court exercising powers under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
  3. The maximum lease period of waqf property was raised from three years to thirty years by the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2013.
  4. A mutawalli is the person who originally dedicates his own property to create the waqf.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4