UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — NEET leak traumatised students, kin: SC

Question 1

In which year was the National Testing Agency (NTA), the autonomous body that conducts NEET-UG, established?

Accepted Answer

2017

Answer

2015

Answer

2016

Answer

2019

Question 2

The National Testing Agency (NTA) functions as an autonomous body under which Union Ministry?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Education

Answer

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Answer

Ministry of Science and Technology

Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Question 3

What is the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 for the offence of 'organised crime'?

Accepted Answer

10 years

Answer

3 years

Answer

5 years

Answer

7 years

Question 4

The Supreme Court Bench that heard the petitions arising from the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak comprised how many judges?

Accepted Answer

Two

Answer

One

Answer

Three

Answer

Five

Question 5

In the NEET-UG 2026 leak proceedings, the Supreme Court directed which body to file an affidavit on its compliance with the Court's earlier (2024) directions on examination reform?

Accepted Answer

The National Testing Agency

Answer

The Central Bureau of Investigation

Answer

The University Grants Commission

Answer

The Medical Council of India

Question 6

The CBI arrested accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case across several cities. Which of the following are correctly identified as locations of these arrests?

Accepted Answer

1 and 3

Answer

2 and 4

Answer

1, 2 and 4

Answer

3 only

Question 7

Offences under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 — under which the NEET-UG leak is being pursued — are 'non-compoundable'. In this context, 'non-compoundable' means that the offence:

Accepted Answer

cannot be settled or withdrawn through a compromise between the accused and the complainant

Answer

does not entitle the accused to bail as a matter of right

Answer

cannot be investigated by the police without prior permission of a court

Answer

attracts imprisonment but no monetary fine

Question 8

NEET-UG functions as the single uniform national entrance examination primarily for admission to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Undergraduate medical and dental courses (MBBS and BDS)

Answer

Undergraduate engineering courses (B.Tech)

Answer

Undergraduate law courses (LLB)

Answer

Postgraduate management courses (MBA)

Question 9

In the abbreviation 'NEET-UG', the expansion 'NEET' stands for:

Accepted Answer

National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test

Answer

National Entrance and Eligibility Test

Answer

National Examination for Entry into Training

Answer

National Evaluation and Entrance Test

Question 10

Unlike the NTA, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) — cited by the Supreme Court as never having had a paper leak — is established directly by which founding constitutional provision?

Accepted Answer

Article 315

Answer

Article 324

Answer

Article 280

Answer

Article 148

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — NEET leak traumatised students, kin: SC

Q1. In which year was the National Testing Agency (NTA), the autonomous body that conducts NEET-UG, established?

Q2. The National Testing Agency (NTA) functions as an autonomous body under which Union Ministry?

Q3. What is the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 for the offence of 'organised crime'?

Q4. The Supreme Court Bench that heard the petitions arising from the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak comprised how many judges?

Q5. In the NEET-UG 2026 leak proceedings, the Supreme Court directed which body to file an affidavit on its compliance with the Court's earlier (2024) directions on examination reform?

Q6. The CBI arrested accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case across several cities. Which of the following are correctly identified as locations of these arrests?

Q7. Offences under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 — under which the NEET-UG leak is being pursued — are 'non-compoundable'. In this context, 'non-compoundable' means that the offence:

Q8. NEET-UG functions as the single uniform national entrance examination primarily for admission to which of the following?

Q9. In the abbreviation 'NEET-UG', the expansion 'NEET' stands for:

Q10. Unlike the NTA, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) — cited by the Supreme Court as never having had a paper leak — is established directly by which founding constitutional provision?