UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC asks govt. if Wangchuk saw videos used as proof

Q1. With reference to the National Security Act, 1980, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. The maximum period for which a person may be detained under the Act is 12 months.
  2. The Advisory Board is required to submit its report within 7 weeks from the date of detention.
  3. Detention beyond 3 months requires the opinion of the Advisory Board that there is sufficient cause.
  4. A person detained under the Act has the statutory right to be represented by a legal practitioner of his choice in proceedings before the Advisory Board.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 2 and 4 only

Q2. In the Constitution of India, the substantive constitutional safeguards against preventive detention — including the role of an Advisory Board for detention beyond three months — are provided under which one of the following Articles?

  • A. Article 20
  • B. Article 21
  • C. Article 22
  • D. Article 32

Q3. The National Security Act, 1980, under which the detention order against Sonam Wangchuk was passed, is administered at the Union level by which one of the following Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Law and Justice
  • B. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Defence
  • D. Ministry of External Affairs

Q4. Under the National Security Act, 1980, what is the maximum period (in months) for which a person can be preventively detained from the date of detention?

  • A. 3 months
  • B. 6 months
  • C. 12 months
  • D. 24 months

Q5. With reference to the constitutional safeguards that are available to a person detained under a preventive detention law such as the NSA, 1980, consider the following: Which of the above is/are correctly identified as safeguards available to a preventively detained person?

  1. Right to be informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds on which the order of detention has been made.
  2. Right to make a representation against the order of detention at the earliest opportunity.
  3. Right to consult, and to be defended by, a legal practitioner of his choice in proceedings before the Advisory Board.
  4. Detention beyond three months requires the opinion of an Advisory Board that there is sufficient cause for such detention.
  • A. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 4 only