Indian Politics

Q. What is the meaning of “Public Interest Litigation”?

A
A case brought by victim to court, involving public interest
B
Anything of public interest
C
A case brought by anyone to court involving public interest
D
A directive issued by Supreme Court involving public interest

Correct Answer

A case brought by anyone to court involving public interest

More Questions on Indian Politics

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    A)Prime Minister
    B)Finance Minister
    C)Speaker of Lok Sabha
    D)President
    Answer: President
  • Q. Which of the following item is in “concurrent list”-
    A)Labor Union
    B)Inter-state rivers
    C)Citizenship
    D)Local Govenance
    Answer: Labor Union
  • Q. What is the meaning of “Prorogation” in terms of Parliament-
    A)Prevention of discussion on any proposal
    B)End of session of Parliament
    C)End of daily working of house
    D)None of these
    Answer: End of session of Parliament
  • Q. The following article of tbe Indian Constitution abolished the practice of untouchability-
    A)Article-18
    B)Article-14
    C)Article-17
    D)Article-19
    Answer: Article-17
  • Q. The members of Lok Sabha are
    A)indirectly elected
    B)directly elected by the people
    C)nominated
    D)partly elected and partly nominated
    Answer: directly elected by the people
  • Q. The total number of Languages in 8th schedule of Indian Constitution are-
    A)18
    B)15
    C)22
    D)14
    Answer: 22
  • 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. In a federal Government the states enjoy-
    A)Powers delegated by the Centre
    B)Original powers
    C)Powers given by the Constitution
    D)Powers given by the people
    Answer: Powers given by the Constitution
  • 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
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  • Q. What is the meaning of “Judicial Review” of Supreme Court-
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    D)Timely review of constitution
    Answer: Review of constitutional validity of laws
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    A)Article-243(ZA)
    B)Article-240(1)
    C)Article-243(K)
    D)Article-245(D)
    Answer: Article-243(ZA)
  • Q. Which of the followings is a Political right-
    A)Right to contest election
    B)Right to freedom
    C)Right to equality before law
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  • Q. Which of the following languages were added in 8th schedule later-
    A)Sanskrit, Sindhi, Konkani, Manipuri
    B)English, Sindhi, Marathi, Sanskrit
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    A)On that day the Quit India Movement was started in 1942
    B)It was considered to be an auspicious day
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    D)None of these
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  • Q. Who appoints and dismisses the gazetted officials of the Union Government?
    A)The Prime Minister of India
    B)The President of India
    C)The Home Minister of India
    D)The Finance Minister of India
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    A)Two terms
    B)For any number of terms
    C)Three Terms
    D)Five Terms
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  • Q. Financial Emergency can be declared by applying-
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