Important Bills and acts 2020-2024 Important MCQs for Exams

Bills and acts constitute the bones of governance of a country, affecting its legal, political, and social structures. Some of the significant bills and acts are those that have been produced or passed in India between the years 2020-2024 on economic reform, social justice, environmental laws, and technology. A reflection of government priorities has implications for everyday life also.

These bills and acts are a must-requirement for students who aspire to prepare for competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, state-level exams, or other general knowledge tests. They appear quite regularly in the polity and current affairs sections, and hence are a high-priority topic for aspirants.

This blog brings you a comprehensive set of MCQs on important bills and acts from 2020 to 2024. Each question is designed to help you understand the key features, significance, and implications of these legislations. Let’s dive in and boost your knowledge and exam preparation!

MCQs Bills and acts 2020-2024

Q1. Which Act is being amended by the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024?
A. Waqf Act, 1954
B. Waqf Act, 1965
C. Waqf Act, 1995
D. Waqf Act, 2005
Ans : C

🔰 The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024
Introduced in Lok Sabha on → 8 August 2024
Introduced By → Minority Affairs Minister
» Kiren Rijiju
Main Purpose : To improve the management and protection of Waqf properties
Waqf : Refers property dedicated to religious or charitable purposes in Islam.

Q2. Which Act aims to regulate the collection and processing of personal data in India?
A) The Right to Information Act, 2005
B) The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
C) The Information Technology Act, 2000
D) The National Cybersecurity Act, 2022

The Supreme Court of India recognized the right to privacy in a 2017 verdict and in August 2023, the Indian Parliament passed a comprehensive data protection bill, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act.

Q3. The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022, replaces which of the following Acts?
A) The Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920
B) The Evidence Act, 1872
C) The Indian Penal Code, 1860
D) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Ans :A
🔰 It replaced the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, and expanded the ambit of people from whom information can be collected, and the categories of information that will be collected.

Q4. The National Anti-Doping Act, 2022, establishes which agency as a legal entity?
A) National Sports Authority
B) Indian Olympic Association
C) National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)
D) Sports Medicine Council
Ans : C
🔰 Further, the Act provides for the establishment and constitution of the National Board for Anti- Doping in Sports, to oversee the activities of the NADA, and to ensure implementation of the international standards, obligations and commitments, and monitor the compliances thereof.
Founded in 2005, NADA India features beneath the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports current minister of youth affairs-Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya.

Q5. The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023, is primarily concerned
with:
A) Protecting tribal rights
B) Regulating land diversion for developmental purposes
C) Expanding national park boundaries
D) Enhancing wildlife protection laws
Ans : B
🔰 The Bill amends the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 which provides for the conservation of forest land.

Further, it expands the list of activities permitted to be carried out on forest land.

The current Minister of Environment is Bhupendra Yadav.

Q6. Which Bill seeks to increase the legal age of marriage for women in India to 21 years?
A) The Hindu Marriage (Amendment)
Bill, 2022
B) The Prohibition of Child Marriage
(Amendment) Bill, 2021
C) The Women’s Rights Bill, 2023
D) The Marriage Laws (Amendment)
Bill, 2022
Ans :B
🔰 The Himachal Pradesh Assembly, on August 27, approved the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Himachal Pradesh Amendment Bill 2024), which raises the legal marriage age for women from 18 to 21 years.

The bill was passed by voice vote on the first day of the two-week monsoon session.

Q7. Which Act was introduced to regulate surrogacy practices in India?
A) The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021
B) The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021
C) The Child Rights Protection Act, 2022
D) The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2024
Ans :A
🔰Under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, a woman who is a widow or a divorcee between the age of 35 to 45 years or a couple, defined as a legally married woman and man, can avail of surrogacy if they have a medical condition necessitating this option.

Q8. The Mediation Bill, 2021 (passed in 2023), focuses on:
A) Establishing a mandatory mediation process before court proceedings
B) Creating a new arbitration body for international disputes
C) Enhancing the rights of consumers in e-commerce
Ans : A
🔰 An Act to promote and facilitate mediation, especially institutional mediation, for resolution of disputes, commercial or otherwise, enforce mediated settlement agreements.

Q9. The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022, mainly addresses:
A) Increasing penalties for
poaching
B) Expanding the list of
protected species
C) Regulating the trade of
endangered species
D) All of the above.
Ans : D
🔰 The Act amends the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 which regulates the protection of wild animals, birds and plants. Align with CITES- It seeks to increase the species protected under the law, and implement THE Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Q10. The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2022, proposes to:
A) Abolish all existing river water tribunals
B) Establish a single permanent tribunal with multiple benches
C) Allow state governments to resolve water disputes independently
D) Transfer water disputes to the Supreme Court
Ans :B
🔰 The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to streamline the above.

It introduces a mechanism to resolve the dispute by negotiations through a Disputes Resolution Committee, to be established by the Central Government, before such a dispute is referred to the Tribunal.

Q11. The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019 (passed in
2023), is concerned with:
A) Regulating the use of genetic engineering
B) Establishing DNA databases for criminal investigations
C) Enhancing agricultural productivity through DNA technology
D) Protecting intellectual property rights in biotechnology
Ans : B
🔰 The purpose of this Bill is to expand the application of DNA-based forensic technologies to support and strengthen the justice delivery system of the country.

The utility of DNA based technologies for solving crimes, and to identify missing persons, is well recognized across the world.

Q12. Which Act aims to regulate a commission for the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary, replacing the current collegium system ?
A. The National Judicial Appointments
Commission Bill, 2024
B. The Replacing Judege Bill 2022
C. Judicial Appointment Act 2020
D. Improvised Judicial System act 2023
Ans : A
🔰 The National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill, 2024 (proposed).

Seeks to establish a commission for the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary, replacing the current collegium system (under discussion).

Q13. Which Act was introduced to extend safe abortion services recently?
A. Termination Act of 2020
B. Legal Abortion Act of 2021
C. Medical Termination of Pregnancy 2024
D. None of these
Ans : C
🔰The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2024

Expands access to safe abortion services and increases the gestation period for legal abortions under certain conditions.

In September 2021, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act of 2021 came into force, extending the upper gestational limit for abortion from 20 to 24 weeks.

Q14. Which act Aims to replace the Information Technology Act, 2000, ?
A. New India act 2022
B. The Digital India Act 2024
C. Make in India Act 2024
D. New technology act of 2023
Ans : B
🔰 The Digital India Act, 2024 (proposed)- Aims to replace the Information Technology Act, 2000, and address emerging challenges in the digital ecosystem, including cybersecurity, data protection, and online content regulation (under discussion).
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology came up with the Digital India Act, 2023 which replaced the Information Technology Act (IT Act) of 2000.

Ministry of Electronics and Information -Ashwini Vaishnaw

Q15. Which act aims to – Strengthens governance and transparency in multi-state cooperative societies. ?
A. The Strong local government Act, 2022
B. The Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2023
C. The Vital Act for local bodies and cooperatives 2021
D. None of these
Ans :B
🔰 The Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2023

Strengthens governance and transparency in multi-state cooperative societies.-

Introduces provisions to improve the accountability of cooperative societies.

Q16. Which act Aims to replace the (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950,
A. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022
B. The Development of Scheduled Tribes Bill, 2020
C. The upliftment of Scheduled Tribes Bill 2021
D. The constitutional act for Scheduled Tribes Bill 2024
Ans : A
🔰 The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on February 7, 2022 by the Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda.
The bill sought to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, which lists the tribes and tribal communities that are considered Scheduled Tribes (STs) in various states and union territories.

Amends the list of Scheduled Tribes in several states, granting them constitutional recognition and benefits.

Q17. Which act Aims to replace the 2005 Act to prohibit the financing of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and their delivery systems.
A) Prohibition of Unlawful Activities Amendment Act, 2022
B) Prohibition of weapons act, 2023
C) Prohibition of Unlawful activities act of 2024
D) Prohibition of Illegal activities act of 2020
Ans : A
🔰 The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Act,
2022- Amends the 2005 Act to cover the prohibition of financing of prohibited activities related to weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.

Q18. Which act aims to Enhance the scope of energy conservation by promoting energy efficiency in large-scale industries ?
A. Energy Protection Act of 2020
B. Energy Conservation Act of 2022
C. Energy Saving Act of 2021
D. Energy Conservation control Act of 2020
Ans :B
🔰 The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022

Enhances the scope of energy conservation by promoting energy efficiency in large-scale industries and creating a domestic carbon market.

Q19. The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 replaces which Act?
A. Suspection of Criminals Act, 1934
B. Identification of Prisoners Act, 130
C. Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920
D. Suspection of Criminals Act, 1924
Ans :
🔰 – Replaces the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920.

Expands the scope of data collection from convicts and others for the purpose of identification and investigation.

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