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Indian PolityMediumAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2021, GS Paper I

With reference to India, consider the following statements : 1. Judicial custody means an accused is in the custody of the concerned magistrate and such accused is locked up in police station, not in jail. 2. During judicial custody, the police officer in charge of the case is not allowed to interrogate the suspect without the approval of the court. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

Correct answer

B. 2 only

Explanation

The correct answer is B, 2 only. In judicial custody the accused is held in jail, not in a police lock-up, and the police need the court's leave to question them. After an arrest the police must produce the accused before a magistrate within 24 hours. The magistrate may then send the person to police custody, where they stay in the police station lock-up and can be questioned by the investigating officer, or to judicial custody, where they are kept in jail under the magistrate's authority. Statement 1 is wrong because it places a person in judicial custody in the police station, which describes police custody instead. Statement 2 is correct: once the accused is in judicial custody, the officer in charge of the case cannot interrogate them without the court's permission. This safeguard protects the accused from coercion. Option A is wrong because statement 1 is false. Option C is wrong because it accepts statement 1. Option D is wrong because statement 2 is true. Exam tip: police custody = lock-up and police questioning; judicial custody = jail, questioning only with the court's permission.

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Who among the following had the shortest span in office as the Prime Minister of India?

  1. A.Lal Bahadur Shastri
  2. B.Chaudhary Charan Singh
  3. C.Chandra Shekhar
  4. D.H. D. Deve Gowda
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Correct answer: B. Chaudhary Charan Singh

Among the four, Charan Singh held office for the shortest time, about 170 days. He became Prime Minister on 28 July 1979 after the Janata government of Morarji Desai fell, but resigned on 20 August 1979 without ever facing Parliament, when the Congress withdrew its support.

Q3.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

Who among the following was the Chairman of the National Commission for Review of the Working of the Constitution (2000)?

  1. A.Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah
  2. B.Justice J.S. Verma
  3. C.Justice Ranganath Mishra
  4. D.Justice Y.K. Sabharwal
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Correct answer: A. Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah

Venkatachaliah. The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution was set up by the Union government in February 2000 under Justice M.N.

Q5.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Consider the following statements :

1. In India, the Special Marriage Act protects an individual if one enters into an interreligious marriage.

2. Right to marry a person of one's choice is an integral aspect of one's Fundamental Rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

3. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights also resonates marital rights of every adult consenting individuals.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.2 and 3 only
  2. B.1 and 3 only
  3. C.1,2 and 3
  4. D.1 only
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Correct answer: C. 1,2 and 3

All three statements are correct. The Special Marriage Act, 1954 lets any two Indians marry by civil registration whatever their religion, without either partner having to convert, so it is the law that covers inter-religious marriages.