Which amongst the following Articles in the Constitution of India describes the Supreme Court as a Court of Record?
A. Article 124
B. Article 125
C. Article 126
D. Article 129
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Which one of the following Amendments inserted the words "Nothing in Article 13 shall apply to any amendments made under this Article" in Article 368?
A. Forty-second Amendment Act
B. Forty-fourth Amendment Act
C. Twenty-fourth Amendment Act
D. Twenty-second Amendment Act
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Dyarchy was introduced at the Provincial level by the Act of
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Write the correct order of the words as used in the preamble of the Constitution:
A. Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
B. Sovereign Secular Socialist Democratic Republic
C. Socialist Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
D. Socialist Secular Sovereign Democratic Republic
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Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and give the answer:
Assertion (A): The right to clean drinking water and right to pollution free air to breathare attributes of "Right to Life".
Reason (R): Because they are the basic elements which sustain life.
A. Both A and R are true. R is good explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true. But R is not a good 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 case the Supreme Court of India propound the basic feature doctrine for the first time?
A. Golaknath's case
B. Minerva Mills case
C. Keshavananda Bharti case
D. Waman Rao case
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What is the doctrine of Stare Decisis?
A. The doctrine of precedent
B. The doctrine of pardon
C. The doctrine of statutory interpretation
D. Existing law is inconsistent with fundamental right
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Article 30 of the Constitution gives the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice to all minorities whether based on:
A. Religion
B. Language
C. Religion or language
D. Religion and language
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When the proclamation of national emergency is made on the ground of internal armed rebellion, the fundamental rights contained in Article 19
A. Shall be suspended
B. May be suspended by the Presidential order if Parliament authorises
C. Cannot be suspended under any circumstances
D. May be suspended if national interest and security of India so demands
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Which of the following Fundamental Rights is not enforceable against a nonstate entity?
A. Article 15(2)
B. Article 16(2)
C. Article 17
D. Article 23
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A state government granted licences to certain private operators to run stage carriages and contract carriages. The stage carriages could run only from one fixed point to another with fixed passengers without any right to pick up passengers en route. No such restrictions were imposed on contract carriages that were required to pay higher rates of tax than stage carriage operators. The contract carriage operators challenge the discriminatory nature of tax imposed on them. In respect of the above which one of the following is correct?
A. The tax on contract carriages is discriminatory and therefore unconstitutional
B. The tax is valid as there is reasonable classification between stage carriages and contract carriages in view of the facts stated above
C. The tax is valid as the same does not directly and immediately affect business
D. The tax is invalid because it is not compensatory in nature
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In which of the following cases, it was observed as Articles 14, 19 and 21 are not mutually exclusive and they jointly aim at reasonableness and fairness
A. Ram Swarup v. Delhi Administration
B. Jagan Nath v. UOI
C. Golak Nath v. State of Punjab
D. Maneka Gandhi v. UOI
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Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Attorney-General of India?
A. He must be qualified to be a judge of the Supreme Court
B. He may be removed from his office in the same manner and on the same ground as of the Supreme Court judge
C. His duty is to give advice to the Government of India
D. He may sit in the Parliament even not being a member of it
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When a State fails to implement the administrative directions given by the Union under Article. 256 of the Constitution
A. Parliament may compel the State to execute the said directions
B. The Governor may dissolve the State Legislature
C. The President may presume that constitutional machinery in the State has failed
D. The President may impose emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution
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Under which law, it is prescribed that all proceedings in the Supreme Court shall be in English language?
A. Supreme Court Rules, 2013
B. A legislation made by Parliament
C. Article 145 of the Constitution of India
D. Article 348 of the Constitution of India
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Which of the following statement is correct?
A. The Fundamental Duties are mandatory on all the persons
B. The Fundamental Duties have always been a part of the Constitution of India
C. The Fundamental Duties have been added through an amendment to the Constitution of India
D. The fundamental Duties can be enforced by Writs
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Challenge to a judgment passed by a Division Bench of the High Court upholding a decree for partition, is maintainable:
A. As a Civil Appeal to the Supreme Court
B. As a Special Leave Petition to the Supreme Court
C. As a Reference to the Supreme Court
D. Only if the Division Bench gives a certificate of appeal
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Assertion (A): The rule making power of Supreme Court is not subject to any law made by the Parliament of India.
Reason (R): Only an impartial and independent judiciary can protect the rights of individual without fear or favour.
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R is true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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Freedom of speech and expression is available to whom?
A. Citizens
B. All including foreigners
C. Only A
D. Only B
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Which provision of the Constitution of India provides for joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament in certain cases?
A. Article 107
B. Article 110
C. Article 109
D. Article 108
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