MCQ
Supreme Court Judgments MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 82 Supreme Court Judgments questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Consider 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?
Statement 1 is correct: Maneka Gandhi transformed Article 21 procedure into a fairness requirement. Statement 2 is incorrect: it rejected the isolated-island view of Part III rights. Statement 3 is incorrect: it projected Article 14 reasonableness into Article 21 procedure. Statement 4 is correct: Puttaswamy later located privacy in Article 21 in particular and Part III overall.
Q2Consider 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?
Statement 1 is false because the majority concluded Aadhaar would not turn India into a surveillance State. Statements 2 and 3 are correct: the judgment noted minimal biometric collection and held that the Aadhaar Act passed the Puttaswamy privacy test.
Q3Consider 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?
Statement 1 is true: Puttaswamy affirmed privacy as a fundamental right. Statement 2 is false: the Court said privacy is not absolute. Statement 3 is true because the decision located privacy in liberty and dignity.
Q4Consider 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?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: I.R. Coelho subjected post-24 April 1973 Ninth Schedule insertions to the basic structure test. Statement 3 is incorrect because the judgment rejected blanket protection where the basic structure is damaged.
Q5Consider 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?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: Vishaka used CEDAW-linked equality principles and framed guidelines under Article 32, treated as Article 141 law. Statement 3 is incorrect: the case operated in a legislative vacuum, not a field already occupied by law. Statement 4 is incorrect: later judicial explanation makes clear that courts do not create offences or introduce punishments; Vishaka was exceptional because of constitutional silence and absence of enacted law.
You've seen 5 of 82 sample questions
Unlimited practice on Supreme Court Judgments comes with the RAS Test Series + Practice pack or Gate Pass.
More questions
6Consider the following statements: 1. The National Judicial Appointments Commission was meant to recommend appointments and transfers in the higher judiciary. 2. The 99th Constitutional Amendment and the NJAC Act were struck down by a 4:1 majority. 3. The NJAC judgment declared the collegium system inoperative. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements: 1. Article 141 makes the law declared by the Supreme Court binding on all courts and tribunals in India. 2. Article 32 allows citizens, and in some conditions non-citizens, to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of fundamental rights. 3. Article 141 gives the Supreme Court power to issue writs for enforcement of fundamental rights. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements: 1. S. R. Bommai is a landmark judgment on Article 356 and Centre-State relations. 2. S. R. Bommai recognised secularism as one of the basic features of the Constitution. 3. S. R. Bommai strengthened arbitrary dismissal of elected State governments under President's Rule. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements: 1. A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court consists of five or more judges. 2. Article 145(3) is connected with benches formed for important constitutional interpretation questions. 3. The Kesavananda Bharati case was heard by a bench smaller than five judges. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements: 1. The National Judicial Appointments Commission was introduced through the 99th Constitutional Amendment Act. 2. Article 124B prescribed the six-member composition of the NJAC. 3. Under the NJAC framework, any two members could veto a recommendation. 4. The Supreme Court struck down the 99th Amendment by a 4:1 majority. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements about Minerva Mills v. Union of India: 1. It struck down clauses (4) and (5) of Article 368. 2. It held that the harmony and balance between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles is an essential feature of the basic structure. 3. It held that judicial review is an integral part of the basic structure. 4. It converted Parliament's amending power into an unlimited power. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Which provision of which statute concerning the presumption of legitimacy was the subject of the Supreme Court's ruling in Nikhat Parveen v. Rafique on April 21, 2026?
13Consider the following statements: 1. Shah Bano recognised a woman's right to claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Shah Bano was decided in favour of maintenance for a divorced Muslim woman. 3. Shah Bano held that Section 125 is a civil law provision only. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements: 1. Vishaka dealt with guidelines against sexual harassment of women at the workplace. 2. The Vishaka guidelines were to operate until legislation was passed on the issue. 3. Vishaka was based only on Article 370 and did not involve fundamental rights. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about Maneka Gandhi v Union of India: 1. It affirmed the narrow interpretation of Article 21 given in A.K. Gopalan without overruling it. 2. It held that the procedure established by law under Article 21 must be fair, just and reasonable. 3. It held that the right to travel outside the country is included in personal liberty. Which of the statements given above are correct?