Under which law has the Shahzad Bhatti network been declared a terrorist organisation?
- A.The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
- B.The Arms Act
- C.The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
- D.The National Security Act
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, usually written as UAPA. The Home Minister said the Shahzad Bhatti network, which smuggled weapons, explosives and narcotics across the border, has been designated a terrorist organisation under this law. He added that better coordination among agencies had allowed more than 40 of its modules to be dismantled, with over 100 FIRs registered and 350 people arrested in 15 states. Option A is wrong because the NDPS Act deals with drug offences and does not carry the power to declare a body a terrorist organisation. Option B is wrong because the Arms Act governs the possession and sale of weapons, not terrorist designations. Option D is wrong because the National Security Act provides for preventive detention of individuals and is not used to proscribe an organisation. UAPA is the statute under which the central government lists terrorist organisations in India.
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Practice Questions
Which portal was launched at the conference on 'PRAHAAR - CT Policy and Strategy' held in New Delhi?
- A.Extradition Portal
- B.Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
- C.National Intelligence Grid Portal
- D.Narcotics Coordination Portal
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At the PRAHAAR conference in New Delhi the Union Home Minister launched this portal, whose purpose is to bring together and quicken the effort of returning fugitives who have fled abroad.
Read the full explanation →How many fugitive criminals were brought back to India between 2019 and 2026, and from how many countries?
- A.188 fugitives from 26 countries
- B.288 fugitives from 36 countries
- C.388 fugitives from 46 countries
- D.248 fugitives from 30 countries
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Speaking at the counter-terrorism conference in New Delhi, the Union Home Minister said that over the years from 2019 to 2026 the government succeeded in bringing 288 fugitive criminals back to India, and that these returns came from 36 different countries.
Read the full explanation →Under which mission was the Swachh Shehar Jodi mentorship programme launched?
- A.AMRUT 2.0
- B.Smart Cities Mission
- C.Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0
- D.PM Awas Yojana Urban
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The pairing scheme is described as a flagship peer learning programme of that mission and as the first mentorship effort of its kind in urban waste management.
Read the full explanation →How many urban local bodies were assessed in the tenth edition of Swachh Survekshan?
- A.3,000
- B.4,751
- C.5,286
- D.2,340
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The tenth edition of the survey covered that many urban local bodies, judging each on 176 sub indicators arranged in ten sections.
Read the full explanation →Which pair of cities was ranked first under the Swachh Shehar Jodi initiative?
- A.Indore and Depalpur
- B.Ahmedabad and Sanand
- C.Tirupati and Kuppam
- D.Surat and Mandvi
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The correct answer is Ahmedabad and Sanand, both in Gujarat, which took the first rank among the paired cities.
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