Polity·Municipalities
Cantonment Boards are governed under which Act?
Answer: Cantonments Act 2006 — defence areas managed by Ministry of Defence.
Mix of elected civilians and military officials; not under 74th Amendment provisions.
Archive · 12 September 2023
One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.
Answer: Cantonments Act 2006 — defence areas managed by Ministry of Defence.
Mix of elected civilians and military officials; not under 74th Amendment provisions.
Answer: Telangana (29th state) and residuary Andhra Pradesh — effective 2 June 2014.
Telangana with capital Hyderabad; AP got 10 years shared capital; Amaravati declared as AP capital.
Answer: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) — police custody up to 90 days; electronic summons allowed.
All three replacements — BNS, BNSS, BSA — came into effect on July 1, 2024.
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