UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Minister intended to ‘praise’ Col. Sofiya but he could not articulate it: M.P. govt. to SC

Q1. How many terror-infrastructure sites were struck by the Indian armed forces during Operation Sindoor (May 7, 2025)?

  • A. Five
  • B. Seven
  • C. Nine
  • D. Eleven

Q2. The Markaz-e-Taiba complex at Muridke, struck during Operation Sindoor (2025), is the principal headquarters of which one of the following organisations?

  • A. Jaish-e-Mohammed
  • B. Lashkar-e-Taiba
  • C. Hizbul Mujahideen
  • D. Al-Badr

Q3. The legal provision under which 'acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India' are penalised — effectively replacing Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code — and which formed a key charge in the FIR arising out of the Col. Sofiya Qureshi remarks case, is:

  • A. Section 124 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
  • B. Section 150 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
  • C. Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
  • D. Section 197 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023