This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Civics > The Judiciary > Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There are several courts at the lower level while there is only one at the ..... level. A) Fundamental. B) Constitution. C) Higher. D) Apex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apex. 2. Sanctioned strength of supreme court in 2018 A) 31. B) 28. C) 21. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 31. 3. Which of these courts can issue writs? A) District Courts. B) Subordinate Courts. C) High Courts. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High Courts. 4. Mid-day meals were started because of ..... A) A case against the government. B) A case for right to life by Olga Tellis. C) The filing of a PIL. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The filing of a PIL. 5. In which year were the High Courts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh established? A) 2019. B) 2017. C) 2018. D) 2016. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2019. 6. Who is the current Lord Chief Justice? A) Tom Jones. B) Ian Burnett. C) Robert Buckland. D) James O'Neill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ian Burnett. 7. The following statement is true for the states of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura. A) They have a single legislature. B) They have a single Executive. C) They have a single capital. D) They have a single High court. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They have a single High court. 8. A poor family may depend on daily wages. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. The number of judges of Supreme Court can not be changed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. The Supreme Court is presided over by the Chief Justice of India A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. The age for retirement of judges from supreme courts and high courts are respectively? A) 65 & 62. B) 65 & 60. C) 65 for both. D) 65 & 63. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 65 & 62. 12. The majority of federal court cases are held in which court? A) Courts of appeals. B) Circuit courts. C) District courts. D) The Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) District courts. 13. The Indian president is also known as A) Rashtrapita. B) I don't know. C) Rashtrapati. D) Rashtriya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rashtrapati. 14. Dowry deaths are considered as a crime against A) Society. B) Individuals. C) Family. D) A city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Society. 15. Who is the chief justice of Supreme Court of India? A) Mr. Amit shah. B) Mr. Bandru dattatrya. C) Mr. Narender Modi. D) N.V. Ramana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) N.V. Ramana. 16. PIL expanded form A) Private International System. B) Public Interest litigation. C) Public International System. D) Private Interest System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Public Interest litigation. 17. Indian Judiciary allows it to act as the ..... of the Fundamental Right. A) Watchman. B) Father. C) Guardian. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guardian. 18. High court is in A) New Delhi. B) All the states. C) Mumbai. D) Chennai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All the states. 19. There shall be a high court for each state is provided in A) Article 212. B) Article 214. C) Article 213. D) Article 215. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Article 214. 20. The word appeal means ..... A) An identity. B) An order. C) A petition filed before a higher court to hear a case that has already been decided by a lower court. D) A request. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A petition filed before a higher court to hear a case that has already been decided by a lower court. 21. Where is the Supreme Courts present location? And in which year was it moved to there? A) Delhi 1950. B) Mathurai 2009. C) Mumbai 1930. D) Mumbai 1936. E) Delhi 1958. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Delhi 1958. 22. Which act was the Supreme Court established within? A) Parliament Act 1911. B) Constitutional Reform Act 2005. C) Anti-Terrorism Act 2001. D) Human Rights Act 1998. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constitutional Reform Act 2005. 23. Which article of the Indian Constitution establishes the Supreme Court? A) Article 124. B) Article 200. C) Article 50. D) Article 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Article 124. 24. How does an appellate court differ from a trial court? A) An appellate court usually has a jury. B) An appellate court decides issues of fact. C) An appellate court examines more witnesses. D) An appellate court reviews another courts decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An appellate court reviews another courts decision. 25. Working strength of High Courts in 2018 A) 434. B) 8281. C) 1079. D) 645. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 645. 26. Which among the following is the final authority to interpret the Constitution of India? A) Council of Ministers. B) President. C) Parliament. D) Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supreme Court. 27. What is the system consisting of courts which interpret the constitution and award judgement? A) Legislative. B) Police. C) Judiciary. D) Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judiciary. 28. What is the Prime minister's term of office A) He can stay as long as he wants to. B) 2 years. C) 4 years. D) 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 years. 29. The judiciary has the power to strike down particular laws passed by the parliament if they are a violation of the constitution. This is termed as ..... A) Dispute Resolution. B) Enforcing Fundamental Rights. C) Judicial Review. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial Review. 30. ..... is the highest court of appeal in a state . A) Supreme Court. B) Panchayats. C) District Court. D) High Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High Court. 31. Assertion (A):In India, the judiciary is independent from the executive.Reason (R):Judiciary favours the government and helps in the implementation of its plans. A) Both A and R are true R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A is true but R is false. 32. The Supreme Court was established on A) 22 May 1987. B) 15 August 1947. C) 26 January 1950. D) 26 January 1966. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 26 January 1950. 33. Who presided the Supreme Court? A) Subordinate. B) District Court. C) Chief Justice. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chief Justice. 34. In criminal cases, if the lower court has sentenced a person to death then an appeal can be made to the High Court or Supreme Court. A) Appellate jurisdiction. B) Original Jurisdiction. C) Writ Jurisdiction. D) Advisory Jurisdiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appellate jurisdiction. 35. Subordinate court is also called District Court A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. Which of the following is a power of the executive branch? A) Appoints federal judges. B) Declares acts of Congress unconstitutional. C) Ratifies treaties. D) Impeaches and removes judges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appoints federal judges. 37. What is not a writ? A) Habeas Corpus. B) Mandamus. C) Quo Certoronto. D) Quo Warranto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quo Certoronto. 38. Who is the current Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice? A) Robert Buckland. B) James Buckland. C) Robert Barton. D) John Thomas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert Buckland. 39. Which one is not criteria to be a supreme court judge A) Or an advocate of high court for 10 years. B) Or cleared AIJS. Examination. C) Or in presidents view a renowned legal jurist. D) Been a judge of high court for 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or cleared AIJS. Examination. 40. There is only one Supreme Court in India. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. Judiciary settles disputes between ..... a. Citizensb. Two Statesc. Union and State government A) A. B) B. C) C. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 42. Assertion (A):The rule making power of Supreme Court is not subject to any law made by he Parliament of India.Reason (R):Only an impartial and independent judiciary can protect the rights of individual without fear or favour. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A is false but R is true. 43. This is jurisdiction of courts that hear cases brought to them on appeal from lower courts. These courts do not review the factual record, only the legal issues involved. A) Original jurisdiction. B) Appellate jurisdiction. C) Concurrent jurisdiction. D) Exclusive jurisdiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appellate jurisdiction. 44. Vacancies of High Courts in 2018 A) 8281. B) 434. C) 1079. D) 645. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 434. 45. Which is the apex court of India? A) Supreme Court. B) High court. C) District court. D) Rajya Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supreme Court. 46. Persons whose rights are violated have the choice of either approaching the High Court or approaching the Supreme Court directly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. What is Judicial Review? A) The power of the Supreme Court to declare any law unconstitutional. B) The power of the SC to decide the Federal Division of Power. C) Both a and b. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The power of the Supreme Court to declare any law unconstitutional. 48. There are three branches of the government namely Executive branch, Legislative branch and ..... branch. A) Judiciary. B) Court of Appeals. C) Senate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judiciary. 49. In which year was the Supreme Court of India established? A) 1962. B) 1980. C) 1949. D) 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1950. 50. If a Motion seeking removal of a judge is initiated in lok sabha, then it should be signed not less than A) 100 members. B) 2/3rd of members present. C) 1/10th members present. D) 50 members. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100 members. 51. The power of deciding what is constitutional is called ..... A) State Court. B) Constitutional Court. C) Judicial Review. D) Court of Appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial Review. 52. What is the main purpose of the Judicial Branch of Government? A) To make laws. B) To break laws. C) To enforce laws. D) To interpret laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To interpret laws. 53. ..... is the CJ of Telangana state. A) Justice B. Radhakrishnan. B) Justice Raghavendra Singh chauhan. C) Justice KM Joseph. D) Justice Hima Kohli. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Justice Hima Kohli. 54. What is the highest court in the judiciary system? A) Supreme Court. B) District Court. C) Traffic Court. D) Small Claims Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supreme Court. 55. The seven north-eastern states have a common High Court. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have separate High Courtsfrom January 1st, ..... A) 2014. B) 2016. C) 2019. D) 2020. E) 2021. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2019. 57. What is the removal of the President from office called? A) Impeachment. B) You're Fired!. C) Dismissal. D) Resignation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impeachment. 58. Where was the Supreme Court earlier located in the in the Parliament House. It moved to its present building on Mathura Road in New Delhi in 1958. A) Library hall. B) Chamber of Commerce. C) Chamber of Kings. D) Chamber of Princes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chamber of Princes. 59. Which courts(s) serve as local and state courts for places like Puerto Rico and Guam? A) D.C. Local Court. B) 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. C) 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. D) Territorial courts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Territorial courts. 60. Acquaint means:- A) Imprisonment given to victim. B) Person feels no guilty of the crime. C) Both (a) & (b). D) None of these. 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