UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Acid ingestion included in amended Act: Centre to SC

Question 1

The May 2026 notification widening the definition of 'acid attack victim' in the Schedule to the RPwD Act, 2016 was issued by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

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Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice

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Ministry of Women and Child Development

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National Human Rights Division, Ministry of Home Affairs

Question 2

Under the RPwD Act, 2016, the power to amend the Schedule of specified disabilities by notification is primarily vested in which authority?

Accepted Answer

The Central Government

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Parliament, only through a fresh amendment Act

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The Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities

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The Central Advisory Board on Disability

Question 3

As per the 2026 amendment, an 'acid attack victim' under the RPwD Act, 2016 is best defined as a person who is:

Accepted Answer

disfigured externally or injured internally by violent assault, self-infliction or accident through throwing, administering or spilling of acid or a similar corrosive substance

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disfigured externally only, by acid deliberately thrown by another person

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any person requiring reconstructive surgery following contact with a corrosive substance

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a person who has suffered permanent blindness caused by a corrosive substance

Question 4

Following the 2026 amendment, the definition of 'acid attack victim' under the RPwD Act, 2016 now recognises how many categories of disfigurement, as against only one earlier?

Accepted Answer

2 (external and internal)

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3

Answer

4

Answer

5

Question 5

The Supreme Court Bench that in 2026 used its plenary powers to extend RPwD Act protection to forced acid-ingestion survivors was headed by which Chief Justice of India?

Accepted Answer

Surya Kant

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D. Y. Chandrachud

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Sanjiv Khanna

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B. R. Gavai

Question 6

The 'plenary power' invoked by the Supreme Court to extend disability protection and do complete justice in a pending matter is traceable to which provision of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Article 142

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Article 32

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Article 141

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Article 136

Question 7

With reference to acid attacks under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, consider the following statements:
1. Section 124 punishes voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid or a similar corrosive substance.
2. The imprisonment under Section 124(1) is not less than ten years and may extend to imprisonment for life.
3. The fine imposed under Section 124 is required to be just and reasonable to meet the victim's medical expenses.
4. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure with effect from 1 July 2024.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

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1 and 2

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2, 3 and 4

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1, 3 and 4

Question 8

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, voluntarily causing grievous hurt by the use of acid is dealt with as a distinct offence under which section?

Accepted Answer

Section 124

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Section 326A

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Section 100

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Section 351

Question 9

Under the RPwD Act, 2016, the term 'person with benchmark disability' refers to:

Accepted Answer

a person with not less than forty per cent of a specified disability, as certified by the certifying authority

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any person with a specified disability, irrespective of its degree

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a person certified to have one hundred per cent of a specified disability

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a person suffering from two or more specified disabilities simultaneously

Question 10

The Supreme Court Bench monitoring the executive's compliance in extending RPwD Act protection to acid-ingestion survivors comprised how many judges?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

5

Answer

7

Question 11

With reference to the 2026 measure widening the definition of 'acid attack victim', consider the following statements:
1. It was carried out by amending the Schedule to the RPwD Act, 2016.
2. It has retrospective effect, also covering internal-injury victims from before its notification.
3. It covers injury caused by throwing, administering or spilling of acid or a similar corrosive substance.
4. It was enacted by Parliament as a fresh amendment Act rather than by executive notification.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

4 only

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1 and 2

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3 and 4

Answer

2 only

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Acid ingestion included in amended Act: Centre to SC

Q1. The May 2026 notification widening the definition of 'acid attack victim' in the Schedule to the RPwD Act, 2016 was issued by which of the following?

Q2. Under the RPwD Act, 2016, the power to amend the Schedule of specified disabilities by notification is primarily vested in which authority?

Q3. As per the 2026 amendment, an 'acid attack victim' under the RPwD Act, 2016 is best defined as a person who is:

Q4. Following the 2026 amendment, the definition of 'acid attack victim' under the RPwD Act, 2016 now recognises how many categories of disfigurement, as against only one earlier?

Q5. The Supreme Court Bench that in 2026 used its plenary powers to extend RPwD Act protection to forced acid-ingestion survivors was headed by which Chief Justice of India?

Q6. The 'plenary power' invoked by the Supreme Court to extend disability protection and do complete justice in a pending matter is traceable to which provision of the Constitution?

Q8. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, voluntarily causing grievous hurt by the use of acid is dealt with as a distinct offence under which section?

Q9. Under the RPwD Act, 2016, the term 'person with benchmark disability' refers to:

Q10. The Supreme Court Bench monitoring the executive's compliance in extending RPwD Act protection to acid-ingestion survivors comprised how many judges?