TEST SERIES - 46 (II)

Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India: 1. There are 25 High Courts in the country. 2. Seven of them have jurisdiction over more than one State. 3. No Union Territory has High Court of its own. 4. Judges of the High Court hold office till the age of 62. Which of these statements is/are correct?

• 1, 2 and 4

• 2 and 3

• 1 and 4

• Only 4

Consider the following statements: 1. There are 25 High Courts at present in India. 2. Calcutta, Bombay and Madras High Courts were established in the year 1862. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• Only 1

• Only 2

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

On which of the following grounds can a judge of the High Court be impeached? 1. Violation of the Constitution 2. Proved misbehaviour 3. Incapacity to act as a judge Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• Only 1

• Only 2

• 1, 2 and 3

• Only 2 and 3

Consider the following statements: 1. The highest criminal court of the district is the court of District and Session Judge. 2. The District Judge are appointed by the Governor in consultation with the High Court. 3. A person to be eligible for appointment as a District Judge should be an advocate or a pleader of seven years standing or more, or an officer in judicial service of the Union or the State. 4. When the Session Judge awards death sentence, it must be confirmed by the High court before it is carried out. Which of the statements given above are correct?

• 1 and 2

• 2, 3 and 4

• 3 and 4

• 1, 2, 3 and 4

Consider the following statements: 1. The mode of removal of a Judge of a High Court in India is same as that of removal of a Judge of the Supreme Court. 2. After retirement from the office, a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India. Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

• Only 1

• Only 2

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Match List-I (Union Territory) with List-II (Jurisdiction of High Court) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• Andaman and Nicobar Island

• Bombay

• Daman and Diu

• Kerala

• Lakshadweep

• Calcutta

• Puducherry

• Madras

Judges of the High Court are appointed by the

• President

• Governor

• Chief Justice of India

• Chief Justice of the High Court

After retirement, a judge of a High Court can undertake practice in

• the same court

• lover courts only

• only other court except the same court

• wherever he intends to practise

The nomenclature of the Executive Head of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir was changed from Sadar–i–Riyasat to Governor in 1965 by

• A Lok Sabha Resolution

• The executive order of the Parliament

• The 6th Amendment in the State Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir

• The State Government under Article 371

Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive is enjoined by

• Preamble

• Directive Principles

• Judicial decision

• Seven Schedule to the Constitution