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. Howmany times, a Non-money bill is discussed in every house of the parliament-
    A)Three
    B)Two
    C)Four
    D)One
    Answer: Three
  • Q. The winning candidate in the Election of President of India should secure-
    A)Sixty six percent of votes polled
    B)Majority number of votes polled
    C)Fifty percent of votes polled
    D)More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled
    Answer: More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled
  • Q. What is the full form of the Indian Political Party “NCP”?
    A)National Congress Party
    B)Nationalist Congress Party
    C)National Communist Party
    D)Nationalist Communist Party
    Answer: Nationalist Congress Party
  • Q. The Residuary powers of legislation under Indian Constitution rests with-
    A)Prime Minister
    B)President
    C)Parliament
    D)States
    Answer: Parliament
  • Q. Who completed two successive regimes of the Vice-President of India?
    A)V.V.Giri
    B)S.Radhakrishnan
    C)B.D.Jatti
    D)M.Hidaytullah
    Answer: S.Radhakrishnan
  • 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. Fundamental Rights are not given to-
    A)Aliens
    B)Bankrupt persons
    C)Persons suffering from incurable diseases
    D)Political sufferers
    Answer: Aliens
  • Q. A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force-
    A)For six months
    B)For three months
    C)For nine months
    D)Indefinitely
    Answer: For six months
  • Q. The provision of writs as enshrined in the constitution of India is borrowed from:
    A)Irish law
    B)English law
    C)Australian law
    D)Japanese law
    Answer: English law
  • Q. The new committee system constitutes an improvement over the earlier committee system in so far as
    A)it enables the Parliament to examine the grants of all the ministries and departments in detail
    B)it assures representation to all the political parties in proportion to their strength in the Parlia
    C)it enables the Parliament to accept the demands of various ministries without scrutiny
    D)None of the above
    Answer: it enables the Parliament to examine the grants of all the ministries and departments in detail
  • Q. In which year,”House of People” was named as Lok Sabha-
    A)1964
    B)1954
    C)1974
    D)1984
    Answer: 1954
  • Q. Seventh schedule of the Constitution of India deals with-
    A)Distribution of power between the Union and the States
    B)Allocation of Seats in the Council of States
    C)Power and Authority of the Municipalities
    D)Powers of the Governor of the State
    Answer: Distribution of power between the Union and the States
  • Q. In a federal Government the states enjoy-
    A)Powers delegated by the Centre
    B)Original powers
    C)Powers given by the Constitution
    D)Powers given by the people
    Answer: Powers given by the Constitution
  • Q. What is the category in which the negotiating strategy of a strike by the Government employees falls?
    A)Legal Right
    B)Fundamental Rights of freedom of association and expression
    C)Trade Union right as common law
    D)There is no right
    Answer: There is no right
  • Q. The decision on procedural matters in United Nations will be taken by positive votes-
    A)10
    B)11
    C)8
    D)9
    Answer: 9
  • Q. Who advocated the Nazism in Germany-
    A)William 3rd
    B)Fedrick William 4th
    C)Adolf Hitler
    D)Wismark
    Answer: Adolf Hitler
  • Q. The minimum age required to become a member of Rajya Sabha is
    A)25 years
    B)21 years
    C)30 years
    D)35 years
    Answer: 30 years
  • Q. Which Article of the Indian constitution provides for the employer to give maternity benefits to its employees?
    A)Article-42
    B)Article-14
    C)Article-43
    D)Article-44
    Answer: Article-42
  • Q. Which of the following elements are necessary for a democratic system-
    A)Equality of opportunity
    B)Free and unbiased election
    C)Protection of rights
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. The Attorney General of India has the power to appear in-
    A)Any High Court
    B)Supreme Court
    C)Any Session Court
    D)Any Court in India
    Answer: Any Court in India

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