CUET Legal Studies MCQs Judiciary

Question. District courts are also known as ______
a) Sessions courts
b) Apex courts
c) Lower courts
d) Both b and c

Answer : D

Question. Why did one of the High Courts in India decree that “bandhs are unconstitutional and punitive”?
a) It adversely affects production
b) It is not part of a right to protest
c) It is not in exercise of a fundamental freedom
d) It infringes on the fundamental rights of some groups of people

Answer : C

Question. What does the “Judicial Review” function of the Supreme Court mean?
a) Review its own judgement
b) Review the functioning of judiciary in the country
c) Undertake periodic review of the Constitution
d) Examine the constitutional validity of the laws

Answer : D

Question. Who appoints the Attorney General?
a) CJI
b) President
c) None of these
d) PM

Answer : B

Question. Who appoints district judges in the state?
a) Chief Justie of the High Court
b) President of India
c) Governor of the State
d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Which of these is the correct hierarchy of District judges?
a) 2,3,1
b) 2,1,3
c) 3,2,1
d) 1,2,3

Answer : A

Question. Who is empowered to transfer a Judge from one High Court to another High Court?
a) President of India
b) Law Minister of India
c) The Union Cabinet
d) Chief Justice of India

Answer : A

Question. The main function of the judiciary is:
a) Law execution
b) Law formulation
c) Law application
d) Law adjudication

Answer : D

Question. Which article of the Constitution further gives an extensive original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court for the enforcement of fundamental rights, known as Writ jurisdiction?
a) 33
b) 31
c) 34
d) 32

Answer : D

Question. Full form of PIL is____________
a) Public Interest Litigation
b) None of these
c) Please Initite Legal action
d) Please Inform Law

Answer : A

Question. The Supreme Court of India was set up under which of the following Act?
a) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
b) Charter Act of 1833
c) Regulating Act, 1773
d) Indian Councils Act, 1892

Answer : C

Question. In India, the power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court lies with:
a) The President of India
b) The Chief Justice of India
c) The Union Ministry of Law
d) The Parliament of India

Answer : D

Question. To become a district judge, a person should have at least ____ years of practice as a lawyer at the bar.
a) 5
b) 2
c) 10
d) 7

Answer : D

Question. Which article of Indian Constitution provides for the appointment of Attorney General?
a) 70
b) 80
c) 76
d) 75

Answer : C

Question. What is the full form of CAT?
a) Cash Asset Table
b) Central Coast Tribunal
c) Central Administrative Tribunal
d) Cost Asset Time

Answer : C

Question. When did the Supreme Court of India come into existence?
a) None of these
b) 28th January 1950
c) 27th January 1950
d) 26th Janaury 1950

Answer : B

Question. The salaries and emoluments of the judges of the Supreme Court are charged on:
a) The Finance Commission
b) The Consolidated Fund of India
c) The Contingency Fund of India
d) The Reserve Bank of India

Answer : B

Question. An appeal to the High Court lies in case the Session Court has awarded the punishment of:
a) One year or more
b) Two years or more
c) Three years or more
d) Four years or more

Answer : D

Question. Who is at the highest rank of law officers in India?
a) Attorney General
b) Legal Officer
c) None of these
d) Advocate General

Answer : A

Question. Advocate General is appointed under article ___ of the Constitution of India
a) 164
b) 167
c) 165
d) 166

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following High Court has jurisdiction over more than one State/Union Territories?
a) Allahabad
b) Guwahati
c) Patna
d) Sikkim

Answer : B

Question. A writ of Mandamus can be issued by the Supreme Court to:
a) An official to perform public duty
b) The company to raise wages
c) The Prime Minister to dissolve the Cabinet
d) The Government to pay the salaries to employees

Answer : A

Question. Which of these is also known as 'Apex court'?
a) District Court
b) High Court
c) Supreme Court
d) Gram Panchayat

Answer : C

Question. Under the Constitution, the power to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus is vested in:
a) High Court alone
b) Supreme Court alone
c) Both Supreme Court and High Court
d) All Courts down to the District Courts

Answer : C

Question. A writ issued by the Supreme Court compelling a quasi- Judicial/public authority to perform its mandatory duty is:
a) Mandamus
b) Certiorari
c) Prohibition
d) Quo Warranto

Answer : A

Question. How many types of writs can be issued by the Supreme Court?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six

Answer : C

Question. Identify the correct hierarchy of courts in India) 1. Supreme Court, 2. District Court, 3. High Court, 4. Gram panchayat
a) 3,4,2,1
b) 1,2,3,4
c) 4,2,3,1
d) 4,3,2,1

Answer : C

Question. When was the first ever PIL filed?
a) 1981
b) 1980
c) 1975
d) 1979

Answer : D

Question. Which tribunal handles matters related to environmental issues?
a) All of these
b) NGT
c) SAT
d) CAT

Answer : B

Question. Which article of the Constitution Of India provides the procedure for appointment of judges at the High Court?
a) 211
b) 212
c) 217
d) 219

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is NOT one of the first four high courts of India?
a) Madras High Court
b) Calcutta high Court
c) Allahabad High Court
d) Delhi High Court

Answer : D

Question. Supreme Court's advisory jurisdiction may be sought by the President under Article ___ of the Constitution.
a) 143
b) 144
c) 145
d) 154

Answer : A

Question. A High court functions at the ____ level.
a) Village
b) National
c) State
d) District

Answer : C

Question. Who of the following decides the number of judges in
a High Court?
a) The President
b) Chief Minister of the State
c) Prime Minister
d) Parliament

Answer : D

Question. The Supreme Court of India enjoys:
a) Advisory jurisdictions
b) Original jurisdictions
c) Appellate and advisory jurisdictions
d) Original, appellate and advisory jurisdictions

Answer : D

Question. The Judges of the High Court hold office:
a) During the pleasure of the Chief Justice of India
b) Till they have attained 62 years of age
c) Till they have attained 65 years of age
d) As long as they desire

Answer : B

Question. The Chief Justice and other Judges of the High Court are appointed by the:
a) President
b) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
c) Governor of the concerned state
d) Attorney General of India

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following “writs” of the High Court or the Supreme Court is sought to produce in the court a person, suspected to be missing/in custody?
a) Certiorari
b) Mandamus
c) Quo Warranto
d) Habeas Corpus

Answer : D

Question. Where the High Courts in India first set up?
a) Delhi and Calcutta
b) Bombay, Madras, Calcutta
c) Bombay, Delhi and Calcutta
d) Madras and Bombay

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following is not the essential qualification for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India?
a) Should be a citizen of India
b) Should be at least 35 years of age
c) Should be an eminent jurist
d) Should have practiced for at least 10 years as an advocate in one or more High Courts

Answer : B

Question. Judicial review in the Indian Constitution is based on:
a) Rule of Law
b) Due process of Law
c) Precedents and Conventions
d) Procedure established by Law

Answer : D

Question. Disputes between States of India comes to the Supreme Court under:
a) Original jurisdiction
b) Appellate jurisdiction
c) Advisory jurisdiction
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following statements is correct with respect to retire judge of a High Court?
a) Cannot practice in the Supreme Court
b) Cannot practice in any High Court of India
c) Cannot practice in the High Court from where he has retired
d) None of the above

Answer : C

Question. Who was the Chief Justice of India when public interest litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian Judicial System?
a) M. Hidayatullah
b) A.M. Ahmadi
c) A.S. Anand
d) P.N. Bhagwati

Answer : D

Question. The civil affairs like marriage, divorce, inheritance etc) which has been authorized by the Constitution to make legal laws?
a) States, by the State List of the Constitution
b) Centre, by the Union List of the Constitution
c) Centre and States, by the Concurrent List of the Constitution
d) Religious authorities which have relation to individual affairs

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following writs/orders of the High Court/ Supreme Court is sought to get an order of an authority quashed?
a) Certiorari
b) Mandamus
c) Habeas Corpus
d) Quo Warranto

Answer : D

Question. The highest and final judicial tribunal of India is:
a) President
b) Parliament
c) Supreme Court
d) Union cabinet

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is at the apex of the subordinate criminal courts?
a) Supreme Court
b) High Court
c) Court of District Judge
d) Court of Sessions Judge

Answer : D

Question. The oath to a High Court Judge is administered by the:
a) Chief Justice of India
b) Chief Justice of High Court
c) President
d) Governor of the concerned state

Answer : D

Question. Preventive detention means:
a) Detention for interrogation
b) Detention after interrogation
c) Detention without interrogation
d) Detention for cognizable offence

Answer : C