Under which Article the State of Uttaranchal has altered its name as Uttarakhand?
A. Article 2
B. Article 3(a)
C. Article 1
D. Article 3(e)
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A citizen has a fundamental right to use the best means of imparting and receiving information and as such to have an access to telecasting for the purpose is the observation of the Supreme Court in
A. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India v. Cricket Association of Bengal (1995)
B. Prabhu Dutt v. Union of India, (1982)
C. Dinesh Trivedi v. Union of India, (1977)
D. Pramati Educational and Cultural Trust v. Union of India, (2014)
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List I
List II
a. Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
1. Article 134
b. Appeal in criminal cases to the Supreme Court
2. Article 131
c. Appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court for appeals from the High Courts in regard to Civil Cases
3. Article 143
d. Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
4. Article 133
A. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
B. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
C. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
D. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
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Who headed the commission to report on the administration of the scheduled areas and the welfare of the scheduled tribes in the states, constituted in 1960?
A. Ajit Kumar
B. Bimal Julka
C. Dilip Singh Bhuria
D. U. N. Dhebar
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"Provisions relating to fundamental duties cannot be enforced by writs. They can be only promoted by constitutional methods. But they can be used for interpreting ambiguous statutes." In which one of the following cases was the aforesaid principle enunciated?
A. Moti Lal v. State of Uttar Pradesh
B. Civil Rights Committee v. Union of India
C. Head Masters v. Union of India
D. Magan Bhai v. Union of India
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The equality provision viz. Article 14 of the Constitution of India has been influenced by the Constitution of
A. The U. S. A
B. Canada
C. Japan
D. Australia
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How many members in the House of the People are chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the States?
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Law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all the courts with in the territory of India. Here 'courts' means:
A. All courts including the Supreme Court of India
B. All courts except the Supreme Court of India
C. All courts including the Supreme Court except such benches of the Supreme Court which consists of seven judges or more
D. All courts including Supreme Court except a bench of the Supreme Court which consists of all the judges of the Supreme Court
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The Constitution of India embodies the parliamentary form of government because:
A. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha
B. The Council of Ministers is responsible to Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
C. The President, the head of the executive, is answerable to Parliament
D. The Prime Minister, the Head of the Cabinet, is accountable to Parliament
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Which of the following sought to change the character of Indian Government from unitary to federal
A. Government of India Act, 1919
B. Government of India Act, 1935
C. Indian Council Act, 1909
D. Indian Independence Act, 1947
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In which of the following casespara 7 of the tenth schedule of the Constitution of India was declared unconstitutional in so far as it bars the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?
A. Minerva Mills v. Union of India, (1980) 2 SCC 625
B. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, (1978) 3 SCC 301
C. Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu, 1999 Supp. (2) SCC 651
D. Golaknath v. State of Punjab, AIR 1967 SC 1643
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In case of differences between two Houses of Parliament on an ordinary Bill, the issue is resolved by
A. President in consultation with the cabinet
B. Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha
C. Convening a joint sitting of the two Houses
D. The Supreme Court
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By a parliamentary legislation, the district courts were empowered to enforce the fundamental rights of citizens in service matters. The legislation is:
A. Invalid
B. Invalid if the decisions of the district courts are subject to appeal before the Supreme Court
C. Valid
D. Valid even if the powers of other courts are ousted
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The first Constitutional Amendment was passed in 1951. The main object was
A. To secure constitutional validity of ruling by Kings
B. To add Articles 31A and 31B and Schedule 9
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Match
List I with
List II and select the correct answer:
List I
List II
a. President is the formal head of Government of India
1. U. N. Rao v. Indira Gandhi
b. Actual executive power of the Union is with the Council of Ministers
2. Samsher Singh v. State of Punjab
c. Presidential election disputes are decided by the Supreme Court
3. Article 79
d. President is a part of Parliament
4. Article 71
A. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
B. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
C. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
D. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
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Who promulgates ordinance in states
A. Governor
B. Chief Minister
C. President
D. Chief Justice
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Assertion (A): The President of India can issue a proclamation of emergency under Article 352(1) on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Reason (R): Where a proclamation of emergency is in operation the President may suspend the operation of all the fundamental rights except Articles 20 and 21.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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In which of the following case, Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that Indian Courts have no jurisdiction over arbitral awards seated outside India:
A. Bhatia International v. Bulk Trading, 2002 (4) SCC 105
B. Bharat Aluminium Co. v. Kaiser Aluminium Technical Services lnc., 2016 (4) SCC 126
C. Standard Chartered Bank v. HSBC, 2015 (4) SCC 770
D. None of the above
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Article 19 will be suspended during the proclamation of emergency only when the emergency is declared on the ground of
A. War or external aggression or armed rebellion
B. War or external aggression or internal disturbance
C. War or armed rebellion
D. War or external aggression
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A bill authorising expenditure by the Government is
A. Appropriation Bill
B. Money Bill
C. Finance Bill
D. None of the above
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