Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
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?
Pick an option to check yourself.
• Correct Answer: A
• Prisons is State subject under Entry 4 of State List in Seventh Schedule
• Prisons Act, 1894 placed administration under Provincial Governments, explaining current State control
• Statement-II correctly explains Statement-I as the legal basis for State management of prisons
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