CURRENT AFFAIRS

2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) detected anomalies in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise in which state?
A
Sikkim
B
Kerala
C
Assam
D
Goa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As mandated in the Citizenship Rules, 2003 all cases, after ascertaining final eligibility at LRCR level, is referred to the DRCR for his/her approval before publishing the Part Draft NRC and Complete Draft NRC. Verification of Family Tree commenced on 15 February 2018 in Assam.

Detailed explanation-2: -The NRC was first prepared for Assam in 1951 based on the Census of that year under the directive of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The objective was to weed out illegal immigrants who had entered Assam from erstwhile East Bengal (now Bangladesh).

Detailed explanation-3: -National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation basically means the process of enlisting the names of all citizens residing in Assam at the time of NRC updation.

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