The Consent Manager registration framework that came into effect in November 2026 is part of which law?
- A.The Information Technology Act, 2000
- B.The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
- C.The Right to Information Act, 2005
- D.The Aadhaar Act, 2016
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, usually shortened to the DPDP Act. The framework for registering Consent Managers is a part of this Act, and it began to operate from 13 November 2026, with the working detail supplied by the DPDP Rules, 2025. Option A, the Information Technology Act, 2000, is the older law on electronic records and cyber offences; it has no Consent Manager and no Data Protection Board. Option C, the Right to Information Act, 2005, lets a citizen seek information held by a public authority, which is the opposite direction of travel from protecting personal data. Option D, the Aadhaar Act, 2016, governs the unique identity number and the authority that issues it, not consent over personal data generally. Only the DPDP Act creates the office of Consent Manager and the Data Protection Board of India that keeps the register.
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Practice Questions
What is the minimum net worth a company must have to be registered as a Consent Manager?
- A.₹1 crore
- B.₹2 crore
- C.₹5 crore
- D.₹10 crore
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A company that wishes to be put on the register of Consent Managers must be incorporated in India and must show adequate technical, operational and financial capacity, and the floor placed on its net worth is ₹2 crore.
Read the full explanation →Which body registers Consent Managers and will publish the list of those registered?
- A.Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
- B.Data Protection Board of India
- C.Competition Commission of India
- D.National Payments Corporation of India
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A Consent Manager is by definition an entity registered with this Board, and it is the Board that will test each application against the eligibility conditions, register the companies that qualify and place the list of registered Consent Managers on its website for the public to see.
Read the full explanation →From which date are the remaining provisions of the DPDP Act, covering Data Principals’ rights and the Board’s penalty powers, scheduled to take effect?
- A.13 November 2026
- B.1 April 2027
- C.13 May 2027
- D.13 May 2028
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The law is being brought into force in stages. The stage that has just opened is the registration of Consent Managers, which took effect from 13 November 2026 and is served by the portal dpbi.gov.in.
Read the full explanation →How many medals did Indian students win at this year's International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics in Vietnam?
- A.Three gold and two silver
- B.Four gold and one silver
- C.Two gold and three bronze
- D.Five gold
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Five students from India took part in this year's edition of the olympiad, held in Vietnam, and four of them returned with gold medals while the fifth won a silver medal, a result the Prime Minister called a matter of pride for the whole country.
Read the full explanation →Which of these astronomers was NOT named by the Prime Minister at the COSMOS Planetarium event?
- A.Varahamihira
- B.Bhaskaracharya
- C.Nilakantha Somayaji
- D.Charaka
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The Prime Minister recalled four great Indian astronomers of the past, namely Aryabhata, Varahamihira, Bhaskaracharya and Nilakantha Somayaji, which makes options A, B and C wrong choices for a question asking who was left out.
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