Q. The major writs as enshrined in the Constitution of India are :

Correct Answer

habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari and quo warranto

More Questions on Indian Politics

  • Q. The highest law officer in India is:
    A)Additional General
    B)Advocate General
    C)Attorney General
    D)None of these
    Answer: Attorney General
  • Q. Supreme Court has the right to mitigate the dispute regarding the election of President and Vice-President. It is-
    A)Discretionary right
    B)Fundamental right
    C)Advisory right
    D)Multifaceted right
    Answer: Fundamental right
  • Q. Who was the second Chief Election Commissioner of India-
    A)S.P.Sen Verma
    B)Sukumar Sen
    C)K.V.K.Sundaram
    D)T.Swaminathan
    Answer: K.V.K.Sundaram
  • Q. What is the full form of the Indian Political Party, “AITC”?
    A)All India Telugu Congress
    B)All India Trinamool Congress
    C)All India Telugu Communist
    D)All India Trinamool Communist
    Answer: All India Trinamool Congress
  • Q. From where have we borrowed the parliamentary form of government?
    A)Ireland
    B)Russia
    C)Britain
    D)America
    Answer: Britain
  • Q. In which year, the name of Laccadive, Minicoy and Aminidivi Islands was changed in Lakshadweep by parliamentary act?
    A)1971
    B)1973
    C)1970
    D)1972
    Answer: 1973
  • Q. Which of the sets of Articles deal with ‘Emergency Provision’?
    A)Articles 350 and 351
    B)Articles 32 and 226
    C)Articles 352, 356 and 360
    D)Articles 335, 336 and 337
    Answer: Articles 352, 356 and 360
  • Q. Name of qountry from which the consititution features of procedures for amendment was borrowed by India-
    A)America
    B)Britain
    C)South Africa
    D)Germany
    Answer: South Africa
  • Q. Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
    A)Prime Minister of India
    B)President of India
    C)Vice President of India
    D)Speaker of Lok Sabha
    Answer: Vice President of India
  • Q. The President of USA appoints the judges of Supreme Court, how-
    A)At his discretion
    B)Approval of Senate
    C)Approval of House of Representatives
    D)None of these
    Answer: Approval of Senate
  • Q. What is the full form of the Indian Political Party “NCP”?
    A)National Congress Party
    B)Nationalist Congress Party
    C)National Communist Party
    D)Nationalist Communist Party
    Answer: Nationalist Congress Party
  • Q. The president can be impeached for
    A)disregarding Parliament
    B)violating the constitution
    C)for not taking the prime minister's advice
    D)All of the above
    Answer: violating the constitution
  • Q. Financial Emergency can be declared by applying-
    A)Article-361
    B)Article-360
    C)Artilce-370
    D)Article-371
    Answer: Article-360
  • Q. Planning Commission of India was-
    A)A Free and Autonomous Body
    B)A Constitutional Body
    C)A Statutory Body
    D)A Non-Constitutional Body
    Answer: A Non-Constitutional Body
  • Q. The Speaker’s vote in the Lok Sabha is called-
    A)Sound vote
    B)Casting vote
    C)Direct vote
    D)Indirect vote
    Answer: Casting vote
  • Q. Sikkim was granted statehood in the year-
    A)1974
    B)1973
    C)1975
    D)1976
    Answer: 1975
  • Q. Which of the following motion is related to Union Budget-
    A)Censure
    B)Adjournment
    C)Cut motion
    D)None of these
    Answer: Cut motion
  • Q. The term “Gram Sabha” denotes-
    A)Population of a Village
    B)Senior citizens of a Village
    C)Electoral college for Panchayat
    D)Elected members of Panchayat
    Answer: Electoral college for Panchayat
  • Q. The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its
    A)appellate jurisdiction
    B)advisory jurisdiction
    C)original jurisdiction
    D)constitutional jurisdiction
    Answer: original jurisdiction
  • Q. Which of the following term is not used in the preamble of the constitution-
    A)Socialist
    B)Sovereign Democratic Republic
    C)Secular
    D)Union
    Answer: Union

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