Judicial Review means-
A. Supreme Court can declare any law made or amended by the legislature as ultra-vires to the constitution
B. Reviewing judgments of High Court
C. Reviewing judgments of Supreme Court
D. All of the above
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Right of a citizen to carry on any occupation, trade or business is a
A. Contractual right
B. Right under Transfer of Property Act
C. Constitutional Right
D. Right under Partnership Act
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Which of the following Articles of the Constitution provides for the appointment of an 'Acting Chief Justice' of the Supreme Court?
A. Article 126
B. Article 125
C. Article 127
D. Article 130
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Which one of the following aimed at providing a federal structure for India
A. Indian Council Act, 1909
B. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms Act, 1919
C. Charter Act, 1831
D. Government of India Act, 1935
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What is the meaning of doctrine of pith and substance?
A. Whether an impugned law would relate to the subject matter within the jurisdiction of a legislature or not decided by the real scope of the impugned law
B. In the guise of one purpose a legislature seeks to achieve another purpose
C. Whether a law is within the jurisdiction a legislature is decided by legitimacy of the law
D. Substance of a law is decided by judiciary
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The words "Socialist and Secular" were added to the Preamble of the Constitution by
A. Forty-first Amendment in 1976
B. Forty-third Amendment in 1976
C. Forty-second Amendment in 1976
D. Forty-fourth Amendment in 1979
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The power to dissolve Rajya Sabha in the Parliament of India is vested with the
A. Prime Minister
B. President
C. President on advice of Prime Minister
D. Not possible
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When can a State law on a subject in the Concurrent List get precedence over a central law on the same subject
A. In no circumstance
B. If it was made before the Central law
C. If it had got the President's assent before the enactment of the Central law
D. If it had got the President's consent before being introduced as a bill in the State Legislature
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For the purpose of creating a new State in India an amendment to the Constitution of India must be passed by
A. 2 /3 rd majority of the members of both Houses of Parliament present and voting
B. 2 /3 rd majority of the members of both Houses of Parliament and ratification by not less than 2 /3 rd majority of the States
C. Asimple majority in Parliament and ratification by not less than half of the States
D. A simple majority by the Parliament
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The Judges of the Supreme Court take an oath conducted by
A. Chief Justice of India
B. President or Vice-President
C. President or some person appointed by him
D. None
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Which of the following is the appropriate qualification for appointment as a judge of a High Court? He/she must
A. Be an eminent jurist
B. Has for at least ten years held a judicial office in the territory of India
C. Has been an L. A. S. officer, familiar with legal knowledge for ten years
D. Has been a law minister for at least ten years
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The Prime Minister is said to hold the office during the pleasure of the President but in reality he stays in office as long as he enjoys the confidence of:
A. The electorate
B. The Lok Sabha
C. The party of which he belongs
D. Parliament
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The writ of Habeas Corpus is issued
A. By a superior court to the lower court directing it to transfer the record of proceedings in a case for its review
B. In the form of an order calling upon a person who has detained another person to bring that person before court and show authority for such detention
C. By a superior court to a subordinate court to do something in the nature of its allotted duty
D. In the form of an order to stop proceedings in a certain case
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Match the following:
List I
List II
a. Inadvertence
1. Written accusation of crime
b. Incest
2. Exemption from penalty
c. Indemnity
3. Sexual intercourse between Members of a family
d. Indictment
4. Carelessness
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
C. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
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The regional imbalances in resources and financial inequalities can be reduced by:
A. Transferring Union List taxes to the State List (List-II) of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution
B. Assignment of taxes levied collected by the Union to the States
C. Sharing of taxes on income and corporation tax between the Union and the States
D. Grants in aid of the revenues to the States
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Right guaranteed to citizen only is
A. Article 21
B. Article 20
C. Article 19(1)(a)
D. Article 2S
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Writ of Quo Warranto is related with
A. Illegal detention of a person
B. Want of Jurisdiction of a court
C. Illegal holder of a Public Office
D. None of the above
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In which case did the Supreme Court observe that "Equality of opportunity admits discrimination with reason and prohibits discrimination without reason"?
A. State of Kerala v. N. M. Thomas
B. Air India v. Nargesh Mirza
C. Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib
D. Anwer Ali Sarkar v. State of West Bengal
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The Panchayati Raj institutions in India are established as per constitutional directions of the
A. Federalism
B. Directive Principles
C. Preamble
D. Fundamental Rights
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Under which Article of the Constitution of India, the official language of the Union shall be Hindi?
A. Article 321
B. Article 348
C. Article 345
D. Article 343
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