Top 1000+ Solved Indian Polity and Constitution MCQ Questions Answer
Q. A joint sitting may be called: I. only in case of national emergency. II. to enable a Constitutional Amendment to be passed in a hurry. III. when taxes approved by one House are rejected by the other.
a. I and III
b. II and III
c. I, II and III
d. None of these
Q. The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in: [IAS 1997]
a. the United Kingdom
b. Australia
c. the United States
d. Canada
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Supreme Court's decrees and orders are enforceable throughout India. 2. The Supreme Court is not bound by its earlier decisions 3. In its power of judicial review the Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional on the basis of the objectives underlying the law. 4. The Constitution excludes no area from judicial review.
a. I, II and III
b. I and II
c. II and III
d. I, III and IV
Q. The Constitution allows preventive detention but stipulates:
a. that no one should be detained beyond three months unless an Advisory Board authorises detention beyond that period
b. that the grounds for detention should be conveyed to the detenu before arresting him
c. that the detenu must be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of 24 hours of his arrest
d. All of the above
Q. Who is appointed as an adhoc Judge of the Supreme Court ?
a. A retired Judge of Supreme Court
b. A sitting Judge of a High Court duly qualified for appointment as a Supreme Court Judge
c. An acting Judge of the Supreme Court
d. A person fully qualified for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court
Q. Which of the .following amendments curtailed the power of Judicial review of theSupreme Court and the High Courts?
a. 24th
b. 26th
c. 42th
d. 44th
Q. Under a single, integrated, hierarchial judicial system, the High Courts in the States are directly under the:
a. President
b. Governor of the State
c. Union Parliament
d. Supreme Court
Q. If a High Court in India does not give the certificate to a case that it involves a substantial question of law, the Supreme Court:
a. can never hear the case
b. does not enter into the picture
c. may hear the case if it is satisfied that the case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution
d. may hear the case if the President calls upon it to do so
Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The mode of removal of a Judge of a High Court in India is same as that of removal of a Judge of the Supreme Court. 2. 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. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q. For the enforcement of Fundamental Rights, the Supreme Court may issue a/an:[Stenographers' Exam 1992]
a. decree
b. ordinance
c. notification
d. writ
Q. Which of the following writs is issued by the court in case of illegal detention of aperson?
a. Habeas Corpus
b. Mandamus
c. Certiorari
d. Quo Warranto
Q. Under the writ of 'Mandamus', the Court can:
a. ask the person to be produced
b. ask to let a person free for a temporary period
c. order to transfer the case from one court
d. direct the Government to do or not to do a thing
Q. Which of the following writs is a bulwark of personal freedom?
a. Mandamus
b. Habeas Corpus
c. Quo Warranto
d. Certiorari
Q. Which of the following writs may be issued to enforce a Fundamental Right? [CDS1993]
a. Habeas Corpus
b. Mandamus
c. Prohibition
d. Certiorari