UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Suvendu aide killing: fake numbers used for vehicles

Q1. In the killing of Chandranath Rath (personal assistant to Suvendu Adhikari), the investigation was taken over from the West Bengal Police by which central agency?

  • A. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
  • B. National Investigation Agency (NIA)
  • C. Enforcement Directorate (ED)
  • D. Intelligence Bureau (IB)

Q2. Operation of the CBI in a State requires that State's consent under the DSPE Act, 1946. With reference to States that have withdrawn 'general consent' to the CBI, consider the following: 1. West Bengal 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Kerala Which of the above is/are correctly identified as having withdrawn general consent?

  1. West Bengal
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Kerala
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 4
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1 and 4 only

Q3. The mandatory High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) for motor vehicles in India is prescribed under which provision?

  • A. Rule 50 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
  • B. Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • C. Rule 115 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
  • D. Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Q4. The court-monitored CBI probe into the West Bengal post-poll violence (following the 2021 Assembly elections) into cases of murder and rape was ordered by which authority?

  • A. Calcutta High Court
  • B. Supreme Court of India
  • C. National Human Rights Commission
  • D. Election Commission of India

Q5. With reference to the investigation of the 2021 West Bengal post-poll violence, consider the following: 1. The Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI probe into cases of murder and rape. 2. A court-monitored SIT was constituted for the remaining (non-grievous) cases. 3. The NHRC committee that examined the violence was headed by Rajiv Jain. 4. The Supreme Court struck down the Calcutta High Court's order for a CBI probe. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

  1. The Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI probe into cases of murder and rape.
  2. A court-monitored SIT was constituted for the remaining (non-grievous) cases.
  3. The NHRC committee that examined the violence was headed by Rajiv Jain.
  4. The Supreme Court struck down the Calcutta High Court's order for a CBI probe.
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 4 only
  • C. 1 and 2
  • D. 2 and 4

Q6. With reference to the recognition of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in a legislature, consider the following: 1. The LoP must lead the opposition party having the greatest numerical strength. 2. That party's strength must be not less than one-tenth of the total membership of the House. 3. Recognition of the LoP is conferred by the Speaker/Chairman of the House. 4. The office of the Leader of the Opposition is created directly by the Constitution. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

  1. The LoP must lead the opposition party having the greatest numerical strength.
  2. That party's strength must be not less than one-tenth of the total membership of the House.
  3. Recognition of the LoP is conferred by the Speaker/Chairman of the House.
  4. The office of the Leader of the Opposition is created directly by the Constitution.
  • A. 4 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 3 and 4
  • D. 2 and 3

Q7. In a State Legislative Assembly, recognition of a member as the 'Leader of the Opposition' is conferred by which single authority?

  • A. The Speaker of the Assembly
  • B. The Governor of the State
  • C. The Chief Minister
  • D. The Chief Secretary

Q8. In the Rath case, accused were arrested outside West Bengal, invoking arrest-and-production procedure. Consider the following statements comparing the new and old criminal procedure codes: 1. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 has replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. 2. Under the BNSS, an arrested person must ordinarily be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours. 3. The 24-hour production requirement was newly introduced by the BNSS and had no equivalent in the CrPC, 1973. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 has replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
  2. Under the BNSS, an arrested person must ordinarily be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours.
  3. The 24-hour production requirement was newly introduced by the BNSS and had no equivalent in the CrPC, 1973.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q9. The tracking and arrest of the accused sharpshooters in the Chandranath Rath murder case revealed an operational link across how many States?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q10. Under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, the subject 'Police' is placed primarily in which List?

  • A. State List (List II)
  • B. Union List (List I)
  • C. Concurrent List (List III)
  • D. It is exclusively a Union subject in all circumstances

Q11. With reference to the killing of Chandranath Rath, consider the following: 1. He was shot dead at Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. 2. The getaway vehicles used in the attack bore fake/cloned number plates. 3. Investigators traced the accused partly through a UPI payment made at a toll plaza. 4. Rath was the personal assistant to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

  1. He was shot dead at Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.
  2. The getaway vehicles used in the attack bore fake/cloned number plates.
  3. Investigators traced the accused partly through a UPI payment made at a toll plaza.
  4. Rath was the personal assistant to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 3 and 4