UPSC Prelims GS Mock Test - 2025

Question 12
DIFFICULT
Correct:
+2
Incorrect:
-2

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?

    a
    Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and StatementII is the correct explanation for Statement-
    b
    Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and StatementII is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
    c
    Statement-I is correct but StatementIi is incorrect
    d
    Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

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