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Q1Consider the following statements about judges of a High Court: 1. A High Court judge is appointed by the President after the consultations specified in Article 217. 2. A High Court judge holds office until the age of 65 years. 3. Removal follows the special parliamentary process applied through Articles 218 and 124(4), not a vote of the State Legislature. Which of the statements given above are correct? Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Article 217 places the appointment with the President following the constitutionally specified consultations. A High Court judge retires at 62 years, not 65, so Statement 2 is incorrect. Removal is through the special parliamentary route applied by Articles 218 and 124(4), and a State Legislature has no removal vote.
Q2Consider the following two statements about the High Court's power of superintendence under Article 227: Statement I: It extends to courts and tribunals constituted under laws relating to the armed forces. Statement II: It operates as an ordinary appellate jurisdiction over every decision of subordinate courts and tribunals. Which one of the following is correct? Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
Neither statement is correct. Article 227 expressly excludes courts and tribunals constituted by or under laws relating to the armed forces. The power of superintendence is also not an ordinary appeal; it addresses jurisdictional error, perversity, grave procedural failure and failure of justice while respecting the role of subordinate adjudicatory bodies.
Q3Match List I with List II: List I (Institution or office) (a) Legislative Assembly (b) Legislative Council (c) Governor (d) High Court List II (Constitutional characteristic) 1. A continuing House in which one-third of the members retire every 2 years 2. A court of record under Article 215 3. Directly elected House to which the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible 4. Part of the State Legislature but not a member of either House Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
The Assembly is directly elected and is the House to which the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible. The Council is permanent, with one-third retiring every 2 years. The Governor belongs to the State Legislature under Article 168 without becoming a House member. Every High Court is a court of record under Article 215. Therefore the matching is 3-1-4-2.
Q4Consider the following statements regarding Bills and financial procedure in a bicameral State Legislature: 1. A Legislative Council has 14 days to return a Money Bill with its recommendations. 2. There is no joint sitting of the two State Houses to resolve disagreement over an ordinary Bill. 3. Demands for grants are voted by both the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council. Which of the statements given above are correct? Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Under Article 198, the Council has a recommendatory role and a 14-day limit for a Money Bill. For ordinary Bills, the Council may delay the measure, but the State Constitution provides no joint sitting and the Assembly ultimately prevails. Statement 3 is incorrect because demands for grants are voted only by the Assembly.
Q5Arrange the following stages concerning a non-Money Bill under the first proviso to Article 200 in their correct constitutional sequence: (a) The Governor returns the Bill for reconsideration. (b) The State Legislature reconsiders and passes the Bill again. (c) The Governor cannot withhold assent from the Bill after it is passed again. (d) The Bill is presented to the Governor after passage by the State Legislature. Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
The Bill first reaches the Governor after passage by the State Legislature. A non-Money Bill may then be returned for reconsideration. If the Legislature reconsiders and passes it again, the first proviso to Article 200 prevents the Governor from withholding assent. Thus the correct sequence is (d)-(a)-(b)-(c); the alternatives reverse one or more constitutionally dependent stages.
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6Arrange the following constitutional subjects in ascending order of the Articles that principally govern them: (a) Composition and size of the Legislative Council (b) Constitution of the State Legislature with the Governor and one or two Houses (c) Composition and size of the Legislative Assembly (d) Creation or abolition of the Legislative Council Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
7Consider the following two statements about constitutional writ remedies: Statement I: Article 226 is wider in subject matter than Article 32 because a High Court may act for enforcement of Fundamental Rights and for any other legal purpose. Statement II: Article 32 is itself a Fundamental Right and provides a direct remedy before the Supreme Court for enforcement of Fundamental Rights. Which one of the following is correct? Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
8Match List I with List II: List I (Article) (a) Article 215 (b) Article 226 (c) Article 228 (d) Article 229 List II (High Court power or status) 1. Withdrawal of a subordinate-court case involving a substantial constitutional question 2. Court of record with power to punish for contempt of itself 3. Control of the Chief Justice over appointment of court officers and servants 4. Directions, orders and writs for Fundamental Rights and other legal purposes Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
9Consider the following statements about the constitutional position and creation of a State Legislative Council: 1. The Governor is part of the State Legislature under Article 168 but is not a member of either House. 2. Parliament may create or abolish a Legislative Council without any resolution of the concerned Legislative Assembly. 3. The Assembly resolution under Article 169 requires a majority of the total membership and at least two-thirds of the members present and voting. Which of the statements given above are correct? Choose the correct answer from the code given below.