Which of the following writs literally means you may have the body?
A. Habeas Corpus
B. Mandamus
C. Quo Warranto
D. Ceritorari
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Every person who is arrested or detained is required to be produced before the nearest Magistrate within a period of
A. 24 hours
B. 48 hours
C. 72 hours
D. None of these
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The constitution defines and determines the relation between
A. Various institutions and the areas of Government
B. Executive, the legislative and the Judiciary
C. Central Government, State Government and the Local Governments
D. All the above
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The Right to Property was dropped from the List of Fundamental Rights by the
A. 24th Amendment
B. 42nd Amendment
C. 44th Amendment
D. None of the above
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Give correct response to:
A. The President of India is eligible for re-election as many times as he desires
B. The President of India is ineligible for re-election
C. The President of India cannot be re-elected for more than three terms
D. The President of India can seek re-election as many times under the letter of Constitution, but there is wen established convention that he should not seek re-election for more than two terms
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Article 14 of the Constitution of India provides all persons:
A. Equality before law
B. Reservation
C. Equality before law and equal protection of law
D. Freedom of religion
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Article 19(1)(d) provides right to move freely throughout the territory of India. This right is
A. Subject to reasonable restrictions for certain and specific purpose
B. Absolute and unchallengeable
C. Not subjected to any restriction
D. Guaranteed and any restriction is infringement
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Which one of the following is correct? The result of obtaining the assent of the President to a State law which is inconsistent with a Union law relating to a subject in the concurrent list would be that:
A. The State law would be valid and the Union law would not be operative in that State
B. The Union law would override the State law
C. Both laws would remain operative in the State
D. The Parliament can amend the State law with prior assent of the President
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Which of the following retired judge was appointed as the arbitrator in the Vodafone case by the Government?
A. Justice S. B. Sinha
B. Justice Lahoti
C. Justice R. V. Raveendran
D. None of the above
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Which provision of the Constitution of India, 1950 deals with legislative powers of the President?
A. Article 123
B. Article 73
C. Article 139
D. Article 59
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The Council of Ministers remains in office as long as it enjoys the confidence of
A. President
B. Parliament
C. Lok Sabha
D. Prime Minister
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The plan of Stafford crips envisaged that after the second world war
A. India should be granted complete independence
B. India should be partitioned into two before granting independence
C. India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the commonwealth
D. India should be given dominion status
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In which case the Supreme Court ruled that the defence of "sovereign immunity" is alien to the concept of guarantee of fundamental rights?
A. Rudal Sah v. State of Bihar, (1983)
B. PUDR. v. Union of India, (1983)
C. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, (1978)
D. Nilabati Beherav. State of Orissa, (1993)
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Which of the following Articles of the Constitution gives the Governor the power to grant pardon in certain cases
A. Article 165
B. Article 161
C. Article 151
D. Article 155
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Though there is no fundamental right to pollution free environment, the judiciary read right to pollution free environment more specifically into a particular fundamental right. In which Article this fundamental right is?
A. Article 14
B. Article 19
C. Article 22
D. Article 21
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Which Article of the Constitution provides that "Subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament or any rules made under Article 145, the Supreme Court shall have the power to review any judgment pronounced or order made by it"?
A. Article 134
B. Article 135
C. Article 137
D. Article 142
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Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
A. No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State
B. No Foreigner residing in India shall accept any title from any foreign State without consent of President of India
C. No person who is not a citizen of India shall, while he holds any office of profit or trust under the State, accept without the consent of the President any title from any foreign State
D. No person holding any office of profit or trust under the State shall, without the consent of the President, accept any present, emolument, or office of any kind from or under any foreign State
E. None of these
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Every judge of the Supreme Court including the Chief Justice, unless resigned or removed earlier holds office till he attains the age of
A. 62 years
B. 68 years
C. 65 years
D. 70 years
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Match the following:
List I
List II
a. Indra Sawhney v. Union of India
1. Doctrine of legitimate Expectation
b. Keshvananda Bharathi v. State of Kerala
2. Validity of Narco Analysis
c. Arona Ramachandra Shanbaug v. Union of India
3. Doctrine of Basic Structure
d. Selvi v. State of Karnataka
4. MandaI commission case
5. Passive Euthanasia
A. a-4, b-3, c-5, d-2, e-1
B. a-4, b-3, c-5, d-1, e-2
C. a-4, b-1, c-5, d-2, e-3
D. a-3, b-4, c-5, d-2, e-1
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National Integration Council reflects the . . . . . . . . nature of the Indian Federal system
A. Federal nature
B. Unitary nature
C. Competitive nature
D. Con-federal nature
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