Ten MCQs on current International and national events - 140
A-Category MCQs -140
12 August 2026
PRERNA FOR IAS
(ASSOCIATE OF SAMKALP)
A-Category MCQs -140
1. With reference to the proposed FCRA Amendment Bill and its referral to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), consider the following statements:
- A JPC can undertake clause-by-clause examination of a Bill and hear relevant stakeholders.
- Recommendations made by a JPC on a Bill are binding on Parliament.
- Parliamentary scrutiny can help reconcile national-security concerns with associational autonomy and legal predictability.
- Regulation of foreign contributions necessarily amounts to unconstitutional interference with civil society.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 3 and 4 only
Correct Answer: (b)
Explanation: Statements 1 and 3 are correct. A JPC provides detailed parliamentary scrutiny and can hear stakeholders before recommending changes. Statement 2 is incorrect because its recommendations are not binding. Statement 4 is also incorrect: regulation of foreign funding can legitimately pursue transparency, sovereignty and prevention of misuse, provided restrictions remain proportionate and predictable. Elimination clue: words such as “binding” and “necessarily unconstitutional” make Statements 2 and 4 overly absolute. The core issue is balancing legitimate State oversight with civil-society autonomy, property interests and religious freedom.
2. With reference to the Cauvery water dispute, consider the following statements:
- Upstream States have an absolute right over river water originating within their territory.
- Real-time hydrological conditions are relevant when managing water scarcity.
- A mutually accepted distress-sharing mechanism can improve management during deficient monsoons.
- Crop diversification and efficient irrigation can reduce pressure on basin water resources.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: (b)
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Ten MCQ questions on current international and national events including FCRA amendment, Cauvery water dispute, India-China LAC relations, and floodplain development with detailed explanations.
Keywords
FCRA amendmentjoint parliamentary committeeCauvery disputewater sharingIndia-China relationsLine of Actual Controlfloodplain developmentinter-state riverscivil society regulationborder management