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Topic Judicial guidelines
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 4 years (2018–2022), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 2 years (2018–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2018 → CISF 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2022
Which one of the following is related to the 'Vishakha Guidelines' ?
- A Prohibition of child marriage
- B Female foeticide
- C Sexual harassment of women at workplace ✓
- D Prohibition of dowry
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Political Theory & Jurisprudence
CDS2018
The judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the Vishakha Case pertains to
- A sexual harassment in the work-place ✓
- B Sati
- C dowry death
- D rape
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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