Consider the following statements: 1. According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a…
Consider the following statements: 1. According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances. 2. The Constitution of India exempts the States from providing legal counsel to a person being held for preventive detention. 3. According to the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, confession of the accused before the police cannot be used as evidence. How many of the above statements are correct?
Only one
Only two
All three
None
Solution
Per the official UPSC key, the answer is B. Statement 1 is correct — Article 355; Statement 2 is partly correct under Article 22; Statement 3 is incorrect — POTA allowed confessions to police as evidence. Most coaching keys marked A.