Polity topic analysis
Judiciary & Legal System UPSC PYQs
This cluster covers the Supreme Court, judicial review, writs, jurisdiction, legal services, due process, criminal justice, and institutional checks on power. This live collection contains 20 classified questions across 11 exam years, from 2014 to 2025.
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UPSC 2025 · Polity
Consider the following statements regarding the 'Ninth Schedule' of the Constitution of India: 1. It was added by the First Amendment to the Constitution. 2. The Supreme Court...
UPSC 2023 · Polity
Consider the following statements : Statement-I : In India, prisons are managed by State Governments with their own rules and regulations for the day-to-day administration of...
UPSC 2022 · Polity
With reference to the writs issued by the Courts in India, consider the following statements : 1. Mandamus will not lie against a private organisation unless it is entrusted w...
UPSC 2021 · Polity
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 i...
UPSC 2020 · Polity
Consider the following statements : 1. The Constitution of India defines its 'basic structure' in terms of federalism, secularism, fundamental rights and democracy. 2. The Con...
UPSC 2019 · Polity
With reference to the Constitution of India, prohibitions or limitations or provisions contained in ordinary laws cannot act as prohibitions or limitations on the constitution...
UPSC 2018 · Polity
Consider the following statements : 1. The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India. 2. The validity of a law placed i...
UPSC 2017 · Polity
In India, Judicial Review implies
UPSC 2016 · Polity
With reference to the 'Gram Nyayalaya Act', which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. As per the Act, Gram Nyayalayas can hear only civil cases and not criminal cas...
UPSC 2015 · Polity
Who/Which of the following is the custodian of the Constitution of India?
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