UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — LOK SABHA SPEAKER REPRESENTS INDIA AT SWEARING - IN CEREMONY OF BANGLADESH PRIME MINISTER MR. TARIQUE RAHMAN
Q1. For the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the Constitution requires 'a resolution of the House passed by a majority of all the then members of the House'. This expression is best described as which one of the following?
- A. A simple majority of the members present and voting
- B. An effective majority, i.e. a majority of the total membership of the House excluding vacant seats
- C. A special majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting
- D. An absolute majority of the sanctioned strength of the House, counting vacant seats
Q2. With reference to the constitutional provisions governing the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:
1. Unlike the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker does not vacate office merely on ceasing to be a member of the Lok Sabha.
2. A resolution for the removal of either the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker can be moved only after at least 14 days' notice of the intention to move it.
3. When the office of Speaker is vacant, its duties are discharged by the Deputy Speaker, and if that office too is vacant, by such member of the House as the President may appoint.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Unlike the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker does not vacate office merely on ceasing to be a member of the Lok Sabha.
- A resolution for the removal of either the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker can be moved only after at least 14 days' notice of the intention to move it.
- When the office of Speaker is vacant, its duties are discharged by the Deputy Speaker, and if that office too is vacant, by such member of the House as the President may appoint.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q3. With which one of the following neighbouring countries does India share its longest international land boundary?
- A. Bangladesh
- B. China
- C. Pakistan
- D. Nepal
Q4. Consider the following statements comparing two India–Bangladesh agreements:
1. The Ganga Waters Treaty was signed in 1996 for the sharing of Ganga waters at the Farakka Barrage during the lean season and was concluded for a period of 30 years.
2. The India–Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement was given effect in 2015 through the 100th Constitutional Amendment Act.
3. Under the Ganga Waters Treaty, the waters are shared throughout the calendar year on a month-by-month basis.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The Ganga Waters Treaty was signed in 1996 for the sharing of Ganga waters at the Farakka Barrage during the lean season and was concluded for a period of 30 years.
- The India–Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement was given effect in 2015 through the 100th Constitutional Amendment Act.
- Under the Ganga Waters Treaty, the waters are shared throughout the calendar year on a month-by-month basis.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q5. At the ceremony held in Dhaka in February 2026, the oath of office to the incoming Prime Minister of Bangladesh was administered by which one of the following functionaries?
- A. The Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- B. President Mohammed Shahabuddin
- C. Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus of the interim government
- D. The Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad
Q6. With reference to the Bangladesh general election of February 2026, consider the following statements:
1. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secured a two-thirds majority, winning 209 of the contested parliamentary seats.
2. The general election was held on 12 February 2026.
3. Jamaat-e-Islami emerged as the single largest party and formed the government.
4. The new BNP-led government replaced the interim administration headed by Muhammad Yunus.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secured a two-thirds majority, winning 209 of the contested parliamentary seats.
- The general election was held on 12 February 2026.
- Jamaat-e-Islami emerged as the single largest party and formed the government.
- The new BNP-led government replaced the interim administration headed by Muhammad Yunus.
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 2 and 4 only
- D. 3 only
Q7. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which returned to power in 2026, was founded in 1978 under the leadership of which one of the following?
- A. Ziaur Rahman
- B. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- C. Hussain Muhammad Ershad
- D. Khaleda Zia
Q8. Which one of the following leaders was the longtime chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh after both the 1991 and 2001 elections?
- A. Khaleda Zia
- B. Sheikh Hasina
- C. Sahara Khatun
- D. Rowshan Ershad
Q9. Bangladesh occupies a prominent position in which one of the following policies of India, specifically conceived to deepen ties with its immediate neighbours?
- A. Neighbourhood First Policy
- B. Connect Central Asia Policy
- C. Gujral Doctrine
- D. Look/Act East Policy
Q10. On the Indian side, the coordination of BIMSTEC and BBIN sub-regional cooperation is handled primarily by which one of the following ministries?
- A. Ministry of External Affairs
- B. Ministry of Home Affairs
- C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- D. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Q11. As part of India's parliamentary diplomacy, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla presided over and then handed the presidency of which one of the following forums exclusively to the Parliament of Brazil?
- A. The P20 (the Parliamentary Speakers' Summit of the G20)
- B. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly
- C. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference
- D. The SAARC Speakers' and Parliamentarians' Summit
Q12. On the sidelines of the February 2026 events in Dhaka, consider the following pairs of leader and the office each holds:
1. Mohamed Muizzu — President of the Maldives
2. Tshering Tobgay — Prime Minister of Bhutan
3. Mohammed Shahabuddin — Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
- Mohamed Muizzu — President of the Maldives
- Tshering Tobgay — Prime Minister of Bhutan
- Mohammed Shahabuddin — Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3