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51. What is meant by a Court of Record?
(a) The court that maintains records of all lower courts.
(b) The court that is competent to give directions and issue writs.
(c) The court that can punish for its contempt.
(d) The court that preserves all its records.
Answer: The court that preserves all its records.


52. Judges of the High Court are appointed by the
(a) Chief Justice of the High Court
(b) President
(c) Governor
(d) Chief Justice of India
Answer: President

53. After retirement, a Judge of a High Court can undertake practice in
(a) Any other court except the same court
(b) Wherever he intends to practice.
(c) The same court
(d) Lower courts only
Answer: Any other court except the same court


54. The age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court is
(a) 62 years
(b) 60 years
(c) 65 years
(d) 58 years
Answer: 65 Year

55. Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive is enjoined by
(a) VII Schedule to the Constitution
(b) Judicial decision
(c) Directive Principles
(d) Preamble
Answer: Directive Principles


56. The Chief Justice and other Judges of the High Court are appointed by the
(a) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(b) Chief Minister of the concerned state
(c) Governor of the concerned state
(d) President
Answer: President

57. Which High Court has jurisdiction over the state of Arunachal Pradesh ?
(a) Guwahati
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Bombay
(d) Calcutta
Answer: Guwahati


58. A Judge of the Supreme Court of India is to hold office until he attains the age of
(a) 58 years
(b) 62 years
(c) 60 years
(d) 65 years
Answer: 65 years

59. The President of India referred the Ayodhya issue to the Supreme Court of India under which Article ?
(a) 143
(b) 132
(c) 138
(d) 136
Answer: 143


60. Judicial Review signifies that the Supreme Court
(a) Can impeach the President
(b) Can declare a state law as unconstitutional
(c) Can review cases decided by the High Courts.
(d) Has final authority over all cases
Answer: Can review cases decided by the High Courts.

61. Which one of the following comes under the jurisdiction of both the High Court and the Supreme Court ?
(a) Disputes between the States inter se
(b) Protection against the violation of the Constitution
(c) Protection of the Fundamental Rights
(d) Disputes between the Centre and the States
Answer: Protection of the Fundamental Rights


62. Congnizable offence refers to an offence where
(a) Arrests can be made without warrant
(b) Police can register a case without formal complaints
(c) Arrests can be made with warrant
(d) It is under the jurisdiction of a court
Answer: B

63. Under the writ of Mandamus, the Court can
(a) Ask the person to be produced
(b) Order to transfer the case from one court
(c) Ask to let a person free for a temporary period
(d) Direct the Government to do or not to do a thing
Answer: Direct the Government to do or not to do a thing


64. Which of the following writs is a bulwark of personal freedom ?
(a) Certiorari
(b) Habeas Corpus
(c) Mandamus
(d) Quo Warranto
Answer: Habeas Corpus

65. The High Courts at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay, were established under the Indian High Courts Act of
(a) 1909
(b) 1911
(c) 1861
(d) 1865
Answer: 1861


66. Appointment of officers and servants of a High Court are made by the
(a) None of these
(b) Chief Justice of the High Court
(c) President
(d) Governor
Answer: Chief Justice of the High Court

67. Salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court are drawn from the
(a) Grants-in-aid
(b) Public Accounts
(c) Contingency Fund
(d) Consolidated Fund
Answer: Consolidated Fund


68. The Constitution gives the powers of superintendence over all sub-ordinate courts to the High Courts under Article
(a) 229
(b) 227
(c) 226
(d) 228
Answer: 227

69. Which of the following High Courts covers more than one State/ Union Territories ?
(a) Allahabad
(b) None of these
(c) Guwahati
(d) Delhi
Answer: Guwahati


70. Which of the following writs may be issued to enforce a Fundamental Right ?
(a) Certiorari
(b) Habeas Corpus
(c) Mandamus
(d) Prohibition
Answer: Habeas Corpus

71. The total number of High Courts in India at present is
(a) 15
(b) 21
(c) 16
(d) 18
Answer: 21


72. The Judges of the Supreme Court can be removed from office by the
(a) President on request of Parliament
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) President
(d) Prime Minister
Answer: President on request of Parliament

73. The authority competent to suspend the operation of Fundamental Rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India is
(a) Supreme Court
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Parliament
(d) President
Answer: President


74. Which is the highest and final judicial tribunal in respect of the Constitution of India ?
(a) President
(b) Union Cabinet
(c) Supreme Court
(d) Parliament
Answer: Supreme Court

75. Which of the following is an extensive original jurisdiction given by the Constitution of India to the Supreme Court ?
(a) Enforcement of Fundamental Rights
(b) Advising the Chief Executive in legal matters
(c) Hearing revenue cases of appeal
(d) Hearing criminal cases of appeal
Answer: Enforcement of Fundamental Rights


76. The High Court of West Bengal (Calcutta) has got the additional jurisdiction to hear cases from
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Mizoram
(c) Tripura
(d) Andaman and Nicobar islands
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar islands

77. Which of the following is enforceable in a court of law ?
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Fundamental Duties
(c) Directive Principles
(d) Preamble
Answer: Fundamental Rights


78. In whom are the powers of Judicial Review vested in India ?
(a) All the courts
(b) Supreme Court and all the High Courts
(c) President
(d) Parliament
Answer: Supreme Court and all the High Courts

79. There is no appeal except on a point of law against the decisions of the
(a) Sub Judges
(b) Small causes courts
(c) Court of Munsifs
(d) High Court
Answer: Small causes courts


80. The lowest court of revenue is that of a
(a) Naib Tehsildar
(b) Sub-judge
(c) Third class magistrate
(d) Munsif
Answer: Naib Tehsildar

81. The First Class Magistrates are competent to award sentence of imprisonment upto
(a) 4 years
(b) 2 years
(c) 1 year
(d) 3 years
Answer: 2 years


82. Which is the highest court of appeal in India ?
(a) Supreme Court
(b) President
(c) High Court
(d) Privy Council
Answer: Supreme Court

83. To ensure impartiality, the retired Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme Court are debarred from practising law
(a) In any court other than State High Courts
(b) In any Criminal Court
(c) In any court of India
(d) In any court other than the Supreme Court
Answer: In any court of India


84. Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court ?
(a) Governor of the State
(b) Parliament
(c) President
(d) State Government
Answer: President

85. Who is appointed as an adhoc judge of the Supreme Court ?
(a) A sitting judge of a High Court duly qualified for appointment as a Supreme Court Judge
(b) A person fully qualified for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court
(c) A retired judge of Supreme Court
(d) An acting judge of the Supreme Court
Answer: A sitting judge of a High Court duly qualified for appointment as a Supreme Court Judge


86. Which of the following is covered under the original jurisdiction of the supreme court ?
(a) Dispute relating to civil matters
(b) Dispute between two citizens from two different states
(c) Dispute relating to criminal cases involving murder
(d) Disputes between two states of the Indian Union
Answer: Disputes between two states of the Indian Union

87. Which High Court in India, has held that the pronouncement of Talaq thrice in one go is illegal ?
(a) Bombay High Court
(b) None of these
(c) Calcutta High Court
(d) Allahabad High Court
Answer: Allahabad High Court


88. The small causes court can hear cases involving a maximum amount of
(a) Rs 5000
(b) Rs 2000
(c) Rs 1000
(d) Rs 500
Answer: Rs 2000

89. The power of the Supreme Court to review any judgement pronounced or order made by it previously is provided in Article ?
(a) 126
(b) 139
(c) 138
(d) 137
Answer: 137


90. A common High Court for two or more states and Union Territory may be established by
(a) Parliament by Law
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) President
(d) Governer of the state
Answer: Parliament by Law

91. Which of the following amendments curtailed the power of Judicial review of the Supreme Court and the High Court ?
(a) 24th
(b) 44th
(c) 26th
(d) 42nd
Answer: 42nd


92. Under a single, integrated, hierarchical judicial system, the High Court in the states are directly under the
(a) President
(b) Union Parliament
(c) Governor of the state
(d) Supreme Court
Answer: Supreme Court

93. A Judge of a Supreme court may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the
(a) Chief Justice of India
(b) Senior most judge of the supreme court
(c) Prime Minister
(d) President
Answer: President


94. The Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court dose not involve
(a) Criminal Cases
(b) Cases involving interpretation of the Constitution
(c) Civil Cases
(d) Disputes arising out of pre-Constitution treaties and agreements
Answer; Disputes arising out of pre-Constitution treaties and agreements

95. Which of the following is not a writ issued by a superior court to an inferior court ?
(a) Mandamus
(b) Certiorari
(c) Quo Warranto
(d) Prohibition
Answer: Quo Warranto


96. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is appointed by the President
(a) In consulation with the Judges of the supreme court and the High Court
(b) Alone
(c) In consulation with the Governor
(d) In consulation with the Judges of the supreme court alone
Answer: Alone

97. The concept of the Judicial review has been borrowed from the Constitution of
(a) U.K.
(b) Switzerland
(c) U.S.A
(d) U.S.S.R.
Answer: U.S.A


98. Which Amendment Act conferred on the Supreme Court the jurisdiction to tranfer cases from one High Court to another ?
(a) 43rd
(b) 45th
(c) 42nd
(d) 39th
Answer: 42nd

99. The only-Union Territory which has a High Court of its own
(a) Daman and Diu
(b) Delhi
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Chandigarh
Answer: Delhi


100. The Supreme Court originally consisted of how many other judges besides the Chief Justice ?
(a) 6
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 7
Answer: 7

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