UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — HC denies plea to reopen Class 12 re-evaluation portal

Q1. A Public Interest Litigation seeking direct enforcement of a fundamental right can be instituted before which one of the following forums?

  • A. The Supreme Court under Article 32
  • B. A District Court under the Code of Civil Procedure
  • C. The National Human Rights Commission
  • D. The Central Administrative Tribunal

Q2. The judicial caution that 'judicial activism should not become judicial adventurism' and that courts must act with proper restraint was notably articulated by which judge?

  • A. Justice Markandey Katju
  • B. Justice P.N. Bhagwati
  • C. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
  • D. Justice H.R. Khanna

Q3. Under the doctrine of separation of powers that underlies judicial restraint, the function of implementing and executing laws in India is vested primarily in which organ?

  • A. The Executive (Union and State governments)
  • B. The Judiciary
  • C. The Legislature
  • D. The Comptroller and Auditor General

Q4. Under the RTE Act, 2009, a child entitled to free and compulsory elementary education is to be provided such education primarily in which one of the following?

  • A. A neighbourhood school
  • B. Any government school of the parent's choice anywhere in the State
  • C. A residential school reserved for the purpose
  • D. A Kendriya Vidyalaya

Q5. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) functions under the administrative control of which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Education
  • B. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • D. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Q6. Consider the following with respect to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Which of the following is NOT a correct description of the CBSE?

  1. It conducts the public board examinations at the end of Class X and Class XII.
  2. It grants affiliation to schools that adopt its scheme of studies.
  3. It legislates and enforces the national school curriculum framework as a statutory Act of Parliament.
  4. It reconstituted in its present form in 1962 and functions under the Union government.
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 2 and 4
  • D. 1 and 3

Q7. The June 2026 order declining to direct CBSE to reopen its Class 12 re-evaluation portal was passed by a vacation bench of the Delhi High Court comprising which of the following judges?

  • A. Justices Neena Bansal Krishna and Madhu Jain
  • B. Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Amit Sharma
  • C. Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Girish Kathpalia
  • D. Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela

Q8. As per CBSE's post-result facilitation rules, the grievance-redressal facilities must be availed strictly in which one of the following sequences?

  • A. Verification of marks → obtaining photocopy of the answer book → re-evaluation of specific questions
  • B. Re-evaluation of the whole paper → verification of marks → obtaining photocopy
  • C. Obtaining photocopy → re-evaluation → verification of marks
  • D. Verification of marks → re-evaluation → obtaining photocopy

Q9. The On-Screen Marking (OSM) system adopted by CBSE for the Class 12 examinations was introduced primarily to replace which of the following?

  • A. Physical checking of answer scripts by examiners at evaluation centres
  • B. Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) scanning of objective answer sheets
  • C. Oral viva-voce assessment of candidates
  • D. Examination papers consisting solely of multiple-choice questions