Polity · 24 Jul 2026

Places of Worship Act 1991 Section 4

With reference to the Ken-Betwa Link Project, which one of the following statements is correct?

ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
CA is true but R is false
DA is false but R is true

Tests the ability to identify a precise statutory exemption as the causal mechanism behind a real-world outcome, rather than merely recalling the exemption's existence in isolation.

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Why in news

The Supreme Court directed the Centre and Madhya Pradesh government to strictly comply with its July 14 interim order on alternate namaz arrangements at Bhojshala, after Muslim petitioners said the alternate site was nearly 2 km away, not the 900 m the state claimed.

Why for UPSC

The Places of Worship Act's exemptions are a high-value, frequently misunderstood polity topic and Assertion-Reasoning format is well suited to testing whether the causal statutory link, not just the standalone facts, is understood.

Prelims summary

Section 4 of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 exempts AMASR Act-protected monuments from its religious-character freeze - this exemption is why Bhojshala, already ASI-protected pre-1991, remains open to survey-based relitigation.

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