UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Home Minister & Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah to chair 10th Apex-Level Meeting of NCORD on Friday, 26 June 2026 in New Delhi

Question 1

The four-tier Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) mechanism in India functions exclusively under which one of the following Union Ministries?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Answer

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Answer

Ministry of Finance

Question 2

As restructured by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) mechanism operates through how many tiers of committees?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Two

Answer

Three

Answer

Five

Question 3

Which one of the following is the principal central legislation in India that consolidates the law relating to narcotic drugs, regulates psychotropic substances, and provides the statutory basis for the Narcotics Control Bureau?

Accepted Answer

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

Answer

The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

Answer

The Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930

Answer

The Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988

Question 4

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which is expanding its operational footprint with new zonal offices, functions as the apex drug-law enforcement agency under which Union Ministry?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)

Answer

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Answer

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Question 5

The Narcotics Control Bureau was constituted by the Central Government in exercise of powers conferred exclusively by which provision of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985?

Accepted Answer

Sub-section (3) of Section 4

Answer

Section 3

Answer

Sub-section (1) of Section 11

Answer

Section 71

Question 6

The 'Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026-2029)', released at the 10th Apex-Level NCORD meeting, is best described as which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A three-year strategic roadmap defining responsibilities, timelines and measurable targets across demand-reduction, supply-reduction and harm-reduction

Answer

The statutory five-year National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction formulated under the NDPS Act

Answer

The annual performance and seizure audit of the Narcotics Control Bureau

Answer

A bilateral counter-narcotics cooperation framework between India and its neighbouring transit countries

Question 7

The Apex-Level Committee of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD), whose 10th meeting was held in June 2026, is chaired by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Union Home Minister

Answer

Union Home Secretary

Answer

Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau

Answer

Cabinet Secretary

Question 8

Which one of the following is the lead United Nations body that organizes the global awareness campaign and sets the annual theme for the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (26 June)?

Accepted Answer

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Answer

World Health Organization (WHO)

Answer

International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)

Answer

Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

Question 9

With reference to global narcotics geography, the term 'Golden Crescent' refers to the opium-producing region comprising which one of the following sets of countries?

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan

Answer

Myanmar, Laos and Thailand

Answer

Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan

Answer

Iran, Iraq and Turkey

Question 10

The narcotics-producing regions historically called the 'Golden Triangle' and 'Golden Crescent' were officially rechristened as the 'Death Triangle' and 'Death Crescent' at the initiative of which authority?

Accepted Answer

Union Home Minister (Ministry of Home Affairs)

Answer

Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau

Answer

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare

Answer

Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

Question 11

India's obligations under the international drug control regime, implemented domestically through the NDPS Act, 1985, arise from how many United Nations drug control conventions to which India is a party?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Question 12

The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA), including its upgraded NMBA 2.0 App under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction, is implemented by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Department of Social Justice and Empowerment

Answer

Narcotics Control Bureau under the Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Answer

Bureau of Police Research and Development

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Home Minister & Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah to chair 10th Apex-Level Meeting of NCORD on Friday, 26 June 2026 in New Delhi

Q1. The four-tier Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) mechanism in India functions exclusively under which one of the following Union Ministries?

Q2. As restructured by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) mechanism operates through how many tiers of committees?

Q3. Which one of the following is the principal central legislation in India that consolidates the law relating to narcotic drugs, regulates psychotropic substances, and provides the statutory basis for the Narcotics Control Bureau?

Q4. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which is expanding its operational footprint with new zonal offices, functions as the apex drug-law enforcement agency under which Union Ministry?

Q5. The Narcotics Control Bureau was constituted by the Central Government in exercise of powers conferred exclusively by which provision of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985?

Q6. The 'Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026-2029)', released at the 10th Apex-Level NCORD meeting, is best described as which one of the following?

Q7. The Apex-Level Committee of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD), whose 10th meeting was held in June 2026, is chaired by which one of the following?

Q8. Which one of the following is the lead United Nations body that organizes the global awareness campaign and sets the annual theme for the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (26 June)?

Q9. With reference to global narcotics geography, the term 'Golden Crescent' refers to the opium-producing region comprising which one of the following sets of countries?

Q10. The narcotics-producing regions historically called the 'Golden Triangle' and 'Golden Crescent' were officially rechristened as the 'Death Triangle' and 'Death Crescent' at the initiative of which authority?

Q11. India's obligations under the international drug control regime, implemented domestically through the NDPS Act, 1985, arise from how many United Nations drug control conventions to which India is a party?

Q12. The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA), including its upgraded NMBA 2.0 App under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction, is implemented by which one of the following?