Union & State Judiciary Of INDIA MCQs Set 15 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India:

a) are fixed by President of India

b) can never be reduced under any circumstances

c) can be reduced during their term of office

d) cannot be reduced during the term of their office except during a financial emergency

Question : 2

In which year was the Collegium System for the appointment of Judges adopted by the Supreme Court of India ?

a) 2004

b) 2000

c) 1993

d) 1996

Question : 3

On which of the following grounds can a Judge of the Supreme Court or a High Court be impeached?

1. Violation of the Constitution
2. Proved misbehaviour
3. Incapacity

a) 2 and 3

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 only

d) 2 only

Question : 4

In the latest development in the Niira Radia case The Supreme Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe into the;

1. Allotment of coal blocks to Sasan Power Project run by the Anil Ambani Group.
2. Allotment of iron ore mines at Anuka in Singhbhoomi district of Jharkhand to Tata Steel.
3. ‘Favoures’ allegedly shown by V. K. Sibal, then Chief of the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, to Reliance Industries and quid pro quo received.
4. Allotment of land to J. P. Group in Uttar Pradesh for Yamuna Expressway.

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 2 and 3

Question : 5

Following is an example of residuary powers in India

a) None of these

b) Labour Laws

c) Preventive detention

d) Service taxation

Question : 6

Which of the following constitutional provisions facilitate Union control over States?

1. All-India services
2. Grants-in-aid
3. Inter-State Councils

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 2 and 3 only