Indian Polity · Polity
Consider the following statements: Statement I: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued guidelines requiring that every custodial death in India be reported and subjected to a magisterial inquiry. Statement II: Prison administration and management in India fall exclusively under the jurisdiction of the Union Government under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. Statement III: Overcrowding in prisons is often cited as a major structural factor contributing to poor living conditions and custodial deaths in Indian jails. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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- 1Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct.
- 2Only one of the Statements II and III is correct, and that explains Statement I.✓
- 3Both Statement II and Statement III are correct, but only one of them explains Statement I.
- 4Both Statement II and Statement III are correct, and both of them explain Statement I.
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Only one of the Statements II and III is correct, and that explains Statement I.
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