Indian Politics

Q. Which writ is issued by a High Court or the Supreme Court to compel an authority to perform a function that it was not performing?

A
Writ of Habeas Corpus
B
Writ of Certiorari
C
Writ of Mandamus
D
Writ of Quo Warranto

Correct Answer

Writ of Mandamus

More Questions on Indian Politics

  • Q. How many subjects are there in union list-
    A)66
    B)52
    C)97
    D)99
    Answer: 97
  • Q. High Court of Andaman and Nicobar Island is located in which state of India?
    A)West Bengal
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: West Bengal
  • Q. Which among the following Articles came into force on 26th November 1949, the day the Indian Constitution was adopted?
    A)Article 390
    B)Article 388
    C)Article 387
    D)Article 386
    Answer: Article 388
  • Q. The state operates through-
    A)Party President
    B)Political Party
    C)Government
    D)President
    Answer: Government
  • Q. Which of the following language was given the status of “Classical language” by the central government-
    A)Tamil
    B)Gujarati
    C)Marathi
    D)Bengali
    Answer: Tamil
  • Q. Who said this “Good citizen makes good state and bad citizen makes bad state”-
    A)Rousseau
    B)Plato
    C)Aristotle
    D)Laski
    Answer: Plato
  • Q. The discretionary powers of a Governor is limited in-
    A)Dismissal of the Ministry
    B)Appointment of Chief Minister
    C)Dissolution of the Legislative Assembly
    D)Assent to Bills
    Answer: Assent to Bills
  • Q. Match the followings- Union Territory – Jurisdiction (High Court) A. Puducherry – 1. Kerala B. Andaman and Nicobar Islands – 2. Mumbai C. Lakshadweep – 3. Madras d. Daman and Diu – 4. Calcutta
    A)A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
    B)A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
    C)A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
    D)A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
    Answer: A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
  • Q. The committee which was appointed to identify the creamy layer among the OBCs was :
    A)Sardar Swaran Singh Committee
    B)M K Lodha Commitee
    C)Ram Nandan Committee
    D)None of these
    Answer: Ram Nandan Committee
  • Q. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
    A)Sukurnar Sen
    B)Morarji Desai
    C)Sardar Patel
    D)V.S Ramadevi
    Answer: Sukurnar Sen
  • Q. The serious fault in federal form of govemment is-
    A)Authoritarian Governance
    B)The Threat of separatism
    C)Ignorance to Local Issues
    D)Inefficient Administration
    Answer: The Threat of separatism
  • Q. Which among the following writs comes into the category of public litigation petition before High Court or Supreme Court?
    A)Against political interference
    B)A challenge to elections of the office-bearers of a political party
    C)Against the decision of Lower Court
    D)Against a general topic
    Answer: Against a general topic
  • Q. The “Recall Provision” to removethe elected office bearers from the Local Self Government institution has been executed in-
    A)Kerala
    B)Bihar
    C)Haryana
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Who among the following was the Chairman of Fundamental Rights sub-Committee of the Constitutent Assembly?
    A)Rajendra Prasad
    B)J. B. Kripalani
    C)B. R. Arnbedkar
    D)Gopinath Bardoloi
    Answer: J. B. Kripalani
  • Q. Who wrote in ‘Hind Swaraj- Our leaders are divided into two parties: the moderates and the extremists. These may be considered as the slow party and the impatient party. Some call the Moderates the timid party and the extremists the bold party.’
    A)Mahatma Gandhi.
    B)J. Joshi
    C)Barendra Ghosh
    D)Pandit Jawahar Lal Neharu
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi.
  • Q. The order of the following words seen in Preamble is- 1. DEMOCRATIC, 2. SOCIALIST, 3. SOVEREIGN, 4. SECULAR, 5. REPUBLIC
    A)2,3,4,1,5
    B)3,2,4,1,5
    C)3,2,1,4,5
    D)3,1,2,5,4
    Answer: 3,2,4,1,5
  • Q. What is the full form of the Indian Political Party, “CPI”?
    A)Commonly Party of India
    B)Common Party of India
    C)Communist Party of India
    D)Community Party of India
    Answer: Communist Party of India
  • Q. The Philosophy and values of the makers of constitution are reflected in-
    A)Directive principles of state policy
    B)Fundamental rights
    C)The preamble
    D)Fundamental duties
    Answer: The preamble
  • Q. The Muslim League as a political party was founded in
    A)1909
    B)1906
    C)1915
    D)1919
    Answer: 1906
  • Q. The Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 and Schedules Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 have been enacted to protect
    A)Scheduled Castes from Social Injustice and Exploitation
    B)Scheduled Tribes from Social Injustice and Exploitation
    C)Both (A) and (B)
    D)None of these
    Answer: Both (A) and (B)

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