Topic Judiciary
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 18 years (2005–2023), peaking in 2006.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2006
- Recurs across 3 years (2005–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2005 → EPFO 2023
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 4) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
EPFO2023
Which of the following statements regarding the attendance of retired judges at sittings of the Supreme Court of India is/are correct?
- Article 128 permits the attendance of retired judges at the sittings of the Supreme Court
- The Chief Justice of India may at any time request anyone who has held office as a Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court to sit and act as a Judge of the Supreme Court
- The Chief Justice of India may at any time, with the previous consent of the President of India, request any person who has held the office of Chief Justice of a High Court to sit and act as a Judge of the Supreme Court
- The Chief Justice of India may at any time, with the previous consent of the President of India, request any person who has held the office of a Judge of the Supreme Court to sit and act as a Judge of the Supreme Court
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 and 4 ✓
- B 1 and 3
- C 2 and 4
- D 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Judiciary
CSE2006
. Directions: All the Assertion (A). Reasoning (R) questions in this book are to be answered based on the options given below
Assertion (A)In India, every state has a High Court in its territory
Reason (R)The Constitution of India provides for a High Court in each state
- A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- B Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.
- C A is true but R is false.
- D A is false but R is true. ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Polity & Governance › Judiciary
CSE2006
. Consider the following statements
- A person who has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except the Supreme Court
- A person is not qualified for appointment as a Judge of a High Court in India unless he has for at least five years held a judicial office in the territory of India. 182
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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