UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC blames NTA for leak of 2026 NEET paper
Q1. Which one of the following was the first examination entrusted to and conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) after it began operations?
- A. JEE (Main)
- B. NEET-UG
- C. UGC-NET
- D. Common University Entrance Test (CUET)
Q2. The National Testing Agency was established as a registered society under which one of the following?
- A. The Companies Act, 2013
- B. The Societies Registration Act, 1860
- C. The National Testing Agency Act, 2017
- D. The Indian Trusts Act, 1882
Q3. In the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak proceedings, the Supreme Court directed which one of the following Union ministries to file an affidavit on the mechanism for conducting national examinations and strengthening the NTA's human resource architecture?
- A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- B. Ministry of Home Affairs
- C. Ministry of Education
- D. Ministry of Science and Technology
Q4. The NEET-UG 2026 re-examination was scheduled to be conducted at over 5,400 centres located in approximately how many cities?
Q5. The High-Level Committee of Experts constituted by the Ministry of Education in 2024 to recommend reforms in the examination process and the functioning of the NTA was chaired by whom?
- A. Dr. Randeep Guleria
- B. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
- C. Dr. K. VijayRaghavan
- D. Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Q6. The High-Level Committee of Experts chaired by Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, in its report on reforming the NTA and the examination system, made how many recommendations?
Q7. In the context of the CBI investigating the NEET paper leak, the 'general consent' given by a State refers to which one of the following?
- A. A standing permission granted by a State under the DSPE Act, 1946 allowing the CBI to investigate notified categories of offences within that State without seeking case-by-case sanction
- B. The prior approval of the Central Government required before the CBI probes a senior Central government officer
- C. A one-time authorisation issued by the High Court permitting the CBI to enter a State
- D. The consent of the accused person to be investigated by the CBI instead of the State police
Q8. Consider the following statements regarding the CBI's authority to investigate the paper leak:
1. The CBI derives its powers from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
2. To investigate a cognisable offence within a State, the CBI ordinarily requires the consent of the State Government.
3. The Supreme Court and the High Courts can direct the CBI to investigate a case even without State consent.
4. The CBI can register and investigate a case in any State on its own, without any statutory basis or State consent, because police is a Union subject.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- The CBI derives its powers from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
- To investigate a cognisable offence within a State, the CBI ordinarily requires the consent of the State Government.
- The Supreme Court and the High Courts can direct the CBI to investigate a case even without State consent.
- The CBI can register and investigate a case in any State on its own, without any statutory basis or State consent, because police is a Union subject.
- A. 1 only
- B. 4 only
- C. 2 and 3
- D. 3 and 4
Q9. The Supreme Court's power to enforce accountability of public authorities such as the NTA through writs flows from Article 32 of the Constitution. Under this power, how many types of writs can the Supreme Court issue?