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. What is the name of Upper house of Indian Parliament?
    A)Rajya Sabha
    B)Senate
    C)House of Lords
    D)Legislative Assembly
    Answer: Rajya Sabha
  • Q. The Supreme Court of India has-
    A)Consultative Jurisdiction
    B)Original Jurisdiction
    C)Appellate and Consultative Jurisdiction
    D)Original, Appellate and Consultative Jurisdiction
    Answer: Original, Appellate and Consultative Jurisdiction
  • Q. Which of the following language was given the status of “Classical language” by the central government-
    A)Tamil
    B)Gujarati
    C)Marathi
    D)Bengali
    Answer: Tamil
  • Q. In which form of government priests rule in the name of God?
    A)Monarchy
    B)Fascism
    C)Theocracy
    D)Oligarchy
    Answer: Theocracy
  • Q. Which of the following procession has not been adopted from the world’s Parliamentary system-
    A)Zero hour
    B)Question hour
    C)Oath
    D)Motion of thanks
    Answer: Zero hour
  • Q. Indian Constitution has how many Parts?
    A)32
    B)22
    C)42
    D)52
    Answer: 22
  • Q. How many types of emergency is provisioned in the constitution-
    A)2
    B)1
    C)3
    D)4
    Answer: 3
  • Q. Constitution of India considers free and compulsory education to children up to-
    A)14 years
    B)10 years
    C)18 years
    D)21 years
    Answer: 14 years
  • Q. During emergency imposed under Article-352, which of the following constitutional provisions stands suspended?
    A)Amendment Procedures
    B)Directive Principles of State Policy
    C)Fundamental Rights
    D)Judicial Review
    Answer: Fundamental Rights
  • Q. The drafting committee wrote the Indian Constitution in which language ?
    A)Only English
    B)English and Hindi
    C)English and Urdu
    D)English,Hindi and Urdu
    Answer: Only English
  • Q. Under which Article was Emergency in India declared in 1975?
    A)Article-152
    B)Article-1
    C)Article-286
    D)Article-352
    Answer: Article-352
  • Q. When did India become a Complete Sovereign Democratic Republic-
    A)26 November 1951
    B)26 January, 1949
    C)26 November 1950
    D)26 November 1949
    Answer: 26 November 1950
  • Q. Who is competent to dissolve the Rajya Sabha?
    A)The President
    B)The Chairman of Rajya Sabha
    C)The Joint-session of Parliament
    D)None of these
    Answer: None of these
  • Q. Which of the following committee is not a permanent committee of the Parliament-
    A)Estimates committee
    B)Public accounts committee
    C)Committee on public undertaking
    D)Advisory committee of finance ministry
    Answer: Advisory committee of finance ministry
  • Q. Which article declares that all laws that are inconsistent with or in derogation of any of the fundamental rights shall be void?
    A)Article 23
    B)Article 3
    C)Article 33
    D)Article 13
    Answer: Article 13
  • Q. “Public health and sanitation; hospitals and dispensaries” is listed in the______ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
    A)State
    B)Union
    C)Global
    D)Concurrent
    Answer: State
  • Q. The “Rule of law” is the speciality of which of the following-
    A)USA
    B)Britain
    C)France
    D)Switzerland
    Answer: Britain
  • Q. The preamble says that the state in India will assure the dignity of the individual. The constitution seeks to achieve this object by guaranteeing
    A)the right to adequate means of livelihood to each individual
    B)equal fundamental rights to each citizen
    C)just and humane conditions of work to each individual
    D)equal wages for equal work to each individual irrespective of sex
    Answer: equal fundamental rights to each citizen
  • Q. Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?
    A)The 40th Amendment Act, 1976
    B)The 3rd Amendment Act, 1975
    C)The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
    D)The 4th Amendment Act, 1979
    Answer: The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
  • Q. An appeal to the High Court lies in case the Session Court has awarded the punishment of-
    A)Two years or more
    B)One year or more
    C)Three years or more
    D)Four years or more
    Answer: Four years or more

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