Current Affairs Questions

Internal Security:

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

Which of the statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act(UAPA):

  1. It has death penalty and life imprisonment as highest punishments.
  2. Under UAPA, both Indian and foreign nationals can be charged.
  3. Under the UAPA, the investigating agency can file a charge sheet in maximum 90 days after the arrest.


A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
1, 2 and 3

NATGRID Program

Recently, the Home Ministry held a meeting to discuss the revival of NATGRID, an intelligence program that has been regularly delayed. Consider the following statements about the NATGRID Program:

  1. NATGRID was conceptualised in 2009 in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
  2. Natgrid is the integrated intelligence grid connecting databases of core security agencies of the Government of India to collect comprehensive patterns of intelligence that can be readily accessed by intelligence agencies.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

National Security Act (NSA)

Consider the following statements related to National Security Act (NSA):

  1. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which collects and analyses crime data in the country, does not include cases under the NSA in its data.
  2. Only Central Government can invoke NSA.
  3. Person detained under NSA has the right to be informed of the reason for the arrest.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
1, 2 and 3
D
1 and 3 only
Showing 1-3 of 3 items.