UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Secretary-General of RS has administrative role only, says court

Q1. With reference to the procedure for removal of a Judge of the Supreme Court under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, consider the following statements: 1. A motion for removal moved in the Rajya Sabha must be signed by not less than 50 members of that House. 2. The Chief Justice of India is, ex officio, a member of the inquiry committee constituted under the Act. 3. The inquiry committee includes a Chief Justice of a High Court chosen by the Speaker or the Chairman, as the case may be. 4. The inquiry committee includes a person who, in the opinion of the Speaker or the Chairman, is a distinguished jurist. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. A motion for removal moved in the Rajya Sabha must be signed by not less than 50 members of that House.
  2. The Chief Justice of India is, ex officio, a member of the inquiry committee constituted under the Act.
  3. The inquiry committee includes a Chief Justice of a High Court chosen by the Speaker or the Chairman, as the case may be.
  4. The inquiry committee includes a person who, in the opinion of the Speaker or the Chairman, is a distinguished jurist.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 3 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q2. What is the minimum number of members of the Rajya Sabha required to sign a notice of motion for the removal of a Judge of the Supreme Court under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968?

  • A. 35
  • B. 50
  • C. 75
  • D. 100

Q3. In the Supreme Court's January 2026 ruling in the Justice Yashwant Varma matter, the function of examining the admissibility of a notice of motion for removal of a judge was characterised as being of which one of the following natures?

  • A. Purely ministerial in nature, to be discharged by Secretariat officers
  • B. Quasi-adjudicatory, vested exclusively in the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha or the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  • C. Executive in nature, exercisable by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice
  • D. Advisory in nature, to be exercised in consultation with the Chief Justice of India

Q4. The procedure for removal of a Judge of a High Court, as prescribed for a Judge of the Supreme Court, is made applicable by which one of the following provisions of the Constitution of India?

  • A. Article 124(4)
  • B. Article 217
  • C. Article 218
  • D. Article 222