Daily Quiz – 23.07.2026

Statement I:

Restrictions on internet access imposed by the State must satisfy the constitutional test of legality, necessity and proportionality, since the exercise of fundamental rights through the internet is constitutionally protected.

Statement II:

The Supreme Court, in Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India (2020), held that indefinite suspension of internet services is impermissible and that such orders must be reasoned, published and subject to periodic review.

Statement III:

Once a government invokes public order or national security as the ground for suspending internet services, judicial scrutiny of the necessity and proportionality of the restriction is excluded.

Which of the following relationships among the above statements is/are correct?

1. Statement II provides judicial support for the constitutional principle stated in Statement I.
2. Statement III contradicts the constitutional approach reflected in Statement I.
3. Statements I and III together imply that executive satisfaction alone is sufficient to determine the legality of an internet shutdown.

Options:

1. It is a transparency exercise under a multilateral trading system that periodically examines members' trade policies and practices without enforcing compliance.
2. Its primary objective is to improve transparency, predictability and accountability rather than adjudicate trade disputes.
3. During its latest review, India highlighted reforms such as Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), trade facilitation, logistics modernisation and integration with Global Value Chains (GVCs).
4. It also provides an opportunity for members to raise advance questions and assess whether national trade policies are broadly consistent with multilateral trade principles.

The above statements have been associated with which of the following?

1. World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM)
2. WTO Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB)
3. WTO Trade Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM)
4. WTO institutional transparency and peer review process

Select the answer using the code given below:

1. Consumer Price Index (CPI) includes both goods and services and is used by the Reserve Bank of India for inflation targeting.
2. Wholesale Price Index (WPI) measures changes in the prices of both goods and services at the wholesale level.
3. Producer Price Index (PPI), unlike WPI, measures price changes at the producer level and can include services.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?