Judicial Questions GK Questions and Answers Quiz

Q. In which of the following judge­ment the Supreme Court had comprehensively reconsidered S.P. Sampath Kumar Vs. Union of India case?

1) J. B. Chopra Vs. Union of India
2) L. Chandra Kumar Vs. Union of India
3) R.K. Jain Vs. Union of India
4) S. K. Sarkar Vs. Vinay Chandra Mishra

Q. In which of the following land­mark cases it was held that Princi­ples of Natural Justice applied not only to judicial and quasi-judicial functions but also to administrative functions?

1) A. K. Kraipak Vs. Union of India
2) Ram Jawaya Kapoor Vs. State of Punjab
3) Sonik Industries Rajkot Vs. Municipal Corporation Rajkot
4) Maneka Gandhi Vs. Union of India

Q. In the light of the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court of India on which of the following issues a PIL cannot be entertained by the Court?

1) Bonded labour matters
2) Petition from jail for pre­mature release
3) Matters pertaining to neg­lected children
4) Petitions against police for refusing to register a case

Q. Against which of the following a PIL cannot be filed?

1) Against a State Government
2) Against Central Govern­ment
3) Against a private party
4) Against Municipal Corpora­tion

Q. Who among the following is considered as the father of PIL in India?

1) Justice S. R. Das
2) Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer
3) Justice P. N. Bhagwati
4) Justice H. R. Khanna

Q. Which of the following cases may be considered as the first repor­ted case of PIL in India?

1) S. P. Gupta Vs. Union of India
2) Hussainara Khatoon Vs. State of Bihar
3) M. C. Mehta Vs. Union of India
4) Kalyaneshwari Vs. Union of India

Q. What should be the age diffe­rence between the adoptive father and his adopted daughter for a valid adoption?

1) 15 years
2) 18 years
3) 21 years
4) No specific age difference required

Q. Through which of the following Amendment Acts the rights in the coparcenary property is made available to a girl child as well?

1) The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2002
2) The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2004
3) The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005
4) The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2006

Q. A Hindu boy and a Hindu girl may be married under the follow­ing law:
I. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
II. The Special Marriage Act, 1954

1) Only 1 is correct
2) Only 2 is correct
3) Both 1 and 2 are correct
4) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

Q. What is 'a contract of marriage which may be dissolved by the wife under a power delegated to her' called under the Muslim Law?

1) Talaq-us-sunnat
2) Talaq-ul-biddat
3) Talaq-i-tafweez
4) Talaq-a-hasan