Daily Quiz – 11.08.2026

1. Article 82 of the Constitution provides for readjustment of the allocation of seats in the Lok Sabha among States and the division of each State into territorial constituencies after every Census, as Parliament may by law determine.
2. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment froze the allocation of Lok Sabha seats among States on the basis of the 1971 Census, primarily to avoid penalising States that had effectively implemented population-control measures.

Which of the following concepts are the above statements associated with?

1. Constitutional framework for delimitation
2. Federal implications of population-based representation

Options:

1. Under the BOOT model, a private developer builds, owns and operates an infrastructure asset for a specified concession period, after which the asset is transferred to the government.
2. Gujarat’s original private-port framework introduced in 1997 provided an initial concession period of 30 years, and both Pipavav and Mundra ports were established under this framework with identical concession-expiry dates.

Which of the following concepts/outcomes are the above statements associated with?

1. Public–Private Partnership (PPP) in infrastructure
2. Long-term concession-based port development

Options:

1. Lake Mead was formed following the construction of the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River.
2. It lies along the Arizona–Nevada border and serves as a major source of water for the American Southwest.
3. Its declining water level is primarily attributed to excessive rainfall and increased inflows from the Rocky Mountains.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?