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🕰️ PYQ · UPSC Prelims 2023 Consider the following statements : 1. According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances. 2. The Constitution of India exempts the States from providing legal counsel to a person being held for preventive detention. 3. According to the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, confession of the accused before the police cannot be used as evidence. How many of the above statements are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All three (d) None

🗞️ UPSC DAILY CA · 14 Oct 2026 · The Hindu · p.10 📌 What is preventive detention? Constitutional safeguards, prohibitory orders and the courts, after mass detentions of Delhi protesters 🧩 GS2 · Polity & Constitution › Fundamental Rights 🔥 Must-read · 🎯 Prelims + Mains · 💡 Static Hook ⚡ Crux in one line Preventive detention locks a person up without trial to stop a feared future act; it differs from BNSS Section 163 prohibitory orders. With 5,000+ protesters detained in Delhi, the SC held a Sunday hearing to stop illegal detentions. Art 22 safeguards and rulings from Khudiram Das to Ameena Begum limit the power. ❓ Why UPSC cares Art 22, preventive detention laws and the limits on prohibitory orders are core GS2 fundamental-rights topics and Prelims favourites. 📚 Static link-up ▸ Art 22(3)-(7): preventive detention safeguards; Advisory Board review beyond 3 months (22(4)); grounds and right of representation (22(5)) ▸ Entry 9 List I and Entry 3 List III (preventive detention) ▸ NSA 1980 (max 12 months) ▸ COFEPOSA 1974 ▸ A.K. Gopalan (1950), Maneka Gandhi (1978) ▸ BNSS s.163 (old CrPC s.144). 📊 Numbers to remember 5,000+ detained in Delhi ahead of the anti-CEC protest. SC Sunday hearing (Oct 11, 2026): no unlawful detention, Metro/rail and internet to run normally, Section 163 notices near the SC to go; compliance report by Oct 13. History: Preventive Detention Act 1950 (till 1969), MISA 1971 (repealed 1978). 🔑 Prelims keywords Article 22 · Advisory Board · National Security Act · BNSS Section 163 · Khudiram Das · Ameena Begum · golden triangle (Arts 14 · 19 · 21) 🕰️ PYQ connect — UPSC Prelims 2023 · GS Paper I UPSC has already asked this theme. Try the real PYQ in the poll below ⬇️ ✍️ Mains challenge (250 words · 11 min) Preventive detention is an exception to personal liberty, not a routine tool of policing. Examine the constitutional safeguards and the judiciary's role in preventing its misuse. (15 marks) 👇 Post your intro + 2 key points in the comments. Best answers get a shout-out tomorrow! #UPSC #CurrentAffairs #GS2 #Polity #Constitution #FundamentalRights #PoliceCriminalJustice #StaticHook #Prelims #Mains #TextAndContext #Hindu #ThinQIAS 📲 Join @thinqias for daily UPSC-ready current affairs

🗞️ What is preventive detention? Constitutional safeguards, prohibitory orders and the courts, after mass detentions of Delhi protesters ⚡ Preventive detention locks a person up without trial to stop a feared future act; it differs from BNSS Section 163 prohibitory orders. With 5,000+ protesters detained in Delhi, the SC held a Sunday hearing to stop illegal detentions. Art 22 safeguards and rulings from Khudiram Das to Ameena Begum limit the power. 👇 Full UPSC breakdown, a real PYQ poll & Mains challenge below

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