Union & State Judiciary of INDIA Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 16

Special leave petition power of the Supreme Court does not extend to the following judgments, decrees, etc.

1. Interim order
2. Any court or tribunal constituted by or under any law relating to the Armed forces
3. Criminal cases.

a) 2 only

b) 3 only

c) 1 and 3 only

d) 2 and 3 only

Question : 17

Consider the following regarding the death penalty

1. Indian law permits execution only in the cases of ‘rarest of rare’ crimes.
2. In India pardoning power of the president with respect to death sentence is decided by the president as per recommendations of the Union Home Ministry.
3. Recently, China, Pakistan, voted against a UN resolution on calling for a ban on capital punishment while India supported the resolution.

a) 1, 2 nor 3

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 only

d) 1 and 2 only

Question : 18

Public Interest Litigation (PIL) may be linked with

a) judicial sanctity

b) judicial intervention

c) judicial review

d) judicial activism

Question : 19

The Supreme Courts of India enjoys

a) Appellate and advisory jurisdiction

b) Advisory jurisdiction

c) original jurisdiction

d) original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction

Question : 20

Judge of the High Court can be removed from the office during his tenure by:

a) the Chief Justice of High Court on recommendation of State Legislature

b) the Governor, if the State passes resolution by 2/3rd majority

c) the President, on the basis of resolution passed by the Parliament by 2/3rd majority

d) the Chief Justice of Supreme Court on the recommendation of Parliament