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

Question : 1

What makes the judiciary the guardian of the constitution?

a) Judicial Review

b) Salary

c) Independence

d) Service conditions

Question : 2

Which of the following pair(s) is/ are correctly matched

1. Article 129 : Supreme Court to be a court of record
2. Article 137 : Transfer of cases from one High Court to another or to itself from one or more High Courts
3. Article 132 : Supreme Courts’ apostrophs power to review its own judgement
4. Article 143 : Advisory jurisdiction of Supreme Court

a) 1 and 4

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 and 3

d) 3 and 4

Question : 3

In Indian Constitution the power to issue a writ of ‘Habeas corpus’ is vested only in-

a) Lower Courts

b) The Supreme Court and the High Court

c) The Supreme Court

d) The High Court

Question : 4

Which of the following High Courts has the largest number of Benches?

a) Guwahati High Court

b) Bombay High Court

c) Kolkata High Court

d) Madhya Pradesh High Court

Question : 5

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 : 6

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