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Judiciary, prosecution and company-law preparation in one structured learning environment.
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Do not mix unrelated eligibility rules or preparation schemes. Choose your examination below.
What you should understand before you start
A multidisciplinary legal study hub works best when every visitor can identify the right exam and take a useful next step. The pathway below explains the subject in manageable parts, connects examination preparation to authoritative material and helps avoid common study errors.
Three high-value study tracks
Eight essential topics, explained
Use these sections as your chapter checklist. Read every concept in the primary legislation and revise it with an illustrative question.
Choose a career path first
A prosecution officer argues criminal cases for the State; a Company Prosecutor works with corporate enforcement; a judicial-service officer is recruited for adjudicatory duties. Eligibility, language and syllabus are not interchangeable.
Study task: read → summarise → practise → verify
Read the primary law
Before opening coaching notes, locate the applicable bare Act and verify definitions, exceptions and explanations. The Indian criminal-law transition makes this especially important for older previous papers.
Study task: read → summarise → practise → verify
Criminal prosecution track
Build a three-part base: substantive offences under BNS, criminal procedure under BNSS and proof under BSA. Add the special Acts and general studies expressly mentioned by the recruiting body.
Study task: read → summarise → practise → verify
Corporate prosecution track
Study company incorporation and compliance before moving to inspection, investigation, SFIO, offences, fraud, adjudication and Special Courts. Company-law penalties and criminal prosecution must be distinguished.
Study task: read → summarise → practise → verify
Judiciary track
Expect wider civil-law study in many PCS-J examinations. Contract, property, CPC, limitation, constitution and language papers may be relevant, depending on the State syllabus.
Study task: read → summarise → practise → verify
Verified past papers
Use Recruitment Test archives and State PSC paper repositories to identify question style. Retain each paper year, notification and law-in-force date in the practice notebook.
Study task: read → summarise → practise → verify
A weekly revision loop
Use five days for statute reading and topical questions, one day for a mixed timed paper and one day for error review. Classify errors into incorrect section, misunderstood concept and time pressure.
Study task: read → summarise → practise → verify
From free reading to tests
Each article should end in a short diagnostic quiz and links to deeper topic notes. A paid test series should only be launched once questions and scoring have been tested.
Study task: read → summarise → practise → verify
How to study this subject efficiently
| Stage | What to do | Best resource |
|---|---|---|
| First reading | Read the official statute or examination notice; mark definitions, provisos and exceptions. | Primary law / original advertisement |
| Second reading | Create a one-page issue map: what the provision governs, who acts and the legal consequence. | Topic notes and statute text |
| Practice | Attempt short scenario questions without looking at notes, then review each option. | Original MCQs and authentic PYQs |
| Error correction | Write down the exact reason for every wrong or guessed answer and revisit after 48–72 hours. | Error log / revision sheet |
Apply the law to a question
A learner preparing for UP APO and Company Prosecutor should share the constitutional-law foundation but maintain separate criminal and corporate-law notebooks.
- State the exact legal issue without assuming the outcome.
- Identify the operative statute and the authority or person involved.
- Check the statutory ingredients, safeguards and exceptions.
- Apply the facts carefully and explain why alternatives fail.
Seven-day repeatable revision cycle
| Day | Focus | Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| Mon–Tue | Read and compare core provisions | Extract the required definitions and rules into your own checklist. |
| Wednesday | Solve application questions | Use fact patterns to distinguish similar principles and powers. |
| Thursday | Review exceptions and disputed concepts | Check provisos, qualifications and procedural safeguards in full. |
| Friday | Study official old papers | Tag each question by subject, source year and law-in-force date. |
| Saturday | Timed mixed revision | Record time spent, accuracy and questions answered by guesswork. |
| Sunday | Correct and plan | Redo incorrect questions and set next week’s weakest three priorities. |
Adapt this learning schedule to your official syllabus, available time and prior familiarity. It is not an official or guaranteed success plan.
Verify the law and recruitment details
For questions involving a section number, eligibility requirement, date, amendment or examination scheme, prefer these original sources over unsourced summaries.
Five explained practice questions
These are original introductory questions, not represented as official previous-year questions. Open an answer after making your choice.
Which primary law primarily defines offences in the new criminal-law framework?
- BNSS
- BNS
- BSA
- Companies Act
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What is the main function of BNSS?
- Company registration
- Criminal procedure
- Corporate audits
- Evidence relevancy
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Which statute provides the principal general rules of evidence for fair trial?
- BSA, 2023
- BNS, 2023
- Companies Act
- CPC
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Where should a candidate verify an authentic UPSC Company Prosecutor Recruitment Test paper?
- Private coaching brochure
- UPSC Recruitment Test Question Papers archive
- Telegram forward alone
- Newspaper advertisement alone
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Under the Companies Act, what should a candidate distinguish before studying a default?
- Penalty adjudication versus criminal prosecution
- Share capital versus turnover only
- Paid mocks versus free mocks
- State PSC versus judiciary only
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Frequently asked questions
Is this an official government preparation site?
No. CrackTarget LAW is an independent educational website. Official notices, legislation and recruiting-authority instructions take precedence.
Can I use this page for more than one legal examination?
You can reuse foundation concepts, but compare every syllabus separately. Criminal prosecution, corporate prosecution and judicial-service examinations are different recruitment streams.
Are the listed examination patterns fixed for 2026?
Only an original current recruitment notification can establish a pattern, eligibility requirement or test date. This guide intentionally does not invent unconfirmed marks or dates.
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Read the primary Act, write short concept cards, solve authentic previous-year questions, then attempt fresh fact-based MCQs and correct errors.
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24 Free Law Questions: Mixed Practice
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Which Article guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of laws?
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Article 14 contains both equality before the law and equal protection of laws; the two phrases are related but not identical.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which Article protects life and personal liberty except according to procedure established by law?
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Article 21 is the constitutional foundation of life and personal liberty protections, including procedural fairness as interpreted by courts.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which enactment principally defines substantive criminal offences in the new central criminal-law framework?
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BNS defines offences and punishments; BNSS covers procedure and BSA covers evidence.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which colonial-era enactment was principally replaced by BNS?
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BNS replaced the IPC as the general substantive penal enactment; applicability to earlier acts requires attention to transitional law.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗What is the primary subject of BNSS 2023?
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BNSS consolidates criminal procedure: investigation, arrest, inquiry, trial, bail and related processes.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which older central legislation was principally replaced by BNSS?
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BNSS replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 for the new framework, with transitional provisions to be considered.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗What is the main subject of Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023?
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BSA governs relevancy, proof, documents, witnesses and related evidence principles in judicial proceedings.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which predecessor enactment was principally replaced by BSA?
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BSA replaced the Indian Evidence Act 1872 as the central general law of evidence in the new framework.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Under section 3 of the Companies Act, how many persons are ordinarily required to form a public company?
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Section 3 provides for seven or more persons to form a public company, two or more for a private company, or one for an OPC.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Who generally appoints the first auditor of a company other than a government company?
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Section 139(6) specifies Board appointment within 30 days, with member appointment if the Board fails.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which section of CPC provides for the principle of res judicata?
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Section 11 prevents re-litigation of matters directly and substantially in issue already finally decided in the specified circumstances.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which section of CPC addresses stay of suit based on a previously instituted suit?
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Section 10 addresses a subsequent suit's trial where a qualifying earlier suit is pending.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Under the Indian Contract Act, an agreement enforceable by law is called what?
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Section 2(h) defines a contract as an agreement enforceable by law.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which section of the Contract Act addresses competence to contract?
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Section 11 requires majority, sound mind and freedom from relevant legal disqualification.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which statute principally governs Hindu marriages for persons to whom it applies?
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The Hindu Marriage Act regulates marriage, nullity, divorce and related relief among persons within its scope.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Under the Hindu Marriage Act, which section lists conditions of a Hindu marriage?
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Section 5 prescribes marriage conditions, including those on existing spouses, mental capacity, age and prohibited relationships, with statutory qualifications.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which statute principally regulates arbitration and conciliation in India?
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The 1996 Act governs domestic arbitration, international commercial arbitration and related aspects of conciliation.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗What is an arbitration agreement principally?
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Section 7 defines arbitration agreements and specifies how their existence may be evidenced.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which body prescribes professional conduct standards for advocates across India?
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The Bar Council of India prescribes standards under the Advocates Act and its Rules.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗What should an advocate ordinarily avoid concerning a pending case?
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The BCI Rules prohibit private communication with a judge in relation to a pending matter.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗What does 'audi alteram partem' broadly express?
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Fair hearing is a central natural-justice principle where applicable, subject to legal context and exceptions.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗What does 'nemo judex in causa sua' principally prohibit?
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The rule against bias aims to protect decision-making impartiality.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which Act is the principal modern central consumer-protection statute?
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The Consumer Protection Act 2019 provides consumer dispute redressal and related protections.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which authority under the 2019 Act focuses on consumer rights and unfair trade practices at the central level?
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The Central Consumer Protection Authority has statutory functions relating to consumer rights and unfair trade practices.
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