Indian Politics

Q. ______ writ is issued by a higher court (High Court or Supreme Court) when a lower court has considered a case going beyond its jurisdiction.

A
Mandamus
B
Habeas Corpus
C
Prohibition
D
Quo-Warranto

Correct Answer

Prohibition

More Questions on Indian Politics

  • 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 is the ex-officio chairman of the NITI Aayog in India?
    A)Prime Minister
    B)President
    C)Vice President
    D)Finance Minister
    Answer: Prime Minister
  • Q. Which Article of the Constitution provides freedom to manage religious affairs ?
    A)Article 26.
    B)Article 25.
    C)Article 27.
    D)Article 28.
    Answer: Article 26.
  • Q. Article 20 of the Indian Constitution “Protection inrespect of conviction for offences” deals with?
    A)The Union Government
    B)The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
    C)The State Government
    D)The Directive Principles of State Policy
    Answer: The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
  • Q. What is the system of Local Self Government in the Panchayati Raj set up?
    A)Three tier structure at village, block and district level
    B)Four tier system at the village, block, district and State level
    C)Two tier system at village and block level
    D)Single tier set up at village level
    Answer: Three tier structure at village, block and district level
  • Q. The Parliament of India can make use of the residuary powers
    A)only during national emergency
    B)at all times
    C)during national emergency as well as constitutional emergency as well in a state
    D)None of the above
    Answer: at all times
  • Q. Which of the following feature as been adopted from the constitution of USA by the maker of Indian constitution?
    A)Fundamental Rights
    B)Judicial Review
    C)Removal of the Judges of Supreme Court
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Maharashtra is-
    A)26
    B)10
    C)28
    D)48
    Answer: 48
  • Q. Which is the highest law of the land?
    A)Indian Constitution
    B)Indian Penal Code
    C)Civil Procedure Code
    D)Criminal Procedure Code
    Answer: Indian Constitution
  • 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 Reorganization commission was appointed in 1953 under the chairmanship of :
    A)Kelkar
    B)Fazl Ali
    C)Mondal
    D)Zakir Husain
    Answer: Fazl Ali
  • Q. In which of the form, composite India has been described in the constitution?
    A)Semi Federal
    B)A Union State
    C)Federation of States and Territories
    D)Partly Unitary and Partly Federal
    Answer: A Union State
  • Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Tamil Nadu is-
    A)16
    B)12
    C)18
    D)31
    Answer: 18
  • Q. In case no party enjoys absolute majority in the Legislative Assembly of a state, the Governor will go by-
    A)The advice of the Prime Minister
    B)The advice of former Chief Minister
    C)The advice of the President of India
    D)His own discretion
    Answer: His own discretion
  • Q. Uniform Civil Code is mentioned in which article of Indian Constitution?
    A)4
    B)44
    C)14
    D)34
    Answer: 44
  • Q. What is the minimum number of members required to be present in any one of the two houses of Parliament for its functioning?
    A)One sixth of total members
    B)One fifth of total members
    C)One seventh of total members
    D)One tenth of total members
    Answer: One tenth of total members
  • Q. Indian Constitution has how many Parts?
    A)32
    B)22
    C)42
    D)52
    Answer: 22
  • Q. Under which pardoning power of the President, duration of sentence is reduced without changing its character?
    A)Remission
    B)Commutation
    C)Respite
    D)Reprieve
    Answer: Remission
  • Q. Bicameral Legislature means-
    A)Lower and Upper Chamber
    B)Primary and secondary legislature
    C)Lok Adalats and Courts
    D)Elected as well as selected members
    Answer: Lower and Upper Chamber
  • Q. The form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a faction of persons or families is called-
    A)Fascism
    B)Tyranny
    C)Oligarchy
    D)Plutocracy
    Answer: Oligarchy

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