General Explanations and Definitions Questions and Answers

Q: No person, other than a person referred to in sub-section (3) of section 3, shall acquire, have in his possession or carry, at any time, more than

The limit is two firearms.Section 3(2) of the Arms Act, as amended by the Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019, provides that no person, other than those covered by section 3(3) such as licensed dealers and rifle clubs, shall acquire, possess or carry more than two firearms at any time. Before 2019 the limit was three, set by the 1983 amendment, which is why 'three firearms' is the likely trap.One and four firearms match neither the present limit nor the earlier one.

Q: No arms in respect of which a licence is required under section 4 shall be so sold or transferred by any person unless a period of not less than __________ has expired after the giving of such information.

The waiting period is forty-five days.Section 5(2) of the Arms Act allows a person to sell or transfer arms he lawfully holds for his own use to someone entitled to have them, without a dealer's licence. Its proviso adds safeguards for arms that need a licence: the owner must inform the District Magistrate or the officer in charge of the nearest police station in writing, and a period of not less than forty-five days must pass after giving that information before the sale or transfer.Sixty, ninety and thirty days are not the period the proviso prescribes.

Q: When did The Arms Act, 1959, come into force?

The Arms Act, 1959 came into force on 1st October, 1962.The Act was passed by Parliament in December 1959, but it was brought into force by notification only on 1 October 1962, together with the Arms Rules, 1962, replacing the Indian Arms Act, 1878.The trap is the year in the Act's title: the Act was not in force in 1959, and the 1960 and 1961 dates in the other options do not match the notification either.

Q: Section 10 of The Arms Act, 1959 deals with

Section 10 deals with Licence for import and export of arms, etc.Section 10 provides that no person shall bring into, or take out of, India any arms or ammunition unless he holds a licence for the purpose, subject to exceptions such as a bona fide traveller carrying his own licensed arms.The other headings belong elsewhere in the Act: punishment for contravention of licence or rule is section 30, punishment for using arms is section 27, and the power to restrict or prohibit transport of arms is section 12.

Q: Ammunition does not include

Ammunition does not include sharp-edged and other deadly weapons.Section 2(1)(b) of the Arms Act defines ammunition to include rockets, bombs, grenades, shells and other missiles, articles designed for torpedo service and submarine mining, fuses and friction tubes, and parts of and machinery for making them. Each of options A, B and C appears in that definition.Sharp-edged and other deadly weapons fall under the definition of arms in section 2(1)(c), not ammunition, which is why they are the odd one out.

Q: Who can order for Search and seizure under the Arms Act ?

The answer is Magistrate.Section 22 of the Arms Act, headed 'Search and seizure by Magistrate', provides that whenever any Magistrate has reason to believe that a person in his jurisdiction has arms for an unlawful purpose, or cannot be left in possession of them without danger to public peace, he may search the premises or have them searched and seize the arms.The power is given to any Magistrate, not only to the District Magistrate, so option B is too narrow. A 'Commissioner' and an 'Election Commissioner' (printed Etection) are not given this power by the Act.

Q: In prohibition as to possession of notified arms in disturbed areas, the Central Government may amend such notification to extend such period from time to time by any period not exceeding

The extension may be for any period not exceeding ninety days.Section 24A of the Arms Act lets the Central Government, where there is extensive disturbance of public peace or imminent danger to it in an area, prohibit the possession of notified arms there by notification for a period not exceeding ninety days. The Government may amend the notification to extend that period from time to time, again by any period not exceeding ninety days at a time.Forty-five, sixty and thirty days are not the periods the section uses.

Q: Prohibition as to carrying of notified arms in or through public places in disturbed areas is related to

It is section 24B of the Arms Act.Sections 24A and 24B were inserted to deal with disturbed areas. Section 24A prohibits the possession of notified arms in a disturbed area. Section 24B prohibits carrying notified arms in or through public places in such an area, which is the description in the question.Section 24 deals with seizure and detention of arms under orders of the Central Government, and section 25 is the main punishment section, which punishes contraventions of 24A and 24B rather than creating the prohibition.

Q: Surinder Singh Vs. State (Union Territory of Chandigarh) is related to

The case concerns section 27 of the Arms Act.In Surinder Singh v State (UT of Chandigarh), decided by the Supreme Court on 26 November 2021, a head constable was convicted under section 307 IPC and section 27 of the Arms Act for threatening a person with his service pistol. The Court held that illegal use of a licensed weapon is not by itself an offence under section 27, which needs a breach of section 5 or section 7, and set aside the Arms Act conviction.The case did not decide anything under sections 22, 23 or 25.

Q: What is the classification of drugs based on quantity in the NDPS Act?

The NDPS Act's quantity classes are Small, Intermediate, Commercial.Since the 2001 amendment, punishment under the NDPS Act depends on the quantity involved. The Central Government notifies a small quantity and a commercial quantity for each drug. Anything above small but below commercial is treated as an intermediate quantity. Small quantities attract the lightest sentences, commercial quantities the heaviest, with mandatory minimum terms.'Simple, Moderate, High', 'Personal, Commercial, Export' and 'Small, Medium, Large' are not terms the Act uses.

11.

No person, other than a person referred to in sub-section (3) of section 3, shall acquire, have in his possession or carry, at any time, more than

A.one firearm
B.two firearms
C.three firearms
D.four firearms

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Answer: B

The limit is two firearms.

Section 3(2) of the Arms Act, as amended by the Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019, provides that no person, other than those covered by section 3(3) such as licensed dealers and rifle clubs, shall acquire, possess or carry more than two firearms at any time. Before 2019 the limit was three, set by the 1983 amendment, which is why 'three firearms' is the likely trap.

One and four firearms match neither the present limit nor the earlier one.

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12.

No arms in respect of which a licence is required under section 4 shall be so sold or transferred by any person unless a period of not less than __________ has expired after the giving of such information.

A.forty-five days
B.sixty days
C.ninety days
D.thirty days

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Tripura Public Service Commission - 2025,

Answer: A

The waiting period is forty-five days.

Section 5(2) of the Arms Act allows a person to sell or transfer arms he lawfully holds for his own use to someone entitled to have them, without a dealer's licence. Its proviso adds safeguards for arms that need a licence: the owner must inform the District Magistrate or the officer in charge of the nearest police station in writing, and a period of not less than forty-five days must pass after giving that information before the sale or transfer.

Sixty, ninety and thirty days are not the period the proviso prescribes.

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13.

When did The Arms Act, 1959, come into force?

A.1st April, 1961
B.1st March, 1959
C.1st May, 1960
D.1st October, 1962

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Tripura Public Service Commission - 2025,

Answer: D

The Arms Act, 1959 came into force on 1st October, 1962.

The Act was passed by Parliament in December 1959, but it was brought into force by notification only on 1 October 1962, together with the Arms Rules, 1962, replacing the Indian Arms Act, 1878.

The trap is the year in the Act's title: the Act was not in force in 1959, and the 1960 and 1961 dates in the other options do not match the notification either.

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14.

Section 10 of The Arms Act, 1959 deals with

A.Licence for import and export of arms, etc.
B.Punishment for contravention of licence or rule
C.Punishment for using arms, etc.
D.Power to restrict or prohibit transport of arms

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Answer: A

Section 10 deals with Licence for import and export of arms, etc.

Section 10 provides that no person shall bring into, or take out of, India any arms or ammunition unless he holds a licence for the purpose, subject to exceptions such as a bona fide traveller carrying his own licensed arms.

The other headings belong elsewhere in the Act: punishment for contravention of licence or rule is section 30, punishment for using arms is section 27, and the power to restrict or prohibit transport of arms is section 12.

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15.

Ammunition does not include

A.fuses and friction tubes
B.article designed for torpedo service
C.rockets, bombs
D.sharpedged and other deadly weapons

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Tripura Public Service Commission - 2025,

Answer: D

Ammunition does not include sharp-edged and other deadly weapons.

Section 2(1)(b) of the Arms Act defines ammunition to include rockets, bombs, grenades, shells and other missiles, articles designed for torpedo service and submarine mining, fuses and friction tubes, and parts of and machinery for making them. Each of options A, B and C appears in that definition.

Sharp-edged and other deadly weapons fall under the definition of arms in section 2(1)(c), not ammunition, which is why they are the odd one out.

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16.

Who can order for Search and seizure under the Arms Act ?

A.Magistrate
B.District Magistrate
C.Commissioner
D.Etection Commissioner

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Tripura Public Service Commission - 2025,

Answer: A

The answer is Magistrate.

Section 22 of the Arms Act, headed 'Search and seizure by Magistrate', provides that whenever any Magistrate has reason to believe that a person in his jurisdiction has arms for an unlawful purpose, or cannot be left in possession of them without danger to public peace, he may search the premises or have them searched and seize the arms.

The power is given to any Magistrate, not only to the District Magistrate, so option B is too narrow. A 'Commissioner' and an 'Election Commissioner' (printed Etection) are not given this power by the Act.

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17.

In prohibition as to possession of notified arms in disturbed areas, the Central Government may amend such notification to extend such period from time to time by any period not exceeding

A.forty-five days
B.sixty days
C.ninety days
D.thirty days

Exam Year(s)

Tripura Public Service Commission - 2025,

Answer: C

The extension may be for any period not exceeding ninety days.

Section 24A of the Arms Act lets the Central Government, where there is extensive disturbance of public peace or imminent danger to it in an area, prohibit the possession of notified arms there by notification for a period not exceeding ninety days. The Government may amend the notification to extend that period from time to time, again by any period not exceeding ninety days at a time.

Forty-five, sixty and thirty days are not the periods the section uses.

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18.

Prohibition as to carrying of notified arms in or through public places in disturbed areas is related to

A.section 24 of the Arms Act
B.section 24A of the Arms Act
C.section 24B of the Arms Act
D.section 25 of the Arms Act

Exam Year(s)

Tripura Public Service Commission - 2025,

Answer: C

It is section 24B of the Arms Act.

Sections 24A and 24B were inserted to deal with disturbed areas. Section 24A prohibits the possession of notified arms in a disturbed area. Section 24B prohibits carrying notified arms in or through public places in such an area, which is the description in the question.

Section 24 deals with seizure and detention of arms under orders of the Central Government, and section 25 is the main punishment section, which punishes contraventions of 24A and 24B rather than creating the prohibition.

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19.

Surinder Singh Vs. State (Union Territory of Chandigarh) is related to

A.section 22 of the Arms Act
B.section 25 of the Arms Act
C.section 27 of the Arms Act
D.section 23 of the Arms Act

Exam Year(s)

Tripura Public Service Commission - 2025,

Answer: C

The case concerns section 27 of the Arms Act.

In Surinder Singh v State (UT of Chandigarh), decided by the Supreme Court on 26 November 2021, a head constable was convicted under section 307 IPC and section 27 of the Arms Act for threatening a person with his service pistol. The Court held that illegal use of a licensed weapon is not by itself an offence under section 27, which needs a breach of section 5 or section 7, and set aside the Arms Act conviction.

The case did not decide anything under sections 22, 23 or 25.

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20.

What is the classification of drugs based on quantity in the NDPS Act?

A.Simple, Moderate, High
B.Personal, Commercial, Export
C.Small, Medium, Large
D.Small, Intermediate, Commercial

Exam Year(s)

Tripura Public Service Commission - 2025,

Answer: D

The NDPS Act's quantity classes are Small, Intermediate, Commercial.

Since the 2001 amendment, punishment under the NDPS Act depends on the quantity involved. The Central Government notifies a small quantity and a commercial quantity for each drug. Anything above small but below commercial is treated as an intermediate quantity. Small quantities attract the lightest sentences, commercial quantities the heaviest, with mandatory minimum terms.

'Simple, Moderate, High', 'Personal, Commercial, Export' and 'Small, Medium, Large' are not terms the Act uses.

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