CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which state government has recently banned the Popular Front of India (PFI)?
A
Jharkhand
B
Tamil Nadu
C
J & K
D
Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Kerala state government banned the Freedom Parade stating it would jeopardise communal harmony. The ban was challenged in the Kerala High Court which upheld the ban.

Detailed explanation-2: -The list. As of September 2022, the banned groups are: Al-Qaeda / al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent and all its manifestations.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates or affiliates or fronts have been found to be involved in serious offences, including terrorism and its financing, targeted gruesome killings, disregarding the constitutional set up of the country, disturbing public order etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -A private finance initiative (PFI) is a way of financing public sector projects through the private sector. PFIs alleviate the government and taxpayers of the immediate burden of coming up with the capital for these projects.

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