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. Cabinet system’ and ‘Collective responsibility’ are the contributions of-
    A)United State
    B)Ireland
    C)India
    D)Britain
    Answer: Britain
  • Q. A federal structure for India was first put forward by the-
    A)Act of 1919
    B)Act of 1909
    C)Act of 1935
    D)Act of 1947
    Answer: Act of 1935
  • Q. If the President declares emergency then this proclamation must be approved by the Parliament within-
    A)6 Months
    B)1 year
    C)3 Months
    D)1 Months
    Answer: 1 Months
  • Q. Which of the following is not a Panchayati Raj Institution?
    A)Gram Panchayat
    B)Gram Sabha
    C)Gram Cooperative society
    D)Nyaya Panchayat
    Answer: Gram Cooperative society
  • Q. Who said this “Good citizen makes good state and bad citizen makes bad state”-
    A)Rousseau
    B)Plato
    C)Aristotle
    D)Laski
    Answer: Plato
  • Q. In India, how many times has the President declared financial emergency-
    A)Two times
    B)Never
    C)Three times
    D)Once
    Answer: Never
  • Q. The right to equal opportunity for all citizens in matter of public employment has been enshrined in :
    A)Article 17
    B)Article 16
    C)Article 18
    D)Article 19
    Answer: Article 16
  • Q. The Prime Minister of India is-
    A)Selected
    B)Elected
    C)Nominated
    D)Appointed
    Answer: Appointed
  • Q. Who said about “Ram rule through village rule”?
    A)Vinobha bhave
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Jayaprakash Narayan
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Under which Article of the Constitution can an individual move to the Supreme Court directly in case of any violation of Fundamental Rights?
    A)Article-28
    B)Article-32
    C)Article-29
    D)Article-31
    Answer: Article-32
  • Q. The Residuary powers of legislation under Indian Constitution rests with-
    A)Prime Minister
    B)President
    C)Parliament
    D)States
    Answer: Parliament
  • Q. By which Constitutional Amendment Act was the number of Lok sabha seats increased from 525 to 545 ?
    A)The Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976.
    B)The Twentieth Amendment Act, 1966.
    C)The Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978.
    D)Thirty-first Constitutional Amendment Act, 1973.
    Answer: Thirty-first Constitutional Amendment Act, 1973.
  • 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. The system of Budget was introduced in India during the Viceroyalty of-
    A)Dalhousie
    B)Canning
    C)Ripon
    D)Elgin
    Answer: Canning
  • Q. In India, no government expenditure can be made without approval of –
    A)Prime Minister
    B)Parliament
    C)President
    D)Supreme court
    Answer: Parliament
  • Q. Who among the following was the first ‘Minister of Finance’ in independent India?
    A)Liaquat Ali Khan
    B)R.K. Shanmukham Chetty
    C)John Mathai
    D)Satya Narayan Sinha
    Answer: R.K. Shanmukham Chetty
  • Q. The Chairman of Public Accounts Committee in Indian Parliament is-
    A)Speaker of Lok Sabha
    B)Leader of opposition
    C)Deputy Chairman of Lok Sabha
    D)Chairman of Rajya Sabha
    Answer: Leader of opposition
  • 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. State Highways are maintained by-
    A)Private companies preferred by state government
    B)Centre and state governments jointly
    C)Individual state
    D)Central government
    Answer: Individual state
  • Q. In which of the following system, few rules over all-
    A)Oligarchy
    B)Plutocracy
    C)Autocracy
    D)Democracy
    Answer: Oligarchy

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