Archive · 25 Aug 2026
UPSC Polity Quiz Tests Security, State Borders, Exam Laws
This article is a practice quiz about Indian government and constitutional topics.
One question asks about a national security conference held by the Home Ministry.
The conference discussed terrorism, cybercrime, illegal migration and other security concerns.
Another question explains that Parliament can change a state’s name after seeking the state legislature’s views.
Kerala’s proposed new name is Keralam.
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have a long-running border disagreement, despite signing an agreement in 2023.
A proposed law would increase punishments for cheating and paper leaks in public examinations and allow fast-track courts.
The final question discusses states whose Assembly elections take place at the same time as Lok Sabha elections.
The National Security Strategies Conference-2026 was conducted by the Ministry of Home Affairs, not the Ministry of External Affairs, and has been held annually since 2021.
Parliament approved changing Kerala’s name to Keralam; such a change requires amending the First Schedule but not ratification by half the states.
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh share an approximately 800-kilometre disputed border, with a 2023 MoU covering 123 villages.
The Public Examination Amendment Bill raises individual penalties to five-to-10 years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 50 lakh, while adding fast-track courts.
The article identifies Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim among the listed states holding Assembly elections alongside Lok Sabha elections, while its explanation also names Arunachal Pradesh.
- Who
- The quiz concerns the Ministry of Home Affairs, Parliament, state governments, and agencies involved in public examinations.
- What
- It tests five polity and governance topics: national security, state-name changes, an inter-state border dispute, examination-law amendments, and simultaneous elections.
- When
- The questions refer mainly to developments in 2026, including the National Security Strategies Conference-2026 and the Public Examination Amendment Bill, 2026; the border MoU was signed in April 2023.
- Where
- The issues concern India, including Delhi, Kerala, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and other states.
- Why
- The quiz is intended to help UPSC Prelims candidates revise current affairs and constitutional, governance and security concepts.
- Conference
- The ninth National Security Strategies Conference-2026 was held in hybrid format with more than 850 participants.
- Security topics
- Discussions included terrorism, intelligence coordination, narcotics control, illegal migration, cybercrime and proxy warfare.
- State-name change
- The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 proposes changing Kerala’s name to Keralam and amending the First Schedule.
- Border dispute
- Assam and Arunachal Pradesh share a roughly 800-kilometre border; their 2023 MoU covered 123 disputed villages.
- Individual examination penalties
- The proposed amendment raises imprisonment from three-to-five years to five-to-10 years and increases the maximum fine from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh.
- Fast-track courts
- The amendment provides statutory backing for fast-track courts and a five-month investigation and trial timeline.
- Simultaneous elections
- The article names Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha as states with Assembly elections simultaneous with Lok Sabha elections.