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

Question : 6 [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]

Which of the following cases comes under the Jurisdiction of High Court and Supreme Court?

a) Protection from violation of the Constitution

b) Dispute between States

c) Enforcement of Fundamental Rights

d) Dispute between the Centre and States

Question : 7 [IAS 2008]

Consider the following statements:

1. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India
2. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer is considered as one of the progenitors of public interest litigation (PIL) in the Indian judicial system.

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Both 1 and 2

Question : 8 [SSC CML [PRE] 2006]

Which one of the following Chief Justices of India had the opportunity to act as President of India ?

a) Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan

b) Justice M. Hidayatulla

c) Justice P. N. Bhagawati

d) Justice P.B. Gajendra-gadkar

Question : 9 [UPPCS (Mains) 2004]

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given.
Assertion (A):
High Courts are in better position to protect rights of Indian citizens than the Supreme Court.
Reason (R):
Supreme Court can issue writs to protect only Fundamental Rights. 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)

Question : 10

Which of the following High Courts has the largest number of Benches?

a) Guwahati High Court

b) Bombay High Court

c) Kolkata High Court

d) Madhya Pradesh High Court