Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – October 09-10, 2022 [Mock Test]
October 10, 2022 October 10, 2022
1. With respect to the National Flag of India, the hoisting, use and display of the flag is governed by which of the following statutes?
- The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971
- The Flag Code of India, 2002
- Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1947
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:- The Union government in December 2021 amended the flag code. According to the amendment, the Indian national flag or Tricolour can now be made of polyester and with the help of machines. Earlier only hand-woven and hand-spun flags made of cotton, silk, wool or Khadi were allowed.
- The hoisting, use and display of the flag is governed by the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, and the Flag Code of India, 2002.
- The original flag code of India 1947 was amended in 2002 after a Supreme Court judgment. This expanded the definition of places where the flag could be displayed or hoisted.
- Present flag is based on the Swaraj flag, a flag of the Indian National Congress designed by Pingali Venkayya. The Tricolour was adopted as our national flag at a Congress Committee meeting in Karachi in 1931.
- Art 51A(a) – To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem.
- Statutes Governing Use of Flag Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950; and Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act, 1971.
2. With respect to the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC), consider the following statements:
- All the personal information given in the SECC is confidential and can’t be used by Government departments.
- SECC includes a survey of the rural and urban households and ranking of these households based on pre-set parameters, and a caste census.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:- The Census provides a portrait of the Indian population, while the SECC is a tool to identify beneficiaries of state support.
- Since the Census falls under the Census Act of 1948, all data are considered confidential, whereas all the personal information given in the SECC is open for use by Government departments to grant and/or restrict benefits to households.
- The Socio-Economic Caste Census of 2011 had two components: a survey of the rural and urban households and ranking of these households based on pre-set parameters, and a caste census. However, only the details of the economic conditions of the people in rural and urban households were released. The caste data has not been released till now.
3. Consider the following statements about Code of Criminal Procedure:
- CrPC defines the word bail and categorises offences under the Indian Penal Code as ‘bailable’ and ‘non-bailable’.
- CrPC empowers magistrates to grant bail for bailable offences as a matter of right.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1]
Notes:- The CrPC does not define the word bail but only categories offences under the Indian Penal Code as ‘bailable’ and ‘non-bailable’.
- The CrPC empowers magistrates to grant bail for bailable offences as a matter of right.
- This would involve release on furnishing a bail bond, with or without security.
- Non-bailable offences are cognisable, which enables the police officer to arrest without a warrant.
- In such cases, a magistrate would determine if the accused is fit to be released on bail.
