Union & State Judiciary of INDIA MCQs set 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

According to Article 236, the expression district judge includes judge of a city Civil Court, additional district judge, joint district judge, assistant district judge, chief judge of a Small Cause Court, chief presidency magistrate, additional chief presidency magistrate, sessions judge, additional sessions judge and assistant sessions judge.

Answer: (3)

An ordinary law is a normal law, generally distinguished from a constitutional law. It is made and enforced by the competent authorities of the State, and it determines the relations of the citizens to the State and to one another. An ordinary law requires only simple majority in Parliament.

Answer: (d)

The Attorney General has the right of audience in all Courts in India. He has also the right to participate in the proceedings of the Parliament.

Answer: (b)

On the 28th of January, 1950, two days after India became a Sovereign Democratic Republic, the Supreme Court came into being. The inauguration took place in the Chamber of Princes in the Parliament building which also housed India’s Parliament, consisting of the Council of States and the House of the People.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (b)

The selection of chairperson and members of Lokpal shall be through a selection committee consisting of Prime Minister, Speaker of Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Chief Justice of India or a sitting Supreme Court judge nominated by CJI, eminent jurist to be nominated by the President of India on the basis of recommendations of the first four members of the selection committee.

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013 is published as Act No.1 of 2014 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-1, dated the 1st January 2014. The Lokpal can inquire into offenses under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 committed by members of Parliament, group A and B government officials, employees of a company, society or a trust set up by an Act of Parliament, or financed or controlled by the central government.

The Lokpal And Lokayuktas Act, 2013 also made amendments to the Commission of Inquiry Act 1952, Delhi Police Establishment Act 1946, Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, and Central Vigilance Commission Act 2003. (15) Under which of the following articles the Supreme Court decided that the Right to Life and Liberty is also available to the foreigners (a) Article 19 of the Constitution of India (b) Article 21 of the Constitution of India (c) Article 25 of the Constitution of India (d) Article 28 of the Constitution of India