UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Jan Vishwas 2.0 is all about trust-based compliance

Q1. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by a Minister of State belonging to which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • C. Ministry of Finance
  • D. Ministry of Law and Justice

Q2. In the passage of the Jan Vishwas Bill, its earlier version was referred to a 'Select Committee'. In Indian parliamentary practice, a Select Committee is best described as:

  • A. A committee constituted for one particular Bill, drawn from members of the House in which the Bill is pending, to examine that Bill and report back
  • B. A permanent Department-related Standing Committee that examines the demands for grants of a ministry every year
  • C. A committee of members from both Houses set up to resolve a deadlock between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha over a Bill
  • D. A committee of the Speaker's nominees that decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill

Q3. The Central Acts amended by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 are administered by how many Ministries/Departments?

  • A. 10
  • B. 16
  • C. 19
  • D. 23

Q4. Which one of the following is the nodal department responsible for steering the Jan Vishwas trust-based compliance and Ease of Doing Business reform agenda?

  • A. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
  • B. Department of Legal Affairs
  • C. Department of Consumer Affairs
  • D. Department of Financial Services

Q5. The trust-based compliance architecture of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 is officially described as resting on how many pillars?

  • A. Three
  • B. Four
  • C. Five
  • D. Six

Q6. In the context of the Jan Vishwas reforms, the term 'decriminalisation' of an offence most precisely means:

  • A. Replacing imprisonment/criminal sanctions for minor or technical offences with civil or monetary penalties adjudicated administratively
  • B. Completely abolishing any penalty, so that the act ceases to attract any consequence at all
  • C. Merely lowering the amount of the fine while retaining prosecution before a criminal court
  • D. Transferring the offence to a fast-track criminal court for speedier conviction

Q7. As framed by CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee, the idea of 'trust-based compliance' underlying Jan Vishwas 2.0 is best described as:

  • A. A regime encouraging voluntary compliance through proportionate civil penalties administered by executive authorities, rather than fear-driven adherence enforced through criminal courts
  • B. A system that removes all penalties and relies solely on self-declaration by businesses with no verification
  • C. A framework that shifts every compliance dispute exclusively to criminal courts for faster resolution
  • D. A mechanism requiring mandatory imprisonment for every first-time procedural lapse to deter violations