UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC adjourns plea against Wangchuk’s detention under NSA to March 10

Question 1

Preventive detention legislation such as the National Security Act, 1980 — under which Wangchuk's detention is being contested in the Supreme Court — derives its constitutional sanction primarily from which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?

Accepted Answer

Article 22

Answer

Article 21

Answer

Article 20

Answer

Article 19

Question 2

Under the National Security Act, 1980, what is the maximum period for which a person may be kept under preventive detention?

Accepted Answer

12 months

Answer

3 months

Answer

6 months

Answer

24 months

Question 3

In the context of Wangchuk's case under the National Security Act, 1980, the term 'preventive detention' is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

Detention of a person without trial to prevent an apprehended future act prejudicial to public order or State security, rather than as punishment for an offence already committed

Answer

Detention of a convicted person after trial in order to deter the commission of similar offences by others

Answer

Detention of an accused during the pendency of trial because bail has been denied by the court

Answer

Detention of a foreign national pending deportation after expiry of a visa

Question 4

At the Union level, the National Security Act, 1980, invoked in the detention challenged before the Supreme Court in 2026, is administered by which one of the following ministries?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Law and Justice

Answer

Ministry of Defence

Answer

Ministry of External Affairs

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC adjourns plea against Wangchuk’s detention under NSA to March 10

Q1. Preventive detention legislation such as the National Security Act, 1980 — under which Wangchuk's detention is being contested in the Supreme Court — derives its constitutional sanction primarily from which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?

Q2. Under the National Security Act, 1980, what is the maximum period for which a person may be kept under preventive detention?

Q3. In the context of Wangchuk's case under the National Security Act, 1980, the term 'preventive detention' is best defined as:

Q4. At the Union level, the National Security Act, 1980, invoked in the detention challenged before the Supreme Court in 2026, is administered by which one of the following ministries?