UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Detention of leaders: SC to hear plea today

Q1. With reference to the safeguards under Article 22 of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A person arrested under the ordinary criminal law cannot be denied the right to consult a legal practitioner of their choice.
  2. A person held under a preventive detention law has no constitutional right to be told the grounds on which the detention order was made.
  3. An authority making a preventive detention order is not obliged to disclose facts that it considers against the public interest to disclose.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only

Q2. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A person detained under a law providing for preventive detention on public-order grounds has no constitutional right to be produced before a magistrate within twenty-four hours.
  2. The safeguards in clauses (1) and (2) of Article 22 do not extend to persons arrested or detained under any law providing for preventive detention.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q3. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. An Election Commissioner other than the Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from office only through the procedure prescribed for removing a Judge of the Supreme Court.
  2. Under Article 324(5), an Election Commissioner other than the Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from office except on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q4. With reference to the Supreme Court's judgment in Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India (2020) on orders suspending internet services, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A suspension order may remain in force indefinitely as long as the threat to public order persists.
  2. Periodic review of suspension orders is mandatory.
  3. Freedom of trade and business carried on over the internet is protected under Article 19(1)(g).
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 1 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. With reference to the powers of the superior courts in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A High Court's power to punish for contempt of itself rests on the Constitution and not merely on a statute.
  2. The Supreme Court's power to punish for contempt of itself is an attribute of its status as a court of record.
  3. The Supreme Court's writ jurisdiction under Article 32 can be invoked only for the enforcement of rights conferred by Part III of the Constitution.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 2 only

Q6. With reference to legislative competence over preventive detention under the Seventh Schedule, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Only Parliament can make a law providing for preventive detention for reasons connected with the maintenance of public order.
  2. Only Parliament can make a law providing for preventive detention for reasons connected with defence, foreign affairs or the security of India.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 only
  • C. Both 1 and 2
  • D. Neither 1 nor 2