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UNION AND STATE JUDICIARY OF INDIA MCQs

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Question 521. The Bombay High Court does not have a bench at which one of the following places?
  1.    Aurangabad
  2.    Pune
  3.    Nagpur
  4.    Panaji
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Pune
Answer: (b)The Bombay High Court has benches in Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji.
Question 522. Which of the following statements with respect to the judiciary in India is/are correct?

  1. Unlike in the United States, India has not provided for a double system of courts.

  2. Under the Constitution of India, there is a single integrated system of courts for the Union as well as the states.

  3. The organization of the subordinate judiciary varies slightly from state to state.


Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  1.    All of these
  2.    2 and 3
  3.    Only 1
  4.    1 and 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> All of these
Answer: (a)
The U.S. court system is divided into two administratively separate systems, the federal and the state, each of which is independent of the executive and legislative branches of government.
One of the unique features of the Indian Constitution is that, notwithstanding the adoption of a federal system and existence of Central Acts and State Acts in their respective spheres, it has generally provided for a single integrated system of Courts to administer both Union and State laws.
At the apex of the entire judicial system, exists the Supreme Court of India below which are the High Courts in each State or group of States. Below the High Courts, lies a hierarchy of Subordinate Courts.
Question 523. Retirement age for High Court judges is sought to be raised to 65 years by the 114th Amendment Bill. The following classes of High Court judges are included in it.
  1.    All the above
  2.    Acting judges
  3.    Full time judges only
  4.    Additional judges
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> All the above
Answer: (a)The retirement age of High Court judges is to be raised to 65 years by the 114th constitution Amendment Bill includes Full time judges, Additional judges and Acting judges.
Question 524. Judicial Review signifies that the Supreme Court
  1.    None of the above
  2.    can review cases whose decisions have been given by High Court
  3.    has final authority in overall cases
  4.    can declare a state law as unconstitutional
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> can review cases whose decisions have been given by High Court
Answer: (b) Supreme Court can review cases whose decisions have been given by High Court.
Question 525. Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in India is appointed by the
  1.    Law Minister
  2.    President
  3.    Chief Justice of Supreme Court
  4.    Prime Minister
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> President
Answer: (b)
The President of India appoints the Chief Justice of Supreme court as per the following procedure.
The Government of India proposes the name of the most senior Judge of the Supreme Court of India, for the Post of Chief Justice of India, to the President of India.
The President of India gives approval to this name, after consultation with the other Judges of the Supreme Court and the Judges of State High Courts, as the President may think necessary.
Question 526. The power of judicial review ensures:
  1.    justice by the subordinate courts
  2.    the supremacy of the Supreme Court
  3.    that Supreme Court can review its own judgements
  4.    the constitutionality of laws
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> the constitutionality of laws
Answer: (d)
Question 527. What does the ‘Judicial Review’ function of the Supreme Court mean?
  1.    Examine the judicial amendments
  2.    Examine the constitutional validity of the constitution
  3.    Review its own judgment
  4.    Review the functioning of judiciary in the country
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Examine the constitutional validity of the constitution
Answer: (b)
The ‘judicial review’ function of the Supreme Court means to examine the constitutional validity of laws. Judicial review is the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review (and possible invalidation) by the judiciary.
A specific court with judicial review power may annul the acts of the state when it finds them incompatible with a higher authority (such as the terms of a written constitution). Judicial review is an example of checks and balances in a modern governmental system (where the judiciary checks the other branches of government).
Question 528. To whom does a Judge of the Supreme Court address his resignation if he wants to leave office before his term is complete?
  1.    Union Law Minister
  2.    Chief Justice of India
  3.    Prime Minister
  4.    President
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> President
Answer: (d)
Question 529. Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India:

  1. There are eighteen High Courts in the Country.

  2. Three of them have jurisdiction over more than one state.

  3. No Union territory has a High Court of its own.

  4. Judges of the High court hold office till the age of 62.


  1.    4 only
  2.    1 and 4
  3.    1, 2 and 4
  4.    2 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 2 and 4
Answer: (d)
The Centre has constituted three new High Courts in the northeast — Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura — taking the total number of High Courts in the country from 21 to 24.
The Constitution allows every judge of a High Court including additional and acting judges to hold office till 62 years. The Constitution (114th Amendment) Bill, 2010 increases the age limit to 65 years.
Question 530. With reference to Lok Adalats which of the following statements is correct?
  1.    None of the statements given above is correct.
  2.    Every Lok Adalat consist of either serving or retired judicial officers only or not any other person.
  3.    Lok Adalats have the jurisdiction to settle the matters at pre-litigative stage and not those matters pending before any court.
  4.    Lok Adalats can deal with matters which are civil and not criminal in nature.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> None of the statements given above is correct.
Answer: (a)
Lok Adalat has the jurisdiction to settle, by way of effecting compromise between the parties, any matter which may be pending before any court.
Lok Adalat is a non-adversarial system, whereby mock courts (called Lok Adalats) are held by the State Authority, District Authority, Supreme Court Legal Services Committee, High Court Legal Services Committee, or Taluk Legal Services Committee.

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