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Q1 · easy · BNSS S.301
Under Section 301 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the term "detained" expressly includes which of the following?
- A.Persons detained under any law providing for preventive detention✓ correct
- B.Only persons detained after conviction by a court
- C.Persons held in police station lock-ups for routine investigation
- D.Persons detained for mental health treatment
Why: The provision states: "'detained' includes detained under any law providing for preventive detention." This phrase directly confirms that detention under preventive detention laws is included.
Read Section 301 — Definitions →Q2 · easy · BNSS S.301
Which of the following is explicitly included within the definition of "prison" in Section 301?
- A.Only district and Central jails
- B.Only places declared by the Central Government
- C.Any reformatory, Borstal institution or other institution of a like nature✓ correct
- D.Police station lock-ups
Why: Section 301(b)(ii) states that "prison" includes "any reformatory, Borstal institution or other institution of a like nature." Thus reformatories and Borstal institutions are expressly included.
Read Section 301 — Definitions →Q3 · medium · BNSS S.301
A place is made a subsidiary jail by a special order of the State Government. Under Section 301, is that place a "prison"?
- A.No — only places declared by the Central Government become prisons
- B.No — only places declared by a general order qualify, not by special order
- C.Yes — but only if it is also a reformatory
- D.Yes — a subsidiary jail declared by the State Government by general or special order is included as a "prison"✓ correct
Why: Section 301(b)(i) provides that "prison" includes "any place which has been declared by the State Government, by general or special order, to be a subsidiary jail." Therefore a place declared by special order is included.
Read Section 301 — Definitions →Q4 · medium · BNSS S.301
Does the definition of "prison" in Section 301 cover a privately-run reformatory?
- A.Only if the State Government declares it a subsidiary jail
- B.Yes — "prison" includes any reformatory, Borstal institution or other institution of a like nature✓ correct
- C.No — only government-run institutions are covered
- D.Only if it houses convicted prisoners
Why: Section 301(b)(ii) states "prison" includes "any reformatory, Borstal institution or other institution of a like nature," without limiting by ownership, so a reformatory is included regardless of management.
Read Section 301 — Definitions →Q5 · hard · BNSS S.301
Which item in the definition of "prison" specifically depends on a declaration by the State Government under Section 301?
- A.Any reformatory
- B.Any Borstal institution
- C.Any place declared by the State Government by general or special order to be a subsidiary jail✓ correct
- D.Any institution "of a like nature"
Why: Section 301(b)(i) expressly makes a "place which has been declared by the State Government, by general or special order, to be a subsidiary jail" part of the definition of "prison," so that category requires a State Government declaration.
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