This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Civics > The Judiciary > Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many Supreme Court Justices are there currently? A) 12. B) 11. C) 10. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 2. What is the difference between trial courts and appellate courts? A) Trial courts only hear cases involving money, while appellate courts only hear cases involving property. B) Trial courts handle civil cases, while appellate courts handle criminal cases. C) Trial courts determine the facts of a case, while appellate courts review the decisions made by trial courts. D) Trial courts have multiple judges, while appellate courts have a single judge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trial courts determine the facts of a case, while appellate courts review the decisions made by trial courts. 3. What is the highest level of court? A) Supreme Court. B) Government. C) High Court. D) District Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supreme Court. 4. The Indian Judiciary is a ..... integrated system. A) Multiple. B) Single. C) Double. D) Triple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Single. 5. Supreme court shall be a court of record according to A) Article 130. B) Article 127. C) Article 135. D) Article 129. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 129. 6. The Fundamental Right To Life also includes the right to A) Livelihood. B) Wealth. C) Jobs. D) Health. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Health. 7. Which article states the fundamental Right to Life guaranteed the right to food? A) Article 25. B) Article 23. C) Article 21. D) Article 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Article 21. 8. What is the primary function of the Indian Judiciary? A) To create new laws for the country. B) To interpret and uphold the Constitution of India. C) To enforce laws and regulations. D) To manage the executive branch of government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To interpret and uphold the Constitution of India. 9. The salaries and allowance of the judges are determined by A) Executive. B) Parliament. C) Judges. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parliament. 10. Upholding the law and enforcing ..... is an important role of the Judiciary. A) Fundamental Law. B) Fundamental Rights. C) Fundamental System. D) Fundamental Duties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fundamental Rights. 11. The high court which is shared by Assam, Nagaland, , Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh is in ..... A) Guwahati. B) Aizwal. C) Amravati. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guwahati. 12. Lok Adalats have opened the prospect for A) Providing Speedy Justice to the people. B) Reducing the workload of Subordinate Courts. C) Providing inexpensive justice. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 13. Supreme Court-Term of office of the Judges A) 58. B) 62. C) 65. D) 55. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 65. 14. Right to food '' is included in:- A) Article 76. B) Article 46. C) Article 26. D) Article 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 21. 15. Present Chief Justice of India A) Om Birla. B) Justice Kuldip Nayyar. C) Justice Kania. D) Justice Ramanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Justice Ramanna. 16. The High Court of Tamil Nadu is located in A) Chennai. B) Madurai. C) Coimbatore. D) Chennai and Madurai (additional benches). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chennai and Madurai (additional benches). 17. Sanctioned strength of High Courts in 2018 A) 1079. B) 8281. C) 645. D) 4890. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1079. 18. When Judiciary assumes the roles and functions of the legislature and executive, thus diluting theconcept of separation of powers, it becomes ..... A) Judicial Over reach. B) Judicial interference. C) Judicial Criticism. D) Judicial Consensus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judicial Over reach. 19. The Supreme Court of India tenders legal advice to president of India when ..... ? A) Cabinet recommends it. B) Council of Minister recommends it. C) President needs it. D) Supreme Court wants to tender the advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President needs it. 20. What is the common feature that England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have in relation to the UK Judiciary? A) Court of Sessions. B) Supreme Court. C) Court of Appeals. D) Magistrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supreme Court. 21. What is the act of breaking a law as well as to the breach or infringement of Fundamental Rights? A) Violation. B) Acquit. C) Dispute. D) Arrest. E) Justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Violation. 22. The law that results in imprisonment and begins with the lodging of an FIR A) Civil law. B) Criminal law. C) Judiciary law. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Criminal law. 23. The cases which start in the Supreme Court and regarding which the Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction come under: A) Appellate Jurisdiction. B) Original Jurisdiction. C) Custodian of the Constitution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Original Jurisdiction. 24. Civil law usually begins with the lodging of a First Information Report (FIR). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. What is the significance of the separation of powers in the judiciary system? A) To consolidate power in the hands of the judiciary. B) To ensure no single branch of government has too much power and to allow each branch to act as a check on the others. C) To limit the power of the executive branch only. D) To create a system of absolute power for the judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ensure no single branch of government has too much power and to allow each branch to act as a check on the others. 26. Which court is also known as Metropolitan Magistrate, Civil Judge? A) Supreme court. B) Tehsil court. C) Subordinate court. D) High court. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subordinate court. 27. The Supreme Court is presided by the A) Chief Justice. B) Chieff of Defence Staff. C) Chief Minister. D) Chief Election Commissioner of India. E) Chief Secretary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chief Justice. 28. Of the following lists, which correctly belongs to the President of the United States? A) Citizen 14 years, 35 years old, declares war, ratifies treaties. B) Natural born citizen, 30 years old, grants pardons, nominates Supreme Court justices. C) Natural born citizen, 35 years old, grants pardons, nominates Supreme Court justices. D) Naturalized citizen, declares war, grants pardons, makes treaties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural born citizen, 35 years old, grants pardons, nominates Supreme Court justices. 29. What is the tenure of CJI? A) Pleasure of parliament. B) Pleasure of president. C) 1.5 years. D) Till the age of 65. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Till the age of 65. 30. Integrated judicial system is:- A) Lower courts are not bind to obey the supreme courts decision. B) Decisions of the high courts are bonded by lower courts. C) Both (a) and( b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decisions of the high courts are bonded by lower courts. 31. What does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction over? A) Disputes between citizens. B) Disputes between countries. C) Disputes between states and union government. D) Disputes between counties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disputes between states and union government. 32. When was the mechanism of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was devised by the Supreme Court? A) 1970. B) 1990. C) 1960. D) 1980. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1980. 33. Which High Court is located in the capital city of India? A) Kolkata High Court. B) Chennai High Court. C) Delhi High Court. D) Mumbai High Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delhi High Court. 34. Our elected representatives who makes the laws forms: A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judiciary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative. 35. ..... of law is done by Judiciary. A) Entrepreneur. B) Interpretation. C) Interpretation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interpretation. 36. High Courts were first established in which of the three presidency cities? A) Punjab, Chandigarh, Madras. B) J & K, U. P., Haryana. C) Madras, Tamil naidu, Punjab. D) Calcutta, Bombay & Madras. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcutta, Bombay & Madras. 37. Which level of the Florida Court System handles misdemeanor crimes? A) County Court. B) Florida Supreme Court. C) District Court of Appeal. D) Circuit Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) County Court. 38. If there is a case of contempt of the Supreme Court, the ..... decides the case. A) Supreme Court. B) President. C) Any one High Court. D) Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supreme Court. 39. Where does most legal action occur? A) Federal courts. B) Local courts. C) State courts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) State courts. 40. The Chief Justice and other judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by A) President. B) Prime Minister. C) Vice President. D) Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President. 41. What is the term used for the head of the Supreme Court? A) Judicial Chief. B) Court President. C) Supreme Leader. D) Chief Justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chief Justice. 42. The Supreme Court is in A) New Delhi. B) All the states. C) Mumbai. D) Chennai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Delhi. 43. The high court with its seat in Bilaspur is in which state A) Jharkhand. B) Chattisgarh. C) Bihar. D) Odisha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chattisgarh. 44. The Judiciary in India is one of the most ..... in the world A) Weak. B) Powerful. C) Unstable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Powerful. 45. In which states and in which year were the first high courts established in India A) Chennai, Bombay and Madras, 1862. B) Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, 1852. C) Chennai, Bombay and Delhi, 1784. D) Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, 1862. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, 1862. 46. Which among the following is the correct age of retirement of Judge of Supreme Court? A) 62 years. B) 58 years. C) 65 years. D) 60 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 65 years. 47. What is the highest Court in the United States. A) State Court. B) Federal Court. C) District Court. D) Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supreme Court. 48. A group of citizens who hears and decides the outcome of a court case is called A) Jury. B) Reporters. C) Justices. D) A trial court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jury. 49. When was the Supreme Court of India established? A) 26$^{th}$ Jan 1947. B) 26$^{th}$ Jan 1950. C) 26$^{th}$ Jan 1948. D) 26$^{th}$ Jan 1946. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 26$^{th}$ Jan 1950. 50. Where is the high court of HP? A) Shimla. B) Manali. C) Kullu. D) Kangra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shimla. 51. The Highest Court within the state like Telangana: A) Supreme court. B) District court. C) Subordinate court. D) High court. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High court. 52. The supreme court comprises the Chief Justice of India and the maximum of 33 other judges . A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Justice delayed is justice ..... A) Denied. B) Delight. C) Defend. D) Defined. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denied. 54. This is one of the powers of the Supreme Court. It is the authority to review decisions made by the other lower courts. A) Precedent. B) Jurisprudence. C) Appellate Jurisdiction. D) Original Jurisdiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appellate Jurisdiction. 55. ..... is an apex court in India. A) High Court. B) Subordinate court. C) District court. D) Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supreme Court. 56. If the post of both the President and the Vice-President falls vacant, the Chief Justice of India discharges the functions of the President. For how many times this has happened in India? A) Two Times. B) Three times. C) Zero times. D) One time only. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One time only. 57. Article ..... says that the SC can declare the concerned law as unconstitutional and therefore non operational A) 15. B) 14. C) 12. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13. 58. The Structure of the Judiciary is ..... A) Opaque. B) Pyramidal. C) Rectangular. D) Circular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pyramidal. 59. Civil law include:- A) Disputes related to sale of land. B) Disputes related to purchase of good. C) Both (a) & (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) & (b). 60. Who among the following can be appointed as adhoc judges of Supreme Court? A) Only those qualified for appointed as judge of Supreme Court. B) Only Retired Judges of High Courts. C) Only Retired Judges of Supreme Court. D) District judges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only those qualified for appointed as judge of Supreme Court. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesCivics QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 1Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 2Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 3Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 5Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 6Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 7Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books