UPSC Prelims 2023 · Question 12 of 97
UPSC Prelims 2023 question on Prisons State Subject
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2023
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectPolity
- TopicGovernance
- DifficultyHard
- TypeAssertion
Consider the following statements:
Statement-I:
In India, prisons are managed by State Governments with their own rules and regulations for the day-to-day administration of prisons.
Statement-II:
In India, prisons are governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 which expressly kept the subject of prisons in the control of Provincial Governments.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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Answer: A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
Verdict
Correct answer: Option (a).
Statement by statement
Statement I – CORRECT: In India, prisons are governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 which vested the Provincial Governments (now States) the power to make rules on prisons. The management and administration of prisons falls exclusively in the domain of the State Governments.
Statement II – CORRECT and is the correct explanation of Statement I: The Prisons Act, 1894 and the Prison Manuals of the respective State Governments govern prisons. Hence statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.