According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, how are FCRA-related services provided to applicants?
- A.Through authorised private agents appointed by the ministry
- B.Online through the FCRA portal, with no intermediary authorised
- C.Only in person at district collectorates
- D.Through the state home departments
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Explanation
The correct answer is that the services are delivered online through the FCRA portal, and that no intermediary, agent or individual has been authorised to facilitate any such service. The ministry made this point while announcing the action against the two officials, because the pair had allegedly offered an association that it could get a pending registration cleared for a payment. Option A is the exact opposite of the ministry’s statement, since no private agent has any authority in the matter. Option C is wrong because the process is not run through district offices and does not require a personal visit. Option D is wrong because the subject rests with the Union Home Ministry and its Foreigners Division, not with state home departments. Remembering the online-only route is also the practical protection an applicant has against a demand for money.
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Practice Questions
Which division of the Ministry of Home Affairs handles foreign contribution matters, and where one of the officials held in the bribery case is posted?
- A.Foreigners Division
- B.Internal Security Division
- C.Border Management Division
- D.Police Modernisation Division
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One of the two officials apprehended is presently posted there, and the other, now working in a Pay and Accounts Office, had served in the same division at an earlier point.
Read the full explanation →Which unit made the arrests in New Delhi in the case of a bribe sought for clearing a pending FCRA registration?
- A.The Special Cell of the Delhi Police
- B.The Economic Offences Wing of the state police
- C.The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- D.The Railway Protection Force
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The correct answer is the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, which acted in coordination with central agencies after receiving specific information from the Ministry of Home Affairs and apprehended the two officials in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →How many meritorious students and alumni took part in the programme at Rashtrapati Bhavan?
- A.46
- B.106
- C.146
- D.246
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That many meritorious students and alumni of the Eklavya Model Residential Schools, drawn from across the country, joined the interaction, and the group included toppers of Class X and Class XII along with students who had won admission to the IITs, the NITs, National Law Universities, the fashion technology institute…
Read the full explanation →Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of which leader?
- A.Tantia Bhil
- B.Bhagwan Birsa Munda
- C.Rani Gaidinliu
- D.Alluri Sitarama Raju
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The fortnight is observed every year around his birth anniversary, and this year marks the 151st such anniversary of the tribal icon from the Chhotanagpur region.
Read the full explanation →The interaction of the President with meritorious Eklavya Model Residential School students was organised by which body?
- A.National Education Society for Tribal Students
- B.National Council of Educational Research and Training
- C.Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation
- D.National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
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This society, which functions under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, runs the Eklavya Model Residential Schools and organised the programme at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre.
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