Supreme Court Judgments MCQ — 82 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. Consider the following statements: 1. Maneka Gandhi required procedure under Article 21 to be fair, just and reasonable, not fanciful, oppressive or arbitrary. 2. Maneka Gandhi treated every fundamental-right article in Part III as an isolated island. 3. Maneka Gandhi excluded Article 14 reasonableness from the assessment of procedure under Article 21. 4. Puttaswamy later treated privacy as flowing from Article 21 in particular and Part III as a whole. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements about Aadhaar and privacy in the Supreme Court's Aadhaar judgment: 1. The majority concluded that Aadhaar would turn India into a surveillance State. 2. The majority noted minimal collection of biometric data during enrolment. 3. The majority held that the Aadhaar Act does not violate the right to privacy because it passes the three-fold Puttaswamy test. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements: 1. Puttaswamy affirmed a fundamental right to privacy under the Constitution. 2. Puttaswamy held that privacy is an absolute right that cannot be restricted. 3. Puttaswamy connected privacy with liberty and dignity. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements: 1. I.R. Coelho held that Ninth Schedule insertions made on or after 24 April 1973 must be tested against the basic structure. 2. A post-24 April 1973 Ninth Schedule law can be attacked if it destroys or damages the basic structure. 3. I.R. Coelho gave blanket protection to all laws included in the Ninth Schedule. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements: 1. Vishaka relied on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women while framing workplace sexual-harassment guidelines. 2. Vishaka treated guidelines framed under Article 32 as law declared under Article 141. 3. Vishaka was based on a finding that Parliament had already enacted a complete statute occupying the field. 4. Vishaka held that courts may create new offences and prescribe punishments whenever social necessity exists. Which of the statements given above are correct?