Current Affairs Quiz 15 April 2026

Q1.With reference to delimitation in India, consider the following statements:

1. Delimitation involves both allocation of seats among States and redrawing of constituency boundaries within States.
2. The Constitution mandates delimitation before every Census.
3. Parliament can modify the basis of seat allocation through constitutional amendment.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a)

Explanation:

• Statement 1: Correct — includes inter-State allocation and intra-State boundary delimitation.
• Statement 2: Incorrect — While the Constitution (Articles 82 and 170) mandates delimitation after every census, the Parliament has, through constitutional amendments (42nd and 84th), frozen the total number of seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies based on the 1971 Census (initially until 2000, then extended to 2026). Therefore, it is not mandated to happen before every Census.
• Statement 3: Correct — constitutional amendments can alter allocation principles.

Q2.Which of the following constitutional Articles mandates the readjustment of Lok Sabha seats after every Census?
(a) Article 80
(b) Article 81
(c) Article 82
(d) Article 83

Answer: (c)

Explanation:

• Article 82 provides for readjustment of seats after Census through a Delimitation Act.
• Article 81 defines composition; Article 83 deals with duration of Houses.

Q3.Consider the following statements regarding the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB):

1. It is the relic radiation left over from the Big Bang.
2. It originated approximately 380,000 years after the birth of the universe.
3. The Planck Mission uses CMB data to estimate the Hubble Constant.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d)

Explanation:

• Statement 1: Correct — CMB is afterglow radiation of Big Bang.
• Statement 2: Correct — emerged during recombination (~380,000 years).
• Statement 3: Correct — missions like Planck use CMB to estimate expansion rate.

Q4.Which of the following indices is used as the base for revising the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) for industrial workers in India?
(a) CPI–Combined
(b) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
(c) CPI–Industrial Workers (CPI-IW)
(d) GDP Deflator

Answer: (c)

Explanation:

• CPI-IW (base year 2016) is used to adjust VDA, protecting real wages of industrial workers.

Q5.Which Article of the Constitution is most directly invoked when heat survival is linked to unsafe labour conditions?
(a) Article 14  

(b) Article 19  

(c) Article 21  

(d) Article 44  

Answer: (c)

Explanation:

• Article 21 ensures right to life with dignity, increasingly interpreted to include protection from extreme heat and unsafe working conditions.

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