This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many types of writs are there in total . A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 2. The power of Judicial review in India lies with the ..... ? A) Supreme Court only. B) High Courts and Supreme Court. C) High Courts only. D) Lower courts only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High Courts and Supreme Court. 3. How long can you remain a Supreme Court Justice once you are appointed and approved? A) 10 years. B) 6 years. C) Until you are re-elected. D) Until you resign or die. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Until you resign or die. 4. Which High Court has the largest territorial jurisdiction? A) Madras High Court. B) Kolkata High Court. C) Bombay High Court. D) Allahabad High Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allahabad High Court. 5. The authority to be the only court to hear a case is which jurisdiction? A) Original jurisdiction. B) Concurrent jurisdiction. C) Exclusive jurisdiction. D) Appellate jurisdiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exclusive jurisdiction. 6. How many female Supreme Court Justices are there currently (2020)? A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 7. The cases are solved through mutual understanding and compromise in ..... A) High Court. B) Supreme Court. C) District Court. D) Civil Courts. E) Lok Adalats. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Lok Adalats. 8. In the UK, judicial independence is based on how many key pillars? A) 6. B) 5. C) 7. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6. 9. In 2015 Supreme Court declared, ..... thConstitutional Amendment asunconstitutional. A) 99. B) 19. C) 21. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 99. 10. A Supreme Court Justice is appointed by the ..... A) House of Representatives. B) Senate. C) Vice President. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) President. 11. If a person is unlawfully confined by a police officer, he or she can file this writ petition A) Mandamus. B) Habeas Corpus. C) Prohibition. D) Quo Warranto. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habeas Corpus. 12. Which of the following best describes the philosophy of judicial activism? A) The Constitution should have a narrow interpretation. B) Judges may overturn judicial decisions but only in certain circumstances. C) A judge may use actively interpret the law on a broad plane. D) Federal courts should not use power of judicial review to fix societal issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A judge may use actively interpret the law on a broad plane. 13. In which age judge of the High Court retires? A) 62 years. B) 65 years. C) 60 years. D) 64 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 62 years. 14. The removal of persons from land or homes that they are currently living in, is called A) Violation. B) Eviction. C) Separation of power. D) Judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eviction. 15. The chief justice of India is appointed by:- A) Prime Minister. B) Council of Ministers. C) President. D) Members of Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 16. The only court created by the Constitution is the A) Federal Court. B) Supreme Court. C) State Court. D) Criminal Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supreme Court. 17. What does the Federal Court have the power to review? A) Congressional laws. B) State actions. C) Federal bureaucratic agencies and presidential actions. D) All of these. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 18. The system in which when a person feels that the judgment passed by a lower court is not fair, he/she can appeal to a higher court of justice is called ..... A) Acquittal system. B) Appelate system. C) Judicial review. D) Justice system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appelate system. 19. How long do judges serve for? A) Life. B) 7 years. C) 14 years. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life. 20. How many courts are there at the Apex Level? A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. 21. To be appointed as a judge of Supreme Court a person should have been an advocate of a High Court for at least ..... Yrs? A) 5. B) 10. C) 15. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10. 22. Each state is divided into districts that are presided over by a ..... A) District Collector. B) District Magistrate. C) Chief Justice. D) District Judge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) District Judge. 23. Who is the deputy president of the Supreme Court? A) Lord Briggs. B) Lord Hodge. C) Lord Reed. D) Lady Arden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Hodge. 24. Which statement correctly ranks federal courts from weakest to strongest? A) US District Court, US Court of Appeal, US Supreme Court. B) US Supreme Court, US Court of Appeal, US District Court. C) US Court of Appeal, US District Court, US Supreme Court. D) US Court of Appeal, US Supreme Court, US District Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) US District Court, US Court of Appeal, US Supreme Court. 25. The power to decide an election petition in India is vested in the ..... ? A) Parliament. B) Supreme court. C) High Courts. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High Courts. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 4Class 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 8Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 9Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books