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 Judges of High Court are administered oath of office by-
    A)The President of India
    B)The Chief Justice of High Court
    C)The Chief Justice of India
    D)Governor of the State
    Answer: Governor of the State
  • Q. The law which aims at protecting the monuments, places and objects of national importance is
    A)Protection Remains Act
    B)Save and protect monuments act
    C)The Ancient and Historical Monument and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Ancient and Historical Monument and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act
  • Q. To whom, “The Union Public Service Commission presents its report”-
    A)Parliament
    B)President
    C)Lok Sabha
    D)Rajya Sabha
    Answer: President
  • Q. The president convenes and prorogues all sessions of Parliament in consultation with
    A)the prime minister
    B)the speaker
    C)the prime minister and the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
    D)None of the above
    Answer: the prime minister
  • Q. The Article-343 of the Indian Constitution is about-
    A)Number of seats for the Rajya Sabha
    B)Number of seats for the Lok Sabha
    C)Hindi as official language
    D)Special status to Kashmir
    Answer: Hindi as official language
  • Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Jok Sabha) of Gujarat is-
    A)26
    B)10
    C)28
    D)48
    Answer: 26
  • Q. Who admits a new State to the Union of India?
    A)Supreme Court
    B)President
    C)Prime Minister
    D)Parliament
    Answer: Parliament
  • Q. Who was the first Indian president of Central Legislature’?
    A)G.V.Mavalanker
    B)Sacchidanand Sinha
    C)Vitthal Bhai Patel
    D)Rajendra Prasad
    Answer: Vitthal Bhai Patel
  • Q. Universal adult franchise shows that India is a country which is-
    A)Socialist
    B)Secular
    C)Democratic
    D)Sovereign
    Answer: Democratic
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT? I. In federal government, power is distributed among the legislature, executive and judiciary. II. Due to political competition in a democracy, social divisions get reflected in politics. III. Communal politics is based on the belief that one religion is superior to that of others.
    A)I, II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I and III
    D)II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. The president of the constituent assembly of India was:
    A)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    B)Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
    C)Sachidanand Sahu
    D)Hakim Ajmal Khan
    Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
  • Q. The right to move the Supreme Court for the enforcement of fundamental rights including the writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari and quo warranto are the parts of
    A)Right to Constitutional Remedies
    B)Fundamentals Rights
    C)Directive Principle
    D)Right to freedom
    Answer: Right to Constitutional Remedies
  • Q. Whose statement is this “Man is born free but always in shackles”-
    A)Rousseau
    B)Locke
    C)Bentham
    D)Robert mill
    Answer: Rousseau
  • 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. What is the literal meaning of the term “Quo-Warranto”?
    A)To forbid
    B)We command
    C)By what authority (or) warrant
    D)None of these
    Answer: By what authority (or) warrant
  • Q. President of India can be removed from his office by-
    A)Chief Justice of India
    B)Prime Minister of India
    C)Parliament
    D)Lok Sabha
    Answer: Parliament
  • Q. In which language, Lok Sabha debates are printed?
    A)English
    B)Hindi
    C)Sanskrit
    D)Both Hindi & English
    Answer: Both Hindi & English
  • Q. The function of Protem Speaker is to-
    A)Officiate as Speaker when a Speaker is unlikely to be elected
    B)Conduct the Proceedings of the House in the absence of the Speaker
    C)Swearing in members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
    D)Check if the election certificates of members are in order
    Answer: Swearing in members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
  • Q. India is a republic because-
    A)It is a parliamentary democracy
    B)It is democratic country
    C)The head of the state is elected for a definite period
    D)All of these
    Answer: The head of the state is elected for a definite period
  • Q. Article-31(B) of the Indian Constitution “Validation of certain Acts and Regulations” deals with the-
    A)Union Government
    B)State Government
    C)Directive Principles of State Policy
    D)Fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
    Answer: Fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen

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