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?

1. A

   Only one

   Only one. Two statements hold.

2. B

   Only two

   Only two. Article 355: Union duty to protect States from internal disturbance. Preventive detention is carved out of the Article 22(1) counsel right. POTA allowed police confessions as evidence — so statement 3 is false.

3. C

   All three

   All three. POTA’s confession clause is the opposite of statement 3.

4. D

   None

   None. 355 and the PD counsel carve-out stand.

Summary. Official key is (b) only two. Article 355 requires the Union to protect States against internal disturbance. Article 22(3) drops the 22(1) right to counsel for preventive detention. POTA, 2002, made confessions to police admissible — so statement 3 is wrong.