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.

Correct Answer

Prohibition

More Questions on Indian Politics

  • Q. Which of the following is described as the ‘Soul of the constitution’?
    A)Fundamental Duties
    B)Fundamental Right
    C)Directive Principles for state Policy
    D)Preamble
    Answer: Preamble
  • Q. Where the High Courts in India first set up?
    A)Bombay Madras Calcutta
    B)Delhi and Calcutta
    C)Bombay Delhi Calcutta
    D)Madras and Bombay
    Answer: Bombay Madras Calcutta
  • Q. Which of the following ensures grassroot democracy in India-
    A)Interstate council
    B)Panchayati raj
    C)President
    D)CAG
    Answer: Panchayati raj
  • Q. Who decides the salary and allowances of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
    A)Pay Commission
    B)President
    C)Cabinet
    D)Parliament
    Answer: Parliament
  • Q. Which of the following is not a Panchayati raj institution-
    A)Village Panchayat
    B)Village Council
    C)Village Co-Operative Society
    D)Judicial Panchayat
    Answer: Village Co-Operative Society
  • Q. In parliamentary democracy “he is the first among all”. Who is he-
    A)Prime Minister
    B)President
    C)Leader of opposition
    D)Chairman of lower house
    Answer: Prime Minister
  • Q. The Look East Policy in India was started by which of the following Prime Minister?
    A)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    B)Rajiv Gandhi
    C)P.V. Narasimha Rao
    D)Manmohan Singh
    Answer: P.V. Narasimha Rao
  • Q. Rashtrapati Bhavan was built in-
    A)1910
    B)1852
    C)1947
    D)1986
    Answer: E
  • Q. The ‘Right to Vote’ in elections of the parliament is a-
    A)Constitutional Right
    B)Fundamental Right
    C)Legal Right
    D)Natural Right
    Answer: Legal Right
  • Q. About which feature of the Constitution is it said that “it is a cheque on a bank payable only when the resources of the bank permit?”
    A)Fundamental Duties
    B)Directive Principle of State Policy
    C)Fundamental Rights
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Directive Principle of State Policy
  • Q. The Phrase “equality before law” used in article-14 of Indian constitution has been borrowed from-
    A)Germany
    B)U.S.A
    C)Britain
    D)Greece
    Answer: Britain
  • Q. The office of the prime minister of India
    A)is created by the Parliament
    B)rests on coronations
    C)is created by the constitution
    D)All of the above
    Answer: is created by the constitution
  • Q. Where is the word “Federal” used in the constitution of India?
    A)Part 3
    B)Preamble
    C)Article 368
    D)Nowhere in constitution
    Answer: Nowhere in constitution
  • 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
  • Q. The members of the state legislature exercise control over the council of the ministers through
    A)criticism of its policies
    B)questions and supplementary questions
    C)adjournment motion
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The second most senior office in the country is of-
    A)Office of the Prime Minister of India
    B)Office of the President of India
    C)Office of the Vice President of India
    D)Office of the Chief Justice of India
    Answer: Office of the Vice President of India
  • Q. In which year was the Capital of India moved from Calcutta to Delhi?
    A)1911
    B)1910
    C)1912
    D)1913
    Answer: 1911
  • Q. Which of the following ensures economic justice to Indian citizens?
    A)Fundamental duties
    B)Fundamental rights
    C)Preamble
    D)Directive principles of state policy
    Answer: Directive principles of state policy
  • Q. During an emergency all of the fol.owing fundamental rights are suspended, except-
    A)Freedom of speech and Expression
    B)Freedom of association
    C)Personal liberty
    D)Freedom of assembly without arms
    Answer: Personal liberty
  • Q. Who said “Adolf Hitler is Germany and Getmany is Adolf Hitler. He who is committed to Hitler is committed to Germany”-
    A)Mussolini
    B)R.Hess
    C)Hitler
    D)Communist international
    Answer: R.Hess

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