UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah chairs 9th Apex-Level Meeting of NCORD in New Delhi

Q1. In the four-tier NCORD (Narco-Coordination Centre) mechanism of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the topmost Apex-Level Committee is headed by which one of the following?

  • A. Union Home Minister
  • B. Union Home Secretary
  • C. Special Secretary (Internal Security), Ministry of Home Affairs
  • D. Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau

Q2. The action plan articulated at the 9th Apex-Level NCORD Meeting was described as three-pronged, pairing each prong with a distinct approach. The 'humane approach' was directed at which one of the following prongs?

  • A. Interdiction of the drug supply chain
  • B. Demand reduction
  • C. Harm reduction
  • D. Cross-border narcotics intelligence

Q3. With reference to how the 9th Apex-Level NCORD Meeting differed from earlier Apex meetings, consider the following statements: 1. It directed all departments of the Government of India to prepare an anti-drug roadmap up to 2029. 2. It was the meeting at which the National Narcotics Helpline 'MANAS' was launched. 3. It called for a three-year all-fronts campaign to make India a 'Drug-Free India'. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. It directed all departments of the Government of India to prepare an anti-drug roadmap up to 2029.
  2. It was the meeting at which the National Narcotics Helpline 'MANAS' was launched.
  3. It called for a three-year all-fronts campaign to make India a 'Drug-Free India'.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q4. Border Guarding Forces such as the BSF have been empowered to carry out search, seizure and arrest for illicit narcotics trafficking at the international border adjoining the Punjab narco-corridor served by NCB's Amritsar unit. This empowerment is granted under which one of the following?

  • A. The Border Security Force Act, 1968
  • B. The Customs Act, 1962
  • C. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
  • D. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding NCB's Amritsar Zonal Office and related arrangements: 1. The Amritsar Zonal Unit is strategically significant to the Punjab-Pakistan border narco-corridor. 2. The new Amritsar Zonal Office building was undertaken at a cost of about Rs. 12 crore. 3. The Narcotics Control Bureau functions as a zonal enforcement unit under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 4. Border Security Force personnel have been empowered under the NDPS Act to search and seize at the international border. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. The Amritsar Zonal Unit is strategically significant to the Punjab-Pakistan border narco-corridor.
  2. The new Amritsar Zonal Office building was undertaken at a cost of about Rs. 12 crore.
  3. The Narcotics Control Bureau functions as a zonal enforcement unit under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
  4. Border Security Force personnel have been empowered under the NDPS Act to search and seize at the international border.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 1, 3 and 4

Q6. Which one of the following best describes the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)?

  • A. The nodal drug law enforcement and coordination agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. A demand-reduction and de-addiction body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  • C. A statutory tribunal for adjudicating offences under the NDPS Act
  • D. An intelligence wing of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Q7. The Central Government constituted the Narcotics Control Bureau under Section 4(3) of the NDPS Act in which year?

  • A. 1985
  • B. 1986
  • C. 1988
  • D. 1961

Q8. At which numbered Apex-Level Meeting of NCORD was the National Narcotics Helpline 'MANAS' launched?

  • A. 6th
  • B. 7th
  • C. 8th
  • D. 9th

Q9. Since its enactment, the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 has been amended how many times?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q10. Consider the following statements distinguishing India's anti-narcotics institutions: 1. NCORD is an inter-agency coordination mechanism rather than an enforcement agency. 2. The Narcotics Control Bureau is the nodal drug law enforcement agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs. 3. The Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) monitors investigations in cases of large drug seizures. 4. MANAS is a statutory tribunal constituted under the NDPS Act to adjudicate drug offences. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. NCORD is an inter-agency coordination mechanism rather than an enforcement agency.
  2. The Narcotics Control Bureau is the nodal drug law enforcement agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  3. The Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) monitors investigations in cases of large drug seizures.
  4. MANAS is a statutory tribunal constituted under the NDPS Act to adjudicate drug offences.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 2, 3 and 4
  • C. 1 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q11. India's exposure to the Golden Crescent and the Golden Triangle is addressed at the enforcement level by the Narcotics Control Bureau, the nodal agency coordinating anti-trafficking action. The NCB functions under which one of the following Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Finance
  • B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  • C. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • D. Ministry of External Affairs