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Arrest on the mere apprehension of unlawful activity is called:

APreventive detention
BHabeas corpus writ
CDouble jeopardy rule
DFair and speedy trial
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Preventive detention
1. No offence need have been committed. 2. The person is held as a threat to order. 3. This is preventive detention. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 2, Rights in the Indian Constitution._
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