UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC rejects petition seeking probe into CLAT paper leak

Question 1

Which one of the following writs is issued by a court to inquire into the legality of a person's claim to hold a public office?

Accepted Answer

Quo Warranto

Answer

Mandamus

Answer

Certiorari

Answer

Habeas Corpus

Question 2

Consider the following pairings of writs with their functions:
1. Habeas Corpus — securing the release of a person unlawfully detained.
2. Mandamus — commanding a public authority to perform a legal duty.
3. Certiorari — transferring to a higher court, or quashing, the order of a lower court or tribunal.
4. Prohibition — inquiring into the authority of a person holding a public office.
Which of the above are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 4

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 3 and 4

Question 3

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), the centralized entrance test for admission to National Law Universities, is conducted by which one of the following bodies?

Accepted Answer

Consortium of National Law Universities

Answer

National Testing Agency

Answer

Bar Council of India

Answer

University Grants Commission

Question 4

The Consortium of National Law Universities, which administers CLAT, is registered as a society under the laws of which one of the following States?

Accepted Answer

Karnataka

Answer

Delhi (NCT)

Answer

Maharashtra

Answer

Uttar Pradesh

Question 5

The petition seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged CLAT 2026 paper leak was filed directly in the Supreme Court invoking which one of the following provisions of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Article 32

Answer

Article 226

Answer

Article 136

Answer

Article 142

Question 6

While dismissing the plea for a probe into the alleged CLAT 2026 paper leak in January 2026, the Supreme Court primarily declined relief on the ground that:

Accepted Answer

the examination, results and admission process had already been concluded

Answer

CLAT is not a 'public examination' recognised in law

Answer

only the High Court could entertain the matter

Answer

the petitioners lacked locus standi

Question 7

Under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, offences are to be investigated by a police officer not below which one of the following ranks?

Accepted Answer

Deputy Superintendent of Police

Answer

Sub-Inspector

Answer

Station House Officer

Answer

Director General of Police

Question 8

Under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, the power to notify the 'public examination authorities' to which the Act applies rests with which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Central Government

Answer

The respective State Governments

Answer

The individual examination-conducting bodies

Answer

The University Grants Commission

Question 9

Shortly before the CLAT 2026 examination, screenshots and recordings of the allegedly leaked question paper were reported to have circulated mainly through which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Telegram and WhatsApp

Answer

Facebook and Instagram

Answer

Signal and Discord

Answer

LinkedIn and X

Question 10

The CLAT 2026 examination, around which the paper-leak allegations arose, was conducted on which one of the following dates?

Accepted Answer

7 December 2025

Answer

7 January 2026

Answer

6 December 2025

Answer

16 December 2025

Question 11

Following the approach affirmed by the Supreme Court in the NEET-UG 2024 matter, a court may order the cancellation of an entire public examination only when:

Accepted Answer

the sanctity of the examination is compromised at a systemic level and tainted candidates cannot be separated from untainted ones

Answer

any allegation of a paper leak is raised by a candidate

Answer

even a single candidate is found to have benefited from malpractice

Answer

the result is challenged before it is formally declared

Question 12

Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments was the first to provide reservation based solely on economic criteria (for the Economically Weaker Sections)?

Accepted Answer

103rd Amendment

Answer

102nd Amendment

Answer

93rd Amendment

Answer

124th Amendment

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC rejects petition seeking probe into CLAT paper leak

Q1. Which one of the following writs is issued by a court to inquire into the legality of a person's claim to hold a public office?

Q3. The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), the centralized entrance test for admission to National Law Universities, is conducted by which one of the following bodies?

Q4. The Consortium of National Law Universities, which administers CLAT, is registered as a society under the laws of which one of the following States?

Q5. The petition seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged CLAT 2026 paper leak was filed directly in the Supreme Court invoking which one of the following provisions of the Constitution?

Q6. While dismissing the plea for a probe into the alleged CLAT 2026 paper leak in January 2026, the Supreme Court primarily declined relief on the ground that:

Q7. Under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, offences are to be investigated by a police officer not below which one of the following ranks?

Q8. Under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, the power to notify the 'public examination authorities' to which the Act applies rests with which one of the following?

Q9. Shortly before the CLAT 2026 examination, screenshots and recordings of the allegedly leaked question paper were reported to have circulated mainly through which of the following?

Q10. The CLAT 2026 examination, around which the paper-leak allegations arose, was conducted on which one of the following dates?

Q11. Following the approach affirmed by the Supreme Court in the NEET-UG 2024 matter, a court may order the cancellation of an entire public examination only when:

Q12. Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments was the first to provide reservation based solely on economic criteria (for the Economically Weaker Sections)?