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

Question : 31

Which of the following state/Union territories have a common High Court?

a) Assam and Bengal

b) Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir

c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

d) Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh

Question : 32

Who was the Chief Justice of India when public Interest Litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian judicial system?

a) A.S. Anand

b) P.N. Bhagwati

c) M. Hidayatullah

d) A.M. Ahmadi

Question : 33

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A):
The Supreme Court is a Court of Record.
Reason (R):
Once a Court is made a Court of Record, its power to punish for its contempt necessarily follows from that position. Codes :

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 : 34 [UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2014]

‘Judicial Activism’ in India is related to

a) Judicial Independence

b) Public Interest Petition

c) Judicial Review

d) Committed Judiciary

Question : 35

In the verdict of which case, Supreme Court has nullified Parliament, effort to establish preference of all the Directive Principles of state policy over fundamental rights?

a) Indira Sawhani

b) Minerva Mills Vs. Union of India case

c) Keshvanand Bharti Vs State of Kerala Case

d) Francis Coralie Mullin Vs Union Territory of Delhi