UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurates the Conference on ‘PRAHAAR - CT Policy and Strategy’ in New Delhi

Q1. With reference to the designation of a 'terrorist organisation' under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The designation is made by the Central Government through a notification and does not require a prior finding of guilt by a court.
  2. An organisation can be designated only after at least one of its members has been convicted of committing a terrorist act.
  3. The power to designate an organisation rests with the Central Government even though 'police' is a subject in the State List.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q2. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The 2019 amendment to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 empowered the Central Government to designate individuals, and not only organisations, as terrorists.
  2. When only an organisation is banned, the persons behind it can regroup under a different name and carry on terrorist activity.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q3. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. Under a national counter-terrorism strategy such as PRAHAAR, the Union Government cannot directly command a State's local police stations and must seek the cooperation of State police forces.
  2. 'Police' and 'public order' are subjects in the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q4. With reference to the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. It was adopted by the UN General Assembly by consensus in 2006.
  2. It treats effective counter-terrorism measures and the protection of human rights as complementary and mutually reinforcing goals.
  3. Being a treaty, it legally binds Member States to criminalise terrorism according to a single definition set out in it.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q5. With reference to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A jurisdiction placed on the FATF grey list is thereby legally barred from borrowing from the IMF and the World Bank.
  2. Countries' compliance with FATF standards is assessed through peer-based mutual evaluations that are adopted at FATF plenaries.
  3. Measures such as tracing crypto wallets and seizing terror-linked assets fall within the scope of FATF standards against terrorist financing.
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1 and 2 only

Q6. With reference to extradition of fugitive criminals to and from India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. Under the rule of speciality, a person extradited to India can be tried only for the offences for which extradition was sought.
  2. The political-offence exception bars extradition from India for every offence claimed to be political, as neither the Extradition Act nor treaties exclude any offence from that category.
  3. Where no bilateral extradition treaty exists, a multilateral convention to which both States are parties can serve as the legal basis for extradition from India.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 2 only

Q7. With reference to Centre–State arrangements in India's counter-terrorism effort, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. Subsidiary Multi Agency Centres have been set up in States to streamline the flow of intelligence to the national hub.
  2. Parliament has created a central agency that investigates and prosecutes specified terror-related offences irrespective of the State in which they occur.
  3. The 2012 notification setting up a National Counter Terrorism Centre was kept in abeyance after the Supreme Court held it violative of the federal scheme.
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 2 only