UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC says pre-marital relationship is not a blot on character
Q1. Who among the following was the senior puisne judge presiding over the Supreme Court Bench that delivered the judgment in Gajula Thirupathi v. Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board (2026 INSC 493)?
- A. Justice Manoj Misra
- B. Justice Manmohan
- C. Justice Surya Kant
- D. Justice B.R. Gavai
Q2. The Supreme Court's reasoning in Gajula Thirupathi (2026) that consensual adult intimate conduct lies within a protected private sphere draws on the Right to Privacy, which the nine-judge Bench in K.S. Puttaswamy (2017) located primarily under which Article of the Constitution of India?
- A. Article 14
- B. Article 19(1)(a)
- C. Article 21
- D. Article 25
Q3. In the context of the Gajula Thirupathi judgment, where the underlying criminal case was 'compounded' before a Lok Adalat, the expression 'compounding of an offence' most precisely refers to which one of the following?
- A. An out-of-court settlement between the complainant and the accused that legally terminates the criminal proceeding in respect of a compoundable offence.
- B. A judicial finding of acquittal of the accused after a full trial on merits.
- C. The clubbing together of multiple FIRs against an accused into a single consolidated trial.
- D. The conversion of a criminal proceeding into a civil suit for recovery of damages.
Q4. The cancellation of the candidate's provisional selection that was set aside by the Supreme Court in Gajula Thirupathi (2026 INSC 493) was solely the act of which one of the following recruiting authorities?
- A. Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
- B. Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC)
- C. Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board (TSLPRB)
- D. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)