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

Question : 1

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

Question : 2

In which of the following cases appeals cannot be lodged with the Supreme Court ?

a) Criminal case in which High Court after withdrawing a case from the lower court, has given a death sentence

b) Constitutional matters involving a substantial point of law

c) A sentence in a criminal case given by the lower court and confirmed by the High Court

d) Criminal case in which High Court has given a death sentence J a criminal found nonguilty by a lower court

Question : 3

District Judge is under the control of

a) State Government

b) Supreme Court

c) Governor

d) High Court

Question : 4

Which of the following High Courts has its jurisdiction over more than one state or Union Territory?

a) Allahabad

b) Gujarat

c) Maharashtra

d) Delhi

Question : 5

The Constitution allows preventive detention but stipulates:

a) All of the above

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

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

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

Question : 6

Reasonable restrictions under Article 19(2) can be imposed on the ground of

a) Signing of a trade treaty with a country

b) Death of the PM

c) Defection

d) Contempt of court