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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Explanation
The correct answer is the Foreigners Division. 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. That is the wing of the Home Ministry through which foreign contribution registration files pass, which is why both men were in a position to offer an association that its pending application would be pushed along. Option B deals with matters of internal security and not with registration of associations receiving funds from abroad. Option C looks after the management of the country’s borders, a different subject altogether. Option D is concerned with modernising police forces. Aspirants should tie the subject to the ministry and then to the division, because papers often test the second step after testing the first.
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Practice Questions
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 →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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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.
Read the full explanation →Under which law would drivers provided by a Rent a Cab operator get welfare cover as per the proposed reforms?
- A.Motor Vehicles Act
- B.Code on Social Security, 2020
- C.Industrial Disputes Act
- D.Contract Labour Act
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The framework says that a driver supplied by the operator would require police verification, and that the welfare of such drivers falls under this Code.
Read the full explanation →What timeline has been proposed for the grant and renewal of a Rent a Cab licence?
- A.15 days
- B.30 days
- C.45 days
- D.60 days
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The proposal fixes a clock of 60 days for deciding the grant or renewal of a licence, so an application cannot be left hanging indefinitely.
Read the full explanation →Under the proposed Rent a Cab reforms, the minimum fleet requirement for an operator has been reduced from 50 cabs to how many?
- A.2
- B.5
- C.10
- D.20
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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed bringing the floor for a Rent a Cab fleet down from 50 vehicles to just 5, which is the single change most likely to let small operators enter the business.
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