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writs

Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 3 years (2021–2024), peaking in 2021.
2
PYQs
2
Exams
2
Years active
2021–2024
Span
2021
Peak
2/2
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in NDA — 1 of 2 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2021
  • Recurs across 2 years (2021–2024)

How it travelled across exams

First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2021 CISF 2024

How the concept evolved

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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.
CISF2024
Which one among the following legal maxims means 'we command'?
  1. A Habeas corpus
  2. B Mandamus ✓
  3. C Audi alteram partem
  4. D Non bis in idem
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Judiciary
NDA2021
Which one of the following is not a writ ?
  1. A Mandamus
  2. B Habeas Corpus
  3. C Certiorari
  4. D Severability ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Polity & Governance › Judiciary

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