The Parliamentary Act (Part-II)

Total Questions: 47

31. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

List-I	List-II
(a) Companies	Act 2013
(b) Indian Contract	Act 1872
(c) Partnership	Act 1932
(d) Sale of Goods	Act 1930

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct Matched order is as follows:

List-I	List-II
Companies	Act 2013
Indian Contract	Act 1872
Partnership	Act 1932
Sale of Goods	Act 1930

32. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched? [U.P. R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2016]

Act	Year
(a) Prevention of Sedition Meeting Act	1908
(b) Explosive Substances Act	1908
(c) Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act	1908
(d) Newspaper (Incentive to Offence) Act	1908

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The act of Preventing seditious meetings was brought in the year 1907, while the remaining act given in the option is correctly matched.

33. Arrange the following Acts in their chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below: [UP R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2023]

I. Lex-Loci Act

II. Bengal Tenancy Act

III. Age of Consent Act

IV. Indian University Act

(a) I, III, II and IV
(b) IV, I, II and III
(c) I, IV, II and III
(d) I, II, III and IV

Correct Answer: (d) I, II, III and IV

Solution:The Lex Loci Act of 1850 allowed a Hindu, who had converted to a different faith, to inherit his ancestral property. The Bengal Tenancy Act 1885 was an enactment of the Bengal government. It defines the rights of zamindars, land-lords and their tenants in response to a widespread peasant revolt. The age of consent. Act, 1891 was a legislation enacted in British India in 1891. Indian University Act was enacted in 1907.

34. With reference to India, consider the following pairs: Action The Act under which it is covered- [I.A.S. (Pre.) 2023]

1. Unauthorized wearing: The Official Secrets of police or military uniforms Act, 1923

2. Knowingly misleading: The Indian Evidence or otherwise interfering with a police officer or military officer when engaged in their duties Act, 1872

3. Celebratory gunfire: which can endanger the personal safety of others The Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019

(a) Only one How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Correct Answer: (b) Only two

Solution:Section of of the Official Secrets Act 1923 makes provision regarding the unauthorized use of uniforms, falsification of reports, forgery, personation, and false documents. It clearly Mates that if any person is found to be unauthorizedly swing the police or military uniforms, they will be held guilty of an offence under this section. Section 7 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 clearly states that no person in the vicinity of any prohibited place shall obstruct, knowingly mislead or otherwise interfere with or impede, any police officer, or any member of the Armed Forces of the Union) engaged on guard, sentry, patrol, or other similar duty concerning the prohibited place. Hence Pair 1 is correct hut Pair 2 in incorrect. The Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019 punishes whoever uses firearm in a rash or negligent manner or in celebratory gunfire so as to endanger human life or personal. safety of others. Hence Pair 3 is correct.

35. The Disaster Management Act made in- [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

(a) 2006
(b) 2003
(c) 2005
(d) 2009

Solution:The Disaster Management Act was passed by the Parliament of India in 2005 for efficient management of disasters. The act contains 11 chapters and 79 sections. The act received the assent of the president of India on 23. December 2005.

36. The Disaster Management Act was passed by the Parliament of India in- [U.P.R.O/AR.O. (Pre) 2021]

(a) 2001
(b) 2005
(c) 2009
(d) 2013

Correct Answer: (b) 2005

37. The National Disaster Management Division in India is the nodal division in the Ministry of Home Affairs for disaster management. Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

(a) The Prime Minister
(b) The Home Minister
(c) The Defence Minister
(d) The Health and Family Welfare Minister

Correct Answer: (a) The Prime Minister

Solution:The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) headed by the Prime Minister of India. On 23 December 2005, the Government of India enacted the Disaster Management Act, which envisaged the creation of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The NDMA may have ne more than nine members including a Vice-Chairperson. The tenure of the members of the NDMA shall be five years.

38. Which of the following gave legal basis to extraordinary powers exercised by the Government of India during Lockdown? [U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

1. Mental Health Care Act, 2017

2. Disaster Management Act, 2005

3. Enemy Property Act, 1968

4. Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 2,3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1,3 and 4

Correct Answer: (c) 2 and 4

Solution:A 123-year-old law has come to the rescue of the government in its effort to tackle the Cavid-19 challenge. On March 11, 2020, the central government advised all States and Union Territories to invoke Provisions of Section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. The decision aimed to ensure that all advisories of the Union Health Ministry and State governments on the COVID-19 crisis were enforced. Besides this, the government also invoked the Disaster Management Act, 2005 to enforce the 21-day nationwide lockdown that started at the midnight on 23 March, 2020. Thus, both Acts gave a legal basis to extraordinary Powers exercised by the Government of India during the Lockdown.

39. The government of India enacted the Forest Conservation Act in the year: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) 1976
(b) 1980
(c) 1983
(d) 1988

Correct Answer: (b) 1980

Solution:The government of India enacted the forest conservation Act-1980. It became effective on 25 October, 1980.

40. Government of India has passed 'Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Right Act' in which of the following year? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2021]

(a) 2001
(b) 2005
(c) 2015
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (a) 2001

Solution:The government of India has passed 'Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer's Right Act in 2001. It was enacted in 2001 to establish an effective system for the protection of plant varieties, the rights of farmers and plant breeders and to encourage the development of new varieties of plants.

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