WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the law banning the sale and possession of alcohol called:
A
Prohibition
B
Temperance
C
Mortgage
D
Eviction
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It prohibited “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof.” On October 28, 1919, Congress passed the National Prohibition Act, known as the Volstead Act, to implement the new 18th Amendment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law, more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Drunk driving law The blood alcohol content (BAC) legal limit is 0.03% or 30 mg alcohol in 100 ml blood. On 1 March 2012, the Union Cabinet approved proposed changes to the Motor Vehicle Act. Higher penalties were introduced, including fines from ₹2, 000 to ₹10, 000 and imprisonment from 6 months to 4 years.

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