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UPSC Prelims 2026 CSAT Paper 2 — Question 20

Question

[Passage: Same as Q19] Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. If an offence has no minimum prescribed punishment, it cannot be considered heinous as per the JJ Act, 2015. 2. As per the JJ Act, 2021, an offence for which there is a provision for a maximum sentence of seven years or more, but no minimum sentence, is to be considered a serious offence. Select the answer using the code given below.

(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

UnlockIAS answer: (c)Both 1 and 2

Solution

Both follow directly from the passage: a heinous offence needs a minimum punishment (so no minimum → not heinous), and the 2021 amendment treats "no minimum, max ≥ 7 years" as a serious offence.

UnlockIAS expert key, prepared 24 May 2026 and cross-verified by re-deriving the answer — this is our key, not the official UPSC provisional key (awaited).

Section

Reading Comprehension

Topic Reference

Reading Comprehension — Juvenile Justice Act

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