BharatNotes Statutory
adjectiveUsage in a UPSC answer
The Comptroller and Auditor-General derives its independence not from executive goodwill but from a statutory mandate rooted in the Constitution, which insulates the auditor from the very government whose accounts it scrutinises.
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Word Family
statute (n), statutes (n pl), statutory (adj), statutorily (adv), statute-barred (adj)
Root
Latin statūtōrius; Latin statūtum = decree; statuere = to set up, establish; -ory = adjectival suffix
Etymology
From Latin statūtōrius, from statūtum ("something set up, a decree"), past participle of statuere ("to set up, establish").
Memory Hook
"Statutory" hides "statute" — if a rule stands written in a statute (from Latin stare, "to stand"), it is statutory; it stands firm in law, not in mere custom.
Seen in UPSC Question Papers
- Prelims 2025 — Banking
- Prelims 2024 — Disaster Management
- Prelims 2021 — Disaster Management
- Prelims 2019 — Banking
- Prelims 2016 — Internal Security
- Mains 2022 · GS2 · 10 marks — Indian Polity
Real UPSC previous-year questions whose text uses “Statutory” — proof this word earns its place on your list.
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