Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)

Question 1

what

Answer 1

statutory body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ->Cinematograph Act 1952.

Question 2

members

Answer 2

non-official members and a Chairman (all of whom are appointed by Central Government)

Question 3

HQ

Answer 3

Mumbai

Question 4

Ambit

Answer 4

Films can be publicly exhibited in India (on cinema halls, T.V. channels) only after they have been certified by CBFC

Question 5

films are certified under Which 4 categories?

Answer 5

Unrestricted Public Exhibition (U)
Unrestricted Public Exhibition - but with a word of caution that Parental discretion required for children below 12 years (U/A)
Restricted to adults (A)
Restricted to any special class of persons (S)

Question 6

Provisions for Censorship

Answer 6

article 19(2) -> authorises the government to impose, by law, reasonable restrictions upon the freedom of speech

under Cinematograph Act, 1952