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. In which house, the chairman of that house is not a member of house-
    A)Rajya Sabha
    B)Lok Sabha
    C)Legislative Assembly
    D)Legislative Council
    Answer: Rajya Sabha
  • Q. The District Judges are appointed by :
    A)The Governor in Consultation with the High Courts
    B)The President of India
    C)The Chief Justice of respective high courts
    D)The Chief Justice of India
    Answer: The Governor in Consultation with the High Courts
  • Q. The Certain fundamental rights are not given to-
    A)Foreigner
    B)Insolvent persons
    C)Deceased person
    D)Political victims
    Answer: Foreigner
  • Q. The Prime Minister of India is-
    A)Selected
    B)Elected
    C)Nominated
    D)Appointed
    Answer: Appointed
  • 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 new official language of United Nations is-
    A)Spanish
    B)Chinese
    C)Russian
    D)Arabic
    Answer: Arabic
  • Q. In ______ government each adult citizen must have one vote and each vote must have one value-
    A)Autocratic
    B)Democratic
    C)Monarchic
    D)Authoritarian
    Answer: Democratic
  • 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. What is the retirement age. of the judge of Supreme Court?
    A)62 years
    B)60 years
    C)64 years
    D)65 years
    Answer: 65 years
  • Q. Which of the following is the first woman speaker of Lok Sabha-
    A)Sonia Gandhi
    B)Meera Kumar
    C)Sushma Swaraj
    D)Margret Alva
    Answer: Meera Kumar
  • Q. Who are included in National Development Council-
    A)Chief Minister of all States
    B)All members of Central Cabinet
    C)All members of Cabinet of States and Centre
    D)Members of Estimates Committee
    Answer: E
  • Q. The name of a candidate for the office of president of India may be proposed by
    A)any fifty members of the Parliament
    B)any fifty citizens of India
    C)any five member of the Electoral College
    D)any fifty members of the Electoral College
    Answer: any fifty members of the Electoral College
  • Q. The most important feature of Indian Parliament is-
    A)It includes the President
    B)It is the union legislature in India
    C)It is bicameral
    D)Its Upper house never dissolves
    Answer: It includes the President
  • Q. Which of the following state had implemented the provision of removal of the elected members of local self-governance institutions-
    A)Kerala
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Haryana
    D)Bihar
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Who on recommendations made by both houses of parliament can oust the judges of high court before completion of their tenure on the basis of misconduct or incapability?
    A)Chief Justice of High Court
    B)Chief Justice of India
    C)President on recommendations made by both houses of Parliament
    D)Special majority in both houses of Parliament
    Answer: President on recommendations made by both houses of Parliament
  • Q. Indian Parliament is-
    A)Bicameral
    B)Unicameral
    C)Tricameral
    D)None of these
    Answer: Bicameral
  • Q. The salaries and allowances payable to the Members of the Parliament are decided by the-
    A)Cabinet
    B)President
    C)Parliament
    D)Finance Commission
    Answer: Parliament
  • Q. Under which of the following articles, president can make the proclamation of emergency in failure of constitutional machinery in any state-
    A)356
    B)352
    C)360
    D)350
    Answer: 356
  • 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. The position of a chief minister is
    A)identical to that of the president
    B)similar to that of the prime minister
    C)a combination of the position of the prime minister and president
    D)not constitutional
    Answer: similar to that of the prime minister

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