UPSC Internal Security – Chapter 3: Left Wing Extremism (20 MCQs)

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UPSC Internal Security – Chapter 3: Left Wing Extremism (20 MCQs) – 20 questions, subject: Internal Security. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

The Naxalbari uprising of 1967 took place in which district?

Correct Answer: A [Darjeeling]

Explanation:

West Bengal.

2.  

The CPI (Maoist) was formed in 2004 by the merger of the People's War Group and the:

Correct Answer: C [Maoist Communist Centre of India]

Explanation:

In September 2004 the People's War Group of Andhra Pradesh merged with the MCCI of Bihar and Jharkhand to form the CPI (Maoist).

3.  

Under which law was the CPI (Maoist) banned as a terrorist organisation in 2009?

Correct Answer: C [Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]

Explanation:

In 2009 the CPI (Maoist) was listed as a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

4.  

CoBRA, a force trained for jungle warfare against Maoists, is part of the:

Correct Answer: D [CRPF]

Explanation:

CoBRA, the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action, is a specialised jungle-warfare unit of the CRPF.

5.  

The Greyhounds, an elite anti-Naxal force, was raised by:

Correct Answer: D [Andhra Pradesh]

Explanation:

1989.

6.  

The C-60 commando force is associated with which district?

Correct Answer: B [Gadchiroli]

Explanation:

Maharashtra.

7.  

The 2017 strategy against LWE announced by the Union Home Ministry is known as:

Correct Answer: C [SAMADHAN]

Explanation:

The Union Home Minister set out the eight-point SAMADHAN strategy against LWE in May 2017.

8.  

In SAMADHAN, the letter "N" stands for:

Correct Answer: C [No access to financing]

Explanation:

The last letter of SAMADHAN stands for No access to financing – choking the Maoists' funds.

9.  

The Chintalnar ambush of 2010, in which 76 security personnel were killed, took place in:

Correct Answer: D [Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh]

Explanation:

On 6 April 2010 Maoists ambushed security forces near Chintalnar in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, killing 76 personnel.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The National Policy and Action Plan to address LWE was adopted in 2015.
2. The Security Related Expenditure scheme reimburses States for anti-LWE operations.
3. CoBRA is a Maharashtra State Police unit.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Statements 1 and 2 are true (2015 National Policy; SRE reimburses States), while statement 3 is false as CoBRA belongs to the CRPF.

11.  

Assertion (A): Roads and mobile towers were central to the anti-LWE strategy.

Reason (R): They help both security operations and the delivery of services to remote villages.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both are true, and R explains A: roads and towers aid security operations and also carry services to remote villages.

12.  

The armed wing of the CPI (Maoist) is called the:

Correct Answer: A [People's Liberation Guerrilla Army]

Explanation:

The People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) is the armed wing of the CPI (Maoist).

13.  

Who described Naxalism in 2006 as the "single biggest internal security challenge"?

Correct Answer: B [Manmohan Singh]

Explanation:

In 2006 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called Naxalism the single biggest internal security challenge faced by the country.

14.  

The main source of funds for Maoist groups has been:

Correct Answer: D [extortion from contractors, mining firms and forest-produce traders]

Explanation:

Maoists raise funds mainly through levies extorted from contractors, mining and transport firms and tendu and forest-produce traders.

15.  

The District Reserve Guard (DRG), made up largely of local recruits, belongs to:

Correct Answer: B [Chhattisgarh]

Explanation:

The DRG is a Chhattisgarh Police force of local recruits, including surrendered cadres, used in the Bastar region.

16.  

The Union Government's target date for a "Naxal-free" India was:

Correct Answer: B [31 March 2026]

Explanation:

The Union Government set 31 March 2026 as the deadline for making India free of Naxalism.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Formation of the CPI (Maoist)
2. SAMADHAN strategy
3. Naxalbari uprising
4. Chintalnar ambush

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [3-1-4-2]

Explanation:

1967, 2004, 2010, 2017.

18.  

The forested region spread across Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, long a Maoist base, is called:

Correct Answer: A [Dandakaranya]

Explanation:

Dandakaranya is the forest belt where Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh meet, long the Maoists' main base.

19.  

According to the MHA's 2026 review, the number of districts in the LWE-affected category was:

Correct Answer: A [none]

Explanation:

The MHA reported that from March 2026 no district in India falls in the LWE-affected category.

20.  

The Road Connectivity Project for LWE-affected areas was approved in:

Correct Answer: B [2016]

Explanation:

The Road Connectivity Project for LWE-affected areas was approved by the Union Cabinet in December 2016.

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