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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 27

SSC MTS - 19 July 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q27

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Since which year has the AFSPA been started?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e 1958 .

  • The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was enacted in 1958 by the Parliament and confers certain special powers on members of the Armed Forces (military forces, air forces operating on ground as land forces and any other armed forces of the Union (CRPF, BSF, ITBP etc)for carrying out proactive operations against the insurgents in a highly hostile environment.
  • AFSPA comes into effect only in Disturbed Areas. Power to declare an area as Disturbed Area is vested with the Central and the State Governments.