UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Forward entire audio clip ‘linked’ to Biren Singh to forensic lab: SC to Centre

Q1. How many members constitute the Justice Gita Mittal Committee set up by the Supreme Court in 2023 to oversee relief and rehabilitation for victims of the Manipur ethnic violence?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Five
  • D. Seven

Q2. With reference to the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), to which the Supreme Court directed the full audio clip allegedly linked to N. Biren Singh be forwarded, consider the following statements: 1. It was established as an Institution of National Importance by an Act of Parliament in 2020. 2. It functions under the Ministry of Education, Government of India. 3. Its headquarters is located at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 4. It was reconstituted from the erstwhile Gujarat Forensic Sciences University. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. It was established as an Institution of National Importance by an Act of Parliament in 2020.
  2. It functions under the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
  3. Its headquarters is located at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
  4. It was reconstituted from the erstwhile Gujarat Forensic Sciences University.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1, 3 and 4
  • C. 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q3. With reference to the three-member Supreme Court committee constituted in 2023 to oversee relief and rehabilitation in the Manipur ethnic violence, consider the following: 1. Justice Gita Mittal — former Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court 2. Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi — former Judge of the Bombay High Court 3. Justice Asha Menon — former Judge of the Delhi High Court 4. Justice Indu Malhotra — former Judge of the Supreme Court of India Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as a member of this committee?

  1. Justice Gita Mittal — former Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court
  2. Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi — former Judge of the Bombay High Court
  3. Justice Asha Menon — former Judge of the Delhi High Court
  4. Justice Indu Malhotra — former Judge of the Supreme Court of India
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 1 and 4

Q4. In the context of the Supreme Court's direction to forward the audio clip linked to N. Biren Singh for forensic examination, what is the statutory status of the National Forensic Sciences University under its parent Act?

  • A. An Institution of National Importance established by an Act of Parliament
  • B. A Deemed-to-be University declared under the UGC Act, 1956
  • C. A Central University established under the Central Universities Act, 2009
  • D. An autonomous scientific body under the Department of Science and Technology

Q5. The National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar — to which the Supreme Court directed the entire audio clip allegedly linked to N. Biren Singh be forwarded — is administered by which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Education
  • B. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Law and Justice
  • D. Ministry of Science and Technology