Q. With reference to India, consider the following pairs :

Action: The Act under which it is covered

  1. Unauthorized wearing of police or military uniforms : The Official Secrets Act, 1923
  2. Knowingly misleading or otherwise interfering with a police officer or military officer when engaged in their duties : The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
  3. Celebratory gunfire which can endanger the personal safety of others : The Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019

How many of the correctly matched?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

Answer: (b) Only two

Notes:
  • The Official Secrets Act, 1923 prohibits person from using or wearing, without lawful authority, any naval, military, air force, police or other official uniform, or any uniform so nearly resembling the same as to be calculated to deceive, or falsely represents himself to be a person who is or has been entitled to use or wear any such uniform
    • It is under The Official Secrets Act, 1923, that no person in the vicinity of any prohibited place shall obstruct, knowingly mislead or otherwise interfere with or impede, any police officer, or any member of 21 [the Armed Forces of the Union] engaged on guard, sentry, patrol or other similar duty in relation to the prohibited place.
  • The Arms Act Amendment of 2019 adds news offences such as forcefully taking a firearm from police or armed forces and using firearms in a celebratory gunfire which endangers human life or personal safety of others.