UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Karnataka, A.P. plan social media ban for children

Question 1

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, a 'child' is defined as a person who has not completed how many years of age?

Accepted Answer

18 years

Answer

14 years

Answer

16 years

Answer

21 years

Question 2

Which Union ministry is the nodal authority that notified and operationalises the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Answer

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Question 3

Regulation of the internet and social media is not enumerated in any of the three Lists; under which Article of the Constitution does the power to legislate on such residuary subjects vest exclusively in Parliament?

Accepted Answer

Article 248

Answer

Article 246

Answer

Article 249

Answer

Article 254

Question 4

Which adjudicatory body has been established under the Central Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 to determine non-compliance and impose penalties?

Accepted Answer

Data Protection Board of India

Answer

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Answer

Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal

Answer

Cyber Appellate Tribunal

Question 5

Andhra Pradesh announced that its social media ban for children under 13 would be rolled out within approximately how many days of the 2026 announcement?

Accepted Answer

90 days

Answer

30 days

Answer

60 days

Answer

180 days

Question 6

Which Indian State is set to become the first to propose a social media ban for children under the age of 16?

Accepted Answer

Karnataka

Answer

Andhra Pradesh

Answer

Maharashtra

Answer

Tamil Nadu

Question 7

Under Australia's social media minimum-age law that came into force in December 2025, the financial penalties for non-compliance are imposed on which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Only the social media platforms

Answer

The under-16 users who access the platforms

Answer

The parents or carers of under-16 users

Answer

Both the platforms and the parents jointly

Question 8

Australia's Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) law bars the holding of social media accounts by persons below how many years of age?

Accepted Answer

16 years

Answer

13 years

Answer

14 years

Answer

18 years

Question 9

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child elaborated children's rights in relation to the digital environment through which numbered General Comment?

Accepted Answer

General Comment No. 25

Answer

General Comment No. 13

Answer

General Comment No. 17

Answer

General Comment No. 24

Question 10

Under the DPDP Rules, 2025, the identity and adult status of a parent giving consent for a child may be verified through how many specified means?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Karnataka, A.P. plan social media ban for children

Q1. Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, a 'child' is defined as a person who has not completed how many years of age?

Q2. Which Union ministry is the nodal authority that notified and operationalises the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023?

Q3. Regulation of the internet and social media is not enumerated in any of the three Lists; under which Article of the Constitution does the power to legislate on such residuary subjects vest exclusively in Parliament?

Q4. Which adjudicatory body has been established under the Central Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 to determine non-compliance and impose penalties?

Q5. Andhra Pradesh announced that its social media ban for children under 13 would be rolled out within approximately how many days of the 2026 announcement?

Q6. Which Indian State is set to become the first to propose a social media ban for children under the age of 16?

Q7. Under Australia's social media minimum-age law that came into force in December 2025, the financial penalties for non-compliance are imposed on which one of the following?

Q8. Australia's Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) law bars the holding of social media accounts by persons below how many years of age?

Q9. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child elaborated children's rights in relation to the digital environment through which numbered General Comment?

Q10. Under the DPDP Rules, 2025, the identity and adult status of a parent giving consent for a child may be verified through how many specified means?