UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — A ‘terrorist act’ is not just finale, but culmination of conspiratorial activities: SC
Q1. Under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, the expression 'individual terrorist' refers to which one of the following?
- A. A person convicted by a designated NIA Special Court of an offence under Chapter IV of the Act
- B. A person notified by the Central Government in Schedule IV of the Act as being involved in terrorism
- C. A person against whom a chargesheet has been filed by the National Investigation Agency under Section 15
- D. A person extradited to India pursuant to a listing by the UN Security Council 1267 Sanctions Committee
Q2. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, recently interpreted expansively by the Supreme Court (January 2026), is administered by which one of the following Union Ministries?
- A. Ministry of Law and Justice
- B. Ministry of External Affairs
- C. Ministry of Home Affairs
- D. Ministry of Defence
Q3. Which is the principal central agency for investigation of scheduled offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, whose powers were significantly expanded by the 2019 amendment to the Act?
- A. Central Bureau of Investigation
- B. Intelligence Bureau
- C. Enforcement Directorate
- D. National Investigation Agency
Q4. The stringent statutory bar on grant of bail — that an accused shall not be released if the court is of the opinion that there are reasonable grounds for believing the accusation is prima facie true — invoked by the Supreme Court (January 2026) while denying bail in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, is contained in which provision of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967?
- A. Section 15
- B. Section 35
- C. Section 43D(5)
- D. Section 45