CDS 2026 (I) General Knowledge, question 101

Topic: Polity and governance

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Q101

Which one of the following Acts is correctly paired with the year of its enactment ?

  1. (a) The Consumer Protection Act : 2012
  2. (b) The Right to Information Act : 2004
  3. (c) The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act : 2006Correct answer
  4. (d) The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act : 2010

Solution.

Answer: (c) The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act : 2006

  1. The Forest Rights Act was enacted in 2006.
  2. The other dates are wrong: the original Consumer Protection Act was 1986, with a replacement Act in 2019; the RTI Act is 2005; and POCSO is 2012.