UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC brings survivors of forcible ingestion of acid in RPwD Act

Q1. How many categories of 'specified disabilities' are listed in the Schedule of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016?

  • A. 7
  • B. 19
  • C. 21
  • D. 23

Q2. Which one of the following is the nodal Ministry for the implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • C. Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • D. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Q3. With reference to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the term 'person with benchmark disability' refers to:

  • A. any person who holds a disability certificate issued by a government hospital, irrespective of percentage
  • B. a person with not less than 40% of a specified disability where the disability has not been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority
  • C. a person with 100% permanent disability of any one of the specified categories
  • D. a person suffering from at least two of the specified disabilities simultaneously

Q4. With reference to the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, consider the following statements: 1. The 1995 Act recognised 7 categories of disabilities, whereas the 2016 Act recognises 21 specified disabilities. 2. Acid attack victims were first introduced as a category of disability under the 1995 Act and were retained in the 2016 Act. 3. The concept of 'person with benchmark disability' was introduced by the 2016 Act and was absent in the 1995 Act. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The 1995 Act recognised 7 categories of disabilities, whereas the 2016 Act recognises 21 specified disabilities.
  2. Acid attack victims were first introduced as a category of disability under the 1995 Act and were retained in the 2016 Act.
  3. The concept of 'person with benchmark disability' was introduced by the 2016 Act and was absent in the 1995 Act.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3