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Topic Protection against arrest
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 8 years (2017–2025), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 2 years (2017–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2017 → LDCE 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
LDCE2025
Which one of the following clauses of Article 22 of the Constitution of India makes it mandatory to give information about the grounds of arrest to the person arrested ?
- A Clause 2
- B Clause 4
- C Clause 5
- D Clause 1
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Polity & Governance › FR/DPSP/Duties
CDS2017
Which one of the following statements relating to protection against arrest and detention of individuals under Article 22 is not correct?
- A No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed of the grounds for such arrest.
- B No person shall be denied the right to consult, and be defended by, a legal practitioner of his/her choice.
- C Every person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest Magistrate within a period of one week of such arrest. ✓
- D The right to protection against arrest is not available to a person in jail pursuant to a judicial order.
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › FR/DPSP/Duties
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