Union & State Judiciary of INDIA MCQs set 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Recently the Supreme Court of India issued certain guidelines to put a halt to eve-teasing. In this regard consider the following statements:

1. women cops, in civil uniform, should be deputed at the public places
2. The court also ordered the states and the UTs to form a uniform law
3. The eve-teasing can lead to violation of the fundamental rights.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1and 2 only

d) 1 and 3 only

Question : 2

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) may hear the case if the President calls upon it to do so

b) can never hear the case

c) does not enter into the picture

d) may hear the case if it is satisfied that the case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution

Question : 3

Consider the following statements :

1. An administrator of a union territory is an agent of the President of India and not head of state like a Governor.
2. The Parliament can make laws on any subject of the three lists (including the state list) for the Union territories.

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Only 2

Question : 4

The Supreme Courts of India enjoys

a) Appellate and advisory jurisdiction

b) Advisory jurisdiction

c) original jurisdiction

d) original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction

Question : 5

Public Interest Litigation (PIL) may be linked with

a) judicial sanctity

b) judicial intervention

c) judicial review

d) judicial activism

Question : 6

Consider the following regarding the death penalty

1. Indian law permits execution only in the cases of ‘rarest of rare’ crimes.
2. 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.
3. Recently, China, Pakistan, voted against a UN resolution on calling for a ban on capital punishment while India supported the resolution.

a) 1, 2 nor 3

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 only

d) 1 and 2 only