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UNION AND STATE JUDICIARY OF INDIA MCQs

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Question 531. Original jurisdiction of Supreme Court is mentioned in which of the following articles of Indian Constitution?
  1.    Article 148
  2.    Article 143
  3.    Article 131
  4.    Article 132
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Article 131
Answer: (c)
Article 131 of the Constitution of India deals with the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India.
Question 532. The advisory powers of the Supreme Court of India imply that it may
  1.    Advise to all the above persons
  2.    Advise to the government of India on all Constitution matters
  3.    Advise to the Prime Minister on legal matters
  4.    Advise to the President on the issues of law or fact which are of public importance
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Advise to the President on the issues of law or fact which are of public importance
Answer: (d)
Question 533. Which is the highest law of the land?
  1.    Indian Penal Code
  2.    Civil Procedure Code
  3.    Criminal Procedure Code
  4.    Indian Constitution
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Indian Constitution
Answer: (d)
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Asserting the supremacy of the Constitution, the Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that it is the supreme law of the land and even the highest court of the country cannot deliver a judgment which violates it.
The ruling was handed down by a bench, comprising Justices A.K. Mathur and Markandey Katju.
Question 534. The pension of a High Court Judge is charged to the:
  1.    Contingency Fund of India
  2.    Consolidated Fund of India
  3.    Consolidated Fund of the State where he last served
  4.    Consolidated Funds of the different States where he has served
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Consolidated Fund of India
Answer: (b)
Question 535. Which of the following writs is issued by the court in case of illegal detention of a person?
  1.    Quo Warranto
  2.    Habeas Corpus
  3.    Mandamus
  4.    Certiorari
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Habeas Corpus
Answer: (b)
Question 536. Consider the following statements:

  1. There is no provision in the Constitution of India for the impeachment of a judge of the High Court or Supreme Court.

  2. The parliament is not empowered to discuss the conduct of any judge of the Supreme Court or a High Court and the protection in this regard is applied to his judicial duties as well as his private conduct.


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    Neither 1 nor 2
  2.    Both 1 and 2
  3.    1 only
  4.    2 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1 only
Answer: (c)
The parliament is not empowered to discuss the conduct of any judge of the Supreme Court, or a High Court but the protection of the judge in this regard is restricted to his official duties and does not apply to his private conduct.
Question 537. Supreme Court in India was established
  1.    By the Indian Constitution
  2.    Under Indian Independence Act, 1947
  3.    Under Indian Government Act, 1953
  4.    By an Act of Parliament in 1950
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> By the Indian Constitution
Answer: (a)
Question 538. Who is authorized to transfer the judges of one High Court to another High Court?
  1.    The Law Minister
  2.    A collegium of judges of the Supreme Court.
  3.    The President
  4.    The Chief Justice of India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> The President
Answer: (c)
The President may, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, transfer a judge from one high court to any other high court.
When a judge has been or is transferred, he shall, during the period he serves, after the commencement of the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 1963, as a Judge of the other High Court, be entitled to receive in addition to his salary such compensatory allowance as may be determined by Parliament by law and, until so determined, such compensatory allowance as the President may by order fix.
Question 539. The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in
  1.    The United Kingdom
  2.    India
  3.    The United States
  4.    Australia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> The United States
Answer: (c)
Question 540. Answer the incorrect one from below about the Lok Ayuktas?
  1.    Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have no Lokayuktas.
  2.    11th All India Lokayukta Conference 2012 was held in New Delh
  3.    Both (a) and (b)
  4.    Neither (a) nor (b)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have no Lokayuktas.
Answer: (a)
Tamil Nadu and Andhra pradesh have already set up Lokayauktas.
So the incorrect answer is option (a). The Lokayukta appointed by the people is an anti-corruption ombudsman organization in the Indian states.
The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) headed by Morarji Desai submitted a special interim report on "Problems of Redressal of Citizen's Grievances" in 1966.
In this report, the ARC recommended the setting up of two special authorities designated as 'Lokpal' and 'Lokayukta' for the redressal of citizens' grievances.

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