Practice Quiz set 2 - indian polity mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) The sanctioned strength of Supreme Court of India is
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Q-2) The total number of High Courts in India at present is:
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Q-3) The Constitution gives the powers of superintendence over all subordinate courts to the High Courts under Article:
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Q-4) Which one of the following Indian States does not have its own High Court?
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Q-5) The minimum number of judges who are to sit for the purpose of deciding any case involving any substantial question of law for the purpose of hearing any reference under Art 143 shall be
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The minimum number of judges who are to sit for the purpose of hearing any reference under Article 143 shall be five.
If at any time it appears to the President that a question of law or fact has arisen, or is likely to arise, which is of such a nature and of such public importance that it is expedient to obtain the opinion of the Supreme Court upon it, he may refer the question to that Court for consideration and the Court may, after such hearing as it thinks fit, report to the President its opinion thereon.
Q-6) The oath to a High Court Judge is administered by the:
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Q-7) To be eligible to be appointed as a Judge of Supreme Court of India, how long a person should have practised in a High Court?
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Originally, the Constitution of India envisaged a Supreme Court with a Chief Justice and seven Judges; leaving it to Parliament to increase this number.
Informative years, the Supreme Court met from 10 to 12 in the morning and then 2 to 4 in the afternoon for 28 days in a year.
As the work of the Court increased and cases began to accumulate, Parliament increased the number of judges from the original 8 in 1950 to 11 in 1956, 14 in 1960, 18 in 1978, 26 in 1986, and 31 in 2008 current strength.
Q-8) Judicial Review in the Indian Constitution is based on which of the following ?
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Q-9) Consider the following regarding the death penalty
- Indian law permits execution only in the cases of ‘rarest of rare’ crimes.
- In India pardoning power of the president with respect to death sentence is decided by the president as per recommendations of the Union Home Ministry.
- Recently, China, Pakistan, voted against a UN resolution on calling for a ban on capital punishment while India supported the resolution.
Which of the following given statements is/are correct?
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India was among the 39 countries that voted against a UN General Assembly draft resolution which called for abolishing the death Penalty.
Q-10) Consider the following statements in regard to ‘equality before law’ introduced by the British in India.
- There were similar courts for Indians and Europeans.
- Justice now became costlier than before.
- The government officials often favored the rich.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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There were separate courts and even laws for Indians and Europeans. In Criminal cases the Europeans could be tried only by European judges.