Q58 · UPSC Prelims 2026 · Set A · Current Affairs and GK

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Consider the following statements in respect of questions asked by the Members in the Parliament of India:1.Unstarred questions are those to which a Member desires an oral answer in the House.2.Starred questions are those to which a Member desires a written answer.3.No supplementary question can be asked on an unstarred question.Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?

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Exam
Union Public Service Commission — Civil Services Examination (UPSC)
Board
UPSC
Stage
Prelims
Year
2026
Paper
UPSC Prelims — Prelims General Studies Paper I (General Studies)
Booklet
Set A
Question
Q58
Topic
Current Affairs and GK
Syllabus
Current events, government schemes, miscellaneous GK — Prelims GS Paper I.
A All the three statements are correct.
B There are two correct statements, that include statement 2.
C There is only one correct statement.
D There is no correct statement.

Correct answer: (c) There is only one correct statement.

Explanation

  1. A

    All the three statements are correct.

    This option claims that all three statements are correct, which is incorrect because statements 1 and 2 incorrectly invert the definitions of starred and unstarred questions, making them factually wrong.

  2. B

    There are two correct statements, that include statement 2.

    This option claims there are two correct statements including statement 2, which is incorrect because statement 2 is false (starred questions require oral answers, not written ones).

  3. C

    There is only one correct statement.

    (x) Official key: This option correctly states that only one statement is correct. Statement 3 is correct because no supplementary questions can be asked on unstarred questions, while statements 1 and 2 are inverted and thus incorrect.

  4. D

    There is no correct statement.

    This option claims there is no correct statement, which is incorrect because statement 3 is factually accurate regarding unstarred questions in Parliament. Summary. Official key is (c) because only statement 3 is correct regarding parliamentary questions, as unstarred questions do not permit supplementary questions, whereas statements 1 and 2 incorrectly swap the definitions of starred and unstarred questions.

Summary. Official key is (c) because only statement 3 is correct regarding parliamentary questions, as unstarred questions do not permit supplementary questions, whereas statements 1 and 2 incorrectly swap the definitions of starred and unstarred questions.

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