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Topic Criminal procedure
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 5 years (2021–2026), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 3 years (2021–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2021 → CISF 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 4) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2026
Which of the following statements about a Zero First Information Report (Zero FIR) under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 is/are correct?
- A Zero FIR can be lodged at a police station, even though the place of commission of a cognizable/non-cognizable offence is outside the territorial jurisdiction of that police station
- The Officer-in-Charge of the police station where a Zero FIR has been lodged may, with the permission of the competent authority, initiate a preliminary enquiry
- Under Zero FIR, it is obligatory for the informant to furnish information electronically
- A 1, 2 and 3
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 only
- D 2 only ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Polity & Governance › Governance & e-Gov
CISF2023
Who among the following does not have the power to make an order under Section 98 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, for restoration of abducted females ?
- A District Magistrate
- B Sub-divisional Magistrate
- C Superintendent of Police ✓
- D Magistrate First Class
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Law › Procedure (CrPC/BNSS)
CSE2021
With reference to India, consider the following statements
- Judicial custody means an accused is in the custody of the concerned magistrate and such accused is locked up in police station, not in jail
- During judicial custody, the police officer in charge of the case is not allowed to interrogate the suspect without the approval of the court
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 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Polity & Governance › Judiciary
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