Supreme Court - General Studies MCQs with answers
1) When was the Supreme Court of India first inaugurated?a) 15th August, 1947
b) 26th November, 1949
c) 28th January, 1950
d) 30th January, 1949
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 28th January, 1950
The Supreme Court followed the Federal Court of India which was founded under the Government of India Act, 1935.
a) Supreme Court
b) Parliament
c) Law Minister
d) Lok Sabha
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Supreme Court
The decisions of the Supreme Court are binding on all courts, because it is at the apex of our judicial system.
a) 26 judges including the Chief Justice of India
b) 30 judges including the Chief Justice of India
c) 31 judges including the Chief Justice of India
d) 49 judges including the Chief Justice of India
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 31 judges including the Chief Justice of India
By the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2008, the number of judges has been increased from 26 to 31, including the Chief Justice of India.
a) Prime Minister
b) Chief Justice of India
c) Lok Sabha
d) President
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) President
It is the President who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice of India is appointed by the President on the advice of judges of Supreme Court and High Court.
a) judge of one high court or more (continuously), for at least five years
b) an advocate of Supreme Court for at least ten years
c) a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the president
d) above 40 years of age
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) above 40 years of age
The Constitution of India does not prescribe a minimum age for being a judge in the Supreme Court of India .
a) The President appoints the Chief Justice of India on his sole discretion
b) The senior-most judge of the Supreme Court is appointed as the Chief Justice of India
c) The panel of judges of Supreme Court elect a Chief Justice of India from amongst themselves
d) The Chief Justice of India is elected by the voting of Lok Sabha members
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) The senior-most judge of the Supreme Court is appointed as the Chief Justice of India
In the Second Judges case (1993), it was declared by the Supreme Court that only the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed as a Chief Justice of India.
This practice has been violated twice: in 1973 A.N. Ray was appointed as a CJI and in 1977 M.U. Beg was appointed as a CJI, despite the fact that they were not the senior-most judges of the Supreme Court at that time.
1. The judge of the Supreme Court may be removed from his current office by an order of the President
2. There are only two grounds of removal : incapacity or proved misbehavior
3. So far, no judge of the Supreme Court has been removed by impeachment
4. The procedure for the removal of the judges is regulated by the Judges Enquiry Act (1968)
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Only 2 and 4
d) All are true
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All are true
It is true that so far no judge of the Supreme Court has been removed by impeachment, but there was one single case of impeachment that was put forth in the Lok Sabha against V Ramaswami (1991-1993)
a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Chandigarh
d) Allahabad
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Delhi
The Constitution of India has declared Delhi to be the seat of the Supreme Court.
But the Chief Justice of India, on the advice of the President, can declare any other place to be seat of the Supreme Court of India.
1. Supreme Courts can issue writs that relate with only the Fundamental Rights of citizens
2. High Courts can issue writs on issues that relate with the Fundamental Rights of citizens as well as for other reasons
3. The jurisdiction with regards to writs is wider for the High Courts as compared to Supreme Court of India
4. The writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court can be extended by the Parliament, but never decreased
a) Only 1
b) Only 1, 2 and 3
c) Only 4
d) All are true
View Answer / Hide Answer10) What does the writ of habeas corpus mean?a) the arrested person must be brought before the court, that holds the right to set the person free if the grounds of arrest are found to be faulty.
b) it is issued when an office holder is found to misuse his duties
c) it is issued by higher courts when they find that lower courts have made judgments beyond their powers of jurisdiction
d) it is issued when the court finds that the office holder is illegally holding that position
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) the arrested person must be brought before the court, that holds the right to set the person free if the grounds of arrest are found to be faulty.
a) the arrested person must be brought before the court, that holds the right to set the person free if the grounds of arrest are found to be faulty.
b) it is issued when an office holder is found to misuse his duties
c) it is issued by higher courts when they find that lower courts have made judgments beyond their powers of jurisdiction
d) it is issued when the court finds that the office holder is illegally holding that position
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) it is issued by higher courts when they find that lower courts have made judgments beyond their powers of jurisdiction
a) the arrested person must be brought before the court, that holds the right to set the person free if the grounds of arrest are found to be faulty.
b) it is issued when an office holder is found to misuse his duties
c) it is issued by higher courts when they find that lower courts have made judgments beyond their powers of jurisdiction
d) it is issued when the court finds that the office holder is illegally holding that position
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) it is issued when an office holder is found to misuse his duties
a) it is issued when an office holder is found to misuse his duties
b) it is issued when a court wants to order a lower court or similar authority to transfer some matter pending before it to other courts or other authorities
c) it is issued by higher courts when they find that lower courts have made judgments beyond their powers of jurisdiction
d) it is issued when the court finds that the office holder is illegally holding that position
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) it is issued when the court finds that the office holder is illegally holding that position
a) it is issued when an office holder is found to misuse his duties
b) it is issued when a court wants to order a lower court or similar authority to transfer some matter pending before it to other courts or other authorities
c) it is issued by higher courts when they find that lower courts have made judgments beyond their powers of jurisdiction
d) it is issued when the court finds that the office holder is illegally holding that position
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) it is issued when a court wants to order a lower court or similar authority to transfer some matter pending before it to other courts or other authorities.
a) A review of the judicial structure of the system
b) it is the authority vested in the hands of Supreme Court to examine whether some legislative enactments or executive orders of both Central and State governments is following the Constitution of India or not
c) Judicial review means the power vested in High Courts to challenge Supreme Court of India
d) none of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) it is the authority vested in the hands of Supreme Court to examine whether some legislative enactments or executive orders of both Central and State governments is following the Constitution of India or not
The judicial reviews seeks to put checks on the powers of Executive and Legislature with regards to the principles laid down in the Constitution of India
a) Mehr Chand Mahajan
b) H.J. Kania
c) Y. V. Chandrachud
d) H. L. Dattu
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) H.J. Kania
The first Chief Justice of India was H.J. Kania, who served from 26 January 1950 to 6th November 1951, and died during his office term.
Y.V. Chandrachud was the longest serving Chief Justice of India, serving from February 1978 to July 1985.
The current Chief Justice of India is H. L. Dattu, who was appointed to office on 28.09.2014
