This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Judiciary > System > Judiciary – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Judiciary Quiz 3 (22 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The appropriate writ issued by the court to quash the appointment of a person to a public office is that of: A) Prohibition. B) Quo Warranto. C) Certiorari. D) Mandamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quo Warranto. 2. Judicial review in India does not extend to: A) The advice that the Council of Ministers gives to the President. B) The discretionary powers of the Governors. C) The privileges enjoyed by Parliament members. D) Any of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Any of the above. 3. Which court consists of lok Adalat. A) Subordinate court. B) High court. C) Supreme court. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subordinate court. 4. High courts were first established in which of the 3 presidency cities? A) Punjab, Chandigarh, Madras. B) Jammu and Kashmir, UP, Haryana. C) Madras, Tamil Nadu, Punjab. D) Calcutta, Bombay, Madras. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcutta, Bombay, Madras. 5. ..... court hear's the cases of civil and criminal cases. A) District court. B) High court. C) Subordinate court. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subordinate court. 6. We have a Judicial system to ..... A) To provide freedom. B) To provide food. C) To enforce the rule law. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To enforce the rule law. 7. Which is not correct statement? The Supreme Court: A) Is a watch-dog of citizen's liberty. B) Interprets the Constitution. C) Protects the Directive Principles of State Policy. D) Settles electoral disputes of the President and Vice-President of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protects the Directive Principles of State Policy. 8. Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court? A) State Government. B) Parliament. C) President. D) Governor of the State. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 9. How many High courts are there in India. A) 21. B) 25. C) 12. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 25. 10. The type of law that deals with disputes between parties is A) Criminal law. B) Constitutional law. C) Common law. D) Civil law. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Civil law. 11. Besides its permanent seat at Delhi, the Supreme Court can also meet at: A) Any other place as decided by the Chief Justice of India in consultation with the President. B) Any other Union Territory. C) Any other metropolitan city. D) Any other major city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any other place as decided by the Chief Justice of India in consultation with the President. 12. The Constitution makes provisions to ensure the independence of judges. Which one of the provisions given below is wrong in this context? A) The conduct of a judge cannot be discussed in Parliament except upon a motion regarding his removal. B) Their salaries are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India (or the State). C) Though appointed by the President their removal is by a difficult process. D) A retired judge cannot be appointed to any office under the Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A retired judge cannot be appointed to any office under the Government. 13. The Supreme Court was set up under: A) Pitt's India Act. B) Regulating Act. C) Indian Councils Act, 1892. D) Indian Councils Act, 1861. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulating Act. 14. The salaries of the Judges of the High Courts are paid from the: A) Consolidated Fund of the State. B) State revenues. C) Consolidated Fund of India. D) Funds collected as fees for cases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consolidated Fund of the State. 15. To whom does a Judge of the Supreme Court address his resignation if he wants to leave office before his term is complete? A) Prime Minister. B) President. C) Chief Justice of India. D) Union Law Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President. 16. Which of the following is incorrect regarding Supreme Court? A) It has the power to punish by fine and imprisonment any person guilty of contempt of its authority. B) It is a court of record and has all the powers of such court including the power to punish for contempt of itself. C) Its records are admitted in evidence and cannot be questioned when produced in any Court of Law. D) It is bound by its earlier decisions and cannot depart from its previous decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is bound by its earlier decisions and cannot depart from its previous decisions. 17. The minimum number of judges to sit on the Constitutional Bench or on Bench which gives its advisory opinion on the reference by the President must be: A) One half of the total strength of the Supreme Court. B) Three. C) Seven. D) One-third of the total strength of the court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One half of the total strength of the Supreme Court. 18. When Judiciary assumes the roles and functions of the legislature and executive, thus diluting theconcept of separation of powers, it becomes ..... A) Judicial Over reach. B) Judicial Consensus. C) Judicial interference. D) Judicial Criticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judicial Over reach. 19. The power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of the High Court rests with: A) The Governor. B) The President. C) The concerned State Legislature. D) The Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Parliament. 20. In rural areas there are small courts called ..... A) Nyaya panchayat. B) Lok Adalat. C) High court. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nyaya panchayat. 21. Law that deals with serious crimes that harm individuals or society is A) Common law. B) Constitutional law. C) Civil law. D) Criminal law. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Criminal law. 22. A retired Judge of High Court cannot: A) Practice in the Supreme Court. B) Practice in any Court of India. C) Practice in any High Court of India. D) Practice in the High Court from where he has retired. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Practice in the High Court from where he has retired. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesJudiciary QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesJudiciary Quiz 1Judiciary Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books