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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 30

SSC GD Constable (English) - 17th November 2021 Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q30

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When did the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 come into effect?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. January 2020.

  • The Transgender Persons Act was passed by the lower house of the Indian Parliament on August 05, 2019, by the upper house of the Parliament on November 26, 2019 and finally received the Presidential assent on December 05, 2019. It has been brought into effect by the Indian Government on January 10, 2020.
  • It extends to the whole of India.
  • It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.