Judicial Questions GK Questions and Answers Quiz
Q. Which one of the following judgements is associated with the primacy of the Chief Justice of India and the Collegium of Judges in the appointment and transfer of the higher judiciary ?
1) Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala
2) S. P. Gupta vs. President of India
3) Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India
4) S. R. Bommai vs. Union of India
Q. Which one of the following judgements declared that the Parliament has NO power to amend any of the provisions of Part III of the Constitution of India?
1) Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala
2) Golak Nath vs. State of Punjab
3) Champakam Dorairajan vs. State of Madras
4) Minerva Mills Ltd. vs. Government of India
Q. Which nation enacted 'Human Organ Transplantation Law' for migrants from Indian origin in August 2018?
1) United Kingdom
2) Canada
3) USA
4) Singapore
Q. _________________ is the first Indian who has been declared fugitive economic offender by a court.
1) Vijay Mallya
2) Nirav Modi
3) Mehul Chokse
4) Lalit Modi
Q. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the eligibility criteria under the Adoption Regulations, 2017 in India?
1) Single woman is permitted adopt a child of any gender
2) Single man is permitted to adopt a child of any gender
3) When a married couple seeks to adopt a child, it needs to give its consent for adoption and should be stable marriage for at least two years
4) Applicants have to be physically, mentally and financially stable to raise a child
Q. Which of the following statements is/ are correct about the first-of-its-kind National Sex Offenders' Registry launched in India on September 20, 2018?
1) India is the ninth country in the world to have a National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO)
2) The database of sexual offenders will be accessible only to law enforcement agencies for the purpose of 'investigation and monitoring'
3) The database is for those convicted of sexual offences 2005 onward
4) All of the above
Q. National Sex Offenders Registry is not maintained in -
1) UK
2) France
3) Australia
4) New Zealand
Q. __________________ has instructed the media to refrain from using the 'Dalit' and instead use the constitutional term 'Scheduled Caste'.
1) The Supreme Court of India
2) Delhi High Court
3) Prime Minister Office
4) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Q. Government of India Promulgated Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage) ordinance, 2018 on September 19, 2018. which of the following statements is/ are incorrect about it ?
1) Any pronouncement of 'talaq' by a Muslim husband to his wife in any manner, spoken or written, shall be void and illegal
2) Instant triple talaq is a criminal offence
3) The Ordinance is applicable to whole of India
4) Any Muslim husband who communicates the 'talaq' orally or in writing may face a punishment up to three years in jail
Q. Adultery is a crime in -
I. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran and Pakistan.
II. Indonesia, the Philippines, and Nepal.
III. UAE, Egypt and Morocco.
IV. China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.
1) Only I
2) Only I and II
3) Only I, II and III
4) I, II, III and IV
