1. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is  labelled as Reason R. (CUET PG 2022)

Assertion A: Power of judicial review is considered as part of the basic structure of the Constitution.

Reason R: The Supreme Court is endowed with the power of judicial review to ensure judicial independence and protection of rights.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

2. Which was the first reported case of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking relief for the under trial prisoners in jails? (CUET PG 2022)

3. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R): (CUET PG 2023)

Assertion (A): Judicial review is a process to restrain the executive or the legislature from exercising power which may not be sanctioned by the Constitution.

Reason (R): The source of the power of judicial review in India is Article 12 of the Constitution.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

4. Which of the following are quasi-judicial bodies? (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2017)

(1) Finance Commission

(2) Central Vigilance Commission

(3) National Human Rights Commission

(4) Central Information Commission

(5) Competition Commission of India

(6) Union Public Service Commission

(7) National Commission for SCs

5. Which of the following articles deal with the power of judicial review as exercised by the Supreme Court and the High Courts? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

6. The phrase 'procedure established by law' means the judges in India (GUJARAT SET 2021 DEC)

7. Which Article of the Constitution of India is associated with Judicial Activism? (SLET 17th March 2024)

8. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (SLET 17th March 2024)

9. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (SLET 17th March 2024)

10. The Government of India has set up the National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms in August, 2011 with the following objectives: (TELANGANA SET 2023)

A. To study and recommend increasing the strength of judges in the Supreme Court and certain High Courts

B. Increasing access and reducing delays and arrears in the system

C. Enhancing accountability through structural changes and by setting performance standards and capacities

11. In which one of the following cases, the Supreme Court considered the preamble a key to open the mind of the Constitution makers and it is a guide to interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution? (TELANGANA SET 2023)

12. Consider the following statements regarding the provisions of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and choose the correct response from the codes given below. (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET JUNE 2022)

1. The concept of PIL originated in India.

2. Justice V.R. Krishna lyer and Justice P.N. Bhagwati were pioneers of PIL in India.

3. PIL is mentioned in the Constitution of India.

4. Principle of 'locus standi' is relaxed in this.

Codes:

13. The power of judicial review means (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET JUNE 2022)

14. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET JUNE 2022)

Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the codes given below.

Assertion (A): The rule-making power of the Supreme Court is not subject to any law made by the Parliament of India.

Reason (R): Only an impartial and Independent judiciary can protect the rights of the individual without fear or favour.

Codes:

15. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (a) and the other labelled as Reason (r). Read the statements and choose the correct answer from the code given below: (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET October 2023)

Assertion (a): Judicial activism can lead to judicial overreach and undermine the principle of judicial restraint.

Reason (r): It allows the judiciary to go beyond its constitutional role and make policy decisions best left to the elected branches of government.

16. 'Attitudinal Model' of Judicial decision making is related to which of the following country? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

17. Who among the following scholars has given his view that in United States of America's Supreme Court the political process of appointing judges ensured that the court acted in line with the party coalition that controlled the national government? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

18. Which of the following thinker reconciled Judicial Review with democratic theory and called it 'counter majoritarian difficulty'? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

19.
80. জাতীয় আইনি পরিষেবা কর্তৃপক্ষ (NALSA) আইন প্রণীত হয় (7^TH SLST 2023)

20.
73. কোন 'লেখ' জারির মাধ্যমে সুপ্রিম কোর্ট বা হাইকোর্ট কোনো অধস্তন আদালতকে নিজ সীমার মধ্যে কাজ করতে নির্দেশ দিতে পারে- (7^TH SLST 2023)

21.
28. ভারতীয় বিচার ব্যবস্থায় জনস্বার্থ মামলা (পি আই এল) চালু হওয়ার সময় ভারতের প্রধান বিচারপতি কে ছিলেন? (7^TH SLST 2023)

22. Rajukas were appointed by Ashok to perform which among the following functions. (DU MA 2018)

23. On writ jurisdiction of the Courts, which of the following holds true?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

24. Collegium System is related to: (JNU MA 2020)

25. Which of the following cases related to the appointment of the judges in the Supreme Court and the High Courts? (JNU MA 2020)

26. Consider the following statements related to India’s Constitution. (JNU MA 2020)

A. The two articles explicating writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the High Courts for the enforcement of fundamental rights are Articles 32 and 226.

B. Writs are in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari.

C. Article 226 is it broader in its scope as empowers high courts to issue directions, or writs not simply for the protection of fundamental rights but also for any other purpose.

D. Writs for the protection for fundamental rights cannot be issued to non-state bodies even if they are performing a public duty.

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct?

27. Which of the following are associated with Public Interest Litigation? (DU MA 2021)

A. Expansive view of the rule of locus standi

B. Stringent judicial procedures

C. Procedural flexibility

D. M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India (1987)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

28. Which article bars the interference of the Judiciary in the matter of polls conducted by the Election Commission of India? (DU MA 2021)

29. Hanafi, Hanbali, Shafii and Maliki are Islamic :- (DU MA 2019)

30. Which Article empowers to issue writs to High Courts of states? (WB PSC 2022)

31. Which is/are not true about Public Interest Litigation (PIL)? (NET March 2023 Shift I)

A.    Only registered Civil Society Organisation can file a PIL.

B.     PIL can be filed in Supreme Court, under Article 32.

C.     PIL can be filed in High Courts under Article 226.

D.    There is no court fees for filing PIL.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

32. Which one of the following statements is correct? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2018 PAPER II)

33. Which one of the following statements is correct? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2018 PAPER II)

34. Arrange the following cases in the chronological order. (NET June 2024 Paper II)

A. R. Bommai vs UOI

B. Minerva Mills vs UOI

C. Indra Sawhney's case

D. Golaknath vs State of Punjab

E. Keshvanand Bharti vs State of Kerala

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

35. Judiciary ensures accountability of administration through: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

(a)   Curbing arbitrariness of administrative agencies

(b)   Safeguarding the rights and liberty of the citizens

(c)   Declaring ultra vires the acts of administration if they exceed their jurisdiction

Codes:

36. Article 32 of the Constitution deals with (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

37. Which of the following factors are not conducive to judicial independence? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

(a) Secure tenure of Judges

(b) Separation of powers

(c) Executive intervention

(d) Legislative intervention

Choose your answer from the codes given below:

38. Public interest litigation became popular during the tenure of ____________ (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

39. Which institution in a federal system is called ‘Balancing Wheel of the Constitution’? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

40. The highest organ of Chinese judiciary: (KERALA SET 2021 JULY)

41. Identify the Constitutional Case which established the ‘doctrine of prospective overruling.’ (KERALA SET 2022 JANUARY)

42. Two statements are given in the following. One is Assertion (A) another one Reason (R). (KARNATAKA SET 2015 PAPER II)

Assertion (A): In India social justice invokes substantive concept of justice and unlike procedural justice it deals with background fairness.

Reason (R): India is basically an unequal society with social hierarchies

43. Given below are the two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). (KARNATAKA SET 2017 PAPER II)

Assertion (A): The Public Administration is subject to Judicial Control.

Reason (R): Any illegal administrative act can be challenged in the court of law.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

Codes:

44. During whose term the discussion on ‘Committed Judiciary’ started? (KARNATAKA SET 2018 PAPER II)

45. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). (KARNATAKA SET 2018 PAPER II)

Assertion (a): The Judiciary is the most important organ of the Government.

Reason (R): After the adoption of the Indian Constitution, a democratic process has been in operation in the country.

In the context of the above statements, which of the following is true?

46. Judicial review in India is based on (KARNATAKA SET 2020 PAPER II)

47. The Golaknath case with regard to fundamental rights took place in (KARNATAKA SET 2020 PAPER II)

48. The most important factor contributing to the independence of judiciary is: (GUJARAT SET 2008)

49. From which of the following did India borrow the doctrine of Judicial Review? (University of Hyderabad MA 2017)

50. Read the following statements and identify whether they are correct or incorrect. (University of Hyderabad MA 2017)

Statement A: PIL enabled the Judiciary in India to put in place a new regime of rights of citizens and obligations of the State as well as new methods for its accountability.

Statement B: Over the years the social dimension of PIL has been diluted, and more emphasis has been placed on correcting the actions/omissions of various public bodies.

Select the correct answer from the following options:

51. The Collegium comprised of the Chief Justice of India and the topmost four senior judges of the Supreme Court (University of Hyderabad MA 2018)

52. Identify the CORRECT statement/s about judicial activism and choose the right answer from below. (University of Hyderabad MA 2018)

(i) Judicial activism is a condition where judges compete with legislators and the executives to make laws.

(ii) Judicial activism is a condition where judges become overactive in delivering judgments to expedite trials and deliver justice.

(iii) Judicial activism is a condition where judges are becoming increasingly restive and frequently resort to hartals and street protests to ensure delivery of justice.

53. Which of the following is true about the National Judicial Appointments Commission? (JNU MA 2021)

A. It was meant to appoint judges to the Supreme Court and the High Courts

B. Its composition did not include eminent persons from outside the judiciary

C. It was meant to replace the existing collegium system of making appointments to the judiciary

D. It was struck down by a ruling of the Supreme Court in October 2015

54. Judicial Review means (University of Hyderabad M.A. 2011)

55. Which article of the Indian Constitution is associated with judicial activism? (NET June 2020 Paper II)

56. Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the establishment of administrative tribunals? (BSTET 2024)

57. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Judicial Review is a process to restrain the executive or the legislature from exercising power which may not be sanctioned by the Constitution.

Reason (R): The source of the power of judicial review in India is Article 13(2) of the Constitution.

(WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

58. Which article of the Indian constitution mentioned National Judicial appointment Commision? (KERALA SET 2020 FEBRUARY)

59. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): (NET June 2008)

Assertion (A): Public Interest Litigation is the strategic arm of the legal aid movement.

Reason (R): Public Interest Litigation is meant to bring justice to the doorstep of the weak.

In the context of these two statements, which one of the following is correct?

60. "We are under the Constitution but the Constitution is what the judges say it is." Which of the following countries can this be applicable to? (NET December 2012 Paper III)

1. India
2. America
3. Switzerland
4. Australia

Codes:

61. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

Assertion (A): Judicial activism emerged in India as an extra constitutional development through Judicial prouncements and judgements.

Reason (R): Judicial activism fills the gap, since the existing law is not clearly pronounced.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

62. Which one of the following writs is issued by the Courts for the release of a person unlawfully detained? (NET December 2009 Paper II)

63. The cornerstone of the ECI's mandate derives from Article 324 of the Constitution. (NET August 2024 Shift I)

(A) Article 324 mandated that the commission is to be led by a Single Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)

(B) The president can appoint additional commissioners

(C) Judiciary is barred from interference in the election process

(D) Election Commission also conducts the elections of Panchayats

(E) During the Election Period CEC acts as Chief Executive Officer of Government of India

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: