A person is arrested for having committed a crime. Which one of the following is not his right?
A. To know the grounds of his arrest
B. To get the services of a lawyer
C. To approach the court for a writ petition for habeas corpus
D. To approach the court for a writ of mandamus
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Once the proclamation of emergency is made, the right of a citizen to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of his fundamental rights is suspended by the:
A. Prime Minister of India
B. President
C. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
D. Chief Justice of India
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The Central Government issued two notification liberalizing pensionary benefits to civil servants and members of the armed forces retiring on or after the prescribed dates. The validity of the notification is challenged on the ground that they are violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Which one of the following is correct?
A. The Central Government has power to prescribe any date for liberalizing the pensionary benefits and therefore the notifications are valid
B. The notifications are valid as they rightly make a difference between civil servants and members of the armed forces
C. The notifications are invalid as there is no nexus between the prescribed dates and the purpose which they seek to achieve
D. The notifications are invalid as the classification between civil servants and members of the armed forces is illogical
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Which of the following is not 'law' within the meaning of Article 13 of the Constitution of India?
A. Ordinance
B. Government Circular
C. Rules
D. Notification
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The constitutional authority vested with the power declaring castes or tribes as the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes is the:
A. Parliament
B. Home Minister
C. President of India
D. Chairman, SC/ST Commission
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Consider the following statements with reference to the term 'Secularism':
1. Secularism means that the State has no recognized religion of State
2. Secularism means that the States treats all the religions equally
3. Secularism means that the State regulates the relation of man with God
Which of these statements are correct?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. 1 and 3
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B. R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from
A. West Bengal
B. The Bombay Presidency
C. The Madhya Bharat
D. Punjab
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The concept of 'Curative' Petition was introduced by the Supreme Court of India in the case of
A. Rupa Ashok Hura v. Ashok Hura, AIR 2002 SC 1771
B. M. C. Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 1987 SC 1087
C. Krishna Swami v. Union of India, (1992) 45 CC 605
D. Sheela Barse v. Union of India, (1986) 35 CC 5932
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Match the items of
List I (name of case) with the items of
List II (ground of judicial review) and choose the correct answer:
List I (Name of case)
List II (Ground of judicial review)
a. Union of India v. Hindustan
1. Extraneous consideration Development Corporation
b. Institute of Law, Chandigarh v. Neeraj Sharma
2. Legitimate expectations
c. Council of Civil Services Union v. Minister for The Civil Service
3. Public accountability
d. Centre for PIL v. Union
4. Proportionality of India
A. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
B. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
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Under Article 79 of the Constitution of India, the Parliament for the Union consists of
A. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
B. The Council of States and the House of People
C. President, the Council of States and the House of People
D. President and the Lok Sabha
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In which one of the following cases, the Supreme Court had observed that if the Supreme Court and the High Court both were to be thought of as brothers in the administration of justice, the High Court has larger jurisdiction but the Supreme Court still remains the elder brother?
A. Zahira Habibulla Sheikh v. State of Gujarat
B. Tirupati Balaji Developers (P) Ltd. v. State of Bihar
C. Hon'ble Shri Rangnath Mishra v. Union of India
D. Special Reference No. 1 of 2002
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As per Article 368, an Amendment to which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India requires ratification by at least one-half of the States?
A. Seventh Schedule
B. Fundamental Rights (Part III)
C. Directive Principles (Part IV)
D. Fundamental Duties (Part IVA)
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Which one of the following states has the largest number of seats reserved for scheduled castes in the Lok Sabha?
A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Madhya Pradesh
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Does a foreign citizen have fundamental rights under the Indian Constitution?
A. Yes, all fundamental rights apply to all natural persons
B. Yes, all fundamental rights apply to all natural and juristic persons
C. No, fundamental rights only apply to Indian citizens
D. Some fundamental rights apply to all persons, whereas others are restricted to citizens
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In the tort of conspiracy, the purpose of combination must be to
A. Violate legal right of the victim
B. Cause damage to the victim
C. Obtain benefit for the combiners
D. Perfect the interest of combiners
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After approval by both Houses of Parliament the proclamation of emergency issued by the President shall be valid
A. For period of six months
B. For an indefinite period unless revoked by the subsequent proclamation
C. For an indefinite period if both Houses of Parliament approves the proclamation after every six months
D. For further period of two months only
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The phrase 'due process of law' means:
A. The judges in India cannot question the fairness or validity of a law, if it is within the limits of the Constitution
B. Judges in India can question the fairness or validity of an undue law if in their opinion it is unjust and in violation of natural law
C. Judges in India can declare a law invalid simply because they don't like it
D. Black letter law
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. Conventions are certain and clear
B. Conventions are unwritten
C. Conventions are not applied by courts
D. Conventions take birth by chance
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In the case of People's Union for democratic Rights v. UOI
A. Non-payment of minimum wages is violative of Article 21
B. The decision in this case did not hearld for right to live with basic human dignity
C. Article 21 does not envisage right to live with human dignity
D. None of the above
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The concurrent power to impose tax has been provided under:
A. Article 246
B. List III of Schedule VII
C. Article 307
D. Article 246A
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