Polity (The High Court) MCQ

19. The Writ of Certiorari is issued by a Superior Court
(A) To an inferior court to transfer the record of proceedings in a case for review
(B) To an inferior court to stop further proceedings in a particular case
(C) To an officer to show his right to hold a particular office
(D) To a public authority to produce a person detained by it before the court within 24 hours

20. Which among the following is issued when the procedure is pending in court?
(A) Mandamus
(B) Certiorari
(C) Prohibition
(D) Quo-Warranto

21. What is the nature of the dispute of Babri Mosque/ Ramjanambhoomi Case before Allahabad High Court?
(A) Writ petition
(B) Title suit
(C) Claim for compensation
(D) Judicial review petition

22. Which one of the following writs examines the functioning of subordinate courts?
(A) Quo-Warranto
(B) Mandamus
(C) Certiorari
(D) Habeas Corpus

23. The term District Judge is mentioned in which of the following Article of Constitution?
(A) Article 230
(B) Article 231
(C) Article 232
(D) Article 233

24. According to the Constitution of India the term ‘district judge’ shall not include
(A) Chief presidency magistrate
(B) Sessions judges
(C) Tribunal judge
(D) Chief judge of a small cause court

25. Against which Judge the Rajya Sabha passed the motion of impeachment in 2011, but he resigned to save himself before it could be passed by the Lok Sabha?
(A) Justice V. Ramaswami
(B) Justice Bhattacharya
(C) Justice Soumitra Sen
(D) Justice P.D. Dinakaran

26. A High Court Judge addresses his letter of resignation to
(A) The President
(B) The Chief Justice of India
(C) The Chief Justice of his High Court
(D) The Governor of the State

27. Under Preventive Detention, a person can be detained without trial for
(A) One month
(B) Three months
(C) Six months
(D) Nine months

28. The mobile court in India is the brain child of
(A) Justice Bhagwati
(B) Mr. Rajeev Gandhi
(C) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Mrs. Pratibha Patil

29. Consider the following statements.
1. There are 25 High Courts in India.
2. Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have a common High Court.
3. National Capital Territory of Delhi has a High Court of its own.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) 2 and 3
(B) 1 and 2
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) Only 3

30. Name the Chairman of the ‘Law Commission’ who advocated that One-third of the Judges in each High Court should be from another State.
(A) Justice P.N. Bhagwati
(B) Justice Hidayatullah
(C) Justice H.R. Khanna
(D) Justice Chandrachud

31. Match the following.

List-I	List-II
(a) Habeas Corpus	1. Be more fully informed
(b) Mandamus	2. By which authority
(c) Prohibition	3. We command
(d) Certiorary	4. Let us have the body
(e) Quo-Warranto	5. Writ to Subordinate Courts

Code
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(A) 2 4 5 3 1
(B) 4 3 5 2 1
(C) 4 3 5 1 2
(D) 4 5 3 1 2

32. Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India.
1. There are eighteen High Courts in the country.
2. Three of them have jurisdiction over more than one state.
3. No Union Territory has High Court of its own.
4. Judges of the High Court hold office till the age of 62.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(A) 1, 2 and 4
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 4
(D) Only 4

33. Consider the following statements.
1. The mode of removal of a Judge of a High Court in India is same as that of removal of a Judge of the Supreme Court.
2. After retirement from the office, a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any Court or before any authority in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

34. In which of these States, High Courts were established in March 2013?
1. Manipur
2. Meghalaya
3. Mizoram
4. Tripura
Choose the right answer from the given code.
(A) 1 and 3
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

35. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Willful disobedience or non-compliance of Court orders and use of derogatory language about Judicial behaviour amount to Contempt of Court.
Reason (R) : Judicial activism cannot be practiced without arming the Judiciary with punitive powers to punish contemptuous behaviour.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct? 
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

36. With reference to the ‘Gram Nyayalaya Act’ which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. As per the Act, Gram Nyayalaya can hear only civil cases and no criminal cases.
2. The Act allows local social activists as mediators/reconciliators.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

37. Assertion (A) : The scope of Judicial review is limited in India.
Reason (R) : Indian Constitution is ‘a bag of borrowing’.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

 

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