UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Petition filed in SC against Cockroach Janta Party

Question 1

In the context of the recent Supreme Court petition, the 'Cockroach Janta Party' is best described as which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A satirical 'digital-political formation' that emerged online in reaction to a Chief Justice's oral courtroom remark

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A political party formally registered with and recognised by the Election Commission of India

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A civil-society non-governmental organisation constituted to represent unemployed law graduates

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An association of advocates registered under the rules of the Bar Council of India

Question 2

The oral courtroom remark that first triggered the 'Cockroach Janta Party' phenomenon was made by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant

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Justice B.R. Gavai

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Justice Sanjiv Khanna

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Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

Question 3

In Indian jurisprudence, an incidental observation made by a judge that is not necessary to the decision of the case and therefore carries no binding precedential value is known as which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Obiter dictum

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Ratio decidendi

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Stare decisis

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Res judicata

Question 4

Under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, the maximum term of simple imprisonment that may be imposed for a contempt of court is:

Accepted Answer

Six months

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Three months

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One year

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Two years

Question 5

In the context of the IT Act, 2000 read with the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the 'safe harbour' principle refers to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

The conditional immunity of an intermediary from liability for third-party content, provided it observes the prescribed due diligence

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A government-designated zone within which all user data generated in India must be physically stored

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The statutory exemption of government agencies from any content take-down obligation

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The blanket immunity of individual social media users from criminal prosecution for their posts

Question 6

The intermediary due-diligence provisions of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 are administered by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

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Ministry of Home Affairs

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Ministry of Law and Justice

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Petition filed in SC against Cockroach Janta Party

Q1. In the context of the recent Supreme Court petition, the 'Cockroach Janta Party' is best described as which one of the following?

Q2. The oral courtroom remark that first triggered the 'Cockroach Janta Party' phenomenon was made by which one of the following?

Q3. In Indian jurisprudence, an incidental observation made by a judge that is not necessary to the decision of the case and therefore carries no binding precedential value is known as which one of the following?

Q4. Under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, the maximum term of simple imprisonment that may be imposed for a contempt of court is:

Q5. In the context of the IT Act, 2000 read with the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the 'safe harbour' principle refers to which one of the following?

Q6. The intermediary due-diligence provisions of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 are administered by which one of the following?