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UNION AND STATE JUDICIARY OF INDIA MCQs

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Question 11. The salaries of the Judges of the High Courts are paid from the:
  1.    State revenues
  2.    Funds collected as fees for cases
  3.    Consolidated Fund of the State
  4.    Consolidated Fund of India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Consolidated Fund of the State
Answer: (c)
Question 12. Parliament of which of the following SAARC country has recently voted to remove chief justice of the country on charges of corruption, in a move analysts say could trigger a constitutional crisis?
  1.    India
  2.    Bangladesh
  3.    Pakistan
  4.    Sri Lanka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Sri Lanka
Answer: (d)
The Parliament of Sri Lanka has recently voted to remove the Chief Justice of the country on charges of corruption. Shirani Bandaranayake, the 43rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, was impeached by Parliament and then removed from office by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January 2013.
Bandaranayake was accused of a number of charges including financial impropriety and interfering in legal cases, all of which she has denied. The impeachment followed a series of rulings against the government by the Supreme Court, including one against a bill proposed by Minister Basil Rajapaksa, President Rajapaksa's brother.
Bandaranayake was replaced as chief justice by former Attorney General Mohan Peiris.
Question 13. The Chief Justice of Uttarakhand who also became the Chief Justice of India –
  1.    Justice S. H. Kapadia
  2.    Justice Barin Ghosh
  3.    Justice Ashok A. Desai
  4.    Justice P. C. Verma
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Justice S. H. Kapadia
Answer: (a)There are 2 Former chief justices of uttarakhand S.H. Kapadia and J.S. Khehar who later become chief Justice of India.
Question 14. Which of the following is not a qualification for a person to be the Chief Justice of the High Court?
  1.    None of the above
  2.    He should have been a Judge in any court of India for not less than 10 years
  3.    He should be a distinguished jurist
  4.    He should be a renowned writer in the field of law
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> He should be a renowned writer in the field of law
Answer: (d)
Question 15. Which of the following states are the first states in India where Integrated Criminal Justice System (ICJS) will be launched?
  1.    Bihar and Jharkhand
  2.    Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgargh
  3.    Punjab and Haryana
  4.    Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (d)
Integrated Criminal Justice is a system in which the courts, police stations, Prosecution, Forensic Science laboratories, and Jails are integrated.
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are the first two states that have chosen the ICJS system.
Question 16. Special leave petition power of the Supreme Court does not extend to the following judgments, decrees, etc.

  1. Interim order

  2. Any court or tribunal constituted by or under any law relating to the Armed forces

  3. Criminal cases.


  1.    2 only
  2.    3 only
  3.    1 and 3 only
  4.    2 and 3 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 2 only
Answer: (a)
Special leave petition power of the SC does not to the judgment of any court or tribunal constituted by or under any law relating to the Armed Forces.
Question 17. Judge of the High Court can be removed from the office during his tenure by:
  1.    the Chief Justice of High Court on recommendation of State Legislature
  2.    the Governor, if the State passes resolution by 2/3rd majority
  3.    the President, on the basis of resolution passed by the Parliament by 2/3rd majority
  4.    the Chief Justice of Supreme Court on the recommendation of Parliament
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> the President, on the basis of resolution passed by the Parliament by 2/3rd majority
Answer: (c)
Question 18. Consider the following regarding the death penalty

  1. Indian law permits execution only in the cases of ‘rarest of rare’ crimes.

  2. In India pardoning power of the president with respect to death sentence is decided by the president as per recommendations of the Union Home Ministry.

  3. Recently, China, Pakistan, voted against a UN resolution on calling for a ban on capital punishment while India supported the resolution.


Which of the following given statements is/are correct?
  1.    1, 2 nor 3
  2.    2 and 3 only
  3.    1 only
  4.    1 and 2 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1 and 2 only
Answer: (d)
India was among the 39 countries that voted against a UN General Assembly draft resolution which called for abolishing the Death Penalty.
Question 19. Public Interest Litigation (PIL) may be linked with
  1.    judicial sanctity
  2.    judicial intervention
  3.    judicial review
  4.    judicial activism
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> judicial activism
Answer: (d) Public Interest litigation (PIL) may be linked with judicial activism in India.
Question 20. The Supreme Courts of India enjoys
  1.    Appellate and advisory jurisdiction
  2.    Advisory jurisdiction
  3.    original jurisdiction
  4.    original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction
Answer: (d) The supreme court of India enjoys original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction.

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