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100 questions on Legal GK
c) 92
d) 95
Answer d)
9. What changes did the forty second amendment to the Constitution made to the Preamble?
a) Substituted the words "sovereign democratic republic" with the words "Sovereign Socialist Secular
DemocraticRepublic"
b) Added the word 'Democratic' to the Preamble.
c) Added the word 'Justice' to the Preamble.
d) Deleted the word 'Constitution' from the Preamble
Answer a)
10. Which of these is not a constitutional post
a) Chief Election Commissioner of India
b) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
c) Finance Secretary
d) Vice-President of India
Answer c)
11. The 'Electoral College' for the election of the President of India constitutes?
a) Members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
b) Members of the Lok Sabha
c) Members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of the States, including National
CapitalTerritory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
d) Elected Members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of the States, including
NationalCapital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
Answer d)
12. How can the Chief Justice of India be removed?
a). President of India needs to issue an order
b). Impeachment
c). Prime Minister of India needs to issue an order
d). Majority vote of the Supreme Court Judges
Answer b)
.13.Who was India's first law minister
a) Dr. Ambedkar
b) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
c) Bhagwati Charan
d) Jagjivan Ram
Answer a)
14. In which case did the Supreme Court propounded the basic structure doctrine?
a). Keshavanda Bharti v. Union of India
b) People's Union of Civil Liberities v. Union of India
c) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
d) Indira Gandhi v. Union of IndiaAnswer
a)
15. A minimum of How many judges of the Supreme Court sit in a constitutional law bench
a) 2
b) 10
c) 5
d) 7
Answer c)
16. What is the 'Magna Carta'?
a) A ship
b) The declaration of Independence of the United States
c) A treaty which established the International Criminal Court
d) The first English Legal Charter relating to the fundamental rights of the citizens.
Answer d)
17. Which is the biggest parliamentary constituency with the largest electorate after the delimitation?
a) Outer Delhi
b) Unnao
c) Thane
d) Chennai NorthAnswer
b)
18. Where does the Vice-President of India live?
a) 6, Maulana Azad Road,
b) 10, Janpath
c) Rashtrapati Bhavan
d) No official ResidenceAnswer
a)
19. Who is the current Chief Justice of the International Court of Justice?
a) Judge Nagendra Singh (India)
b) Judge Hisashi Owada (Japan)
c) Judge Dame Rosalyn Higgins (United Kingdom)
d) Judge Jos Gustavo Guerrero (El Salvador)
Answer b)
20. Who was the first female High Court judge in India?
a) Justice Ruma Pal
b) Justice Leila Seth
c) Justice Aruna Suresh
d) Justice R.P. DesaiAnswer
b)
21. Who is the Chairman of the Planning Commission of India?
a) President of India
b) An Indian Administrative Services Officer
c) The Cabinet Secretary
d) Prime Minister of IndiaAnswer
d)
22. Which of these has been held by the Supreme Court to not being a government organization?
a) Securities and Exchange Board of India
b) Board of Cricket Control of India
c) Railways
d) Industrial Finance Corporate of India Answer
b)
23. In which case did the largest bench of thirteen judges of the Supreme Court sit?
a) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
b) Ashok Thakur v. Union of India
c) Keshavanda Bharti v. Union of India
d) There has never been such a large bench in any case of the Supreme Court
Answer c)
24. The only judge of the Supreme Court to have been elevated directly to the post from being a lawyer?
a) Justice Santosh Hedge
b) Justice B.N. Kirpal
c) Justice Ruma Pal
d) Justice K. G. BalakrishnanAnswer
a)
25. When was the Indian Contract Act enacted?
a) 1932
b) 1948
c) 1884
d) 1872
Answer d)
26. The Fundamental Right of Prohibition of Traffic in Human Beings and forced Labour is contained in
which Article
of the Constitution?
a) Article 12
b) Article 23
c) Article 19
d) Article 20
Answer b)
27. The number of times Financial Emergency has been declared in India?
a) one
b) two
c) never
d) three
Answer c)
28. The number of high Courts in the country?
a) 18
b) 19
c) 20
d) 21
Answer d)
29. Who appoints the Chief Justice of the High Court?
a) President of India in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the Governor of the State
b) Chief Justice of India alone
c) Collegium of Supreme Court judges
d) Prime Minister of India in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the Chief Minister of the State
Answer a)
30. Which Article of the Constitution of India states that the Law declared by Supreme Court to be binding
on allcourts?
a) Article 141
b) Article 136
c) Article 21
d) Article 126
Answer a)
31. The offence of Culpable homicide amounting to Murder is contained in?
a) section 226 of the Code of Civil Procedure
b) section 226 of the Indian Penal Code
c) section 300 of the Code of Civil Procedure
d) section 300 of the Indian Penal Code
Answer d)
32. Who amongst these enjoys the post of cabinet rank minister?
a) Chief whip of the majority party
b) Leader of the opposition in the lower house
c) Chief whip of the opposition party
d) Deputy Speaker of the House
Answer b)
33. By which amendment to the Constitution was the minimum voting age reduced from 21 to 18
a) 61st
b) 93rd
c) 2nd
d) 91st
Answer a)
34. Which of the following states were created in the States Reorganization Act, 1956
a) Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
d) Goa, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
Answer b)
35. Who was the first chief justice of Independent India
a) Justice M. Hidayatullah
b) Justice H. J. Kania
c) Justice A. N. Ray
d) Justice P. B. Gajendragadkar
Answer b)
36. When was the 'Magna Carter' issued?
a) 1776
b) 1512
c) 1998
d) 1215
Answer d)
37. Which of the following is a writ issued to a detaining authority to produce the detained person in court
to knowcause for detention
a. Certiorari
b. Habeas Corpus
c. Prohibition
d. Mandamus
Answer b.
38. When is the 'National Law Day' celebrated in India?
a). October 16,
b). December 21,
c). December 11,
d). November 26
Answer d).
39. The World Celebarates 10th December as?
a). Human Rights Day
b). Fight against Hunger
c). Fight Against AIDS
d). Mothers Day
Answer a)
40. What were the 'Nuremberg Trials'?
a). Trial of Iraqi leaders under the Saddam Hussen Regime
b). Trial of Congolese militia leader Thoman Lubanga
c). Trial of Nazi Germany generals post world war
d). Trial of Saddam Hussein
Answer c).
41. What is the minimum age of standing for election to the Lok Sabha in India?
a). 30
b). 35
c). 21
d). 25
Answer d).
42. What is the permissible maximum strength of a council of minsters?
a). fifteen percent of the total strength of the two houses of the legislature
b). fifteen percent of the total strength of the lower house of the legislature
c). There is no such limit
d). Twenty Percent of the total strength of the two houses of the legislature.
Answer b).
43. Who was the first woman to become a member of the Union Cabinet in free India?
a. Suchitra Kriplani
b. Sarojini Naidu
c. Testa Setalvad
d. Rajkumari Kaur
Answer d.
44. On whose request can the President dissolve the Lok sabha?
a. Prime Minister
b. Majority Members of the Lok Sabha
c. Leader of the Opposition
d. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Answer a).
45. When were the privy purses of the Princely states abolished by Indira Gandhi?
a. 1968.
b. 1969.
c. 1970
d. 1971
Answer d.
46. Which Indian was the President of International Court of Justice?
a. Justice Benegal Rama Rau
b. Justice Nagendra Singh
c. Justice Raghunanda Pathak
d. Justice Hyditullah
Answer b.
47. Who was the first Indian Judge of the International Court of Justice?
a. Justice Benegal Rama Rau
b. Justice Nagendra Singh
c. Justice Raghunanda Pathak
d. Justice Hyditullah
Answer a.
48. What is the term of the members of the International Court of Justice?
a. 9 Years
b. 5 years
c. 7 years
d. Till there death or voluntary resignation
Answer a.
49. What is the term of the Judges of the Supreme Court of United States?
a. 9 Years
b. 5 years
c. 7 years
d. Till there death or voluntary resignation
Answer d.
50. What does Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution state?
a. Japan is a democratic country
b. Article 255
c. Article 356
d. Article 300
Answer c.
69. The number of entries in the State List?
a. 100b. 97
c. 66
d. 47
Answer c.
70. Which is the area wise biggest constituency in India?
a. Roberstganj
b. Unnaoc. Kutch
d. Ladakh
Answer d.
71. What is a Vote on Account?
a. Confidence Vote
b. To take account of the fiancial affaris of the country
c. government obtains the vote of Parliament for a sum sufficient to incur expenditure on variousitems for a
part of the yea
d. Vote to remove a member of legislature
Answer c
72. What is the Finance Bill popular known as?
a. Budget
b. Fiscal Policy
c. Monetary Reforms
d. Vote on Account
Answer a.
73. What is the maximum duration between two sessions of the house?
a. One year
b. Three month
c. two months
d. Six months
Answer d.
74. What is 'zero hour'
a. On occasion of death of a person in office
b. To save light time
c. It denotes the time immediately following the Question Hour in both Houses of Parliament, starting at
noon.
d. Debate hour in the house
Answer c.
75. How are the expenses of the Election Commission met?
a. Budget
b. Consolidated Fund
c. Vote on Account
d. By candidates
Answer b.
76. Which Act regulates conduct of Lawyers in Court?
a. Constitution of India
b. Advocates Act
c. Lawyers Act