Test: Understanding our Criminal Justice System

QUESTION: 1

Where the supreme court of India located in

A.
New Delhi
B.
Kolkata
C.
Chennai
D.
Mumbai

Solution:

Supreme Court of India came into existence on 26th January, 1950 and is located on Tilak Marg, New Delhi. The Supreme Court of India functioned from the Parliament House till it moved to the present building. It has a 27.6 metre high dome and a spacious colonnaded verandah.

QUESTION: 2

How many High Courts are there in the country as of Jan 2015 ?

A.
54
B.
104
C.
24
D.
64

Solution:

Manipur, Meghalay and Tripura got their own High Court in 2013, taking the number from 21 to 24. Currently there are 25 high courts.

QUESTION: 3

Judiciary also has the power to strike down particular laws passed by the Parliament if it believes that these are a violation of the basic structure of the Constitution. This is called

A.
Law Making
B.
Dispute resolution
C.
Judicial review
D.
Enforcing fundamental rights

Solution:

Judicial review, power of the courts of a country to examine the actions of the legislative, executive, and administrative arms of the government and to determine whether such actions are consistent with the constitution. Actions judged inconsistent are declared unconstitutional and, therefore, null and void.

QUESTION: 4

There are ___ different levels of courts in our country

A.
5
B.
3
C.
2
D.
4

Solution:

The judicial system of India is mainly consisting of three types of courts- the Supreme Court, The High Courts and the subordinate courts

QUESTION: 5

At the top is the _____ that is located in New Delhi

A.
District Court
B.
Supreme Court
C.
High Court
D.
Subordinate Court

Solution:

QUESTION: 6

____ are equal before law

A.
Lawyers
B.
President
C.
Ministers
D.
All people

Solution:

QUESTION: 7

Which right was included in article 21

A.
Right to education
B.
Right to speak
C.
Right to personal liberty
D.
Right to information

Solution:

Article 21 of the Constitution guarantees the life and personal liberty to all persons. It guarantees the right of persons to life with human dignity. Therein are included, all the aspects of life which go to make a person's life meaningful, complete and worth living.

QUESTION: 8

___ Deals with any harm or injury to rights

A.
Criminal law
B.
Civil law
C.
State law
D.
Court law

Solution:

Civil law deals with the disputes between individuals, organizations, or between the two, in which compensation is awarded to the victim. “Preponderance of evidence” The burden of proof falls on the plaintiff. One must produce evidence beyond the balance of probabilities. Landlord/tenant disputes, divorce proceedings, child custody proceedings, property disputes, personal injury, etc.

QUESTION: 9

The subordinate court is more commonly known by many different names except

A.
Additional Sessions Judge
B.
Apex court
C.
Chief Judicial Magistrate
D.
Trial Court or the Court of the District Judge

Solution:

The subordinate courts are tge courts which deal both civil and criminal cases.Thesubordinate courts are situated in districts. There are three types of subordinate courts in India.They are: Junior civil judge/ junior first class magistrate

QUESTION: 10

PIL stands for

A.
Public Interest Litigation
B.
Public Interest Law
C.
Private International Litigation
D.
Private Interest Legal

Solution:

Public Interest Litigation is directly filed by an individual or group of people in the Supreme Court and High Courts and judicial member. The person who is filing the petition must not have any personal interest in the litigation, this petition is accepted by the court only if there is interest of large public involved.