CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge The Judiciary System Of India Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

The Supreme Court observed that Parliamentary privileges are not subject to fundamental rights in case of
  • Ganpati v. Hafisul Hasan (Blitz case)
  • M.S.M. Sharma v. Sinha (Search Light case)
  • Keshav Singh v. Speaker, U.P
  • Prabhat case
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
In the month of March, 2013 the Supreme Court of India issued a notice that the ambassador of the following country shall not leave India without the permission of the Supreme Court ____________.
  • Germany
  • Maldives
  • Italy
  • Nepal
Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the descending order of precedence in the warrant of precedence ?
  • Attorney General of India , Judges of the Supreme Court , Members of Parliament , Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
  • Judges of the Supreme Court , Deputy Chairman of Rajys Sabha , Attorney General of India , Members of Parliament
  • Attorney General of India ,Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha , Judges of the Supreme Court , Members of the Parliament
  • Judges of the Supreme Court , Attorney General of India ,Deputy Chaarirman of Rajya Sabha , Members of the Parliament
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
South African Paralympics icon Oscar Pistorius has been accused of killing _____________.
  • Julia Kamp
  • Reeva Steenkamp
  • Pistorius Kamp
  • Shakcera Kamp
While three of the under-mentioned High Court were created in the year of 1862, one was established in 1865, which one?
  • Bombay
  • Allahabad
  • Calcutta
  • Madras
According to the Constitution of India the term ' District Judge ' shall not include 
  • Chief Presidency Magistrate
  • Sessions Judges
  • Tribunal Judge
  • Chief Judge of a small court
Judges of the district court are appointed by:
  • Governor
  • Chief Minister
  • Law Minister
  • President
A man in debt is caught in a ......
  • prison
  • second
  • net
  • court
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
How many High Courts are there in India as on January 2014?
  • 18
  • 21
  • 28
  • 24
V.R. Krishna Iyer was a ____________ before he became a Judge.
  • A minister
  • An ambassador
  • A Governor
  • A bureaucrat
Which Article of the Constitution permits the Supreme Court to review its own Judgement or order?
  • Article 137
  • Article 138
  • Article 139
  • Article 140
Who is the custodian of Indian Constitution?
  • President
  • Parliament
  • Council of Ministers
  • Supreme Court
A law made by the Judiciary is known as 
  • Ordinary law
  • Case law
  • Rule of law
  • Administrative law
Sovereignty of Indian Parliament is restricted by _______.
  • Powers of the President of India
  • Judicial review
  • Leader of the opposition
  • Powers of the Prime Minister of India
The 'Basic Structure Doctrine' was enunciated by the Supreme Court during the: 
  • Golaknath case
  • Maneka Gandhi cas
  • Kesavananda Bharati case
  • S R Bommai case
The supreme court of India has recently rejected a Swiss  based Pharma company's plea for getting its blood cancer drug Glivec patented in India and to restrain Indian companies from manufacturing generic drugs.Which among the following is that company?
  • Novartis
  • Galderma
  • Anavex Life Sciences
  • Fenjal
Which of the following is not correctly matched between Article and Deals?
  • Article $$26$$ - Right to manage religious affairs
  • Article $$29(2)$$ - Right not to be discriminated in admission
  • Article $$30(1)$$ - Right to establish educational institutions
  • Article $$29(1)$$ - Right to receive aid from the state
Which of the following are the powers of the Supreme Court of India?
1) It appoints the Judges of the High Court.
2) It is a court of record and enjoys all the powers of such a court.
3) The decisions of the Supreme Court are enforceable throughout the territory of India.
4) It decides the disputes regarding the election of the President or the Vice-President.
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • 1 and 2 
  • 1, 2 and 4
Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in India is appointed by the _____.
  • Chief Justice of Supreme Court
  • Prime Minister
  • President
  • Law Minister
Match the following List I with List II and answer as per the codes given.
List IList II
A. Mandamus$$1$$. It is issued on the grounds of excess of jurisdiction or lack of jurisdiction or error of law
B. Prohibition$$2$$. It is issues by a higher court to lower court or tribunal to prevent the latter from exceeding its jurisdiction
C. Certiorari$$3$$. It is issued by the court to a public official asking him to perform his official duties
D. Quo-Warranto$$4$$. It is issued by the court to enquire into the legality of claim of a person to a public office.
  • A-$$3$$, B-$$1$$, C-$$2$$, D-$$4$$
  • A-$$1$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$4$$, D-$$3$$
  • A-$$4$$, B-$$1$$, C-$$2$$, D-$$3$$
  • A-$$3$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$1$$, D-$$4$$
  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
  • Assertion is correct, but Reason is incorrect
  • Assertion is incorrect, but  Reason is correct.
Child Labour(Prohibition and Regulation)Act, $$1986$$ was legislated to implement the provisions of ____________.
  • Article $$23$$
  • Article $$24$$
  • Article $$21$$
  • All of these
Who among the following is $$1^{st}$$ Chief Justice of India?
  • H J Kania
  • M P Sastri
  • K Subha Rao
  • A K Sarkar
Consider the following statements keeping in mind the recent judgment of the Supreme Court of India regarding getting sanction from the Government for the prosecution of the Government officials?
1) Under Prevention of Corruption Act, any citizen of India can apply for getting sanction from the government for prosecution of the government officials.
2) If the sanction is not given within six months it would deem to have been granted.
3) This case was filled by Janata Party Cheif Subramanian Swammy, seeking a direction to the Prime Minister for sanction to prosecute the then Telecom Minister A Raja.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
The largest constitutional bench of 13 Judge Bench delivered judgement in which of the following case
  • Vishakha case
  • Kesavananda Bharti case
  • Shreya Singhal case
  • Golak Nath case
Who has the right under the Constitution to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on question of law?
  • President
  • Any High Court
  • Prime Minister
  • All of these
What does the 'Judicial Review' function of the Supreme Court mean?
  • Review its own judgement
  • Review the functioning of Judiciary in the country
  • Examine the constitutional validity of the laws
  • Undertake periodic review of the Constitution
The disputes regarding the election of the President and Vice-President of India are decided by the:
  • Parliament
  • Election Commission
  • Supreme Court
  • High Court
The Supreme Court of India enjoys:
  • Original Jurisdiction
  • Advisory Jurisdiction
  • Appellate and Advisory Jurisdiction
  • Original, Appellate and Advisory Jurisdiction
On which of the following grounds can a Judge of the Supreme Court be impeached?
1) Violation of the Constitution.
2) Proved misbehaviour
3) Incapacity to act as a judge
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • 1 , 2 and 3
  • 2 and 3
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