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The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed :

A) by the President
B) by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice of India
C) by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and out of the judges of the Supreme Court and High Court as he may deem necessary for the purpose
D) by the President in consultation with Prime Minister

Correct Answer:



C) by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and out of the judges of the Supreme Court and High Court as he may deem necessary for the purpose

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1). The rules for regulating the practice and procedure of Supreme Court under Article 145 of the Constitution are made by the :

A). President of India

B). Supreme Court with the approval of the President of India

C). Supreme Court alone

D). Supreme Court in consultation with the Bar Council of India

2). Consider the following :
1. Supreme Court's power to issue writs is narrower that that of High Courts
2. a citizen is free to approach High Court or Supreme Court as he chooses, whenever his fundamental rights are violated
3. The law declared by the Supreme Court is binding on all courts throughout India

A). 1 alone

B). 1 and 2

C). 1, 2 and 3

D). 2 and 3

3). Which is not correct statement : The Supreme Court :

A). is a watch-dog of citizen's liberty

B). interprets the Constitution

C). protects the Directive Principles of State Policy

D). settles electoral disputes of the President and Vice-President of India

4). The salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India :

A). can never be reduced under any circumstances

B). can be reduced during their term of office

C). cannot be reduced during the term of their office except during a financial
emergency

D). are fixed by President of India

5). The Constitution of India has ensured independence of judiciary by :
(i) protecting salaries and service conditions of judges
(ii) prohibiting the judges from carrying on practice in courts of law after retirement
(iii) providing single judiciary
(iv) ensuring security of tenure of judges

A). II, II, IV

B). I, II, IV

C). II, III, IV

D). I, III

6). The Supreme Court is court of record. This implies :
I. it can punish for its contempt
II. Its decisions are admitted as evidence and cannot be questioned in any court of law
III. It has to keep a record of all the important cases that are conducted in India
IV. its decisions, once taken, are binding upon it.

A). I, II and III

B). I and II

C). I, III and IV

D). I, II, III and IV

7). The main sources of law in India are :
I. The Constitution
II. Statutes
III. Customary law
IV. Judicial decisions of superior courts

A). I and II

B). I, II and IV

C). II and IV

D). I, II, III and IV

8). Judicial Review in India does not extend to :

A). the advice that the Council of Ministers gives to the President

B). the discretionary powers of the Governors

C). the privileges enjoyed by Parliament members

D). any of the above

9). Public interest litigation applies to any case of public injury arising from :

A). the breach of any public duty

B). the violation of a constitutional provision

C). the violation of the law

D). all the above

10). A peer-to-peer LAN is an appropriate network

A). The Internet

B). Home network

C). Network requiring a server with shared resources.

D). wide area network

E). None of these