National Population Register, this is a list of 'General Residents of the Country' which is made at the local, sub-district, district, state and national levels under the provisions of the Citizenship Act 1955. Any person who has been residing in India for six months or more or intends to stay here for the next six months or more must compulsorily register in the NPR. The NPR is prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and the Citizenship Rules, 2003. Registration in the National Population Register is mandatory for every 'common resident' of India. It was started to collect a database of the identity of the citizens of the country. Let's test your knowledge about the National Population Register-NPR.
1. The Union Home Ministry has demanded how many crore rupees from the Union Cabinet to update the National Population Register?
A. 1,941 Crores rupees
B. 2,941 Crores rupees
C. 3,941 Crores rupees
D. 4,941 Crores rupees
2. Data will be collected based on how many points to update the National Population Register-2021?
A. 10 points
B. 20 points
C. 21 points
D. 11 points
3. Which was not included in the National Population Register prepared in 2015?
A. Birth date of parents
B. Parents' place of birth
C. Both of above
D. None of these
4. Which points will be included as census -21 updated data?
A. Passport Number
B. Aadhaar ID
C. PAN, Driving License Number
D. All of the above
5. Which three points will be included in a single point in the National Population Register -2021?
A. Mother's name
B. Father's name, husband
C. Wife's name
D. All of the above
6. The idea of NPR dates back to the time of the UPA regime when it was proposed by the then Home Minister _________________ in 2009.
A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B. P. Chidambaram
C. Keshav Prasad
D. Amit Bhai Shah
7. When was NPR updated by conducting a 'door-to-door' survey?
A. In 2015
B. In 1999
C. In 2011
D. In 1955
8. The idea of NPR has been revived by ________________ through a notification issued on 3 August.
A. Election Commission of India
B. Registrar General of India
C. Ministry of Home Affairs
D. All of the above
9. Which is the part of NPR information?
A. Demographic data
B. Biometric data
C. Aadhaar number
D. All of the above
10. Why does the government need so much data about citizens?
A. To stop fraud and corruption
B. To help the government to make better policies
C. In national security
D. All of the above
11. Who is the current home minister of India?
A. Amit Shah
B. Narendra Modi
C. Nirmala sitharaman
D. Nitin Gadkari
12. Who is the registrar general of India?
A. Shashikant Mishra
B. Vivek Joshi
C. Shashi Tharoor
D. V.K Mohan
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