Which of the following statements about a Zero First Information Report (Zero FIR) under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 is/are correct?
1. A Zero FIR can be lodged at a police station, even though the place of commission of a cognizable/non-cognizable offence is outside the territorial jurisdiction of that police station.
2. The Officer-in-Charge of the police station where a Zero FIR has been lodged may, with the permission of the competent authority, initiate a preliminary enquiry.
3. Under Zero FIR, it is obligatory for the informant to furnish information electronically.
Select the answer using the code given below:
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Polity › 5th & 6th Schedules
Consider the following statements about provisions pertaining to SC/STs in India:
1. Provisions for Tribal Areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram are in the Fifth Schedule.
2. Some tribes of India are entitled to exemption from paying Income Tax on certain incomes.
3. The Constitution provides for reservation of seats in Panchayats for women belonging to SCs and STs.Options
Answer
(a) There are two correct statements, that include statement 2
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Polity › ParliamentXCommittees
Polity › ParliamentXCommittees
Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India:
1. Although members of this Committee are elected from both Houses of Parliament, the
Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
2. Twenty members are elected by the Rajya Sabha and ten members by the Lok Sabha.
3. No Minister, except for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, is eligible
to be a member of this Committee.
4. Members are elected for a fixed term of two years from the date they enter their office.
Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?Options
Answer
(d) There is no correct statement
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Polity › ParliamentxProcedures
Polity › ParliamentxProcedures
Consider the following statements in respect of questions asked by the Members in the
Parliament of India:
1. Unstarred questions are those to which a Member desires an oral answer in the House.
2. Starred questions are those to which a Member desires a written answer.
3. No supplementary question can be asked on an unstarred question.
Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?Options
Answer
(c) There is only one correct statement
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Polity › Schedules/Parts