UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — 18 held, ₹100 crore traced in Northeast drug raids: govt.

Q1. With reference to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Act empowers the Central Government to constitute an authority to exercise its powers under the Act, and the Narcotics Control Bureau was constituted under this provision.
  2. The Act provides for the forfeiture of property derived from, or used in, illicit traffic, so enforcement can extend beyond seized drugs to a trafficker's assets.
  3. An addict who volunteers for de-addiction treatment is immune from prosecution for any offence under the Act, irrespective of the quantity of drugs involved.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 1 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q2. With reference to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Offences under the NDPS Act are among the scheduled offences under the PMLA, so property derived from drug trafficking can be treated as proceeds of crime.
  2. Under the PMLA, attaching proceeds of crime is entrusted to the Narcotics Control Bureau when the scheduled offence is a drug offence.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 only
  • C. Both 1 and 2
  • D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q3. Two central agencies and the police of three States jointly conducted anti-drug raids in the Northeast. In the light of the constitutional division of powers, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Since 'Police' is an entry in the State List, Parliament cannot create a central agency for intelligence and investigation.
  2. The Narcotics Control Bureau's authority to act against drug trafficking comes from a Union statute rather than from the State List entry on police.
  3. Because criminal law and criminal procedure are in the Concurrent List, Parliament can enact a drug-control law that applies within every State.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 3 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q4. Consider the following pairs of subjects and the List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India in which they are placed: Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Police — State List
  2. Public order — Concurrent List
  3. Prisons — State List
  4. Arms, firearms, ammunition and explosives — Union List
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q5. With reference to the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the India–Myanmar border, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The FMR permitted people living near the border on both sides, not merely on the Indian side, to cross without a visa.
  2. Visa-free movement under the FMR was available only to residents within a specified distance of the border, not to all nationals of the two countries.
  3. The Union Government's decision to end the FMR was justified on grounds of internal security and the demographic structure of the bordering States.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only