6th June 2026

Explanation - Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act — commonly called cheque bounce — is a criminal offence. The punishment can be imprisonment, a fine, or both. The law was designed to ensure people take cheque payments seriously. However, over time courts have also recognised a compensatory dimension — a convicted person can be directed to pay the cheque amount to the complainant. The offence is also compoundable, meaning the parties can settle and the case ends. This dual nature — part criminal, part compensatory — is what creates the legal tension.

Explanation - National Awards for e-Governance are presented every year to recognise and promote excellence in implementation of e-Governance initiatives. Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions. The NAeG Awards, 2026 consist of — Trophy, Certificate and an incentive of Rs 10 lakh for Gold Awardees and Rs 5 lakh for Silver Awardees to be awarded to Central Ministry/Department/State/UT/ District/Organisation/Gram Panchayat for being utilised for implementation of project/programme or bridging resources gaps in any area of public welfare. This year 16 Awards are being conferred under the NAeG 2026. Of these 10 will be Gold Awards and 6 will be silver Awards. The seven categories for the NAeG 2026, are — Government Process Re-engineering by Use of Technology for Digital Transformation Innovation by Use of AI and Other New Age Technologies for Providing Citizen Centric Services Best e-Gov Practices/Innovation in Cyber Security District Level Initiatives in e-Governance Grassroots Level Initiatives by Gram Panchayats or equivalent Traditional Local Bodies for Deepening/Widening of Service Delivery Replication and Scaling of Nationally Awarded and Mission-Mode e-Governance Projects by States/UTs/Districts, Digital transformation by Use of Data Analytics in Digital Platforms by Central Ministries/States/UTs.

Explanation - The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985. It functions under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The Authority has its headquarters in New Delhi. APEDA is mandated with the responsibility of export promotion and development of the scheduled products viz. fruits, vegetables and their products; meat and meat products; poultry and poultry products; dairy products; confectionery, biscuits and bakery products; honey, jaggery and sugar products; cocoa and its products, chocolates of all kinds; alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; cereal and cereal products; groundnuts, peanuts and walnuts, pickles, papads and chutneys; guar gum; floriculture and floriculture products; herbal and medicinal plants. APEDA has been entrusted with the responsibility to monitor import of sugar. It looks after the development of industries relating to the scheduled products for export by way of providing financial assistance or otherwise for undertaking surveys and feasibility studies, participating through subsidy schemes. Registration of persons as exporters of the scheduled products and fixing of standards and specifications for the scheduled products for the purpose of exports. Carrying out inspection of meat and meat products in slaughterhouses, processing plants, storage premises and improving packaging of the scheduled products.

Explanation - North Eastern Council was established under the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. It is the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the North Eastern Region. States: It consists of the eight States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. Sikkim was included as the eighth member state through the NEC (Amendment) Act, 2002. Composition — Ex-Officio Chairman: Union Home Minister. Ex Officio Vice-Chairman: Minister of state, ministry of development of north eastern region (DoNER). Members: It comprises governors & chief ministers of constituent states and three members nominated by the President. Functions: It serves as the apex regional planning body for the North Eastern Region and plays a pivotal role in fostering coordinated development and strengthening cooperative federalism in the region.

Explanation - e-Vidhan Project aims to bring all the legislatures of the country together, in one platform thereby creating a massive data depository without having the complexity of multiple applications. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) is the ‘Nodal Ministry’ for its implementation in all the 31 States/UTs with Legislatures. The funding for e-Vidhan is provided by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and technical support by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MietY). The funding of National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) is through Centrally Sponsored Scheme i.e. 60:40; and 90:10 for North East & hilly States and 100% for UTs.