UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Court chides Education Secretary over lapses in audit

Q1. Under which Article of the Constitution is the Supreme Court declared a court of record with the power to punish for contempt of itself?

  • A. Article 32
  • B. Article 129
  • C. Article 142
  • D. Article 215

Q2. Under the UGC (Establishment of and Maintenance of Standards in Private Universities) Regulations, 2003, the term 'off-campus centre' of a private university is best defined as:

  • A. An affiliated college located outside the university's home State that awards the university's degrees
  • B. A constituent unit established outside the main campus, operated and maintained with the university's full complement of facilities, faculty and staff
  • C. A distance-education study centre run on a franchise basis to enrol students remotely
  • D. A deemed-to-be-university carved out of an existing private university by a fresh notification

Q3. The Supreme Court Bench that rebuked the Union Education Secretary over lapses in the audit of private universities comprised how many judges?

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

Q4. The Union Ministry of Education functions through its two departments as per the distribution of work laid down under which of the following?

  • A. The Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961
  • B. The Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961
  • C. The University Grants Commission Act, 1956
  • D. The All India Services Act, 1951

Q5. Which one of the following is the flagship school-nutrition (midday meal) programme administered by the Department of School Education & Literacy?

  • A. Samagra Shiksha
  • B. PM POSHAN
  • C. Padhna Likhna Abhiyan
  • D. PM SHRI

Q6. The writ of mandamus, when invoked under Article 226 of the Constitution to compel a public authority to perform its duty, is issued by which of the following?

  • A. The High Court
  • B. The Supreme Court
  • C. The National Green Tribunal
  • D. The District Court

Q7. Before his elevation to the Supreme Court in 2025, Justice N.V. Anjaria served as the Chief Justice of which High Court?

  • A. Karnataka High Court
  • B. Gujarat High Court
  • C. Patna High Court
  • D. Andhra Pradesh High Court

Q8. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was accorded statutory status by an Act of Parliament in which year?

  • A. 1945
  • B. 1956
  • C. 1987
  • D. 1994