UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — MHA Tableau would showcase nationwide implementation of Naveen Nyaya Sanhitas and Technology-Driven Justice Reforms
Q1. The term 'Naveen Nyaya Sanhitas' collectively refers to which one of the following?
- A. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — enacted in 2023 and brought into force in 2024
- B. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — enacted in 2020 and brought into force in 2023
- C. The Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act, as comprehensively amended in 2023
- D. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — enacted in 2024 and brought into force in 2025
Q2. When the three new criminal laws were brought into force on 1 July 2024, how many provisions were kept in abeyance, and to which offence did it relate?
- A. One provision — sub-section (2) of Section 106 of the BNS, relating to hit-and-run cases
- B. Two provisions — Sections 106 and 111 of the BNS, relating to organised crime
- C. Three provisions — one each in the BNS, BNSS and BSA, relating to electronic evidence
- D. No provision was kept in abeyance; all three laws came into force in entirety
Q3. The capacity-building and training of stakeholders — police, prosecution, forensic and prison personnel — for implementing the new criminal laws is nodally coordinated by which one of the following?
- A. Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)
- B. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
- C. Intelligence Bureau (IB)
- D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy
Q4. The e-Sakshya application for digital collection of evidence is operational in approximately how many police stations, and across how many States/UTs?
- A. About 15,899 police stations across 35 States/UTs
- B. About 15,899 police stations across all 28 States only
- C. About 5,899 police stations across 20 States/UTs
- D. In every one of the roughly 17,000 police stations in the country
Q5. The Republic Day 2026 tableau that rolled down Kartavya Path depicting the nationwide implementation of the Naveen Nyaya Sanhitas and technology-driven justice reforms was presented by which one of the following?
- A. Ministry of Home Affairs
- B. Ministry of Law and Justice
- C. Department of Justice
- D. Ministry of Cooperation
Q6. The e-Sakshya, e-Summon, Nyaya Setu and Nyaya Shruti applications built around the new criminal laws were formally launched under whose authority?
- A. The Union Home Minister
- B. The Union Minister of Law and Justice
- C. The Chief Justice of India
- D. The Director of the National Crime Records Bureau
Q7. Which one of the following correctly states the number of sections in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure?
- A. 531 sections
- B. 484 sections
- C. 511 sections
- D. 358 sections