UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — HC declines to grant relief for school after child loses vision

Question 1

The requirement to deploy an attendant and safety equipment on school buses is issued as norms/circulars framed chiefly under which of the following parent legislations?

Accepted Answer

The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Answer

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

Answer

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

Answer

The Factories Act, 1948

Question 2

Which one of the following legal maxims best describes the principle, reinforced by the Karnataka High Court, under which a school stands in the place of a parent for the duration of the school day and school transport?

Accepted Answer

In loco parentis

Answer

Res ipsa loquitur

Answer

Doli incapax

Answer

Parens patriae

Question 3

The Karnataka High Court described ensuring a child's safety in a school bus as a 'solemn obligation mandated under the statute'. The statutory duty of care owed by a registered vehicle owner/operator to passengers in a school bus primarily flows from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Answer

The Indian Contract Act, 1872

Answer

Article 21A of the Constitution

Answer

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

Question 4

Under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, which body is empowered to advise the central and state governments on all aspects of road safety and traffic management?

Accepted Answer

National Road Safety Board

Answer

National Highways Authority of India

Answer

Bureau of Indian Standards

Answer

Central Road Research Institute

Question 5

Guidelines governing the design, colour and safety equipment of school buses that operationalise the Motor Vehicles Act framework are primarily issued by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Answer

Ministry of Education

Answer

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Question 6

Under school-bus safety norms, which one of the following is the principal designated personnel required on every school bus to supervise and assist students during the commute?

Accepted Answer

A school attendant/bus minder

Answer

An armed security guard

Answer

A traffic police constable

Answer

A qualified paramedic

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — HC declines to grant relief for school after child loses vision

Q1. The requirement to deploy an attendant and safety equipment on school buses is issued as norms/circulars framed chiefly under which of the following parent legislations?

Q2. Which one of the following legal maxims best describes the principle, reinforced by the Karnataka High Court, under which a school stands in the place of a parent for the duration of the school day and school transport?

Q3. The Karnataka High Court described ensuring a child's safety in a school bus as a 'solemn obligation mandated under the statute'. The statutory duty of care owed by a registered vehicle owner/operator to passengers in a school bus primarily flows from which of the following?

Q4. Under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, which body is empowered to advise the central and state governments on all aspects of road safety and traffic management?

Q5. Guidelines governing the design, colour and safety equipment of school buses that operationalise the Motor Vehicles Act framework are primarily issued by which of the following?

Q6. Under school-bus safety norms, which one of the following is the principal designated personnel required on every school bus to supervise and assist students during the commute?