With reference to India, consider the following pairs : Action The Act under which it is covered 1. Unauthorized wearing of police or military uniforms : The Official Secrets Act, 1923 2. Knowingly misleading or otherwise interfering with a police officer or military officer when engaged in their duties : The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 3. Celebratory gunfire which can endanger the personal safety of others : The Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019 How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

This snippet explicitly pairs the Official Secrets Act, 1923 with a numbered list that begins with 'Unauthorized wearing of police or military uniforms', suggesting a possible mapping of specific offences to particular Acts.

A student could use this pattern to check the original mapping/table or statute indexes to see whether that offence is actually listed under the Official Secrets Act or under a different law (e.g., IPC or Defence Acts).

Notes that the Official Secrets Act was amended/used alongside wartime Defence of India Rules and press censorship, implying the Act is used for national-security-related restrictions rather than general policing matters.

A student could infer that offences tied to impersonation of security personnel might instead fall under Defence legislation or other security statutes and should check those Acts and IPC provisions for impersonation offences.

References the Official Secrets Act (1904) as a reactionary/security measure used to suppress political activity, highlighting the Act's focus on secrecy and security rather than uniform impersonation per se.

Use this to hypothesize that the Official Secrets Act targets disclosure/handling of sensitive information; therefore, a student should contrast its text with laws that typically address impersonation (e.g., specific penal provisions).

Describes the Defence of India Act (1915) as an emergency security law allowing broad powers and special tribunals, indicating that wartime/security impersonation offences could be handled under defence/emergency statutes.

A student could check wartime or defence statutes and historical rules for explicit provisions criminalizing impersonation or unauthorized wearing of uniforms to see if such offences were commonly placed outside the Official Secrets Act.

Explains Parliament's power to enact laws restricting rights of armed forces and police (Article 33) and lists various force-specific Acts, suggesting regulation of conduct related to those forces occurs in specialised statutes.

A student might look into the specific Acts and Rules for police/armed forces or the IPC to find provisions on impersonation/uniform misuse rather than expecting them inside the Official Secrets Act.