{"id":1313,"date":"2024-03-05T15:15:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=1313"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:15:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:15:22","slug":"in-december-2020-the-home-ministry-declared-which-of-the-following-states-a%c2%80%c2%98disturbed-areaa%c2%80%c2%99-for-six-months-under-armed-forces-special-powers-act-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-december-2020-the-home-ministry-declared-which-of-the-following-states-a%c2%80%c2%98disturbed-areaa%c2%80%c2%99-for-six-months-under-armed-forces-special-powers-act-1958\/","title":{"rendered":"In December 2020, the Home Ministry declared which of the following states \u00e2\u0080\u0098Disturbed Area\u00e2\u0080\u0099 for six months under Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" 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<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is (b), Nagaland.<\/p>\n<p>The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is an act <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n              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The AFSPA has been in force in Nagaland since 1958.<\/p>\n<p>Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Punjab are not currently under the AFSPA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>In December 2020, the Home Ministry declared which of the following states \u00e2\u0080\u0098Disturbed Area\u00e2\u0080\u0099 for six months under Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 ?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is an act of the Parliament of India which grants special powers to the Indian Armed Forces to maintain public order in &quot;disturbed areas&quot;. 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