UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Government remains committed to fostering an environment of peace, stability, and mutual trust in Ladakh to facilitate constructive and meaningful dialogue with all stakeholders

Q1. Under which section of the National Security Act, 1980 is the maximum period for which a person may be detained fixed at twelve months from the date of detention?

• A. Section 3
• B. Section 10
• C. Section 11
• D. Section 13

Q2. With reference to the procedural safeguards under the National Security Act, 1980 and the Constitution, consider the following statements: 1. The appropriate Government must place the grounds of detention before the Advisory Board within three weeks from the date of detention. 2. The Advisory Board must submit its report within seven weeks from the date of detention. 3. Article 22(4) of the Constitution permits a person to be detained beyond three months even without obtaining the opinion of an Advisory Board. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The appropriate Government must place the grounds of detention before the Advisory Board within three weeks from the date of detention.
2. The Advisory Board must submit its report within seven weeks from the date of detention.
3. Article 22(4) of the Constitution permits a person to be detained beyond three months even without obtaining the opinion of an Advisory Board.

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. The tribal areas administered through Autonomous District Councils under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution are located in which of the following States? 1. Assam 2. Nagaland 3. Mizoram 4. Tripura Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

1. Assam
2. Nagaland
3. Mizoram
4. Tripura

• A. 1, 3 and 4 only
• B. 1, 2 and 4 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q4. Under the Sixth Schedule, when the Governor divides an autonomous district because it is inhabited by different Scheduled Tribes, each such division (an 'autonomous region') is administered by which body?

• A. Regional Council
• B. District Council
• C. Tribes Advisory Committee
• D. Autonomous Hill Development Council

Q5. With reference to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, consider the following statements: 1. It created the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir with a legislature and the Union Territory of Ladakh without a legislature. 2. The Union Territory of Ladakh under the Act comprises the Leh and Kargil districts. 3. The Act bifurcated the State of Jammu & Kashmir into two Union Territories in the year 2017. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It created the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir with a legislature and the Union Territory of Ladakh without a legislature.
2. The Union Territory of Ladakh under the Act comprises the Leh and Kargil districts.
3. The Act bifurcated the State of Jammu & Kashmir into two Union Territories in the year 2017.

• A. 1 only
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Q6. Which of the following were the districts constituting the Union Territory of Ladakh as originally created under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019? 1. Leh 2. Kargil 3. Doda 4. Kishtwar Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

1. Leh
2. Kargil
3. Doda
4. Kishtwar

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1, 2 and 4 only
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q7. With reference to the High Powered Committee (HPC) for Ladakh, consider the following statements: 1. It was constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs and is chaired by the Minister of State for Home Affairs. 2. Its mandate covers safeguards relating to land, employment, culture and language for the people of Ladakh. 3. It is a statutory body established under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It was constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs and is chaired by the Minister of State for Home Affairs.
2. Its mandate covers safeguards relating to land, employment, culture and language for the people of Ladakh.
3. It is a statutory body established under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Q8. Which Union Ministry constituted the High Powered Committee for Ladakh and serves as the nodal authority for dialogue with Ladakh's stakeholders?

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

Q9. Which of the following figured among the demands pressed by Ladakhi stakeholders during the 2025–26 agitation? 1. Statehood for Ladakh 2. Inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule 3. A separate Public Service Commission for Ladakh 4. Restoration of Article 370 for Ladakh Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

1. Statehood for Ladakh
2. Inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule
3. A separate Public Service Commission for Ladakh
4. Restoration of Article 370 for Ladakh

• A. 1, 2 and 3 only
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 2, 3 and 4 only
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q10. Which of the following Union Territories has/have a legislative assembly? 1. National Capital Territory of Delhi 2. Puducherry 3. Jammu & Kashmir 4. Ladakh Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

1. National Capital Territory of Delhi
2. Puducherry
3. Jammu & Kashmir
4. Ladakh

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 1, 2 and 3 only
• C. 2 and 4 only
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q11. With reference to preventive and punitive detention in India, consider the following statements: 1. Punitive detention follows conviction for an offence, whereas preventive detention is ordered without trial to prevent an apprehended act. 2. Preventive detention is constitutionally regulated by Article 22. 3. The National Security Act, 1980 and COFEPOSA are examples of punitive detention laws. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Punitive detention follows conviction for an offence, whereas preventive detention is ordered without trial to prevent an apprehended act.
2. Preventive detention is constitutionally regulated by Article 22.
3. The National Security Act, 1980 and COFEPOSA are examples of punitive detention laws.

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Q12. Through which institution is devolved local self-government, including safeguards on land and local employment, presently exercised within the Union Territory of Ladakh?

• A. Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils
• B. Autonomous District Councils under the Sixth Schedule
• C. Bodoland Territorial Council
• D. Tribes Advisory Council