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UNDERSTANDING LAWS

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rule of Law means

a)

one law favouring a particular group

b)

one law favouring many groups

c)

many laws favouring many groups

d)

one law for all the citizens

2.

According to the Rowlatt Act

a)

Indians were tried in court

b)

Indians could be arrested without a warrant

c)

Indians were given fair and just treatment like the British

d)

only the British were tried by these special laws

3.

Identify the building

a)

The Mall of India

b)

Parliament House

c)

Rashtrapati Bhawan

d)

Red Fort

4.

Colonial law was arbitrary

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

5.

The institution that drafted the Constitution of India was called the

a)

Constituent Assembly

b)

National Assembly

c)

Parliament

6.

The Chairman of the Constituent Assembly was

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

7.

Constitution of India was adopted by Constituent Assembly on-

a)

25 Oct 1998

b)

25 Oct 1949

c)

26 JAN 1950

d)

26 Nov 1949

8.

THE HEAD OF THE RULING PARTY IN THE _____________BECOMES THE PRIME MINISTER

a)

DISTRICT

b)

VIDHAN SABHA

c)

LOK SABHA

d)

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

9.

Which is the law-making body for the country?

a)

The Executive

b)

The Judiciary

c)

The Parliament

10.

Domestic Violence:

a)

Injury or harm caused by an adult male against women

b)

Process of development

c)

To control

d)

Revolt against the government

11.

Who introduced the Rule of Law in India?

a)

The Indian Constitution introduced the Rule of Law in India.

b)

Rule of Law means law is supreme and not the arbitrary will of any individual.

c)

Foreign rulers and ambassadors are not subject to the jurisdiction of the law of India

d)

Parliament is the law making body in India.

12.

Rule of Law means.

a)

Law is Supreme

b)

Everybody is equal before the law

c)

Absence of arbitrary power

d)

All the above

13.

During colonial rule Indians were

a)

given the same treatment as the British in the courts of law

b)

not given the same treatment as the British in the courts of law

c)

the courts were different for the two communities

d)

not judged in a court

14.

An example of an arbitrary act introduced by the colonial government is the

a)

Domestic Violence Act

b)

Sedition Act

c)

Legislative Act

d)

Non violent Act

15.

Unpopular and controversial laws are criticized by the people.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

THE PARLIAMENT OF INDIA CONSISTS OF________________

a)

PRESIDENT,GOVERNOR,CHIEF MINISTER

b)

LOK SABHA,RAJYA SABHA,PRESIDENT

c)

SARPANCH,COLLECTOR,SHO

d)

NONE OF THE THREE

17.

The court has the power to modify or cancel laws if it is against the spirit of the Constitution

a)

True

b)

False

18.

When the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act came into effect?

a)

The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act came into effect in 2006.

b)

There is no such act

c)

It was there ever since the Constitution came into existence

19.

Which institution is responsible to pass the laws?

a)

Judiciary

b)

Executive

c)

Parliament

d)

Prime Minister

20.

The Hindu Succession Amendment Act gave _____ the right to inherit an equal share of family property.

a)

mothers and daughters

b)

mothers , daughters and sons

c)

sons only

d)

mothers and sons

21.

The role of citizens is very important in making new laws at every stage of the process. What are the mediums through which voice of people can be heard through?

a)

local meetings

b)

radio broadcasts

c)

TV reports

d)

all of the above

22.

In many ways, Indians played a major role in the evolution of the law during the colonial period. Now in independent India, every year the representatives pass many new laws for our country. What does the Hindu Succession Amendment Act 2005 says?

a)

along with sons and daughters, father can also get an equal share of family property

b)

grand parents, sons, daughters, and their mothers can get an equal share of family property

c)

sons, daughters, and their mothers can get an equal share of family property

d)

all of the above

23.

The common law system - a system of law based on recorded judicial precedents - came to India with the British East India Company. Historians believe that colonial law was arbitrary. One example of the arbitrariness as part of British law is the Sedition Act of 1870. What was the Sedition Act of 1870?

a)

Any British person protesting or criticising the British government could be arrested without due trial.

b)

Any person protesting or criticising the British government could be arrested without due trial.

c)

Any Indian protesting or criticising the British government could be arrested with due trial.

d)

Any male person protesting or criticising the British government could be arrested with due trial.

24.

In December 2002, the Standing Committee submitted its recommendations to the Rajya Sabha and these were also tabled in the Lok Sabha. The Committee’s report accepted most of the demands of the women’s groups. Finally a new bill, was reintroduced in Parliament in 2005. After being passed in both houses of Parliament, it was sent to the President for his assent. Which year, The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, was came in?

a)

2004

b)

2006

c)

2007

d)

2010

25.

The most important provision among these was that all people are _______before the law.

a)

Unequal

b)

Equal

c)

Discriminated

d)

Injustice