Question

What is the central thesis of the above extract?

• A. The practice of untouchability takes various forms in modern India.
• B. The imagination of justice for the rich and poor is vastly different.
• C. Addressing judge strength and case-load management does not affect the performance of the judicial system.
• D. Protecting the livelihood of traditional taxi drivers is contrary to the goals of ease of doing business
• A. The poor do not have easy access to the justice system.
• B. Courts do not list bail petitions of poor undertrial prisoners who populate the country’s jails.
• C. The poor reject the judicial system as being alien to their language and logic.
• D. The rich are excluded from the country’s prisons, which are mostly populated by the poor.
• A. Symbiotic
• B. Affective
• C. Conflicting
• D. Inter-dependent
• A. The judicial system reflects the same power relationships as those that exist in society.
• B. Access to the judicial system is determined more by a person’s economic status such as wealth and income, than by their social status, such as religion and caste.
• C. The judicial system was made by the rich, for the rich, of the rich.
• D. None of the above.
• A. A truly representative democracy would ensure that the interests of the poor are also represented in the judicial system.
• B. The Law ensures equality both in text and in practise.
• C. The poor suffer most at the hands of lawyers and touts, compared to judges who might still pronounce judgments in their favour from time to time.
• D. All of the above.
• A. Persons across socio-economic strata agree on the need to reform judicial administration.
• B. There is consensus among political parties across the ideological and regional spectrum on reforms to judicial administration.
• C. Reforms to judicial administration do not favour one class of people over another
• D. Reform of judicial administration is mandated by the Constitution, and thus lies beyond political considerations.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The passage highlights how the middle class and the masses have different perspectives on justice. The middle class seeks reasonable access to the judicial system, while the poor see the system as exploitative and avoid it.
The Correct Answer is option (B): The imagination of justice for the rich and poor is vastly different.

Answer 2

The term ”docket-excluded” refers to the poor being excluded from the justice system. They are often unable to access justice due to economic and social barriers, and thus, they avoid the judicial system.
The Correct Answer is option (A): The poor do not have easy access to the justice system.

Answer 3

The passage describes how different segments of society have conflicting experiences with the justice system. While the middle class sees it as a protector of rights, the poor view it as a place of punishment.
The Correct Answer is option (C): Conflicting

Answer 4

The author discusses how the judicial system favors the middle class and often excludes the poor, reflecting the same power dynamics seen in society at large.
The Correct Answer is option (A): The judicial system reflects the same power relationships as those that exist in society.

Answer 5

The author suggests that the justice system is biased against the poor and that the law, in practice, does not ensure equality, especially for marginalized groups.
The Correct Answer is option (B): The Law ensures equality both in text and in practise.

Answer 6

The author explains that reforms to judicial administration focus on neutral areas like process reform, technology, and case management, which do not favor any particular class or social group.
The Correct Answer is option (C): Reforms to judicial administration do not favour one class of people over another