This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Civics > The Judiciary > Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many Supreme Court Judges are there? A) 5. B) 7. C) 9. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 9. 2. The power of Judicial Review is important for A) Protecting Civil liberties. B) Giving minority rights. C) For the proper interpretation of the Constitution. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Working strength of Supreme Court in 2018 A) 28. B) 31. C) 3. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 28. 4. Who is head of the '' Legislature" ? A) President. B) Prime Minister. C) Speaker. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President. 5. Which article in the Constitution deals with the Executive Branch? A) Llll. B) Ll. C) Lll. D) L. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ll. 6. What is civil law? A) Body of laws dealing with crimes. B) Body of laws dealing with civil obedience. C) Body of laws dealing with pigs escaping. D) Body of laws dealing with disputes between individuals and groups in society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Body of laws dealing with disputes between individuals and groups in society. 7. The salary of the Chief Justice of the High Court is Rs. 2.8 lakhs per month. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Which is the odd one out when looking at what rule of law is? A) No one can be punished without trial. B) No one is above the law. C) General decisions result from judges' decisions not parliament. D) No one is above the Monarch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No one is above the Monarch. 9. To be President you must be at least ..... years old A) 30. B) 40. C) 35. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 35. 10. Who is the final interpreter of our Constitution? A) Legislative. B) Judiciary. C) Executive. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Judiciary. 11. The senior-most judge of the Supreme court is usually appointed as the ..... A) Chief Justice. B) High Court Judge. C) Supreme Court Judge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chief Justice. 12. Name three types of courts in the judiciary system. A) Civil Court, Criminal Court, Administrative Court. B) Supreme Court, Appellate Court, Trial Court. C) High Court, Magistrate Court, Traffic Court. D) Family Court, Small Claims Court, Juvenile Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supreme Court, Appellate Court, Trial Court. 13. The Original Jurisdiction of Supreme Court A) Cases coming on the first instance. B) Cases coming by special leave on appeal. C) All criminal cases. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cases coming on the first instance. 14. Which of the following is not a feature of the Indian judiciary? A) Free from government control. B) Unified. C) Controlled by Parliament. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Controlled by Parliament. 15. ..... means that courts can strike down a particular law passed by the parliament A) Suo Motu. B) Law Making. C) Judicial Review. D) Judicial Overreach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial Review. 16. After the President nominates a federal judge, which branch of government has the power to confirm the nominee? A) The House of Representatives. B) Judicial Branch. C) Executive Branch. D) The Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Senate. 17. A group of girl is harassed by a group of boys' is comes under:- A) Economic law. B) Civil law. C) Criminal law. D) Social law. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Criminal law. 18. Disputes between two states can only be resolved by the High Court. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 19. What is Appellate System? A) If a person isnt satisfied with the decission of the lower court then he can always appeal to higher courts. B) If a person os found guilty of crime then he will be put to jail. C) If a person is blackmailed or harrased he/she can ask for prrotection from the high court. D) The system divised for seperating the powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If a person isnt satisfied with the decission of the lower court then he can always appeal to higher courts. 20. Each state has a- A) High Court. B) Supreme Court. C) President. D) Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High Court. 21. What does 'Advisory' mean? A) Advises the President on matters of public importance and law. B) Tries appeals from lower courts. C) Settles disputes between Union and the State. D) Considers civil and criminal cases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advises the President on matters of public importance and law. 22. What is the role of the judiciary in a democratic country? A) Making laws. B) Deciding election result. C) Enforcing laws. D) Resolving disputes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resolving disputes. 23. What are the three basic functions of the court system? A) Settle disputes, interpret the laws, and create expectations for future actions. B) Judge criminals, punish people, and set boundaries. C) Establish rules, create laws, and punish criminals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Settle disputes, interpret the laws, and create expectations for future actions. 24. Who is the head of the Judicial Branch of Government? A) The Speaker of the House. B) The President Pro Tempore. C) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. 25. To be elected president, a candidate MUST win A) The popular vote. B) The party's nomination. C) The special election. D) The electoral vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The electoral vote. 26. Which level of the Florida Court System handles felony crimes? A) Circuit Court. B) Florida Supreme Court. C) District Court of Appeal. D) County Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circuit Court. 27. What is filed to help people such as boned slaves in the court? This can be filed by the unaffected party as well. A) Criminal Case. B) Personal Interest Litigation. C) Public Interest Litigation. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public Interest Litigation. 28. The highest court in the land and supervises all the other courts in the country. A) Court of Appeals. B) Supreme Court. C) Sandiganbayan. D) Regional Trial Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supreme Court. 29. The country is divided into ..... regional judicial circuits that hear appellate cases and ..... district trial courts ..... A) 94/12. B) 5/12. C) 51/51. D) 12/94. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12/94. 30. Which Article provides every citizen the Fundamental Right to Life? A) Article 23. B) Article 19. C) Article 21. D) Article 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Article 21. 31. If the Court thinks that the law or the Constitution has a different meaning from what the lower courts understood, then the Supreme Court will change the ruling and along with that also give new interpretation of the provision involved. A) Writ Jurisdiction. B) Original Jurisdiction. C) Appellate Jurisdiction. D) Advisory Jurisdiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appellate Jurisdiction. 32. To increase to access to legal sphere, the Supreme Court devised:- A) PIL. B) Jan Rozgar Yojna. C) FIR. D) Mid day meal scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PIL. 33. What types of cases can be appealed to the Supreme Court? A) Cases involving local ordinances. B) Cases involving federal law, constitutional issues, and disputes between states. C) Cases concerning private disputes. D) Cases related to international treaties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cases involving federal law, constitutional issues, and disputes between states. 34. Once appointed, a judge can be removed by: A) District judge. B) Chief Minister. C) Prime Minister. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of above. 35. In Judicial language the term Convicted means ..... A) Conduct oneself or perform in a specified way. B) Having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge. C) Discharge (a duty or responsibility). D) Free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge. 36. ..... is a dispute between state and central government in India. A) Disaster management Act of 2005. B) Disaster management Act of 2006. C) Disaster Management Act. D) Disaster management Act of 2008. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disaster management Act of 2005. 37. Advisory Jurisdiction of Supreme Court ..... A) President's advice to SC-on law of public importance by. B) HC has reversed the judgement of acquittal given by the lower court and punished the accused with a death sentence. C) SC advise to the President-on law of public importance by. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SC advise to the President-on law of public importance by. 38. Which is not a function of only the Supreme Court? A) Its decisions are binding on all courts. B) Can transfer Judges of High Courts. C) Considers cases of criminal and civil nature. D) Can move any cases from High Court to itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Considers cases of criminal and civil nature. 39. The judges of the Supreme court of India are appointed by the A) Prime minister. B) President. C) Vice President. D) Home minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President. 40. Under which article high court also have the power to issue writs A) Article 13. B) Article 226. C) Article 356. D) Article 32. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Article 226. 41. The authority to hear a case is call A) Prior Restraint. B) Jurisdiction. C) Authorization. D) Affirmation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jurisdiction. 42. What was the initial strength of supreme court? A) 30+1. B) 8+1. C) 9+1. D) 7+1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7+1. 43. Judiciary system provide mechanism for resolving disputes between ..... A) Citizens. B) Citizens and Government. C) Two state government. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 44. Working strength of Sub-ordinate Courts in 2018 A) 22644. B) 17509. C) 51384. D) 5139. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 17509. 45. The Chief Justice of India A) Om Birla. B) Sunil Arora. C) Sharad Arvind Bobde. D) Venkaiah Naidu. E) Girish Chandra Murmu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sharad Arvind Bobde. 46. Dispute in land and property matters come under the the ..... law. A) Criminal. B) Civil. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civil. 47. A mechanism of PIL was devised in:- A) 2000. B) 2004. C) 1980. D) 1996. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1980. 48. Who was Olga Tellis? A) She was a Doctor. B) She was a Reporter. C) She was a politician. D) She was a Pilot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was a Reporter. 49. Supreme Court-Ad Hoc Judges appointed by ..... A) The Vice President. B) The Chief Justice Of High Court. C) The Chief Justice Of India. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Chief Justice Of India. 50. The independence of Judiciary is important so that: A) The ordinary citizens are protected from the wrong acts of the Executive. B) The Parliament is protected from public criticism. C) Both 1 & 2. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ordinary citizens are protected from the wrong acts of the Executive. 51. Supreme court is located in ..... A) Maharashtra. B) Kerala. C) New Delhi. D) Mizoram. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New Delhi. 52. Supreme court of India is presided over by the A) Chief Justice of India. B) President. C) Prime Minister. D) Chief Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chief Justice of India. 53. High courts can hear appeals in only civil cases. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 54. The courts that most people interact with are the A) Subordinate courts. B) High court. C) Supreme Court. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supreme Court. 55. Which one is not associated with Civil law? A) Divorce. B) Rent matters. C) Theft. D) Disputes related sale of land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theft. 56. Who created the black and bronze sculpture in the lawn of the Supreme Court? A) Chintamoni Kar. B) Deshbandhu Singh. C) Sunita Bai. D) Dr. SS Shah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chintamoni Kar. 57. How many categories of ministers are there- A) 5. B) 4. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 58. Judiciary System provides a mechanism to resolve disputes between whom? A) Citizens. B) Citizen and Government. C) Two state governments. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 59. There are ..... types of cases to be dealt with in the courts of law. A) 4. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 60. Someone can approach the court for which of the following reasons? A) To resolve disputes between themselves and a company. B) Regarding a divorce. C) Violation of Fundamental Rights. D) All of these. 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