UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Onerous rules
Q1. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 and the FCRA Amendment Rules, 2026 are administered and notified by which one of the following?
- A. Ministry of External Affairs
- B. Ministry of Home Affairs
- C. Ministry of Finance
- D. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Q2. With reference to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 and the FCRA Amendment Act, 2020, consider the following statements:
1. The FCRA Amendment Act, 2020 capped administrative expenses at 20% of foreign contribution, reduced from the earlier 50%.
2. The Amendment Bill, 2026 reduces the maximum imprisonment for contravention of the Act from five years to one year.
3. The Amendment Bill, 2026 removes the requirement of prior Central Government approval before an offence under the Act can be investigated.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The FCRA Amendment Act, 2020 capped administrative expenses at 20% of foreign contribution, reduced from the earlier 50%.
- The Amendment Bill, 2026 reduces the maximum imprisonment for contravention of the Act from five years to one year.
- The Amendment Bill, 2026 removes the requirement of prior Central Government approval before an offence under the Act can be investigated.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q3. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes to reduce the maximum term of imprisonment for contravention of the Act, down from five years, to how many years?
- A. One year
- B. Two years
- C. Three years
- D. Four years
Q4. Under the FCRA regime, every association registered or granted prior permission must receive its foreign contribution only into a single designated 'FCRA Account' opened exclusively in which one of the following?
- A. Reserve Bank of India, Central Office, Mumbai
- B. State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch
- C. State Bank of India, Mumbai Main Branch
- D. Punjab National Bank, New Delhi