UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — HC asks AIIMS team to assess the health of Jaideep Sengar

Q1. The Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the agency that investigated the Unnao cases, is appointed by the Central Government on the recommendation of a committee chaired by which one of the following?

  • A. The Prime Minister
  • B. The Chief Justice of India
  • C. The President of India
  • D. The Union Home Minister

Q2. In February 2026, the Delhi High Court directed that the medical board to assess Jaideep Sengar's claimed Stage-IV oral cancer be constituted exclusively by which one of the following institutions?

  • A. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
  • B. Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
  • C. Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, New Delhi
  • D. Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital, New Delhi

Q3. In the context of Jaideep Sengar's plea before the Delhi High Court, the term 'suspension of sentence' most precisely refers to which one of the following?

  • A. An order keeping the execution of the sentence in abeyance, typically pending the hearing of an appeal, without disturbing the conviction itself
  • B. The setting aside of both the conviction and the sentence by an appellate court
  • C. The reduction of the quantum of punishment by an appellate court
  • D. The exercise of the constitutional power of the Governor to pardon a convict