UPSC Current Affairs Quiz : 7 March 2025

Solution: A

Statement 1 is correct because statutory bail becomes a right when the police fail to complete the investigation within the stipulated time.

Statement 2 is incorrect. While 60 days is the standard time limit for statutory bail in most cases, this period can extend to 90 or 180 days depending on the severity of the crime.

Statement 3 is correct as statutory bail is provided for under the CrPC.

Solution: B

• Statement 1: The United Nations was established in 1945 after World War II, with the primary goals of maintaining international peace and security, promoting disarmament, and engaging in peacekeeping activities.
• Statement 2 is correct. The General Assembly serves as the UN’s main policymaking body, while the UNSC is specifically responsible for issues related to international peace and security.

Solution: B

• The Doctrine of Severability is a legal principle that allows courts to invalidate specific portions of a law that are deemed unconstitutional while keeping the remaining constitutional parts intact.
• This doctrine is based on the presumption that the legislature would have enacted the valid parts of the statute without the invalid ones.
• It enables courts to strike down only the problematic sections of a law rather than nullifying the entire legislation, thus preserving the intent of the lawmakers to the extent possible while ensuring constitutional compliance.
• This approach helps in maintaining legislative integrity and prevents the unnecessary invalidation of entire laws due to partial unconstitutionality.

Solution: C

The Supreme Court can invalidate laws that violate Fundamental Rights, the Doctrine of Severability allows unconstitutional parts of a law to be invalidated while preserving the rest, and the Doctrine of Eclipse allows laws infringing on Fundamental Rights to be temporarily suspended.

Solution: B

The Delhi Excise Policy Case (2024) reaffirmed the right to a speedy trial as a fundamental right under Article 21, continuing the Supreme Court’s role as the guardian of civil liberties.

Solution: C

The National MPI focuses on multidimensional aspects of poverty, such as health, education, and standard of living, but it does not include per capita income as one of its 12 indicators. Instead, it looks at indicators like child mortality, school attendance, and access to clean drinking water.

Solution: B

Statement 1 is correct: Dharma Guardian is a joint military exercise between the armies of India and Japan.

Statement 2 is correct: The Malabar exercise is a naval exercise involving India, Japan, and other Quad nations, such as the United States and Australia.

Statement 3 is incorrect: Veer Guardian is an air force exercise, not a naval exercise, conducted between India and Japan.

Solution: D

Committees’ recommendations on lateral entry:

• The idea has been advocated by Surinder Nath Committee (2003), Hota Committee (2004) and Second ARC (2008).
• NITI Aayog, in its three-year Action Agenda (2017—2020), recommended the induction of personnel at middle and senior management levels in the central government.

Solution: C

Article 13 of the Indian Constitution declares that any law which contravenes the Fundamental Rights shall be void. This empowers the Supreme Court to invalidate such laws.

Solution: A

Statement 1 is correct. Anticipatory bail is granted in anticipation of an arrest, hence before the arrest takes place.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Anticipatory bail is not mentioned in the Indian Constitution; it is provided for under Section 438 of the CrPC.

Statement 3 is correct. Anticipatory bail can be granted by both Sessions Courts and High Courts.