Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

Current Affairs

Topic

Year 2024

Question:

Match the following.

Old law                                                     New Law

1. Indian Penal Code                           A. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

2. Code of Criminal Procedure             B. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

3. Indian Evidence Act                         C. Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam

Options:

1-A, 2-B, 3-C

1-A, 2-C, 3-B

1-B, 2-C, 3-A

1-B, 2-A, 3-A

Correct Answer:

1-A, 2-B, 3-C

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 1: 1-A, 2-B, 3-C

Three new criminal laws –Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam -came into effect across the country on July 1, 2024. These laws will replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively.

Old law                                                     New Law

1. Indian Penal Code                           A. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

2. Code of Criminal Procedure             B. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

3. Indian Evidence Act                         C. Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam