UPSC Internal Security – Chapter 18: Police and Police Reforms (21 MCQs)

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UPSC Internal Security – Chapter 18: Police and Police Reforms (21 MCQs) – 21 questions, subject: Internal Security. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

In the police commissionerate system followed in many large Indian cities, the Commissioner of Police:

Correct Answer: C [exercises magisterial powers in the city]

Explanation:

Magisterial powers held by the District Magistrate in the district system are given to the Commissioner of Police.

2.  

The National Police Commission (1977–81) was chaired by:

Correct Answer: A [Dharma Vira]

Explanation:

The National Police Commission of 1977–81, which produced eight reports, was chaired by Dharma Vira.

3.  

The Model Police Act, 2006 was drafted by a committee headed by:

Correct Answer: D [Soli Sorabjee]

Explanation:

The Police Act Drafting Committee of 2005–06, headed by former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee, drafted the Model Police Act, 2006.

4.  

Which committee is associated with reform of the criminal justice system (2003)?

Correct Answer: B [Malimath Committee]

Explanation:

The Malimath Committee on Reforms of the Criminal Justice System submitted its report in 2003.

5.  

The Prakash Singh judgment was delivered by the Supreme Court in:

Correct Answer: A [2006]

Explanation:

The Supreme Court gave its seven police-reform directives in Prakash Singh v. Union of India on 22 September 2006.

6.  

The Bureau of Police Research and Development was set up under the Ministry of Home Affairs in:

Correct Answer: D [1970]

Explanation:

A Government of India resolution of 28 August 1970 established BPR&D under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

7.  

Home Guards were first raised in 1946 in:

Correct Answer: B [Bombay]

Explanation:

The first Home Guards unit was raised in December 1946 in Bombay to help police during civil disorder and communal riots.

8.  

CCTNS stands for:

Correct Answer: C [Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems]

Explanation:

CCTNS, approved in 2009, is the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems linking police stations across India.

9.  

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita replaced the:

Correct Answer: A [Code of Criminal Procedure]

Explanation:

The BNSS, 2023 replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 from 1 July 2024.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Prakash Singh directives include a separate wing for investigation.
2. The directives call for Police Complaints Authorities at State and district levels.
3. The directives require the DGP to be chosen by the Governor alone.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

The directives include separating investigation from law and order and Police Complaints Authorities; the DGP comes from a UPSC-empanelled list.

11.  

Assertion (A): The Police Act, 1861 is often criticised as unsuited to policing in a democracy.

Reason (R): It was enacted after the revolt of 1857 mainly to keep colonial order.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both are true, and R explains A: a law framed for colonial control is seen as unfit for democratic policing.

12.  

Guidelines on the rights of arrested persons were laid down by the Supreme Court in:

Correct Answer: B [D.K. Basu case]

Explanation:

In D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal (judgment 18 December 1996) the Court laid down guidelines on arrest and detention.

13.  

The order to install CCTV cameras in all police stations was given in:

Correct Answer: A [Paramvir Singh Saini case]

Explanation:

In Paramvir Singh Saini (2020) the Supreme Court ordered CCTV cameras in all police stations and offices of central agencies.

14.  

Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, trial and judgment in absentia is allowed against:

Correct Answer: D [proclaimed offenders who have absconded to evade trial]

Explanation:

Section 356 of the BNSS lets courts try and give judgment against a proclaimed offender who has absconded to evade trial.

15.  

Under the BNSS, a forensic team visit is compulsory for offences punishable with imprisonment of:

Correct Answer: C [7 years or more]

Explanation:

The BNSS makes a forensic team visit to the crime scene compulsory for offences punishable with seven years or more.

16.  

The "SMART" policing idea was put forward in:

Correct Answer: B [2014]

Explanation:

The SMART policing idea was put forward at the DGPs' conference held in Guwahati in 2014.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. National Police Commission set up
2. New criminal laws come into force
3. Prakash Singh judgment
4. Police Act passed

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [4-1-3-2]

Explanation:

1861, 1977, 2006, 2024.

18.  

Keralam's "Janamaithri Suraksha" is an example of:

Correct Answer: C [community policing]

Explanation:

Janamaithri Suraksha is Keralam's community policing programme, involving citizens in local safety with beat officers.

19.  

The National Crime Records Bureau was set up in:

Correct Answer: D [1986]

Explanation:

The National Crime Records Bureau, which compiles crime data, was set up in 1986.

20.  

Home Guards at the Centre come under the:

Correct Answer: A [Directorate General of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards, MHA]

Explanation:

At the Centre, Home Guards are overseen by the Directorate General of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards in the MHA.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2023

With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements:

1. Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the Central Government.
2. The role of the Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary force to the police in maintenance of internal security.
3. To prevent infiltration on the international border/coastal areas, the Border Wing Home Guards Battalions have been raised in some States.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Correct Answer: B [Only two]

Explanation:

statement 1 is wrong: Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Acts and Rules of the States and UTs, not a central Act. Statements 2 and 3 are correct; Border Wing Home Guards battalions have been raised in border States.

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