MPSC Rajyaseva 2013 GS Paper 1 — Question 100

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पुढील विधाने पहावीत. (a) राजीव गांधींच्या हत्याकांडात नलिनीला ठोठावलेली देहदंडाची शिक्षा राज्य मंत्रीमंडळाने शिफारस केली व काँग्रेस प्रमुख सोनिया गांधींनी तसे आवाहन केले म्हणून आजन्म कारावासात बदलली गेली. (b) न्यायमूर्ती के.टी. थॉमस, ज्यांनी सर्वोच्च न्यायालयात मृत्यू दंड नक्की केला होता यांना आता असे वाटते की राजीव गांधींच्या हत्यांकरिता उरवीत तिघांना देहदंड देणे योग्य होणार नाही कारण आरोपींच्या पुर्वतिहास, स्वभाव व चरित्र्य मृत्यू दंड निश्चित करताना पाहीले गेले नव्हते. Consider the following statements : (a) Nalinis death penalty for Rajiv Gandhi's assassination was commuted to life imprisonment on the basis of a recommendation of the state cabinet and an appeal by the Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi. (b) Justice K.T. Thomas who headed the Supreme Court bench that confirmed the death rap now feels that it would be incorrect to hang the remaining three sentenced to death for Rajiv Gandhi's assassination as the antecedents, nature and character of the accused were not considered before.

(a)राजिव गांधींच्या हत्याकांडात नलिनीला ठोठावलेली देहदंडाची शिक्षा राज्य मंत्रीमंडळाने शिफारस केली व काँग्रेस प्रमुख सोनिया गांधींनी तसे आवाहन केले म्हणून आजन्म कारावासात बदलली गेली. / Nalinis death penalty for Rajiv Gandhi's assassination was commuted to life imprisonment on the basis of a recommendation of the state cabinet and an appeal by the Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi.

(b)न्यायमूर्ती के.टी. थॉमस, ज्यांनी सर्वोच्च न्यायालयात मृत्यू दंड नक्की केला होता यांना आता असे वाटते की राजीव गांधींच्या हत्यांकरिता उरवीत तिघांना देहदंड देणे योग्य होणार नाही कारण आरोपींच्या पुर्वतिहास, स्वभाव व चरित्र्य मृत्यू दंड निश्चित करताना पाहीले गेले नव्हते. / Justice K.T. Thomas who headed the Supreme Court bench that confirmed the death rap now feels that it would be incorrect to hang the remaining three sentenced to death for Rajiv Gandhi's assassination as the antecedents, nature and character of the accused were not considered before.

1)(a) व (b) दोन्ही बरोबर आहे / Both (a) and (b) are correct✓ Correct

2)(a) व (b) दोन्ही चूक / Neither (a) nor (b) is correct

3)(a) बरोबर परंतु (b) चूक आहे / (a) is correct (b) is not

4)(b) बरोबर परंतु (a) चूक आहे / (b) is correct (a) is not

Both statements regarding Nalini's commutation and Justice K.T. Thomas's later reflections on the death sentences of Rajiv Gandhi's assassins are correct based on historical legal events and public appeals.

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