UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Taking another significant step under Modi government's 'Zero Tolerance Policy' against terrorism, Ministry of Home Affairs, under guidance of Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, has declared 23 more individuals as 'terr...

Q1. Under Section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, on how many enumerated grounds may the Central Government designate an individual as a terrorist?

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

Q2. How many individuals were designated as terrorists in the first batch notified after the 2019 amendment took effect?

  • A. Four
  • B. Nine
  • C. Eighteen
  • D. Twenty-three

Q3. The 2026 notification declaring 23 individuals as designated terrorists under the UAPA was issued by which authority?

  • A. The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
  • B. The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
  • C. The National Investigation Agency
  • D. A designated Special Court under the NIA Act

Q4. The same 2019 amendment that enabled individual designation also empowered officers of which agency, of the rank of Inspector and above, to investigate offences under the Act?

  • A. The National Investigation Agency (NIA)
  • B. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
  • C. The Intelligence Bureau (IB)
  • D. The Enforcement Directorate (ED)

Q5. The Review Committee constituted under the UAPA to consider an application for removal of a name from the Schedule must be headed by whom?

  • A. A person who is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court
  • B. The Union Home Secretary
  • C. A serving Judge of the Supreme Court nominated by the CJI
  • D. A District and Sessions Judge designated by the State Government

Q6. In legal terms, the designation of an individual as a 'terrorist' under Section 35 of the UAPA is best described as which of the following?

  • A. An executive act of the Central Government based on reasonable grounds, distinct from a judicial conviction
  • B. A judicial conviction pronounced by a Special Court constituted under the NIA Act
  • C. A quasi-judicial order passed by the UAPA Tribunal after an inquiry
  • D. A legislative declaration requiring ratification by both Houses of Parliament

Q7. As reflected in the successive UAPA actions, the Government's stated 'Zero Tolerance Policy' against terrorism is best characterised as which of the following?

  • A. A domestic policy stance of dismantling terror modules through measures such as banning organisations, designating individuals and enabling asset action, without compromise
  • B. A United Nations-mandated sanctions regime automatically binding on all member states
  • C. A bilateral India-Pakistan counter-terrorism framework agreed under a treaty
  • D. A scheme offering amnesty and rehabilitation to surrendered militants