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Daily Current Affairs MCQ: 15 October 2026

Today's 10 questions on Grounds of arrest, preventive detention, Section 163 BNSS, NHRC, Governors, panchayat elections, Kigali Amendment. Each one starts from the news and tests the fact behind it.

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📅 Published: 15 October 2026 · Topics: Grounds of arrest, preventive detention, Section 163 BNSS, NHRC, Governors, panchayat elections, Kigali Amendment

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1Criminal Law

📰 In news: The Supreme Court held an arrest illegal for not giving written grounds (Jaskaran Jeet Singh Deol v. State of Punjab).

Which section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 requires the police to tell an arrested person the grounds of arrest and the right to bail?

Answer: (b) Section 47. It replaced Section 50 of the old CrPC. Section 35 is arrest without warrant, Section 163 is the urgent prohibitory order (old Section 144), and Section 173 is the FIR (old Section 154). The constitutional source is Article 22(1).

📖 Read in simple words: Rights of an arrested person in India →

2Fundamental Rights

📰 In news: The same ruling reaffirmed the safeguards of Article 22.

Under Article 22(2), an arrested person must be produced before the nearest magistrate within:

Answer: (a) 24 hours, excluding journey time. No one can be kept in custody beyond that without a magistrate's order. Article 22(1) adds the right to know the grounds and to consult a lawyer. Article 22(3) says these two clauses do not apply to enemy aliens and to people held under preventive detention.

📖 Read in simple words: Rights of an arrested person in India →

3Preventive Detention

📰 In news: The Supreme Court told the Centre and Delhi Police to prevent unlawful detentions of peaceful protesters.

Under Article 22(4), a law for preventive detention cannot authorise detention for longer than three months unless:

Answer: (c) an Advisory Board says there is sufficient cause. The Board is made of persons qualified to be High Court judges. Article 22(5) also requires the grounds to be communicated and an early chance to make a representation. In simple words: preventive detention locks a person up to stop a future act, so the Constitution adds extra checks.

📖 Read in simple words: Preventive detention law explained →

4Seventh Schedule

📰 In news: Preventive detention is back in the news after detentions during protests in Delhi.

Consider the following:
1. Preventive detention for reasons connected with defence and security of India is in the Union List.
2. Preventive detention for maintenance of public order is in the Concurrent List.
3. Only Parliament can make preventive detention laws.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Answer: (d) 1 and 2 only. Union List Entry 9 covers detention linked to defence, foreign affairs and security of India. Concurrent List Entry 3 covers security of a State, public order and essential supplies. So States can also make such laws (for example, the Goondas Acts), which is why statement 3 is wrong.

📖 Read in simple words: Preventive detention law explained →

5Criminal Procedure

📰 In news: The Supreme Court ordered removal of a prohibitory order notice board outside the court during the Delhi protests.

Section 163 of the BNSS, used for prohibitory orders on assemblies, corresponds to which provision of the old CrPC, 1973?

Answer: (b) Section 144. A District Magistrate can pass an urgent order to stop an assembly or activity for up to two months (the State can extend it to six months). Do not confuse it with BNSS Section 144, which is now maintenance of wives and children. Any such order must still be a reasonable restriction under Article 19(3).

📖 Read in simple words: Jantar Mantar protest ban and Section 163 BNSS →

6Statutory Bodies

📰 In news: The National Human Rights Commission marked its 33rd Foundation Day (set up 12 October 1993).

Consider the following about the NHRC after the 2019 amendment:
1. Its Chairperson must have been a Chief Justice of India or a Judge of the Supreme Court.
2. It is a constitutional body under Article 338.
3. At least one of its expert members must be a woman.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Answer: (a) 1 and 3 only. The NHRC is a statutory body under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, not a constitutional one (Article 338 is the National Commission for Scheduled Castes). The 2019 amendment let a former SC judge (not only a former CJI) be Chairperson and raised expert members to three, with at least one woman.

📖 Read in simple words: Law & Awareness guides →

7State Executive

📰 In news: The President appointed new Governors in six States.

Consider the following about the Governor:
1. A person must be at least 35 years old to be appointed Governor.
2. The same person can be Governor of two or more States.
3. The Governor holds office during the pleasure of the President.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3. Article 157: a citizen of at least 35 years. Article 153 (as amended by the 7th Amendment, 1956) allows one person for two or more States. Article 155: appointed by the President by warrant under hand and seal. Article 156: holds office during the President's pleasure, normally for five years.

8State Executive

📰 In news: New Governors take charge; their law-making powers are a UPSC favourite.

The Governor can promulgate ordinances when the State Legislature is not in session under:

Answer: (c) Article 213. Article 123 is the President's ordinance power, Article 200 is the Governor's assent to Bills, and Article 356 is President's Rule. A Governor's ordinance has the same force as a State law but lapses six weeks after the Legislature reassembles unless approved.

9Local Government

📰 In news: The Allahabad High Court directed the State Election Commission to hold UP panchayat elections within three months.

Which Article vests the superintendence, direction and control of panchayat elections in a State Election Commission?

Answer: (b) Article 243K. Part IX (Panchayats) came with the 73rd Amendment, 1992. Article 243E gives panchayats a five-year term and requires elections before it ends. Article 243ZA does the same job for municipalities. Article 324 is the Election Commission of India, which does not conduct panchayat polls. The State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Governor.

10Environment

📰 In news: The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol turned 10 on 15 October 2026.

The Kigali Amendment (2016) to the Montreal Protocol aims to phase down:

Answer: (a) HFCs. HFCs replaced ozone-harming CFCs but are strong greenhouse gases. The amendment was adopted at Kigali, Rwanda, on 15 October 2016 and came into force on 1 January 2019. India ratified it in 2021; it must freeze HFC use in 2028 and cut 85% by 2047. CFCs were handled by the original Protocol of 1987.

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