UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC seeks response from Centre, BCI on advocates’ registry

Question 1

Under the existing statutory framework, the actual enrolment of an advocate on the roll of advocates is carried out by which one of the following bodies?

Accepted Answer

The concerned State Bar Council

Answer

Bar Council of India

Answer

Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India

Answer

The High Court of the State concerned

Question 2

The Bar Council of India, which has been directed by the Supreme Court to respond to the petition seeking a national registry of advocates, derives its statutory authority from which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Section 4 of the Advocates Act, 1961

Answer

Section 3 of the Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926

Answer

Section 5 of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879

Answer

Article 323-B of the Constitution of India

Question 3

According to the writ petition filed by the Bar Association of India before the Supreme Court in 2026, what is the approximate number of advocates currently enrolled on the rolls of State Bar Councils in India?

Accepted Answer

Approximately 1.8 million

Answer

Approximately 0.8 million

Answer

Approximately 1.2 million

Answer

Approximately 2.4 million

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC seeks response from Centre, BCI on advocates’ registry

Q1. Under the existing statutory framework, the actual enrolment of an advocate on the roll of advocates is carried out by which one of the following bodies?

Q2. The Bar Council of India, which has been directed by the Supreme Court to respond to the petition seeking a national registry of advocates, derives its statutory authority from which one of the following?

Q3. According to the writ petition filed by the Bar Association of India before the Supreme Court in 2026, what is the approximate number of advocates currently enrolled on the rolls of State Bar Councils in India?