1. In which year was the Special Police Establishment set up by the Government of India?
2. The Special Police Establishment was originally set up to investigate cases of bribery and corruption in transactions with which department during World War II?
3. Which Act transferred the superintendence of the Special Police Establishment to the Home Department and enlarged its functions to cover all departments of the Government of India?
4. In which year was the CBI established by a resolution of the Ministry of Home Affairs?
5. The CBI derives its powers from which Act, since it is not a statutory body?
6. The CBI functions under the administrative control of which Ministry?
7. The National Investigation Agency was constituted mainly for investigating terror-related crimes following which incident, distinguishing its role from that of the CBI?
8. Under the provisions of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, the CBI's jurisdiction can be extended to a state (not being a railway area) only with:
9. What is the motto of the CBI?
11. With the enactment of the CVC Act, 2003, the superintendence of the Delhi Special Police Establishment vests with the Central Government, except for investigations under which Act, where superintendence vests with the Central Vigilance Commission?
12. Which Act amended the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 to introduce changes in the composition of the CBI, including provisions for the appointment of the Director of CBI and the Director of Prosecution?
13. As per the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, the Director of CBI is appointed by the Central Government on the recommendation of a three-member committee. Which of the following statements about this committee is/are correct?
(I) The Prime Minister is the Chairperson.
(II) The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha is a member.
(III) The Chief Justice of India or a Judge of the Supreme Court nominated by him/her is a member.
Which of the above is/are correct?
14. The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2014 provided that where there is no recognized Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, who would be a member of the committee for appointment of the Director of CBI instead?
15. Under the CVC Act, 2003, what was the originally fixed tenure of the Director of CBI?
16. As per the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2021, what is the maximum total tenure (including the initial appointment) that the Director of CBI can serve through extensions?
17. The CBI is required to obtain prior approval of the Central Government before investigating an offence committed by officers of which rank and above?
18. In 2014, the Supreme Court held Section 6A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act — which made prior sanction mandatory for CBI probes against senior bureaucrats in corruption cases — as violative of which Article of the Constitution?
19. The Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE), a division of the CBI, enjoys concurrent powers of investigation and prosecution with the state police forces for offences under which Act?
20. The CBI acts as which of the following in India?
21. The institution of Ombudsman was first created in which country?
22. Which country is credited with adopting the Ombudsman system as the first Commonwealth country to do so, in the form of a Parliamentary Commissioner for Investigation?
23. Consider the following statements regarding the Swedish Ombudsman:
(I) It deals with maladministration and administrative corruption.
(II) It has no power to reverse or quash an administrative decision.
(III) Its jurisdiction excludes the judiciary.
Which of the above is/are correct?
24. Which institutional device for redressal of citizens' grievances, created in the socialist countries like the former USSR and China, is referred to as the 'Procurator System'?
25. Which Commission of India first recommended the setting up of the institutions of 'Lokpal' and 'lokayukta'?
26. As per the recommendation of the First Administrative Reforms Commission, the Lokpal would deal with complaints against which of the following?
27. As per the First ARC's recommendation, who would appoint the Lokpal?
28. The tenth official attempt at Lokpal legislation, introduced as the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011, was enacted as the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act in which year?
29. Which government first introduced a Lokpal Bill in the Parliament, in May 1968?
30. Consider the following statements regarding the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013:
(I) The Lokpal consists of a Chairperson with a maximum of 8 members.
(II) At least 50% of the members shall be judicial members.
(III) At least 50% of the members shall come from amongst the SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities and women.
Which of the above is/are correct?
31. Under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, the Selection Committee for choosing the Chairperson and members of the Lokpal consists of the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Chief Justice of India (or a nominated Supreme Court Judge), and which other member?
32. Under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, who chairs the High-Powered Committee that recommends the selection of the Director of CBI?
33. As per the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, what is the maximum punishment prescribed under the Prevention of Corruption Act after enhancement by this Act?
34. Under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, entities receiving foreign contributions in excess of how much per year, under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), are brought under the jurisdiction of the Lokpal?
35. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 mandates that states enact a law setting up the institution of Lokayukta within how many days from the commencement of the Act?
36. Which of the following is a drawback of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013?
37. What is the limitation period prescribed for filing complaints to the Lokpal under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013?
38. The institution of lokayukta was established first in which state, even though another state had passed the relevant Act earlier?
39. Consider the following statements regarding the institution of lokayukta in Indian states:
(I) The lokayukta and upalokayukta are appointed by the Governor of the state.
(II) The term of office for lokayukta is uniformly fixed at 5 years across all states.
(III) The recommendations made by the lokayukta are only advisory and not binding on the state government.
Which of the above is/are correct?
40. To whom does the lokayukta present its annual consolidated performance report?
41. In which year was the National Investigation Agency constituted under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008?
42. The NIA was established in the backdrop of which incident?
43. Where is the headquarters of the NIA located?
44. The NIA has a specialised cell dealing with fake currency notes and terror funding, known as:
46. The NIA works under the administrative control of which Ministry?
47. Which Commission's recommendations, along with several expert committees, contributed to the rationale for establishing the NIA?
48. In which year was the jurisdiction of the NIA extended to cover offences relating to human trafficking, counterfeit currency, prohibited arms, cyber-terrorism, and explosive substances?
49. Consider the following statements regarding the NIA (Amendment) Act, 2019:
(I) It applied the provisions of the NIA Act to persons committing a scheduled offence outside India against Indian citizens or India's interests.
(II) It empowered NIA officers to exercise powers similar to police officers not only in India but also outside India.
(III) It allowed the central and state governments to designate Sessions Courts as Special Courts for trial of NIA Act offences.
Which of the above is/are correct?
50. Under which offence category is the NIA empowered to investigate attacks on nuclear installations and use of weapons of mass destruction?
51. Following which disaster did the Government of India enact the Disaster Management Act, 2005?
52. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was initially constituted in 2005 by an Executive Order, and was later notified under the provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 in which year?
53. Who is the ex-officio Chairperson of the NDMA?
54. What is the maximum number of members (excluding the chairperson) that the NDMA can have?
55. The NDMA works under the administrative control of which Ministry?
56. The NDMA exercises general superintendence, direction and control over which specialist response force?
57. Which body lays down broad policies and guidelines for the functioning of the National Institute of Disaster Management?
58. Under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, who is the ex-officio chairperson of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA)?
59. What is the maximum number of members (excluding the chairperson) that an SDMA can have?
60. Who is the ex-officio chairperson of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA)?
61. In the case of Tribal Areas under the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India, who acts as the ex-officio co-chairperson of the DDMA instead of the elected representative of the local authority?
62. What is the maximum number of members (excluding the chairperson) that a DDMA can have?
63. Consider the following statements regarding the DDMA:
(I) The DDMA acts as the district planning, coordinating and implementing body for disaster management.
(II) It follows guidelines laid down by the NDMA and the SDMA.
(III) Its chief executive officer is appointed by the NDMA.
Which of the above is/are correct?
64. The Bar Council of India (BCI) was established under which legislation?
65. Who chaired the All India Bar Committee appointed in 1951 by the Government of India to examine the reorganisation of the Bar and legal profession?
66. Which body's 1958 report again endorsed the All India Bar Committee's recommendation to establish an All India Bar Council and State Bar Councils, leading to the passage of the Advocates Act, 1961?
67. The BCI works under the Department of Legal Affairs of which Ministry?
68. Which of the following are ex-officio members of the Bar Council of India?
69. For how long do the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the BCI, elected by the Council from amongst its members, hold office?
70. Which of the following is NOT one of the standing committees of the BCI?
71. Which function is exclusively performed by the BCI and not by a State Bar Council?
72. The Advocates Act, 1961 provides for the establishment of a State Bar Council (SBC) for each state, or a common SBC for:
73. At present, how many State Bar Councils (SBCs) are there in India?
74. In the case of a State Bar Council with an electorate of more than ten thousand advocates, how many elected members does it have?
75. What is the term of office of an elected member of a State Bar Council?
76. In the case of the State Bar Council of Delhi, who serves as the ex-officio member, distinct from the Advocate-General role in other SBCs?
77. The Advocates Act, 1961 provides for two categories of advocates entitled to practise law before the Courts, namely:
78. Which body deals with the designation of Advocates as Senior Advocates in the Supreme Court, under the Supreme Court Rules, 2013?
79. A Senior Advocate is not entitled to appear in the Supreme Court without which of the following?
80. In which year did the system of "Agents" in the Supreme Court get substantially modified and replaced by "Advocates-on-Record"?
81. In which year were the Supreme Court Rules amended to introduce the Advocate-on-Record examination?
82. "Other Advocates" — those whose names are entered on the roll of a State Bar Council — cannot appear, plead or address the Supreme Court on behalf of a party unless:
83. Consider the following states/UTs and their corresponding State Bar Councils:
(I) Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa – Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
(II) Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana – Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
(III) Bar Council of West Bengal – West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
84. The Law Commission of India is best described as:
85. Which Article of the Constitution provides that pre-Constitution laws shall remain in force until amended or repealed, providing part of the rationale for establishing a Law Commission after Independence?
86. Who headed the First Law Commission of independent India, established in 1955?
87. What is the standard tenure of each Law Commission of India constituted since 1955?
88. Which pre-independence Law Commission was chaired by Lord Macaulay?
89. Which of the following laws was NOT among the products of the four pre-independence Law Commissions?
90. Who chaired the 22nd Law Commission of India, whose chairman and members were appointed nearly two and a half years after its constitution?
91. In the composition of a Law Commission, the Member-Secretary belongs to which service and holds the rank of Additional Secretary or Secretary to the Government of India?
92. Which of the following is a function of the Law Commission of India?
93. The reports of the Law Commission are considered and submitted to Parliament through which Ministry?
94. The high-powered body responsible for fixing limits/boundaries of territorial constituencies is known as the Delimitation Commission or:
95. The Delimitation Commission of India is best described as:
96. Orders of the Delimitation Commission come into force on a date specified by whom?
97. Under which Act was the First Delimitation Commission of India established, in 1952?
98. Consider the following Delimitation Commissions and the Acts under which they were established:
(I) Second Delimitation Commission (1963) – The Delimitation Commission Act, 1962
(II) Third Delimitation Commission (1973) – The Delimitation Act, 1972
(III) Fourth Delimitation Commission (2002) – The Delimitation Act, 2002
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
99. Which set of Articles of the Constitution deal with the delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies?
100. Which Constitutional Amendment Act, along with the 87th Amendment Act of 2003, amended Articles 81, 82, 170, 330 and 332 relating to delimitation?
101. As per the 84th and 87th Constitutional Amendment Acts, the total number of existing Lok Sabha seats allocated to states shall remain unaltered until the first census taken after which year?
102. On the basis of which census were states re-delimited into territorial parliamentary and assembly constituencies under the 84th and 87th Amendments?
103. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Fourth Delimitation Commission of 2002?
104. In which year did the President of India sign the notification implementing the recommendations of the Fourth Delimitation Commission, redefining Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies?
105. The recommendations of the Fourth Delimitation Commission were not made applicable to which of the following states, whose delimitation exercise was deferred or nullified?
106. In which month and year did the Government of India rescind its earlier notifications deferring delimitation in the four north-eastern states (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland)?
107. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Delimitation Commission set up in March 2020 for the north-eastern states and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir?
108. In March 2021, the Government of India removed which states from the purview of the 2020 Delimitation Commission, leaving it to focus on the UT of Jammu and Kashmir?
109. In which month and year did the 2020 Delimitation Commission complete its task relating to the delimitation of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir?
110. Under the delimitation order for the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, how many Assembly constituencies were created in total, treating J&K as a single entity for delimitation?
111. How many new Assembly constituencies were created for the Jammu region under the 2022 delimitation order for the UT of J&K?
112. Which Parliamentary Constituency was carved out in the UT of J&K by combining the Anantnag area of Kashmir with the Rajouri and Poonch areas of Jammu?
113. Under the 2022 delimitation order for the UT of J&K, how many Assembly constituencies are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes?
114. The North Eastern Council was established through which Act of Parliament?
115. Which state became the eighth member state of the North Eastern Council in 2002?
116. Where is the Secretariat (headquarters) of the North Eastern Council located?
117. The North Eastern Council operates under the administrative control of which Ministry?
118. By virtue of the 2002 Amendment to the North Eastern Council Act, the Council was designated as:
119. Since July 2018, who serves as the ex-officio Chairman of the North Eastern Council?
120. Consider the following statements regarding the composition of the North Eastern Council:
(I) The Governors of the eight member states are members.
(II) Three members are nominated by the President of India.
(III) The President of India nominates the Chairman of the Council.
Which of the above is/are correct?
121. In 2003, the Ministry of DONER constituted which committee to suggest measures to operationalise the revised mandate of the North Eastern Council as a Regional Planning Body?
122. Who headed the North Eastern Council Revitalisation Committee that submitted its report in 2004?
