UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Stay the course

Q1. The Supreme Court Bench that on 29 January 2026 stayed the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 consisted of how many judges?

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

Q2. While staying the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, the Supreme Court directed that the 2012 Equity Regulations would continue to apply until further orders. This direction was issued in exercise of the Court's powers under which one of the following provisions of the Constitution of India?

  • A. Article 32
  • B. Article 136
  • C. Article 142
  • D. Article 226