UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, chairs a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs at Sri Vijaya Puram in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q1. Which one of the following is the substantive penal code that replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and, for the first time, placed offences against women and children together in a single, foremost chapter?
- A. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
- B. Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
- C. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- D. Indian Penal Code, 1860
Q2. With reference to the three new criminal laws effective from 1 July 2024, consider the following statements:
1. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
2. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
3. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1898.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
- The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
- The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1898.
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q3. How many Departmentally Related Standing Committees currently function in the Indian Parliament?
Q4. With reference to Consultative Committees and Departmentally Related Standing Committees (DRSCs), consider the following statements:
1. Consultative Committees are constituted by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and are chaired by the Union Minister of the concerned ministry.
2. Each Departmentally Related Standing Committee has 31 members, comprising 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.
3. Unlike Consultative Committees, the Departmentally Related Standing Committees are reconstituted only once every five years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Consultative Committees are constituted by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and are chaired by the Union Minister of the concerned ministry.
- Each Departmentally Related Standing Committee has 31 members, comprising 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.
- Unlike Consultative Committees, the Departmentally Related Standing Committees are reconstituted only once every five years.
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q5. The approval for renaming the capital of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands as Sri Vijaya Puram, along with the administration of the Union Territory, falls primarily under which Union ministry?
- A. Ministry of Culture
- B. Ministry of Home Affairs
- C. Ministry of Earth Sciences
- D. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Q6. The name 'Shaheed Dweep', conferred in 2018, refers to which one of the following islands of the Andaman group?
- A. Havelock Island
- B. Neil Island
- C. Ross Island
- D. Little Andaman
Q7. With reference to India's national forensic infrastructure push announced in 2026, consider the following statements:
1. The Centre and States are to invest ₹30,000 crore over five years to build a nationwide network of forensic laboratories.
2. Under the BNSS, a forensic examination of the crime scene is mandatory for offences punishable with imprisonment of seven years or more.
3. The National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) is headquartered at Gandhinagar and functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
4. Videography of evidence collection at the crime scene has been made mandatory only for offences punishable with death.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- The Centre and States are to invest ₹30,000 crore over five years to build a nationwide network of forensic laboratories.
- Under the BNSS, a forensic examination of the crime scene is mandatory for offences punishable with imprisonment of seven years or more.
- The National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) is headquartered at Gandhinagar and functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Videography of evidence collection at the crime scene has been made mandatory only for offences punishable with death.
- A. 1 and 3
- B. 4 only
- C. 2 and 4
- D. 3 only
Q8. With reference to the expansion of India's forensic-science education infrastructure under the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), consider the following statements:
1. The NFSU currently runs more than 100 training programmes.
2. The NFSU functions through 14 established campuses.
3. By 2029, around 3,500 students are targeted to be studying forensics at the NFSU.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The NFSU currently runs more than 100 training programmes.
- The NFSU functions through 14 established campuses.
- By 2029, around 3,500 students are targeted to be studying forensics at the NFSU.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q9. With reference to the geography of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, consider the following statements:
1. The Ten Degree Channel separates the Andaman group of islands from the Nicobar group.
2. Great Nicobar is the southernmost island of the Nicobar group.
3. The Ten Degree Channel is about 90 kilometres wide.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The Ten Degree Channel separates the Andaman group of islands from the Nicobar group.
- Great Nicobar is the southernmost island of the Nicobar group.
- The Ten Degree Channel is about 90 kilometres wide.
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q10. As a Union Territory, the Andaman & Nicobar Islands is administered by the President of India acting through an appointed administrator designated as which one of the following?
- A. Chief Commissioner
- B. Governor
- C. Lieutenant Governor
- D. Resident Commissioner
Q11. Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, within how many days of a judgment being reserved must it be pronounced?
- A. 30 days
- B. 45 days
- C. 60 days
- D. 90 days
Q12. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, whose implementation is coordinated by the Ministry of Home Affairs as the nodal ministry, was originally enacted in which year?
- A. 1958
- B. 1967
- C. 1980
- D. 2019