Role of Judiciary

Q.

What is the distribution of power in the government?

Q. Which of the following statements about the Indian Constitution is/are correct?

1. The Constitution is considered as the basic rulebook of our country.
2. Indian Constitution is static and rigid.
3. Total time taken to prepare Indian Constitution was 5 years.
4. The Constitution has given the courts the power to place limitations on the power of parliament.

Q. Who has the power to place limitations on the powers of parliament according to the Indian Constitution?

1. Central Government
2. State Government
3. Judiciary
4. Prime Minister

Q. The Indian Constitution is called a living document because it can be ______________.

1. Destroyed
2. Amended
3. Deleted
4. Concluded

Q. What is Judicial Review?

1. The power that is imbibed in the judge.
2. The power that can only be exercised by the High Court.
3. Process through which the judiciary can review and make judgments.
4. The power that can only be exercised by the Supreme Court.

Q. The basic features of the Indian Constitution generally include which of the following provisions?

1. The Indian Constitution provides a single citizenship for all its citizens.
2. Independent judiciary
3. Universal Adult Franchise
4. Unitary structure of the Constitution.

Q. is a process through which the judiciary can review the actions of the legislative and the executive.

1. Judicial overreach
2. Commercialism
3. Authoritativeness
4. Judicial review

Q. A constitution needs to be amended from time to time because, _______________________.

1. Circumstances change and require suitable changes in the constitution.
2. A document written at one point in time becomes outdated after some time.
3. Every generation should have a constitution of its own liking.
4. Only A and B

Q. Which of the following articles provide judicial powers to courts?

1. Article 32
2. Article 57 (A)
3. Article 97
4. Article 136

Q. Mention the advisory functions of the Supreme Court.

Q. Which article(s) grant judicial review powers to the High Courts?

1. Article 11
2. Article 226
3. Article 227
4. Article 12

Q. Who among the following has the powers and responsibility to make and amend laws in India?

1. High Court
2. Parliament
3. Supreme Court
4. Advocate General

Q. Which of the following can not be altered by the Parliament while amending the Constitution?

1. Basic structure of the Constitution
2. Provisions of Governer's Rule
3. Provisions of Presidential rule
4. Provisions of Parliamentary acts

Q. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTION
What were the inherent defects of the Weimar Constitution which made it unstable?

Q. Our Constitution has provisions to make changes without changing the basic structure. These changes are called _________.

1. Corrections
2. Amendments
3. Modifications
4. Additions

Q. What is meant by special leave to appeal?
In context of judiciary (supreme Court)