07 FEBRUARY 2026

07 FEBRUARY 2026

Q1. With reference to the death penalty in India, consider the following:

  1. Article 21 of the Constitution completely prohibits the death penalty in India.
  2. The Supreme Court mandates consideration of mitigating circumstances before awarding capital punishment.
  3. Recent trends show a growing judicial preference for life imprisonment as an alternative to death penalty.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 2 and 3 only

B. 1 and 2 only

C. 3 only

D. 1, 2 and 3

Q2. With reference to President’s Rule under Article 356 of the Indian Constitution, consider the following statements:

  1. The imposition of President’s Rule is subject to judicial review as held in the S.R. Bommai case.
  2. During President’s Rule, the functioning of the State High Court is suspended.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q3. With reference to Denotified Tribes (DNTs) in India, consider the following statements:

  1. Denotified Tribes were earlier notified as “criminal tribes” under a colonial law enacted in 1871, which was repealed after Independence.
  2. The lack of a separate constitutional or census recognition has led to policy invisibility and exclusion of many DNT communities from welfare benefits.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q4. With reference to SabhaSaar, consider the following statements:

  1. SabhaSaar is an AI-enabled platform that converts Gram Sabha meeting recordings into structured Minutes of Meetings.
  2. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is the nodal ministry responsible for implementing SabhaSaar.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding Minor Forest Produce (MFP):

  1. Minor Forest Produce includes non-timber forest products that form a major source of livelihood for tribal communities.
  2. A decline in MSP-based procurement of MFP indicates gaps in on-ground implementation despite fund releases by the Centre only

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2