UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Shah-led panel meet focuses on issues of national security

Q1. Which of the following best describes a 'Parliamentary Consultative Committee' attached to a Union Ministry, such as the one chaired by the Union Home Minister at Sri Vijaya Puram in January 2026?

  • A. A statutory committee constituted under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules whose recommendations are binding on the concerned ministry
  • B. An advisory body of Members of Parliament from both Houses attached to a ministry, chaired by the Union Minister concerned, and constituted under the Rules of Procedure of Parliament
  • C. A Department-Related Standing Committee of Parliament that scrutinises the Demands for Grants of the concerned ministry
  • D. An ad-hoc Joint Parliamentary Committee constituted on a motion of the House to investigate a specific issue of public importance

Q2. The headquarters (main campus) of the National Forensic Sciences University, an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Home Affairs whose expansion was deliberated at the January 2026 Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting, is located in which of the following cities?

  • A. New Delhi
  • B. Raipur
  • C. Gandhinagar
  • D. Bhopal

Q3. The National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) was established and declared an Institution of National Importance under which one of the following statutes?

  • A. National Forensic Sciences University Act, 2020
  • B. Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
  • C. Directorate of Forensic Science Services Act, 2002
  • D. Institutes of Technology Act, 1961

Q4. As announced by the Union Home Minister while chairing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs at Sri Vijaya Puram in January 2026, what is the Centre's planned investment over the next five years for establishing a pan-India network of forensic laboratories?

  • A. Rs 10,000 crore
  • B. Rs 20,000 crore
  • C. Rs 30,000 crore
  • D. Rs 50,000 crore