Union & State Judiciary Of INDIA MCQs Set 13 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements about the judicial system introduced by the British in India:

1. It judicially unified India.
2. The British established a new system of law through the process of enactment and relevant interpretation of customary laws.
3. In general the British tended to avoid the customary laws of India.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 2 and 3 only

Question : 2

The Constitution allows preventive detention but stipulates:

a) All of the above

b) that no one should be detained beyond three months unless an Advisory Board authorises detention beyond that period

c) that the grounds for detention should be conveyed to the detenu before arresting him

d) that the detenu must be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of 24 hours of his arrest

Question : 3

One High Court may have jurisdiction over two or more states if the following so decides

a) The states involved

b) Supreme Court

c) President of India

d) Parliament

Question : 4

Who of the following Chief Justice of India acted as the President of India also?

a) Justice B.K. Mukherjee

b) Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan

c) Justice M. Hidayatullah

d) Justice P.N. Bhagwati

Question : 5

The Indian Constitution provides for the appointment of Adhoc judges in:

a) All of these

b) District and Session Court

c) Supreme Court

d) High Court

Question : 6

Assertion (A):
A Habeas Corpus writ petition dismissed by the Supreme Court can be admitted by the High Court under article 226 of the Constitution.
Reason (R):
In exercising writ jurisdiction, the powers of the Supreme Court and High Court are concurrent.

a) A is false but R is true

b) A is true but R is false

c) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

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