6. Judiciary System (Polity Quiz)

6. Judiciary System (Polity Quiz) Questions

• 1

  Who is the final interpreter of constitution?
  A. Parliament
  B. President
  C. Judiciary
  D. Executive

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Judiciary is the final interpreter of the constitution

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• 2

  Which of the following is true about Judiciary?
  A. Resolve disputes between citizens only but not of government
  B. On violation of Fundamental rights, every citizen can approach Supreme Court
  C. Judiciary cannot strike down laws passed by Parliament
  D. All of the above are correct

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  The work that the judiciary-
  1. Dispute Resolution: The judicial system provides a mechanism for resolving disputes between citizens, between citizens and the government, between two state governments and between the centre and state governments.
  2. the judiciary also has the power to strike down particular laws passed by the Parliament if it believes that these are a violation of the basic structure of the Constitution
  3. Every citizen of India can approach the Supreme Court or the High Court if they believe that their Fundamental Rights have been violated

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• 3

  What is meant by the term Judicial Review?
  A. To resolve the disputes between centre and state governments
  B. To strike down particular laws passed by the Parliament if it believes that there is a violation of the basic structure of the Constitution
  C. To review the case of abolition of Fundamental right of a person
  D. None of these

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Judicial Review: As the final interpreter of the Constitution, the judiciary also has the power to strike down particular laws passed by the Parliament if it believes that these are a violation of the basic structure of the Constitution. This is called judicial review

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• 4

  Number of courts at apex level is
  A. 1
  B. 5
  C. 24
  D. 98

  Answer - A

  Solution

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  Courts at 3 different levels
  Several courts at lower level
  Only one at apex level i.e. Supreme Court

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• 5

  What is false regarding Independent Judiciary?
  A. Courts are not under the govt. and do not act on their behalf
  B. legislature and executive can interfere with judiciary
  C. Judges of High Court and Supreme Court are appointed with little or no interference
  D. It is hard to remove judges once appointed

  Answer - B

  Solution

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  Features of independent Judiciary
  • legislature and executive cannot interfere with judiciary
  • Courts are not under the govt. and do not act on their behalf
  • Judges of High Court and Supreme Court are appointed with little or no interference
  • once appointed it is hard to remove them

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• 6

  Supreme Court is presided by-
  A. President
  B. Vice-president
  C. Chief Justice of India
  D. High Court Judge

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Supreme Court is presided by Chief Justice of India

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• 7

  Which of the following is not an example of common high court (High Court shared by 2 or more states)?
  A. Chandigarh
  B. Guwahati
  C. Madhya Pradesh
  D. Hyderabad

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  There are 25 High Courts in the country, three having jurisdiction over more than one State. Among the Union Territories Delhi,- and Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have a High Court of their own. While many states have their own High Courts, Punjab and Haryana share a common High Court at Chandigarh, and the seven northeast states have a common High Court at Guwahati. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana share high Court at Hyderabad

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• 8

  What is meant by integrated Judicial System?
  A. Decisions made by higher courts binding on lower courts
  B. Person can appeal to a higher court if they believe that the judgment passed by the lower court is not just
  C. Separation of powers among legislature, Judiciary and executive
  D. All the courts irrespective of levels value each other’s decision and not interfere in each other’s work

  Answer - A

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  An integrated judicial system, means that the decisions made by higher courts are binding on the lower courts.
  An Appellate system means Person can appeal to a higher court if they believe that the judgment passed by the lower court is not just

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• 9

  Which of the following is true regarding Civil Law?
  i. Deals with any harm or injury to rights of individuals
  ii. It begins with the lodging of First Information Report (FIR) with the police who investigate after which a case is filed in the court
  A. Only i
  B. Only ii
  C. Both i and ii
  D. None of these

  Answer - A

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Civil Law,
  • Deals with any harm or injury to rights of individuals. Like- purchase goods, rent matters, divorce cases.
  • Petition has to be filed before the relevant court by the affected party only
  • The court gives the specific relief asked
  • For example-the court can order the flat to be vacated and pending rent to be paid.
  Criminal Law-
  • Deals with conduct or acts that the law defines as offences like- theft, harassing a woman, murder.
  • begins with the lodging of an First Information Report (FIR) with the police who investigate the crime after which a case is filed in the court.
  • If found guilty, the accused can be sent to jail or fined

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• 10

  In early 1980s, to increase the access to justice, Supreme Court devised a mechanism of
  A. FIR
  B. PIL
  C. Chargesheet
  D. RTI

  Answer - B

  Solution

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  Supreme Court in the early 1980s devised a mechanism of Public Interest Litigation or PIL to increase access to justice. It allowed any individual or organisation to file a PIL in the High Court or the Supreme Court on behalf of those whose rights were being violated.

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