UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — RESERVATION FOR RETIRED AGNIVEERS

Question 1

As on 01.07.2024, approximately how many vacancies existed in the Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles taken together (the pool against which the enhanced Ex-Agniveer reservation now applies)?

Accepted Answer

About 84,106

Answer

About 10,45,751

Answer

About 46,000

Answer

About 1,04,575

Question 2

The 2026 decision to reserve 50% of Constable (GD)/Rifleman vacancies in CAPFs and Assam Rifles for Ex-Agniveers, together with the creation of a dedicated Ex-Agniveer Wing, was taken by which authority?

Accepted Answer

The Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

The Ministry of Defence

Answer

The Directorate General of Resettlement

Answer

The Department of Military Affairs

Question 3

For the Constable (GD)/Rifleman (GD) recruitment in which Ex-Agniveers now enjoy age relaxation and test exemptions, the recruitment examination is conducted by which agency?

Accepted Answer

The Staff Selection Commission

Answer

The Union Public Service Commission

Answer

The National Testing Agency

Answer

The Central Armed Police Forces Recruitment Board

Question 4

On completing the four-year engagement, an Agniveer receives a one-time 'Seva Nidhi' package of approximately what amount?

Accepted Answer

About ₹11.71 lakh

Answer

About ₹48 lakh

Answer

About ₹10.04 lakh

Answer

About ₹23.5 lakh

Question 5

Under the Agnipath Scheme, Agniveers are enrolled in the armed forces for their four-year tenure under which of the following legal instruments?

Accepted Answer

The respective Service Acts of the Army, Navy and Air Force

Answer

A dedicated Agniveer Act enacted in 2022

Answer

The Territorial Army Act, 1948

Answer

The Ex-Servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services) Rules

Question 6

The Ministry of Defence approved 10% reservation for Agniveers in the Indian Coast Guard, in defence civilian posts, and in how many Defence Public Sector Undertakings?

Accepted Answer

16

Answer

9

Answer

7

Answer

41

Question 7

Consider the following areas of employment:
1. Indian Coast Guard
2. Defence civilian posts
3. The 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings
4. Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles
Which of the above are correctly identified as areas covered under the Ministry of Defence's 10% reservation for Agniveers?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 3 and 4

Question 8

In the context of the 2026 measures, the newly set-up 'Ex-Agniveer Wing' is best described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A dedicated unit under the Ministry of Home Affairs to coordinate the placement and career progression of Ex-Agniveers

Answer

A specialised training establishment of the Indian Army for serving Agniveers

Answer

A cell within the Ministry of Defence to disburse the Seva Nidhi package

Answer

A joint recruitment board run by the 16 Defence PSUs for Ex-Agniveers

Question 9

Which body is the dedicated lead mechanism, created specifically to coordinate the placement and progression of Ex-Agniveers in CAPFs, as distinct from bodies serving ex-servicemen generally?

Accepted Answer

The Ex-Agniveer Wing under the Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

The Directorate General of Resettlement

Answer

The Kendriya Sainik Board

Answer

The Directorate General of Training

Question 10

Under the support extended by the Department of School Education & Literacy, the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) programme for Agniveers primarily enables an Agniveer to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Obtain a Class 12 pass certificate, recognised for employment and higher education, for those who are Class 10 pass

Answer

Obtain a full graduation degree automatically on completing four years of service

Answer

Obtain only a Class 10 certificate, the NIOS programme having begun only in 2025

Answer

Receive the National Trade Certificate in lieu of the Seva Nidhi package

Question 11

Consider the following forces:
1. Border Security Force (BSF)
2. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
3. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
4. Railway Protection Force (RPF)
Which of the above are correctly identified as Central Armed Police Forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 2 and 4

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — RESERVATION FOR RETIRED AGNIVEERS

Q1. As on 01.07.2024, approximately how many vacancies existed in the Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles taken together (the pool against which the enhanced Ex-Agniveer reservation now applies)?

Q2. The 2026 decision to reserve 50% of Constable (GD)/Rifleman vacancies in CAPFs and Assam Rifles for Ex-Agniveers, together with the creation of a dedicated Ex-Agniveer Wing, was taken by which authority?

Q3. For the Constable (GD)/Rifleman (GD) recruitment in which Ex-Agniveers now enjoy age relaxation and test exemptions, the recruitment examination is conducted by which agency?

Q4. On completing the four-year engagement, an Agniveer receives a one-time 'Seva Nidhi' package of approximately what amount?

Q5. Under the Agnipath Scheme, Agniveers are enrolled in the armed forces for their four-year tenure under which of the following legal instruments?

Q6. The Ministry of Defence approved 10% reservation for Agniveers in the Indian Coast Guard, in defence civilian posts, and in how many Defence Public Sector Undertakings?

Q8. In the context of the 2026 measures, the newly set-up 'Ex-Agniveer Wing' is best described as which of the following?

Q9. Which body is the dedicated lead mechanism, created specifically to coordinate the placement and progression of Ex-Agniveers in CAPFs, as distinct from bodies serving ex-servicemen generally?

Q10. Under the support extended by the Department of School Education & Literacy, the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) programme for Agniveers primarily enables an Agniveer to do which of the following?

Q11. Consider the following forces: 1. Border Security Force (BSF) 2. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) 3. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) 4. Railway Protection Force (RPF) Which of the above are correctly identified as Central Armed Police Forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs?