The Supreme Court of India in National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India (2014) held that transgender persons have the right to identify their gender as . . . . . . . .
A. Female only
B. Either male or female
C. Third gender only
D. Either male or female or third gender
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Of the following under which provision is the superintendence, direction and control of the electoral roll vested in the Election Commission of India?
A. Section 15 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950
B. Rule 25 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960
C. Article 324 of the Constitution of India
D. Para 13(1) of the Handbook of Electoral Registration Officer
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In which one of the following cases the Supreme Court has declared Article 15(5) as Constitutional?
A. Indra Sawhney v. Union of India
B. Ashok Kumar Thakur v. Union of India
C. State of Madras v. Champakam Dorairajan
D. T. M. A. Pai Foundations v. State of Karnataka
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Supreme Court held that judicial review is a basic structure of the Constitution and cannot be amended. In which case it was held?
A. Golak Nath's case
B. Minerva Mill's case
C. Keshva Nand Bharti's case
D. None of the above
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Which one of the following is not a function of Attorney General?
A. To give advice to the government of India
B. To perform other function of Legal Character
C. Functions Conferred on him by constitution or any other law
D. To represent at international court of justice for Indian multinational
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Ex turpi causa non oritur actio' means
A. Action arises if the act is unlawful
B. No action arises if the act is unlawful
C. No action arises if delay in filing action
D. Action arises if involved directly
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The sovereignty of the crown was declared over the company's territorial acquisition of India. It was done by the charter of
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For the enforcement of Fundamental Rights, the supreme court may issue a/an
A. Writ
B. Decree
C. Ordinance
D. Notification
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The first attempt at introducing a representative and popular element in administration was made by
A. Indian Councils Act, 1900
B. Indian Councils Act, 1909
C. Government of India Act, 1935
D. Indian Councils Act, 1919
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Consider the following statements
The Indian Constitution is :
1. Unwritten Constitution
2. Written Constitution
3. Largely based on Government of India Act, 1935
Choose the best option-
A. 2 and 1 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 1 and 2 are correct
D. 1 and 3 are correct
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The 90th Constitution amendment of 2003 provides the conditional norms for the non-member of Scheduled Tribes in any autonomous districts of Assam for the:
A. Election to panehayat in Assam
B. Election to Zila Parishad in Assam
C. Election to Parliament from any constituency in Assam
D. Election to Legislative Assembly to the State from any constituency of the district
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Match
List I with
List II and select the correct answer:
List I (Doctrine)
List II (Meaning)
a. Doctrine of Pith and Substance
1. You cannot do indirectly what you cannot do directly
b. Doctrine of Incidental Encroachment
2. The part of the Statute which is bad can be served from the rest
c. Doctrine of Severability
3. A law is not invalid even though trenched incidentally to another List
d. Doctrine of Colourable Legislation
4. True nature and character of the legislation
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
C. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
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In which of the following decision the Supreme Court of India heard the matter at midnight?
A. Ramprakash v. State of Uttar Pradesh
B. Jagdish Bhullar v. State of Punjab
C. State of Maharashtra v. Anwar Ali
D. Yaqub Abdul Razak Memon v. State of Maharashtra
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Which article of the constitution of India empower the President to take over the administration of a state on the basis of failure of constitutional machinery
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The meaning of Supreme Court and High Courts as a Court of record is
A. The court having power to publish for contempt
B. The Court having power to give direction and issue writs
C. The court that preserves all records including power to punish for contempt
D. The court which maintain records of all lower courts
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Article 21A was inserted in the Indian Constitution by:
A. The Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976
B. The Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act, 2003
C. The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002
D. The Constitution (Eighty-fifth Amendment) Act, 2001
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In which of the following landmark judgments, right to privacy has been declared as a fundamental right?
A. Shreya Ghoshal v. State of Uttar Pradesh
B. Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India
C. Narendra v. K. Meena
D. Kharak Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
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Which of the following statements is/ are correct regarding Constitutional Amendment Bill? Give correct answer:
1. Prior permission of President is required before introducing the Constitutional Amendment Bill in Parliament
2. Constitutional Amendment Bill can be introduced in either House of Parliament
3. President is bound to give his assent to the Bill if duly passed by both Houses of Parliament and ratified, if required, by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States
4. President may return the Bill to the Houses of reconsideration
A. Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct
B. Only 2 and 3 are correct
C. Only 2 and 3 and 4 are correct
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 all are correct
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Executive power of the union is vested in
A. Union cabinet
B. President of India
C. Prime Minister
D. Council of Ministers
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42nd amendment Act was adopted by the Parliament in
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