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UPSC PYQPrelims 2023

Civil Services Examination · Question 77

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?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All three
  4. None
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Answer: (B) Only two

Explanation

Art. 355 imposes the duty on the Union, and Art. 22(3) excludes preventive detainees from the right to counsel. POTA made confessions to senior police officers admissible.