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 Chairman of Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is appointed by-
    A)Prime Minister of India
    B)Speaker of Lok Sabha
    C)President of India
    D)Chairman of Rajya Sabha
    Answer: Speaker of Lok Sabha
  • Q. A writ of ____ means that the court orders that the arrested person should be presented before it.
    A)Mandamus
    B)Habeas Corpus
    C)Prohibition
    D)Quo-Warranto
    Answer: Habeas Corpus
  • Q. The total number of judges in International Court of Justice are-
    A)15
    B)11
    C)18
    D)7
    Answer: 15
  • Q. Which of the following subject is not in Union list-
    A)Banking
    B)Census
    C)Labor Union
    D)Foreign Debt
    Answer: Labor Union
  • Q. Where is the objective of “Social justice” articulated in constitution?
    A)Article-15
    B)Article-14
    C)Article-16
    D)Preamble
    Answer: Preamble
  • 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. From which of the following nations,we have taken the provision of judicial review?
    A)USA
    B)England
    C)Canada
    D)Australia
    Answer: USA
  • Q. How many seats are reserved for representatives of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha?
    A)85
    B)39
    C)109
    D)131
    Answer: 131
  • 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. Who among the following is not a part of political executive?
    A)Defence Minister
    B)Finance Minister
    C)Foreign Minister
    D)Secretary of Ministry of Defence
    Answer: Secretary of Ministry of Defence
  • Q. Under which one of the following writs anofficial can be prevented from taking an action which he is offlcially not entitled?
    A)Quo Warranto
    B)Mandamus
    C)Certiorari
    D)Habeas Corpus
    Answer: Quo Warranto
  • Q. If Parliament has to legislate with respect to a matter in the state list, the proposal for such is to be approved by-
    A)Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both
    B)Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislature of related State
    C)Rajya Sabha
    D)Lok Sabha
    Answer: Rajya Sabha
  • Q. In the National Flag of India, Ashoka Chakra is a ____ spoked wheel.
    A)12
    B)8
    C)16
    D)24
    Answer: 24
  • Q. What is Popular Sovereignty-
    A)Domination of representative of people
    B)Domination of people
    C)Domination of Judiciary
    D)Domination of Legislative
    Answer: Domination of representative of people
  • Q. CTBT denotes-
    A)Drug control measures
    B)Arms control measures
    C)Financial control measures
    D)Trade control and regulation
    Answer: Arms control measures
  • Q. Reservation for the Scheduled Castes andScheduled Tribes in the services has been provided in the Indian Constitution under-
    A)Article-315
    B)Article-375
    C)Article-335
    D)Article-365
    Answer: Article-335
  • Q. A unitary form of government is that in which all the powers are concentrated in the hands of-
    A)Central government
    B)Local government
    C)Provincial government
    D)Panchayats
    Answer: Central government
  • Q. The states of Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya were formed in :
    A)The year 1975.
    B)The year 1972.
    C)The year 1976
    D)The year 1977.
    Answer: The year 1972.
  • Q. The states which have a common High Court are-
    A)Gujarat and Orissa
    B)Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
    C)Maharashtra and Goa
    D)Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
    Answer: Maharashtra and Goa
  • Q. When was the Planning Commission set up-
    A)1951
    B)1950
    C)1952
    D)1949
    Answer: 1950

Leave a Comment