Home / Constitutional Provision / Article 72
Constitutional Provision Article 72
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 6 years (2018–2024), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in LDCE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 3 years (2018–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2018 → LDCE 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
LDCE2024
Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India empowers the President to grant pardons of punishment to any person ?
- A Article 27
- B Article 41
- C Article 72 ✓
- D Article 91
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Union & State Executive
LDCE2023
Which of the following does not come under the power of the President of India to pardon?
- Commutation of punishment or the sentence of any person
- Remission of punishment or the sentence of any person
- Continuation of punishment or the sentence of any person
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1, 2 and 3
- B 2 only
- C 3 only
- D 1 only ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Polity & Governance › Union & State Executive
CAPF2018
Which one of the following statements relating to the power of the President of India to grant pardon is not correct?
- A The President has the power to grant pardon where punishment or sentence is by a Court Martial.
- B The President can grant pardon in all cases where the sentence is a sentence of death.
- C The Court's power of judicial review is very limited in relation to the decision of the President on mercy petition.
- D The power to grant pardon by the President is the power that the sovereign never exercises against its own judicial mandate. ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Polity & Governance › Union & State Executive
Study how UPSC repeats — not just the papers
₹199 / 1 year · Founding Member
Full access unlocks the three things no PYQ PDF gives you:
① Cross-exam learning — see the same idea recur across CSE, CAPF, CDS and NDA.
② Topic evolution — how each idea is framed, year by year.
③ Question intelligence — every PYQ + answer, linked to related concepts and similar questions.
e.g. Round Table Conference: CDS 2017 → CSE 2017 → … → CAPF 2024
15 days free, no card required — then ₹199 for 1 year.
Start your 15-day free trial →