Judiciary MCQ Questions with Answers

Question 1 : Every Judge of the Supreme Court of India is appointed by

a) the Supreme Court Collegium
b) the Cabinet
c) the President of India
d) the Lok Sabha

Answer : c

Question 2 : The Supreme Court was set-up under the

a) Regulating Act, 1773
b) Pitt’s Indian Act, 1784
c) Indian Councils Act, 1861
d) Indian Councils Act, 1892

Answer : a

Question 3 : The Supreme Court held, that forcing a person to undergo polygraph, brain mapping and narco analysis tests, as violative of

a) Article 25
b) Article 20
c) Article 21 and Article 20(3)
d) Article 360

Answer : c

Question 4 : In which one of the following cases the Supreme Court of India gave verdicts which have a direct hearing on the centre-state relations?

a) Keshavananda Bharti Case
b) Vishaka Case
c) SR Bommai case
d) Indira Sawhney case

Answer : c

Question 5 : Which authority in India recently ordered the playing of the National Anthem in all cinema halls across the country before the screening of a movie?

a) Supreme Court of India
b) President of India
c) Prime Minister of India
d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Answer : a

Question 6 : In India, the power of Judicial review is enjoyed by

a) the Supreme Court
b) the SC as well as HCs
c) All the courts
d) None of these

Answer : a

Question 7 : Who among the following is the custodian of the Constitution of India?

a) The President of India
b) The Prime Minister of India
c) The Lok Sabha Secretariat
d) The Supreme Court of India

Answer : d

Question 8 : When the office of the Chief Justice of India is vacant, the duties of his office shall be performed by

a) such other Judge of the Supreme Court as the Parliament may appoint
b) such other Judge of the Supreme Court as the President may appoint
c) such other Judge of the Supreme Court as the Chief Justice may appoint
d) all of the above

Answer : b

Question 9 : Under which law it is prescribed that all proceedings in the Supreme Court of India shall be in English language?

a) The Supreme Court Rules, 1966
b) A Legislation made by the Parliament
c) Article 145 of the Constitution of India
d) Article 348 of the Constitution of India

Answer : d

Question 10 : The ‘Basic Structure Doctrine’ was enunciated by the Supreme Court during the

a) Golak Nath case
b) Maneka Gandhi case
c) Kesavananda Bharti case
d) SR Bommai case

Answer : c

Question 11 : Which of the following is highest court of appeal in India?

a) High Courts
b) District Courts
c) Supreme Court
d) Consumer Court

Answer : d

Question 12 : “The age of a Judge of the Supreme Court of India shall be determined by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by laws provide” inserted by

a) 15th Constitution Amendment
b) 16th Constitution Amendment
c) 17th Constitution Amendment
d) 18th Constitution Amendment

Answer : a

Question 13 : Who is appointed as the Judge of Supreme Court by the President?

a) Only senior most judge of SC
b) Senior most judge of HC
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

Answer : a

Question 14 : Under which Article the President can appoint a judge of the Supreme Court as an acting CJI?

a) 124 (A)
b) 126 (A)
c) 128 (A)
d) 138 (A)

Answer : b

Question 15 : A Judge of the SC may resign his office by writing to

a) the President
b) the Prime Minister
c) the Law Minister
d) the Attorney General of India

Answer : a

Question 16 : The seat of the Supreme Court shall be in

a) such other places as the Parliament may decide
b) such other places as Chief Justice of India may with the approval of the Parliament may appoint
c) such other places as Chief Justice of India may with the approval of the President may appoint
d) New Delhi only

Answer : c

Question 17 : On which of the following grounds can a Judge of the Supreme Court be impeached?

I. Violation of the Constitution
II. Proved misbehaviour
III. Incapacity to act as a judge

a) Only I
b) Only II
c) I, II and III
d) II and III

Answer : d

Question 18 : Consider the following statements:

I. The motion to impeach a Judge of the Supreme Court of India cannot be rejected by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha as per the Judges (inquiry) Act, 1968
II. The Constitution of India defines and gives details of what constitutes ‘incapacity and proved misbehaviour’ of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India
III. The details of the process of impeachment of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India are given in the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968
IV. If the motion for the impeachment of a judge is taken up for voting, the law requires the motion to be backed by each House of the Parliament and supported by a majority of total membership of that House and by not less than two-thirds of total members of that House present and voting.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

a) I and II
b) Only III
c) III and IV
d) I, III and IV

Answer : c

Question 19 : The retired Chief Justice and Judges are entitled to …….% of their last drawn salary as monthly pension

a) 50%
b) 40%
c) 60%
d) 75%

Answer : a

Question 20 : Under which Article, the Supreme Court has the power to review its own judgement or order?

a) Article 137
b) Article 254
c) Article 256
d) Article 142

Answer : a

Question 21 : Decision given by SC are binding on

a) area under any state
b) all States and Union Territories except J&K
c) only district courts
d) all of the above

Answer : d

Question 22 : How many types of writs can be issued by the Supreme Court?

a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 6

Answer : c

Question 23 : What is the ground on which the Supreme Court can refuse relief under Article 327?

a) the aggrieved person can get remedy form another court
b) that disputed facts have to be investigated
c) that no fundamental right has been infringed
d) that the petitioner has not asked for the proper writ applicable to his/her case

Answer : c

Question 24 : 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) Examine the constitutional validity of the laws
d) Undertake periodic review of the Constitution

Answer : c

Question 25 : Which of the following statements is not true about the Power of SC of India?

a) It has exclusive power to issue writs to protect the Fundamental Rights of the people
b) It has original and exclusive jurisdiction in inter-Government disputes
c) It has advisory jurisdiction on a question of law or fact which may be referred to it by the President of India
d) It has power to review its own Judgement or order

Answer : a

Question 26 : Which one of the following is correct about the Supreme Court regarding its Judegement?

a) It can change the judgement
b) It cannot change the judgement
c) Only the Chief Justice of India can change the judgement
d) Only the Ministry of Law can change the judgement

Answer : a

Question 27 : Which of the following is/are correct?

I. A Supreme Court is the court of record and has power to punish for its own contempt
II. A judge of Supreme Court can practice in any court or in any authority throughout India only after his retirement

a) Only I
b) Only II
c) I and II
d) Neither I nor II

Answer : a

Question 28 : Consider the following statements

I. The Constitution of India defines its ‘basic structure’ in terms of federalism, secularism, fundamental rights and democracy
II. The Constitution of India provides for ‘Judicial Review’ to safeguard the citizens’ liberties and to preserve the ideals on which the Constitution is based

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II

Answer : b

Question 29 : Consider the following statements. The Supreme Court of India tenders advice to the President of India on matters of law or fact

I. on its own initiative (on any matter of larger public interest)
II. if he seeks an advice
III. only if the matter relates to the Fundamental Rights of the citizens

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Only III
d) I and II

Answer : b

Question 30 : Assertion (A) : Indian federalism is called ‘quasi-federal’
Reason(R) : India has an independent judiciary with power of Judicial Review.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

Answer : b

Question 31 : Assertion (A) : The Supreme Court of India has exclusive jurisdiction regarding Constitutional Validity of Central laws
Reason (R) : The Supreme Court is the Guardian of the Indian Constitution

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

Answer : d

Question 32 : The Supreme Court of India enjoys

a) Original Jurisdiction
b) Advisory Jurisdiction
c) Appellate and Advisory Jurisdictions
d) Original, Appellate and Advisory Jurisdiction

Answer : d

Question 33 : The power of the Supreme Court to decide in the case of a dispute between two or more States is called

a) original jurisdiction
b) inherent jurisdiction
c) plenary jurisdiction
d) advisory jurisdiction

Answer : a

Question 34 : Which of the following are included in the Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

I. A dispute between the Government of India and one or more states
II. A dispute regarding elections to either House of the Parliament or that of legislature of a state
III. A dispute between the Government of India and a Union Territory
IV. A dispute between two or more states

a) I and II
b) II and III
c) I and IV
d) III and IV

Answer : c

Question 35 : The Supreme Court of India upheld that RTI was applicable to the

a) Office of the CBI also
b) Office of the NIA also
c) Office of the CJI also
d) Office of the PMO also

Answer : c

Question 36 : The two provisions of the Constitution of India that most clearly express the power of judicial review are

a) Article 21 and Article 446
b) Article 32 and Article 226
c) Article 44 and Article 152
d) Article 17 and Article 143

Answer : b

Question 37 : In India, Judicial Review implies

a) the power of the Judiciary to pronounce upon the constitutionality of laws and executive order
b) the power of the Judiciary to question the wisdom of the laws enacted by the Legislatures
c) the power of the Judiciary to review all the legislative enactments before they are assented to by the President
d) the power of the Judiciary to review its own judgements given earlier in similar or different cases

Answer : a

Question 38 : Which one of the following jurisdictions of the Indian judiciary covers Public Interest Litigation?

a) Appellate jurisdiction
b) Original jurisdiction
c) Advisory jurisdiction
d) Epistolary jurisdiction

Answer : d

Question 39 : Who was the Chief Justice of India when Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian Judicial System?

a) M Hidayatullah
b) AM Ahmadi
c) PN Bhagwati
d) AS Anand

Answer : c

Question 40 : Public Interest Litigation (PIL) may be linked with

a) judicial review
b) judicial activism
c) judicial intervention
d) judicial sanctity

Answer : b

Question 41 : Which of the following Chief Justices of India acted as the President of India also?

a) Justice M Hdiayatullah
b) Justice PN Bhagwati
c) Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan
d) Justice BK Mukherjee

Answer : a

Question 42 : In which one of the following cases, constitutional validity of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Divorce) Act 1986, was upheld by the Supreme Court of India?

a) Muhammed Ahmed Khan vs Shah Bano Begaum
b) Danial Latifi vs Union of India
c) Mary Roy vs State of Kerala
d) Shankari Prasad vs Union of India

Answer : b

Question 43 : The writ is issued by HC or SC when a lower court has considered a case going beyond its jurisdiction.

a) Mandamus
b) Quo Warranto
c) Certiorari
d) Prohibition

Answer : d

Question 44 : In which of the following judgements of the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of India, the ‘rarest of rare’ principle in the award of death penalty was first laid down.

a) Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab (1980)
b) Gopalanchari vs State of Kerala (1980)
c) Dr Upendra Baxi vs State of UP (1983)
d) Tukaram vs State of Maharashtra (1979)

Answer : a

Question 45 : As per the interpretation by the Supreme Court of India, tapping of phone calls infracts the Fundamental Right provided in Article …. of the Indian Constitution

a) 21
b) 24
c) 25
d) 22

Answer : a

Question 46 : With reference to the Constitution of India, prohibitions or limitations or provisions contained in ordinary laws cannot act as prohibitions or limitations on the constitutions powers under Article 142. It could mean which one of the following?

a) The decisions taken by the Election Commission of India while discharging its duties cannot be challenged in any court of law
b) The Supreme Court of India is not constrained in the exercise of its powers by laws made by the Parliament
c) In the event of grave financial crisis in the country, the President of India can declare Financial Emergency without the counsel from the Cabinet
d) State Legislatures cannot make laws on certain matters without the concurrence of Union Legislature

Answer : b

Question 47 : Consider the following statements about the jurisdiction of Supreme Court of India. Which of the following is correctly matched?

a) Original jurisdiction settles disputes between Union and States and among states
b) Appellate jurisdiction tries appeals from lower courts in civil, criminal and constitutional cases
c) Advisory jurisdiction advises the President on matters of public importance and law
d) All are correctly matched

Answer : d

Question 48 : For which one of the following judgements of Supreme Court of India, the Kesavananda Bharti vs State of Indian case is considered a landmark?

a) The religion cannot be mobilised for political ends
b) Abolishing untouchability from the country
c) Right to Life and Liberty cannot be suspended under any circumstance
d) The basic structure of the Constitution, as defined in the Preamble, cannot be changed

Answer : c

Question 49 : Consider the following statements

Statement I : In Britain, no judicial review of legislation is permitted
Statement II : Judiciary in India is not as supreme as in the USA which recognises not limit on the scope of judicial review

a) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
b) Both the statements are individually true, but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I
c) Statement I is true, but statement II is false
d) Statement I is false, but statement II is true

Answer : d

Question 50 : Which of the following statements with respect to the judiciary in India is/are correct?

I. Unlike in the USA, India has not provided for a double system of courts
II. Under the Constitution of India, there is a single integrated system of courts for the union as well as the states
III. The organisation of the subordinate judiciary varies slightly from state to state

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