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

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    A)Council of Ministers
    B)Chief Minister
    C)Governor
    D)Chief Justice of High Court
    Answer: Chief Minister
  • Q. The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in
    A)the Nehru report
    B)the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purana Swaraj
    C)a resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
    D)the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
    Answer: the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
  • Q. Whose remarks are these – the Preamble is the horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Indra Gandhi
    C)Granville Austin
    D)K.M. Munshi
    Answer: K.M. Munshi
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    A)1 year
    B)6 months
    C)2 years
    D)5 years
    Answer: 6 months
  • Q. Article-21 of the Indian Constitution “Protection of life and personal liberty” deals with?
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    B)The Union Government
    C)The State Government
    D)The Directive Principles of State Policy
    Answer: The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
  • Q. The Council of Ministers does not include-
    A)State Minister
    B)Cabinet Minister
    C)Cabinet Secretary
    D)Minister without ministry
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    A)Prime Minister'S Office
    B)Ministry of Defence
    C)Lok Sabha
    D)Securities and Exchange Board of India
    Answer: Prime Minister'S Office
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    A)The advice of the Prime Minister
    B)The advice of former Chief Minister
    C)The advice of the President of India
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  • Q. Under which of the following article of Indian constitution, the fundamental rights of defence forces’ personnel can be restricted specially?
    A)Article-25
    B)Article-21
    C)Article-33
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    Answer: Article-33
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    A)Independence of Judiciary
    B)Supremacy of the Constitution
    C)Rule of Law, Principal of Equality
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    Answer: E
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    A)Rabindranath Tagore
    B)Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
    C)Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
    D)Aurobindo Ghosh
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  • Q. In India single citizenship has been adopted from-
    A)USA
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    C)Canada
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  • Q. The Vice-President is the ex-officio chaiman of-
    A)Lok sabha
    B)Rajya Sabha
    C)Planning commission
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    C)3,2,1,4,5
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    A)Leonid Brezhnev
    B)Nikita Khrushchev
    C)Yuri Andropov
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    B)The President of India
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    C)The 88th Constitutional Amendment Act
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