Judicial Review

Q. What is Constitutional Law?

Q. Read the following statements and select the correct option.

Assertion (A): The Supreme Court acts as the guardian of the Indian Constitution.
Reason (R): If any law or ordinance passed or issued by the legislature or executive is found to be unconstitutional, the Supreme Court can declare it null and void.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What do you mean by Judicial review?

1. Power of the legislature to examine actions of judiciary.
2. Power of the courts to examine the actions of the legislature and executive.
3. Power of legislature to examine the actions of the executive.
4. Power of executive to examine the actions of judiciary and legislature.

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What does this sentence mean?

"supreme court can determine the constitutional validity of any legislation or action of the executive in the country, when its challenged before them. (this is known as judicial review)"