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Q841.Indian PolityAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · 16 October 2022, Shift 2Easy

Article 343 of the Indian Constitution is about:

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.Official language of the Union
  3. C.Special address by the Governor
  4. D.Constitution of Parliament
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Correct answer: B. Official language of the Union

Article 343 opens Part XVII of the Constitution and provides in clause (1) that the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in the Devanagari script, with the international form of Indian numerals for official purposes.

Q842.Indian PolityHard

Consider the following statements about the appointment of the Chief Justice of India and identify the correct ones.

1. The Constitution expressly provides that the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed Chief Justice of India.
2. The convention of appointing the senior-most judge was set aside in 1973 and again in 1977.
3. The outgoing Chief Justice of India recommends the name of his successor.

  1. A.Only 1 and 2
  2. B.Only 2 and 3
  3. C.Only 1 and 3
  4. D.All of 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: B. Only 2 and 3

Statement 1 is wrong: the Constitution nowhere says that the senior-most judge must become Chief Justice of India; seniority is a convention and the Memorandum of Procedure records it, not Article 124.

Q843.Indian PolityMedium

Under which Article can the President transfer a judge from one High Court to another?

  1. A.Article 219
  2. B.Article 221
  3. C.Article 222
  4. D.Article 224
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Correct answer: C. Article 222

The correct answer is C, Article 222, which empowers the President to transfer a judge from one High Court to any other High Court after consultation with the Chief Justice of India; by the collegium practice laid down in the Third Judges Case, the Chief Justice forms that opinion with…

Q844.Indian PolityMedium

Which of the following is a qualification for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of India?

  1. A.Five years of practice as an advocate of a High Court
  2. B.Ten years of service as a judge of a High Court
  3. C.Five years as a judge of a High Court
  4. D.Completion of 45 years of age
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Correct answer: C. Five years as a judge of a High Court

Article 124(3) requires a citizen of India who either has been a judge of a High Court for at least five years, or has been an advocate of a High Court for at least ten years, or is in the opinion of the President a distinguished jurist.

Q845.Indian PolityEasy

What is the age of retirement of a judge of a High Court, and which amendment fixed it?

  1. A.60 years, fixed by the original Constitution
  2. B.62 years, raised by the Fifteenth Amendment Act, 1963
  3. C.65 years, raised by the Fifteenth Amendment Act, 1963
  4. D.65 years, fixed by the original Constitution
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Correct answer: B. 62 years, raised by the Fifteenth Amendment Act, 1963

Article 217(1) originally fixed the retirement age of a High Court judge at 60 years, and the Fifteenth Constitutional Amendment Act of 1963 raised it to 62.

Q846.Indian PolityHard

The Fourth Judges Case of 2015 struck down the Ninety-ninth Constitutional Amendment by what majority, and which judge dissented?

  1. A.3:2, Justice Kurian Joseph dissenting
  2. B.4:1, Justice J. Chelameswar dissenting
  3. C.5:0, with no dissent
  4. D.4:3, Justice Madan Lokur dissenting
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Correct answer: B. 4:1, Justice J. Chelameswar dissenting

A five-judge Constitution Bench held that the Ninety-ninth Amendment and the NJAC Act violated the independence of the judiciary, which is part of the basic structure, mainly because the Union Law Minister and two eminent persons would sit on a body selecting judges.

Q847.Indian PolityHard

Who among the following was NOT a member of the National Judicial Appointments Commission as provided by Article 124A?

  1. A.The Chief Justice of India
  2. B.The Union Minister of Law and Justice
  3. C.The Attorney General of India
  4. D.Two eminent persons nominated by a committee
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Correct answer: C. The Attorney General of India

Article 124A gave the National Judicial Appointments Commission six members: the Chief Justice of India as ex officio chairperson, the two next senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, the Union Minister of Law and Justice, and two eminent persons nominated by a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Chief…

Q849.Indian PolityMedium

After the Third Judges Case of 1998, the collegium that recommends appointments to the Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of India and how many other judges?

  1. A.Two senior-most judges
  2. B.Three senior-most judges
  3. C.Four senior-most judges
  4. D.Five senior-most judges
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Correct answer: C. Four senior-most judges

The Second Judges Case of 1993 required the Chief Justice of India to form his opinion in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues, so the first collegium had three members.

Q850.Indian PolityMedium

In which case did the Supreme Court first hold that the word "consultation" in Article 124 does not mean "concurrence"?

  1. A.S. P. Gupta v. Union of India (1981)
  2. B.Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India (1993)
  3. C.The Third Judges Case (1998)
  4. D.Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)
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Correct answer: A. S. P. Gupta v. Union of India (1981)

The Court there read "consultation" literally, holding that the Chief Justice of India's opinion was not binding on the government, which therefore kept the final say in appointments.

Q851.Indian PolityEasy

Under which Article of the Constitution are the judges of the Supreme Court of India appointed?

  1. A.Article 122
  2. B.Article 124
  3. C.Article 127
  4. D.Article 217
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Correct answer: B. Article 124

Article 124(1) establishes the Supreme Court, and Article 124(2) provides that every judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with such judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as the President may deem necessary; its…

Q852.Indian PolityMedium

Who is the highest law officer of a state government and under which article is the office created?

  1. A.Advocate General, under Article 165
  2. B.Solicitor General, under Article 76
  3. C.Attorney General, under Article 165
  4. D.Public Prosecutor, under Article 148
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Correct answer: A. Advocate General, under Article 165

The Governor appoints a person qualified to be a judge of a High Court as Advocate General of the state, to advise the state government on legal matters and to perform the legal duties the Governor assigns; he holds office during the pleasure of the Governor and may speak in…

Q853.Indian PolityMedium

Which statement about the Attorney General of India in Parliament is correct?

  1. A.He can speak and vote in both Houses
  2. B.He can speak in both Houses but cannot vote
  3. C.He can attend only the Rajya Sabha
  4. D.He has no right to enter either House
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Correct answer: B. He can speak in both Houses but cannot vote

Article 88 gives the Attorney General the right to speak in and otherwise take part in the proceedings of both Houses of Parliament, in any joint sitting and in any committee of which he is named a member, and Article 105 extends the privileges and immunities of a member to…

Q854.Indian PolityEasy

Which article of the Constitution deals with the Attorney General of India?

  1. A.Article 72
  2. B.Article 76
  3. C.Article 78
  4. D.Article 88
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Correct answer: B. Article 76

It provides for the appointment of the Attorney General for India by the President from among persons qualified to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court, states his duty to advise the Government of India on legal matters, and says he holds office during the pleasure of the President…

Q855.Indian PolityMedium

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is described as the friend, philosopher and guide of which parliamentary committee?

  1. A.Estimates Committee
  2. B.Committee on Public Undertakings
  3. C.Public Accounts Committee
  4. D.Business Advisory Committee
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Correct answer: C. Public Accounts Committee

That committee examines the appropriation and finance accounts of the Union along with the audit reports of the CAG, and since its entire work begins from those reports and his officers assist it in understanding them, he is called its friend, philosopher and guide.

Q856.Indian PolityHard

Which of the following is true of the Comptroller and Auditor General after he leaves office?

  1. A.He may be appointed to any office under the Union but not under a state
  2. B.He is not eligible for any further office under the Union or any state government
  3. C.He is automatically appointed a judge of the Supreme Court
  4. D.He becomes an ex officio member of the Public Accounts Committee
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Correct answer: B. He is not eligible for any further office under the Union or any state government

Article 148(4) provides that the Comptroller and Auditor General shall not be eligible for further office either under the Government of India or under the government of any state after he has ceased to hold his office.

Q857.Indian PolityMedium

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India can be removed from office in the same manner as

  1. A.a judge of the Supreme Court
  2. B.a member of the Union Public Service Commission
  3. C.the Attorney General of India
  4. D.a Governor of a state
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Correct answer: A. a judge of the Supreme Court

Article 148(1) says the CAG shall be removed from office only in like manner and on the like grounds as a judge of the Supreme Court, which means an address by each House of Parliament supported by a majority of the total membership and by two thirds of the members…

Q858.Indian PolityMedium

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India holds office for a term of

  1. A.five years or till the age of 62, whichever is earlier
  2. B.six years or till the age of 65, whichever is earlier
  3. C.six years only, irrespective of age
  4. D.till the age of 70
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Correct answer: B. six years or till the age of 65, whichever is earlier

Under the Comptroller and Auditor General (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act of 1971, made under Article 149, he holds office for six years from the date he enters upon it or till he attains the age of sixty five years, whichever is earlier.

Q860.Indian PolityAsked in: Delhi · 11 Nov 2019, Shift 3Easy

The reports of the CAG of India relating to the accounts of a state shall be submitted to the ______.

  1. A.Governor of the state
  2. B.Chief Minister of the state
  3. C.Finance Minister of the state
  4. D.Chief Economic Advisor of the state
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Correct answer: A. Governor of the state

Article 151(2) says the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General relating to the accounts of a state shall be submitted to the Governor, who shall cause them to be laid before the legislature of the state.