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. Cultural and Educational Rights are enshrines in:
    A)Article 29-30
    B)Article 15
    C)Article 18
    D)Article 14
    Answer: Article 29-30
  • Q. The largest committee of Parliament of India is-
    A)Estimates Committee
    B)Public Accounts Committee
    C)Committee on Public Undertakings
    D)Joint Parliamentary Committee
    Answer: Estimates Committee
  • Q. In which historic case did the supreme court of India hold that the preamble to the constitution of India is a part of the constitution and hence can be amended ?
    A)Kesavananda Bharti Vs. State of Kerala (1973)
    B)S. R. Bommai Vs. Union of India
    C)L.M.Singhvi Vs. Union of India
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Kesavananda Bharti Vs. State of Kerala (1973)
  • 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 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. No person shall be a citizen of India if he has-
    A)Been convicted by a foreign court of law
    B)Lived in a foreign country for more than five years
    C)Voluntarily acquired citizenship of another country
    D)Accepted employment in another country
    Answer: Voluntarily acquired citizenship of another country
  • Q. Which Article of the Indian constitution defines the duties of the Chief Minister?
    A)Article-163
    B)Article-166
    C)Article-167
    D)Article-164
    Answer: Article-167
  • Q. Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the Parliament to regulate right of citizenship?
    A)Article-9
    B)Article-8
    C)Article-10
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    Answer: Article-11
  • Q. Right to freedom of religion as enshrined in Article 25-28 includes
    A)Free profession
    B)Freedom of Conscience
    C)Practice and propagation of religion
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which Lok Sabha speaker has authored the book ‘Matoshree’?
    A)Meira Kumar
    B)Sumitra Mahajan
    C)Sornnath Chatterjee
    D)Manohar Joshi
    Answer: Sumitra Mahajan
  • Q. Who is the first law officer of the country?
    A)Attorney General
    B)Chief Justice of India
    C)Law Minister
    D)Solicitor General
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  • Q. At the time of emergency in 1975, who was serving as the President of India?
    A)Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
    B)Morarji Desai
    C)V P Singh
    D)Indira Gandhi
    Answer: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
  • Q. Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the institution of Panchayati Raj?
    A)Article-39
    B)Artilce-36
    C)Article-40
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  • Q. Which of the following committee had recommended a report for forming the institution of Lokpal and Lokayukta-
    A)Gorwala Report
    B)First Administrative Reform Commission
    C)Ashok Mehta Committee
    D)The Appleby Report
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  • Q. Who proposed the Preamble before the drafting committe of the Constitution?
    A)B.R. Ambedkar
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
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    D)Mahatma Gandhi
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  • Q. When did Sri Lank, ganed its independence?
    A)16 March, 1962
    B)4 February, 1948
    C)26 March, 1972
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    Answer: 4 February, 1948
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    A)Article-356
    B)Article-355
    C)Article-324
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    B)President
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