🧠 MCQs on Necropolitics (Level: UPSC CSE Prelims + Mains Support)
1. Who coined the term Necropolitics?
A. Michel Foucault
B. Giorgio Agamben
C. Achille Mbembe
D. Judith Butler
✅ Answer: C. Achille Mbembe
2. What is the core focus of necropolitics as a theory?
A. The management and enhancement of life through state policy
B. The legal rights of citizens during wartime
C. The political power to determine who lives and who dies
D. The psychology of rulers during violent conflicts
✅ Answer: C. The political power to determine who lives and who dies
3. Which of the following concepts was introduced by Michel Foucault and is considered a precursor to necropolitics?
A. State of Exception
B. Biopolitics
C. Sovereign Death
D. Civil Death
✅ Answer: B. Biopolitics
4. In the context of necropolitics, which of the following best explains the term "Living Dead”?
A. Individuals infected by deadly diseases
B. Populations who are legally dead but biologically alive
C. People who are socially and politically abandoned despite being biologically alive
D. Citizens without birth certificates or voter ID cards
✅ Answer: C. People who are socially and politically abandoned despite being biologically alive
5. Which of the following best illustrates necropolitics in the Indian context?
A. Implementation of the Ayushman Bharat health scheme
B. Introduction of new criminal laws with speedy trials
C. Abandonment of migrant workers during the COVID-19 lockdown
D. Launch of the PM-KISAN scheme
✅ Answer: C. Abandonment of migrant workers during the COVID-19 lockdown
6. According to Achille Mbembe, death worlds are:
A. Regions affected by frequent natural disasters
B. Zones where populations are exposed to sustained neglect and violence
C. Virtual simulation zones for testing war strategies
D. Areas where death rates are high due to poor sanitation
✅ Answer: B. Zones where populations are exposed to sustained neglect and violence
7. "State of Exception", a concept extended in necropolitics, was originally coined by:
A. Frantz Fanon
B. Achille Mbembe
C. Giorgio Agamben
D. Antonio Gramsci
✅ Answer: C. Giorgio Agamben
8. Which of the following features is NOT associated with necropolitics?
A. Structural neglect of certain populations
B. Enhancement of healthcare and sanitation for all
C. Normalisation of death among marginalised communities
D. Weaponisation of law to eliminate dissent
✅ Answer: B. Enhancement of healthcare and sanitation for all
9. Which of the following ideologies are often used to justify necropolitical actions?
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Nationalism
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Religion
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Utilitarianism
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Communism
Select the correct code:
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 2 and 3 only
C. 2 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
✅ Answer: B. 1, 2 and 3 only
10. Which of the following events is NOT an example of necropolitics as described in the article?
A. Gaza airstrikes killing civilians including children
B. Colonial mismanagement during the Bengal famine
C. Inclusion of Dalits in public healthcare campaigns
D. Neglect of queer and racial minorities during the AIDS crisis
✅ Answer: C. Inclusion of Dalits in public healthcare campaigns
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