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WorksheetsVIII Revision- JUDICIARY & 1857
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Who appoint chief justice of India?
Prime Minister
President
Chief Minister
Governor of India
We have judicial system to :-
To enforce the rule law
To provide freedom
To provide food
None of these
How many levels of court are there in India?
a. Three
b. Two
c. None
d. One
One
Two
three
None
Which court is at apex level?
High court
District court
lower court
Supreme Court
Each state has ______
Judiciary
Supreme Court
High court
All of these
What is the procedure of removal of Judges called ?
Impeachment
Judicial Review
Collegiality
Contempt of Court
The Structure of the Judiciary is _______ .
Circular
Rectangular
Pyramidal
Opaque
Under which Jurisdiction does the SC tries appeals from Lower Courts?
Advisory
Original
Appellate
Writs
the system of courts in India is known as:
Legislative
Executive
Judiciary
2.Which among the following is the correct age of retirement of Judge of Supreme Court?
[A] 58 years
[B] 60 years
[C] 62 years
[D] 65 years
3.The Supreme Court of India tenders legal advice to president of India when___?
[A] Cabinet recommends it
[B] Council of Minister recommends it
[C] President needs it
[D] Supreme Court wants to tender the advice
5.If President and Vice President, both are unavailable, who among the following would discharge the functions?
[A] Prime Minister
[B] Lok Sabha Speaker
[C] Chief Justice of India
[D] Any person nominated by President or Vice President
6.The age for retirement of judges from supreme courts and high courts are respectively ?
[A] 65 & 62
[B] 65 & 60
[C] 65 for both
[D] 65 & 63
8.Who can remove the chief justice of Supreme Court?
[A] Parliament by resolution
[B] Judges of supreme court by Majority
[C] President on a resolution by parliament
[D] President on his/ her own discretion
9.Who among the following is the final interpreter & guardian of Indian Constitution?
[A] President
[B] Prime Minister
[C] Supreme Court
[D] Supreme Court as well as High Court
11.What is the minimum number of the judges to decide an issue involving the interpretation of the constitution or any presidential reference?
[A] 5
[B] 7
[C] 10
[D] 15
16.Appeals in Supreme Court regarding Constitution, Civil and Criminal matters come under which kind of jurisdiction?
[A] Appellate Jurisdiction
[B] Advisory Jurisdiction
[C] Miscellaneous Powers
[D] None of the above
18.If the post of both the President and the Vice-President falls vacant, the Chief Justice of India discharges the functions of the President. For how many times this has happened in India?
[A] One time only
[B] Two Times
[C] Three times
[D] zero times
20.The power of Judicial review in India lies with the __?
[A] Supreme Court only
[B] High Courts and Supreme Court
[C] High Courts only
[D] Lower courts only
Bakht Khan was a soldier from
Meerut
Agra
Bareily
Delhi
The Mutiny started from
Bareilly
Delhi
Agra
Meerut
The Sepoys were angry with the British because ?
Of their policy of divide and rule
Of the cartridge episode
Of their in-tolerating behavior
Non of these
Which emperor blessed the Mutiny?
Mir Zafar
B.S Zafar
Bhakt Khan
Non of these
Mangal Pandey belonged to which one of the following place.
Jhansi
Hyderabad
Gwalior
Barrackpore
Who took over the governance of India from the East India Company after 1857 revolt?
The British Parliament
The Queen
The Viceroy
The Governor general
The British army was reorganised after the revolt of 1857 to -
annex the Indian states
conqure indian rulers
Ggve more powers to British
prevent future revolt
Bahadur Shah Zafar II was proclaimed the Shahenshah-e-Hindustani.
True
False
At Kanpur, the revolt was led by Begam Hazrat Mahal.
True
False
The British followed a policy of Racial Discrimination.
True
False
A secretary of state was appointed to look after the governance of England.
True
False
Which of the following is the decision taken by British to reform the Indian Society?
law against the practice of sati
they encouraged the remarriage of widow
English education was actively promoted
all of the above
Which of the following was the impact of 1857 revolt?
A) Doctrine of Lapse was withdrawn
B) End of Peshwaship and the Mughal rule
C) Control of Indian administration was passed on to the British Crown
D) All of the above
Who introduced 'Doctrine of Lapse'?
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Dufferin
Lord Curzon
None of the above
In 1857, a revolt started against the British in Meerut, which is also known as the_____________________
Industrial Revolution
Sepoy Mutiny
Indigo War
Swadeshi movement
Rani Laxmi bai was related to which state
Awadh
Gwalior
Nagpur
Jhansi
Which of the following was not the social and religious reason for the Revolt of 1857?
A) Adoption of free trade imperialism from 1800, de-industrialization and drain of wealth.
B) Abolition of Sati in 1829
C) Hindu Widow Remarriage Act of 1856
D) Doctrine of Lapse
Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?
A) Barrackpore : Mangal Pandey
B) Delhi : Bahadur Sha II
C) Delhi : Maulavi Ahmadullah
D) Lucknow : Begum Hazar Mahal
The Hindus believed that overseas travel would lead to loss of ______.
A) religion
B) ancestral property
C) caste
D) ancestral title
Who created Doctrine of Lapse?
Rani Lakshmi Bai
Lord Dalhousie
Robert Clive
Lord Curzon
Tantia Tope
Why wasn't Rani Lakshmi Bai not allowed to adopt a child?
Because of the Divide and Rule Policy
Because of the Swadeshi Movement
Because of the Doctrine of Lapse
What is Indigo?
a plant from which we cotton
a plant from which we get jute
a plan from which we get blue dye
a plant from which we get rice
Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
Akbar
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Babur
Aurangzeb
Write the name of the places related to the first war of independence?
Delhi
Meerut
Jhansi
All of the above
_____ was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II.
Peshwa Baji Rao I
Nana Saheb
Rao Saheb
Mahadij Shinde
______ was one of the last territories that the British had annexed in 1856.
Jhansi
Kanpur
Awadh
Lahore
The Company regime in India came to end in
1858
1845
1850
1865
