Question

Under which Act does the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protect monuments, sites and remains of national importance?

• A. AMASR Act, 1958
• B. AMASR Act, 1968
• C. AMASR Act, 1978
• D. AMASR Act, 1948

Hint:

The law was passed about a decade after India became a republic.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

This checks the year of the law that gives ASI its legal power to protect monuments.

1. AMASR Act, 1958: correct. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act was passed in 1958, and it lets ASI declare and protect monuments and sites of national importance.
2. AMASR Act, 1968: wrong, this is not the year the Act was passed, just a decade later trap.
3. AMASR Act, 1978: wrong, this year is two decades off from the real date.
4. AMASR Act, 1948: wrong, this year comes before the Act was actually passed, just a decade earlier trap.

So option A, AMASR Act 1958, is correct.