Union & State Judiciary Of INDIA MCQs Set 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

WhenthereisavacancyintheofficeofthePresident and the Vice-President at the same time, the office is held temporarily by

a) None of these

b) The Speaker of Lok Sabha

c) The Prime Minister

d) The Chief Justice of India

Question : 2

Consider the following statements :

1. The maximum number of Judges in a High Court is8 specified in the Constitution of India.
2. Every High Court has a power of superintendence over all courts and tribunals (except military tribunals) provided they are subject to the appellate jurisdiction of the High Court.

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Only 2

Question : 3

Judges of the district court are appointed by:

a) Governor

b) Law Minister

c) President

d) Chief Minister

Question : 4

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A):
Willful disobedience or non-compliance of Court orders and use of derogatory language about Judicial behaviour amount to Contempt of Court.
Reason (R):
Judicial activism cannot be practiced without arming the Judiciary with punitive powers to punish contemptuous behaviour. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct? Code

a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

b) (A) is true, but (R) is false

c) (A) is false, but (R) is true

d) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Question : 5

The power to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India with respect to any matter included in the Union list of legislative powers rests with:

a) The Union Ministry of Law

b) The Parliament

c) The President of India

d) The Chief Justice of India

Question : 6

The Supreme Courts of India enjoys

a) Appellate and advisory jurisdiction

b) Advisory jurisdiction

c) Original jurisdiction

d) Original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction