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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 42

SSC MTS - 19 July 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q42

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No person can disrespect the National flag, Constitution of India and the National Anthem under the ______ Act.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Prevention of Insults to National Honour.

  • The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, was enacted to punish overtacts of insult to, and attacks on, certain national symbols by burning, trampling, defiling or multilating them in the public.
  • It extends to the whole of India by acts the Indian National Flag or the Constitution of India or any part thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.