UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — FCRA Bill — expanding state control over civil society
Q1. With reference to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, consider the following as proposed grounds on which the registration certificate of a person under FCRA shall be deemed to have ceased:
1. No application for renewal of the certificate was made.
2. The application for renewal of the certificate has been denied.
3. The recipient's administrative expenditure in a financial year exceeds 20% of the foreign contribution received.
4. The certificate's validity expires without renewal being obtained.
Which of the statements given above is/are correctly identified?
- No application for renewal of the certificate was made.
- The application for renewal of the certificate has been denied.
- The recipient's administrative expenditure in a financial year exceeds 20% of the foreign contribution received.
- The certificate's validity expires without renewal being obtained.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 3 and 4 only
- C. 1, 2 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q2. As per the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, within how many days of an order of the Designated Authority may an aggrieved person prefer an appeal to the District Judge?
- A. 30 days
- B. 60 days
- C. 90 days
- D. 180 days
Q3. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 primarily seeks to amend which one of the following parent statutes?
- A. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976
- B. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
- C. The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
- D. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
Q4. Which Union Ministry is the nodal ministry for the administration of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026?
- A. Ministry of External Affairs
- B. Ministry of Finance
- C. Ministry of Home Affairs
- D. Ministry of Corporate Affairs