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. According to Indian constitution, which of the following is a Constitutional Body-
    A)National Development Council
    B)Finance Commission
    C)Planning Commission
    D)None of these
    Answer: Finance Commission
  • Q. How many percent votes should a party get to be registered as a National Party-
    A)3%
    B)1%
    C)6%
    D)7%
    Answer: 6%
  • 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 new official language of United Nations is-
    A)Spanish
    B)Chinese
    C)Russian
    D)Arabic
    Answer: Arabic
  • Q. When was reservation of 27% government jobs for other Backward Classes declared for the first time in Independent India?
    A)In the year 1988
    B)In the year 1990
    C)In the year 1985
    D)In the year 1982
    Answer: In the year 1990
  • Q. Who chairs the meeting of Council of Ministers?
    A)President
    B)Prime Minister
    C)Cabinet Secretary
    D)Speaker of Lok Sabha
    Answer: Prime Minister
  • Q. Lok Sabha is the House of the________ Parliament of India-
    A)Upper
    B)Lower
    C)Left
    D)Right
    Answer: Lower
  • Q. Which of the following does not fall under the jurldiction of Election Commission-
    A)Election of the President
    B)Election of Prime Minister of India
    C)Recognition to political parties
    D)Allocation of signs to poltical parties
    Answer: Election of Prime Minister of India
  • Q. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
    A)Sukurnar Sen
    B)Morarji Desai
    C)Sardar Patel
    D)V.S Ramadevi
    Answer: Sukurnar Sen
  • Q. Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions is enshrined in :
    A)Article 20
    B)Article 22
    C)Article 29
    D)Article 30
    Answer: Article 30
  • Q. Which amendment act raised the age of retirement for judges of High Court to 62 from 60?
    A)15th
    B)12th
    C)10th
    D)252th
    Answer: 15th
  • Q. By which of the following method, Prime Minister of India is selected?
    A)Appointment
    B)Election
    C)Nomination
    D)Selection
    Answer: Appointment
  • Q. The preamble declares India as a sovereign state which implies
    A)India is free to conduct her external affairs
    B)India is free to conduct her internal affairs
    C)India is free to conduct her internal as well as external affairs
    D)None of the above
    Answer: India is free to conduct her internal as well as external affairs
  • Q. The number of Union Territories in India is-
    A)8
    B)5
    C)9
    D)6
    Answer: 8
  • Q. Which constitutional Amendment Act facilitates the appointment of the same person as a governor for two or more states?
    A)7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956
    B)1st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1951
    C)15th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1963
    D)4th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1955
    Answer: 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956
  • Q. By wich of the following Amendment act of the Indian Constitution, the Panchayati Raj System got the constitutional status-
    A)72nd
    B)71st
    C)73rd
    D)74th
    Answer: 73rd
  • Q. Where can we see the values of Indian democracy in the constitution?
    A)Part-3
    B)Preamble
    C)Part-4
    D)Part-1
    Answer: Preamble
  • Q. In which of the following country, the judges of federal court are appointed by two houses of Federal Legislature-
    A)Germany
    B)Switzerland
    C)Canada
    D)1 and 2 both
    Answer: 1 and 2 both
  • Q. Emergency provisions in Indian Constitution has been taken from-
    A)Government of India Act 1935
    B)British constitution
    C)Irish constitution
    D)Japanese constitution
    Answer: Government of India Act 1935
  • Q. Who among the following is not a member of any of the two houses of our country?
    A)Finance Minister
    B)Prime Minister
    C)President
    D)Railway Minister
    Answer: President

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