UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PM hails the Historic Agreement to Boost Development in Eastern Nagaland

Q1. The Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority, created by the 2026 tripartite agreement, functions within Nagaland alongside which constitutional provision that safeguards Naga customary law, social practices and ownership of land and its resources?

  • A. Article 371A
  • B. Article 371G
  • C. Article 244A
  • D. Article 371C

Q2. The Eastern Nagaland agreement of 5 February 2026 that created the FNTA was concluded among exactly how many parties?

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

Q3. Which Union ministry is the nodal/implementing ministry for the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority agreement?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)
  • C. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  • D. Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Q4. Among the eight ENPO tribes of Eastern Nagaland, which is numerically the largest tribe, concentrated in Mon district along the Myanmar border?

  • A. Konyak
  • B. Sangtam
  • C. Phom
  • D. Khiamniungan

Q5. The eight recognised Naga tribes of the six eastern districts are represented by which apex organisation that was a signatory to the 2026 FNTA agreement?

  • A. Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO)
  • B. Naga Hoho
  • C. Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs)
  • D. Nagaland Tribes Council

Q6. In which year did the ENPO first formally convey to the Centre its demand for a separate 'Frontier Nagaland' state, citing chronic underdevelopment of the eastern districts?

  • A. 2003
  • B. 2010
  • C. 2015
  • D. 2022

Q7. The ENPO's 'Frontier Nagaland' demand — now addressed through the FNTA — was based on how many eastern districts of Nagaland?

  • A. Four
  • B. Five
  • C. Six
  • D. Eight

Q8. The 2015 Framework Agreement in the Naga peace process was concluded by the Government of India with which organisation?

  • A. NSCN (Isak-Muivah)
  • B. Working Committee of NNPGs
  • C. Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation
  • D. NSCN (Khaplang)

Q9. The 2017 'Agreed Position' in the Naga peace process was signed with the Working Committee of which conglomerate — the umbrella body of the smaller Naga political groups?

  • A. Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs)
  • B. NSCN (Isak-Muivah)
  • C. Naga Hoho
  • D. Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation

Q10. With reference to autonomous arrangements in Northeast India, which of the following is/are correctly identified as bodies constituted under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution?

  1. Bodoland Territorial Council
  2. Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council
  3. Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority
  4. Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
  • A. 1 and 3
  • B. 2 and 4
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 1, 3 and 4

Q11. Which of the following, created in 2003 in Assam, is the largest and most populous of the Sixth Schedule autonomous councils in Northeast India?

  • A. Bodoland Territorial Council
  • B. Dima Hasao Autonomous Council
  • C. Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council
  • D. Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council