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Indian Polity Quiz: Delimitation, Seat Reservation and the Women's Reservation Act

  • 11 questions
  • 11 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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This Indian Polity quiz on Delimitation, Seat Reservation and the Women's Reservation Act puts 11 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.

Questions in this quiz

11 questions with answers and explanations

Q1.Indian PolityEasy

Which Article of the Constitution provides for the readjustment of the allocation of Lok Sabha seats and the division of states into territorial constituencies after every census?

  1. A.Article 80
  2. B.Article 81
  3. C.Article 82
  4. D.Article 84
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Correct answer: C. Article 82

Article 82 says that upon the completion of each census the allocation of seats in the Lok Sabha to the states and the division of each state into territorial constituencies shall be readjusted by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law determine.

Q2.Indian PolityMedium

The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 reserves one-third of the seats for women in which of the following?

  1. A.The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha only
  2. B.The Lok Sabha, the state legislative assemblies and the Delhi legislative assembly
  3. C.All state legislative councils and the Rajya Sabha
  4. D.Only the panchayats and municipalities
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Correct answer: B. The Lok Sabha, the state legislative assemblies and the Delhi legislative assembly

The amendment inserted Article 330A for the Lok Sabha and Article 332A for the state assemblies, and amended Article 239AA so that the reservation also covers the Delhi assembly.

Q3.Indian PolityHard

Which amendment extended the freeze on the allocation of Lok Sabha seats among the states until the first census taken after the year 2026?

  1. A.42nd Amendment, 1976
  2. B.84th Amendment, 2001
  3. C.87th Amendment, 2003
  4. D.91st Amendment, 2003
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Correct answer: B. 84th Amendment, 2001

The 42nd Amendment had frozen the allocation on the 1971 census only until the census after 2000; as that date approached, the 84th Amendment pushed the freeze forward to the first census taken after 2026, so that states which had controlled population growth would not lose seats.

Q4.Indian PolityMedium

Who heads a Delimitation Commission in India?

  1. A.The Chief Election Commissioner
  2. B.A serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court
  3. C.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  4. D.The Union Home Minister
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Correct answer: B. A serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court

The correct answer is B, a serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court, who is appointed chairperson of the Commission.

Q5.Indian PolityMedium

The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 inserted which of the following Articles?

  1. A.Articles 330A, 332A and 334A
  2. B.Articles 243D and 243T
  3. C.Articles 331 and 333
  4. D.Articles 324 and 325
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Correct answer: A. Articles 330A, 332A and 334A

Article 330A reserves one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha for women, Article 332A does the same for the legislative assembly of every state, and Article 334A fixes when the reservation begins and how long it lasts, tying it to the first census after the commencement of the Act…

Q7.Indian PolityHard

Which of the following statements about the orders of a Delimitation Commission is correct?

  1. A.They require the approval of the President before taking effect
  2. B.They have the force of law and cannot be called in question before any court
  3. C.They can be modified by the Lok Sabha by a simple majority
  4. D.They are advisory and binding only on the Election Commission
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Correct answer: B. They have the force of law and cannot be called in question before any court

The Delimitation Commission Act gives its published orders this finality so that a general election is not held up by litigation over constituency boundaries, and the Supreme Court has upheld the bar.

Q8.Indian PolityMedium

How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted in India so far?

  1. A.Two, in 1952 and 1973
  2. B.Three, in 1952, 1963 and 2002
  3. C.Four, in 1952, 1963, 1973 and 2002
  4. D.Five, in 1952, 1963, 1973, 2002 and 2020
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Correct answer: C. Four, in 1952, 1963, 1973 and 2002

Each was set up under a Delimitation Commission Act passed by Parliament for the purpose, and each worked on the latest available census: the commission of 2002 used the 2001 census after the 87th Amendment made that census the basis.

Q9.Indian PolityMedium

Under Article 334A, the reservation of seats for women will come into effect after:

  1. A.The next general election to the Lok Sabha
  2. B.The first census taken after the commencement of the Act and a delimitation based on it
  3. C.Ratification by half of the state legislatures
  4. D.A resolution passed by both Houses of Parliament
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Correct answer: B. The first census taken after the commencement of the Act and a delimitation based on it

Article 334A was drafted in this way because one-third of the seats cannot be set apart until it is known which constituencies exist and how large they are, and the reserved seats are meant to rotate after each later delimitation.

Q10.Indian PolityEasy

Reservation of not less than one-third of the seats for women in panchayats is provided by which Article of the Constitution?

  1. A.Article 243D
  2. B.Article 243T
  3. C.Article 330A
  4. D.Article 332A
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Correct answer: A. Article 243D

It reserves seats in every panchayat for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in proportion to their population, and reserves not less than one-third of the total number of seats, and not less than one-third of the offices of chairperson, for women, the women's share being counted within the…

Q11.Indian PolityHard

Which amendment ended the nomination of members of the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies?

  1. A.95th Amendment, 2009
  2. B.104th Amendment, 2019
  3. C.106th Amendment, 2023
  4. D.87th Amendment, 2003
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Correct answer: B. 104th Amendment, 2019

The reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under Articles 330 and 332 has a time limit set by Article 334, and that limit has been extended by amendment every ten years.

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