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Political Science - Chapter 5 - The Judiciary

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an organ of the government?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislature

c)

Judiciary

d)

Jurisdiction

2.

Where is the Supreme Court of India located?

a)

New Delhi

b)

Chennai

c)

Mumbai

d)

Punjab

3.

It is the guardian of the constitution and defender of fundamental rights of the people:

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judiciary

4.

Choose the highest level court in a state.

a)

Supreme Court

b)

High Court

c)

Subordinate Court

5.

The Supreme Court of India is dependent on Legislative.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The idea of the Public Interest Litigation was given by whom?

a)

President of India

b)

Prime Minister of India

c)

Supreme Court of India

d)

Parliament

7.

What is the full form of PIL?

a)

Public Interest Limited

b)

Public Interference Limited

c)

Public Interest Litigation

d)

None of the above

8.

What is the system consisting of courts which interpret the constitution and award judgement?

a)

Parliament

b)

Judiciary

c)

Police

d)

Legislative

9.

Judiciary in India resolves the disputes between

a)

state and state

b)

state and citizen

c)

citizen and citizen

d)

All of the above

10.

How many levels of court are there in India?

a)

Three

b)

Two

c)

One

d)

None

11.

Which court is at apex level?

a)

High Court

b)

District Court

c)

Lower Court

d)

Supreme Court

12.

Who presides over the Supreme Court?

a)

Subordinate

b)

District Court

c)

Chief Justice

d)

All of the above

13.

In order to prevent the misuse of power by any one branch of government, the Constitution made the provision of:

a)

Centralization of Power

b)

Separation of Power

14.

Choose the correct sequence of 'System of Courts' present in India from top to bottom:

a)

Supreme Court, Subordinate Court, High Court

b)

High Court, Supreme Court, Subordinate Court

c)

Subordinate Court, High Court, Supreme Court

d)

Supreme Court, High Court, Subordinate Court

15.

The judicial system provides a mechanism of courts for resolving disputes between citizens, citizens and the government etc. It refers to which role of Judiciary

a)

Dispute Resolution

b)

Dispute Extension

c)

Judicial Review

16.

Who among the following is the final interpreter and guardian of Indian Constitution?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Supreme court as well as High Court

17.

The Judiciary ensures _____ to all its citizens.

a)

Justice

b)

Injustice

c)

Economic support

18.

We have a Judicial system -

a)

To enforce the Law

b)

To provide freedom

c)

To execute laws

d)

To make Laws

19.

Supreme court is the ___________ of India.

a)

Trial court

b)

Second Appellate court

c)

Last Appellate court

20.

Supreme court is also known as ________.

a)

High court

b)

Apex court

c)

Subordinate court

21.

Our Judiciary is an ___________ Judiciary.

a)

Dependent

b)

Biased

c)

Independent

22.

Each state has ______

a)

District Court

b)

Supreme Court

c)

High Court

d)

All of these

23.

Civil law includes _______________

a)

Disputes related to sale of land

b)

Disputes related to purchase of good

c)

Both (a) & (b)

d)

None of these

24.

'A group of girls harassed by a group of boys' comes under ___________

a)

Civil Law

b)

Social law

c)

Economical law

d)

Criminal law

25.

To increase the reach of justice the Supreme Court devised _________________

a)

FIR

b)

PIL

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of these

26.

What is the procedure of removal of Judges called ?

a)

Impeachment

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Collegiality

d)

Contempt of Court

27.

The Structure of the Judiciary is _______ .

a)

Circular

b)

Rectangular

c)

Pyramidal

d)

Opaque

28.

The Supreme Court was established on

a)

13 February 1879

b)

15 August 1957

c)

26 January 1950

d)

26 November 1949

29.

High Courts were first established in the three Presidency cities of

a)

Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in 1862

b)

Trivandrum, Madras and Bhopal in 1978

c)

Mysore, Calcutta and Hyderabad in 1968

d)

Banglore, Bombay, Madras in 1876

30.

What is Appellate System ?

a)

The system devised for separating the powers

b)

If a person isn't satisfied with the decision of the lower court then she/he can always appeal to higher courts

c)

If a person is found guilty of crime then he will be put to jail

d)

If a person is blackmailed or harassed he/she can ask for protection from the high court

31.

The judiciary has the power to strike down particular laws passed by the parliament if they are a violation of the constitution. This is termed as __________.

a)

Dispute Resolution

b)

Enforcing Fundamental Rights

c)

Judicial Review

32.

Upholding the law and enforcing _______ is an important role of the Judiciary.

a)

Fundamental Duties

b)

Fundamental Rights

c)

Fundamental Law

d)

Fundamental System

33.

in Judicial language the term Convicted means ______

a)

free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.

b)

conduct oneself or perform in a specified way.

c)

discharge (a duty or responsibility).

d)

having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge.

34.

The word compensation means_____

a)

money given to make amends for an injury of a loss.

b)

money was given to make living

c)

money was given to pay the penality

d)

none of the above

35.

Justice delayed is justice _____.

a)

Defined

b)

Denied

c)

Defend

d)

Delight

36.

What is Judicial Review?

a)

The power of the Supreme Court to declare any law unconstitutional.

b)

The power of the SC to decide the Federal Division of Power.

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of these

37.

All the courts at different levels in the Country are collectively called .............................

a)

Legislature

b)

Executive

c)

Judiciary

38.

Which of the following systems is followed by the Indian Judiciary?

a)

Independent system

b)

Integrated system

c)

Independent & Integrated system

d)

None of these

39.

People from lower income households have limited access to the courts because of what reason

a)

Expensive legal fees

b)

Lots of paperwork

c)

Time intensive

d)

All of these

40.

In case of criminal cases, a complaint has to be lodged in a police station and that is called FIR. What is the full form of FIR?

a)

First Information Report

b)

Final Information Report

c)

Final Injustice Reward

d)

Final Injustice Request