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

Answer: (d)

The Indian Constitution adopted the Judicial Review on lines of the U.S. Constitution. Parliament is not supreme under the Constitution of India.

Its powers are limited in a manner that the power is divided between the center and states. Moreover, the Supreme Court enjoys a position that entrusts it with the power of reviewing the legislative enactments both of Parliament and the State Legislatures.

This grants the court a powerful instrument of judicial review under the constitution.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution each contain a Due Process Clause. Due process deals with the administration of justice and thus the Due Process Clause acts as a safeguard from arbitrary denial of life, liberty, or property by the Government outside the sanction of law.

The Supreme Court of the United States interprets the Clauses as providing four protections: procedural due process (in civil and criminal proceedings), substantive due process, a prohibition against vague laws, and as the vehicle for the incorporation of the Bill of Rights.

Answer: (a)

Article 124 of the Indian Constitution states that every Judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with such of the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts in the States as the President may deem necessary for the purpose and shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty-five year.

Answer: (b)

The legislative excess of parliament and state assemblies checked by judicial review of Supreme Court.