Which legislation consolidated four earlier laws on immigration and foreigners and made the Bureau of Immigration the principal immigration agency, assisted by FRROs?
- A.The Foreigners Act, 1946
- B.The Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920
- C.The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025
- D.The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025. It brought four earlier laws relating to immigration and foreigners into a single statutory framework covering the entry, stay, movement and exit of foreign nationals. Under this Act the Bureau of Immigration mainly performs the immigration function and is assisted, among others, by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer authorised by the Central Government. Option A is wrong because the Foreigners Act of 1946 is one of the older laws of the kind that the new statute replaced rather than the consolidating law itself. Option B is wrong for the same reason, as the Passport entry law of 1920 belongs to the earlier set of separate enactments. Option D is wrong because citizenship legislation deals with who may become an Indian citizen and does not create the immigration machinery described here.
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Practice Questions
After the latest additions, how many Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs) are there in India?
- A.15
- B.18
- C.20
- D.24
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The Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the total number of Foreigners Regional Registration Offices in the country has now gone up to twenty.
Read the full explanation →Which two state capitals got new FRRO offices this year, having earlier been under the jurisdiction of Kolkata and Hyderabad?
- A.Aizawl and Amravati
- B.Jaipur and Chandigarh
- C.Kohima and Agartala
- D.Guwahati and Bhubaneswar
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Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, was previously served by the FRRO at Kolkata, and Amravati in Andhra Pradesh was served by the FRRO at Hyderabad; both received offices of their own this year.
Read the full explanation →How many services are delivered online through the e-FRRO platform?
- A.12
- B.25
- C.35
- D.50
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The Ministry of Home Affairs said that thirty-five online services are offered through the e-FRRO platform, covering registration, visa extension, visa conversion and other eligible immigration-related services, so that foreigners can complete routine formalities without going to an office.
Read the full explanation →Which technology was highlighted as letting pensioners generate a digital life certificate on their own smartphone?
- A.Iris scanning
- B.Face authentication
- C.Voice recognition
- D.Digital signature token
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The Secretary of the department, Nivedita Shukla Verma, said that technological advances, and face authentication in particular, have transformed the way a life certificate is submitted, because the pensioner can now create the certificate independently on a smartphone without going to a bank or any other office.
Read the full explanation →Which bank partnered the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare for the mega camp in New Delhi?
- A.Punjab National Bank
- B.State Bank of India
- C.Bank of Baroda
- D.Reserve Bank of India
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The department organised the mega camp in collaboration with this bank at the NDCC Convention Centre in New Delhi as part of the fifth nationwide campaign.
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