UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC asks if govt. can reconsider Sonam Wangchuk’s detention

Question 1

Which one of the following is the nodal authority for administration of the National Security Act, 1980 at the Union level?

Accepted Answer

Internal Security-II Division, Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice

Answer

Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice

Answer

Department of Defence, Ministry of Defence

Question 2

In the context of the National Security Act, 1980, the term 'preventive detention' is best described as which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Detention of a person without trial in order to prevent him from acting in a manner prejudicial to the security of the State, public order, or maintenance of essential supplies

Answer

Custody of an accused person pending investigation of a cognizable offence under the Code of Criminal Procedure

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Judicial custody ordered by a magistrate after framing of charges in a criminal trial

Answer

Detention of a convict in a correctional facility for serving a sentence pronounced by a competent court

Question 3

Under the National Security Act, 1980, the maximum period for which a person may be detained in pursuance of a detention order is —

Accepted Answer

Twelve months from the date of detention

Answer

Three months from the date of detention

Answer

Six months from the date of detention

Answer

Twenty-four months from the date of detention

Question 4

Which one of the following is the primary constitutional writ invoked by Gitanjali Angmo before the Supreme Court of India to challenge the preventive detention of Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, 1980?

Accepted Answer

Habeas corpus

Answer

Mandamus

Answer

Certiorari

Answer

Quo warranto

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC asks if govt. can reconsider Sonam Wangchuk’s detention

Q1. Which one of the following is the nodal authority for administration of the National Security Act, 1980 at the Union level?

Q2. In the context of the National Security Act, 1980, the term 'preventive detention' is best described as which one of the following?

Q3. Under the National Security Act, 1980, the maximum period for which a person may be detained in pursuance of a detention order is —

Q4. Which one of the following is the primary constitutional writ invoked by Gitanjali Angmo before the Supreme Court of India to challenge the preventive detention of Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, 1980?