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

Question : 1

Judges of the district court are appointed by:

a) Governor

b) Law Minister

c) President

d) Chief Minister

Question : 2

A civil case becomes a fit case for appeal to the Supreme Court if:

a) the case had come to the High Court under an appeal from a subordinate court

b) it involves a point of Constitutional law

c) the High Court certifies that it involves a point of law and needs interpretation of the Constitution

d) it involves a sum of money over RS. 10,000

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

1. The Advocate General of a state in India is appointed by the President of India upon the recommendation of the Governor of the concerned state.
2. As provided in Civil procedure Code, High Courts have original appellate and advisory jurisdiction at the state level.

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 Only

d) 2 Only

Question : 4

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 : 5

The minimum number of judges to sit on the Constitutional Bench or on Bench which gives its advisory opinion on the reference by the President must be:

a) One-third of the total strength of the court

b) Three

c) One half of the total strength of the Supreme Court

d) Seven

Question : 6

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)