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UNION AND STATE JUDICIARY OF INDIA MCQs

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Question 561. The Constitution allows preventive detention but stipulates:

All of the above
that no one should be detained beyond three months unless an Advisory Board authorises detention beyond that period
that the grounds for detention should be conveyed to the detenu before arresting him
that the detenu must be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of 24 hours of his arrest

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> that no one should be detained beyond three months unless an Advisory Board authorises detention beyond that period
Answer: (b)

Question 562. One High Court may have jurisdiction over two or more states if the following so decides

The states involved
Supreme Court
President of India
Parliament

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Parliament
Answer: (d)Jurisdiction over two or more states.

Question 563. The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India does not extend to which of the following matters?

dispute arising out of any treaty, agreement, covenant, engagement, sand or other similar instrument
between two or more States, if and in so far as the dispute involves any question (whether of law or fact) on which the existence or extent of a legal right depends
between the Government of India and one or more States
between the Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more other States on the other

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> dispute arising out of any treaty, agreement, covenant, engagement, sand or other similar instrument
Answer: (a)Any dispute between the Union and one or more states comes under the exclusive original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India.

Question 564. Of the following statements, which one is not correct?

Supreme Court can hear from any High Court/Tribunals as well as from Court-martial
Supreme Court is the highest Court of appeal in the country
Supreme Court can hear from any High Court/Tribunals except Court-martial
Supreme Court was constituted in 1950

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Supreme Court can hear from any High Court/Tribunals except Court-martial
Answer: (c)

Question 565. Judicial review in the Indian Constitution is based on :

Rule of Law
Procedure established by Law
Precedents and Conventions
Due process of Law

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Procedure established by Law
Answer: (b)
Judicial review is adopted in the Constitution of India from the Constitution of the United States of America.
In the Indian constitution, Judicial review is dealt with under Article 13. Judicial Review refers that the Constitution is the supreme power of the nation and all laws are under its supremacy.
The Supreme Court of India while interpreting a law will not itself legislate. It will not question the reasonableness of any law except where the constitution has expressly authorized the court to exercise the power. Normally, it works according to the procedure established by law.

Question 566. The system of Judicial Review exists in

India and U.S.A.
U.S.A. only
India only
U.K. only

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> India and U.S.A.
Answer: (a)
The system of judicial review exists in India and U.S.A. Judicial review is the power of a court to review the constitutionality of a statute or treaty or to review an administrative regulation for consistency with either a statute, a treaty, or the Constitution itself.
The United States Constitution does not explicitly establish the power of judicial review. Rather, the power of judicial review in the United States has been inferred from the structure, provisions, and history of the Constitution.

Question 567. Which of the following articles makes the Supreme Court a Court of Record?

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> 129
Answer: (b)
According to Article 129 of the Constitution Supreme Court to be a court of record. The Supreme Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the power to punish for contempt of itself.

Question 568. Which of the following is not a power of the High Court?

Issue writs for enforcement of fundamental rights or for any other purpose
Supervision over all courts under its jurisdiction
Jurisdiction over revenue matters
Supervision over tribunals constituted by law relating to the armed forces

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Supervision over tribunals constituted by law relating to the armed forces
Answer: (d)

Question 569. Which one of the following is NOT the main jurisdiction of the High Court of a state?

Appellate Jurisdiction
Supervisory Jurisdiction
Advisory Jurisdiction
Original Jurisdiction

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Advisory Jurisdiction
Answer: (c)the high court of India does not have advisory jurisdiction. It has original, appellate and supervisory jurisdiction only.

Question 570. Consider the following statements:

The Chief Justice of India is empowered to appoint ad-hoc judges in the Supreme Court from among judges of High Courts.

The mode of a removal of a judge of a High Court in India is the same as that of removal of a judge of the Supreme Court.

After retirement from the office, a permanent judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India.

The Chief Justice of India may invite a retired judge of the Supreme Court to sit and act as judge of the Supreme Court.

Which of the above statements are correct?

2 and 4
1 and 3
1, 2 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> 1, 2 and 4
Answer: (c)
The retired permanent judges of a High Court are prohibited from pleading or acting in any court or before any authority in India except the Supreme Court and the other High Courts.
This ensures that they do not favor anyone in the hope of future favor.