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upsc-p1-polity-judiciary-supreme-court MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Arrange the following steps in their proper procedural order when a matter reaches the Supreme Court through special leave and later proceeds to the exceptional post-judgment remedies: 1. A curative petition is considered after dismissal of review. 2. The Supreme Court grants special leave under Article 136. 3. The Supreme Court delivers its judgment in the appeal. 4. The Supreme Court considers a review petition under Article 137. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Special leave under Article 136 first opens the discretionary appellate route. The Court then decides the appeal. A narrow review under Article 137 follows the judgment, and the still narrower curative remedy can arise only after review has been dismissed. The correct sequence is 2-3-4-1, option A.
Q2With reference to the Supreme Court's power under Article 136, consider the following statements: 1. It is a discretionary and exceptional power to grant special leave to appeal. 2. Courts or tribunals constituted under laws relating to the armed forces are excluded from its scope. 3. It creates an ordinary appeal as of right against every judicial or tribunal decision. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Article 136 opens a discretionary special-leave gateway and expressly excludes the armed-forces category stated in the provision. It is not an ordinary appellate right available in every case.
Q3Match List I with List II: List I (Concept) 1. Judicial review 2. Judicial activism 3. Public Interest Litigation 4. Complete justice List II (Core meaning) a. Relaxed standing for genuine public causes b. Constitutional and legal testing of state action c. Case-linked remedial power under Article 142 d. Assertive use of judicial power Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Judicial review is constitutional and legal testing; judicial activism is an assertive style of exercising judicial power; PIL relaxes standing for genuine public causes; and complete justice is the case-linked remedial power under Article 142. Hence option C is correct.
Q4Arrange the following stages in the constitutionally correct sequence for removal of a Supreme Court judge: 1. The President issues the removal order. 2. An inquiry committee investigates under the Judges Inquiry Act, 1968. 3. Each House presents an address supported by the prescribed special majority. 4. Misbehaviour or incapacity is found proved. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The statutory committee first investigates. Once misbehaviour or incapacity is proved, each House must present an address supported by a majority of its total membership and two-thirds of members present and voting. The President then issues the removal order. Thus the sequence is 2-4-3-1, option B.
Q5Consider the following statements: 1. Article 142 enables the Supreme Court to pass orders necessary for complete justice in a cause or matter pending before it. 2. Article 226 enables High Courts to issue writs for Fundamental Rights as well as other legal rights. Which one of the following is correct?
Both statements are correct. Article 142 is the Supreme Court's case-linked complete-justice power. Article 226 gives High Courts a wider subject-matter reach than Article 32 because it covers other legal rights in addition to Fundamental Rights.
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6With reference to the constitutional position of the Supreme Court, consider the following statements: 1. Under Article 129, the Supreme Court is a court of record and may punish for contempt. 2. Under Article 141, the law declared by the Supreme Court binds all courts in India. 3. Article 129 makes every observation of the Supreme Court binding precedent. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7With reference to judicial review in India, consider the following statements: 1. Its constitutional basis is confined exclusively to Article 13. 2. Judicial review by High Courts under Article 226 and by the Supreme Court under Article 32 forms part of the basic structure. 3. Tribunal decisions remain subject to scrutiny by High Courts. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8With reference to Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and judicial activism, consider the following statements: 1. PIL relaxed the traditional rule of standing for genuine public causes. 2. Judicial activism and judicial review are identical concepts. 3. The Supreme Court has discouraged PILs motivated by private interest or publicity. Select the correct answer using the code given below.