UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 62
In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens?
- Person with an annual income of less than Rs .1,00,000
- Transgender with an annual income of less than Rs. 2,00,000 Unit - C: Indian Polity & Governance
- Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than Rs. 3,00,000
- All Senior Citizens
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A (1 and 2 only)
Explanation: Free legal-aid eligibility under the Legal Services Authorities Act covers specified groups and income thresholds; the exam’s first two examples qualify but OBC status alone or senior age alone are not automatic universal grounds.
Statement / Pair / Item-wise Analysis:
1. Correct - The stated low-income applicant falls under the relevant income-based legal aid criterion as framed.
2. Correct - A transgender applicant meeting the given low-income criterion qualifies under the applicable legal-aid scheme.
3. Incorrect - Being OBC with the stated income is not itself a general statutory free-aid entitlement.
4. Incorrect - Senior citizenship alone does not mean every senior citizen automatically qualifies nationwide.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Correct-includes all and only valid statements/items 1, 2.
B. Incorrect-includes incorrect item 3 (Being OBC with the stated income is not itself a general statutory free-aid entitlement); includes incorrect item 4 (Senior citizenship alone does not mean every senior citizen automatically qualifies nationwide); omits correct item 1 (The stated low-income applicant falls under the relevant income-based legal aid criterion as framed); omits correct item 2 (A transgender applicant meeting the given low-income criterion qualifies under the applicable legal-aid scheme).
C. Incorrect-includes incorrect item 3 (Being OBC with the stated income is not itself a general statutory free-aid entitlement); omits correct item 1 (The stated low-income applicant falls under the relevant income-based legal aid criterion as framed).
D. Incorrect-includes incorrect item 4 (Senior citizenship alone does not mean every senior citizen automatically qualifies nationwide); omits correct item 2 (A transgender applicant meeting the given low-income criterion qualifies under the applicable legal-aid scheme).
Review note: Income ceilings and state-specific legal-aid schemes change; verify against the appropriate State Legal Services Authority and exam-year rules.