Article 20(1) protects against ex-post facto law. Ex-post facto law means
A. Law which imposes penalty retrospectively
B. Penalty is nullified
C. Penalty is enhanced with respect to the law in force
D. The accused is not benefited as it enhances the punishment
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'Rule of Law' means
A. Equality before the Law
B. Supremacy of the Law
C. Predominance of legal spirit
D. All of the above
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Right to Constitutional Remedies is given under-
A. Article 20
B. Article 28
C. Article 30
D. Article 32
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The Legislative Council in a State can be abolished by Parliament on the recommendation of:
A. The Governor
B. State Legislative Assembly
C. President
D. None of above
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Which one among the following statements is not correct?
A. Article 3710 of the Constitution of India makes special provisions with respect to the State of Andhra Pradesh
B. Article 239AA of the Constitutional of India makes special provisions with respect to Union Territory of Delhi
C. A law monopolizing any trade or business in favour of State cannot be presumed to be in public interest
D. Article 324 of the Constitution of India deals with elections
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According to the Constitution of India the term "District Judge" shall not include
A. Chief Presidency Magistrate
B. Session Judge
C. Chief Judicial Magistrate
D. Chief Judge of Small Cause Court
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The doctrine of "occupied field" was applied by the Supreme Court in the case of:
A. Kesavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala, (1973)
B. Union of India v. Tulsi Ram Patel, (1985)
C. A. B. Krishna v. State of Karnaiaka, (1998)
D. I. R. Coelho v. Union of India, (2007)
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The concept of Directive Principle of State policy is borrowed from . . . . . . . .
A. Germany
B. France
C. Ireland
D. USA
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How many subjects, over which the municipalities have been given administrative control, have been listed in the Twelfth Schedule?
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Indirect interference in the field of another legislature is known as
A. Obiter Dicta
B. Non compos
C. Harmonious construction
D. Colourable legislation
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In the Constitution of India, disqualification for appointment on remunerative political post is provided in:
A. Article 361
B. Article 361A
C. Article 361B
D. Article 362
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Which one of the following statements is correct?
Emergency is proclaimed by the President under Article 352 of the Constitution of India when:
A. He is of the opinion that security of India is under threat
B. The Prime Minister advises him to issue such proclamation
C. Parliament passes a resolution
D. Written decision of the cabinet is communicated to him
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All matters relating to, or connected with the election of the President including an election petition are enquired into and decided by
A. A tribunal constituted for the purpose of Election of President
B. Any High Court where the petition is moved
C. A committee specially constituted for the purpose by the Rajya Sabha
D. The Supreme Court of India
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Match
List I with
List II and select the correct answer:
List I (Case)
List II (Subject)
a. Geeta Hariharan v. Bank of India
1. Legal personality
b. Mansukh Lal Vithaldas Chouhan v. Ram Lubhaya
2. Relation between National law and international law
c. Supreme Court Bar Association v. Union of India
3. Dependence between rights and duties
d. Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee v. Somnath Das
4. Justice according to law
A. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
B. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
C. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
D. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
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National Capital Territory of Delhi has been constituted by
A. 71st Amendment
B. 69th Amendment
C. Ordinance promulgated by the President
D. Ordinance promulgated by the Lieutenant Governor
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In Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain case, the Supreme Court widened the ambit of the 'basic features' of the Constitution by including within the purview-
A. Rule of law
B. Judicial Review
C. Democracy as implied by free and fair elections
D. All of the above
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In which case the Supreme Court held that the rule that though reservation under Article 16(4) should not exceed 50%, "it is not necessary to put out of consideration certain extraordinary situations inherent in the great diversity of this country and the people"?
A. Indra Sawhney v. Union of India
B. Ashok Kumar Thakur v. State of Bihar
C. State of Kerala v. N. M. Thomas
D. Balaji v. State of Mysore
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A vote taken unexpectedly without voters having been briefed in advance
A. Snap poll
B. By-election
C. Opinion poll
D. Exit poll
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Which of the following statements is the correct one?
A. War, external aggression, internal disturbance and armed rebellion are the grounds for proclaiming emergency
B. Words "armed rebellion" were replaced by the word "war" by the 44th Amendment
C. Actual existence of anyone or more grounds mentioned in the clause (1) of the Article 352 is necessary for proclaiming emergency
D. The President proclaims emergency on the basis of any ground mentioned in the clause (1) of the Article 352 or possibility thereof
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Consider the following statements:
1. The President can commute death sentence to the life imprisonment.
2. The Governor cannot commute death sentence to life imprisonment.
3. The President's power to pardon extends to punishments or sentences by court marital.
Which one of the statements given above is/are correct
A. 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 2 and 3 only
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