UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — On Maharashtra’s anti-conversion Bill

Question 1

Which one of the following was the first Indian state to enact a Freedom of Religion (anti-conversion) Act, providing the legislative template later cited when Maharashtra passed its 2026 Bill?

Accepted Answer

Odisha

Answer

Madhya Pradesh

Answer

Gujarat

Answer

Arunachal Pradesh

Question 2

With the passage of its Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, Maharashtra became which number among Indian states to enact a law regulating religious conversion?

Accepted Answer

13th

Answer

11th

Answer

12th

Answer

14th

Question 3

Under the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, a person intending to convert must submit the mandatory 60-day prior notice to which authority?

Accepted Answer

District Magistrate (District Collector)

Answer

Sub-Divisional Magistrate

Answer

Superintendent of Police

Answer

Tahsildar of the concerned taluka

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — On Maharashtra’s anti-conversion Bill

Q1. Which one of the following was the first Indian state to enact a Freedom of Religion (anti-conversion) Act, providing the legislative template later cited when Maharashtra passed its 2026 Bill?

Q2. With the passage of its Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, Maharashtra became which number among Indian states to enact a law regulating religious conversion?

Q3. Under the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, a person intending to convert must submit the mandatory 60-day prior notice to which authority?