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. The fifth schedule to the constitution of India deals with administration and control of :
    A)The Forms of Oaths or Affirmations.
    B)Scheduled areas and Scheduled Tribes.
    C)The Union list, State list and the concurrent list.
    D)Provisions as to disqualification on ground of defection.
    Answer: Scheduled areas and Scheduled Tribes.
  • Q. As per the Preamble of the Constitution of India, the nature of Indian State is of :
    A)Socialist
    B)Sovereign
    C)Republic
    D)A sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic and republican polity
    Answer: A sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic and republican polity
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT? I. In federal government, power is distributed among the legislature, executive and judiciary. II. Due to political competition in a democracy, social divisions get reflected in politics. III. Communal politics is based on the belief that one religion is superior to that of others.
    A)I, II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I and III
    D)II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. Who on recommendations made by both houses of parliament can oust the judges of high court before completion of their tenure on the basis of misconduct or incapability?
    A)Chief Justice of High Court
    B)Chief Justice of India
    C)President on recommendations made by both houses of Parliament
    D)Special majority in both houses of Parliament
    Answer: President on recommendations made by both houses of Parliament
  • Q. Who can displace the Judge of High Court-
    A)President
    B)President on a proposal passed by majority in parliament
    C)Chief Minister in consultation with Governor
    D)President in consultation with Chief Justice of India
    Answer: President on a proposal passed by majority in parliament
  • Q. The foremost basic features of the Constitution of India include
    A)Independence of Judiciary
    B)Supremacy of the Constitution
    C)Rule of Law, Principal of Equality
    D)Judicial Review and Secularism
    Answer: E
  • Q. The Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly has a tenure –
    A)Five years
    B)Six years
    C)Four years
    D)Seven years
    Answer: Five years
  • Q. Who appoits the judges of the Supreme Court of India?
    A)Chief Justice
    B)President
    C)Prime Minister
    D)Council of Ministers
    Answer: President
  • Q. M’ in BIMARU stands for which state?
    A)Manipur
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Mizoram
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. “Taxes on lands and buildings” 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. What is the retirement age. of the judge of Supreme Court?
    A)62 years
    B)60 years
    C)64 years
    D)65 years
    Answer: 65 years
  • Q. Article-48(A) of the Indian Constitution “Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life” deals with?
    A)The Union Government
    B)The state Government
    C)The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
    D)the directive principles of state poli
    Answer: the directive principles of state poli
  • Q. In our Constitution Economic planning is in-
    A)State list
    B)Union list
    C)Concurrent list
    D)Not in any list
    Answer: Concurrent list
  • Q. The speaker of the Lok Sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as :
    A)Yielding the floor
    B)Crossing the floor
    C)Point of Order
    D)Calling Attention Motion
    Answer: Yielding the floor
  • Q. Why did one of the High Courts inIndian decree that “bandhs are unconstitutional and punitive”?
    A)It is not in exercise of a fundamental freedom
    B)It infringes on the fundamental rights of some groups of people
    C)It adversely affectsproduction
    D)It is not part of a right to protest
    Answer: It is not in exercise of a fundamental freedom
  • Q. _______ amends the Constitution.
    A)Prime Minister's Office
    B)Ministry of Defence
    C)Parliament
    D)Securities and Exchange Board of India
    Answer: Parliament
  • Q. The duties of chief minister of a state with regard to furnishing of information to the Governor is enshrined in:
    A)Article 170.
    B)Article 167.
    C)Article 180.
    D)Article 190.
    Answer: Article 167.
  • 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. Malayalam is the offcial language of-
    A)Jharkhand
    B)Haryana
    C)Kerala
    D)Uttarakhand
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Provisions of citizenship in Indian Constitution, became applicable in-
    A)1949
    B)1950
    C)1951
    D)1952
    Answer: 1949

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