UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PROVISIONS UNDER THE AMASR ACT

Q1. In the context of the AMASR Act, 1958, the term 'prohibited area' is most precisely defined as:

  • A. the area extending up to 100 metres from the protected limit of a monument in all directions
  • B. the area extending up to 200 metres from the protected limit of a monument
  • C. the entire area enclosed within the boundary wall of a protected monument
  • D. the combined 300-metre prohibited-plus-regulated buffer around a monument

Q2. The National Monuments Authority (NMA) was constituted under which one of the following?

  • A. The AMASR (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010
  • B. The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904
  • C. The original Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
  • D. The AMASR (Amendment) Bill, 2017

Q3. Taking the prohibited and regulated areas together, the total buffer prescribed uniformly around every centrally protected monument under the AMASR Act extends to how many metres from the protected limit?

  • A. 100 metres
  • B. 200 metres
  • C. 300 metres
  • D. 500 metres

Q4. Under the AMASR (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010, the National Monuments Authority may have a maximum of how many whole-time members (excluding the Chairperson and the Member Secretary)?

  • A. Three
  • B. Five
  • C. Seven
  • D. Ten

Q5. Under the AMASR Act, 1958, a structure or site can be declared an 'ancient monument' only if it has been in existence for not less than how many years?

  • A. 50 years
  • B. 75 years
  • C. 100 years
  • D. 150 years

Q6. Under the AMASR (Amendment) Bill, 2017, the newly introduced definition of 'public works' covers only such infrastructure as is financed and carried out by which one of the following?

  • A. The Central Government
  • B. The concerned State Government
  • C. The National Monuments Authority
  • D. The Archaeological Survey of India

Q7. The uniform 100 metre/200 metre regime and the Section 20E heritage bye-laws under the AMASR Act are operationalised by the Archaeological Survey of India and the National Monuments Authority, both functioning under which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Culture
  • B. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • D. Ministry of Tourism