This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 5 The Judiciary Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If the Supreme Court sentences a person prison for life, the decision will be binding on A) High Court. B) High Court and Tehsil Court. C) Tehsil Court. D) Trial Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High Court and Tehsil Court. 2. It usually begins with an FIR A) Criminal Courts. B) Civil Courts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Criminal Courts. 3. Which one is not true about supreme court? A) It is the apex court in India. B) It decides on disputes between state and centre or inter state disputes. C) It decides on disputes on election of President, VP and Prime minister. D) It has its original jurisdiction under article 131. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It decides on disputes on election of President, VP and Prime minister. 4. Who was the Chief Minister of Maharastra when the case of Olga Tellis Vs Bombay Municipal Corporation was filed? A) A.R Antulay. B) A.R. Rehman. C) Uddhav Thackeray. D) Devendra Fadnavis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A.R Antulay. 5. Why is accessing courts difficult for a poor individual? A) Courts are far away from the poor. B) Legal procedures require hiring of lawyers which is costly. C) Legal procedures involve a lot of money paperwork and time. D) Courts are unjust and biased for poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legal procedures involve a lot of money paperwork and time. 6. The judicial system provides a mechanism of courts for resolving disputes between citizens, citizens and the government etc. It refers to which role of Judiciary A) Dispute Resolution. B) Dispute Extension. C) Judicial Review. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dispute Resolution. 7. What are the qualifications to become a federal judge? A) A law degree. B) There are none. C) A citizen for 14 years. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are none. 8. Who is the Chief Justice Of India? A) R.M.Lodha. B) Justice H.L.Dattu. C) Sharad Arvind Bobde. D) T. S. Thakur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sharad Arvind Bobde. 9. What step can a party immediately take once it loses its case in Florida Circuit Court? A) Appeal to the US Supreme Court. B) Appeal to the Florida Supreme Court. C) Appeal to the Florida District Court of Appeals. D) Appeal to the US Circuit Court of Appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to the Florida District Court of Appeals. 10. Appeallate jurisdiction of supreme court under article 132 is A) Civil matters. B) Criminal matters. C) Constitutional matters. D) Writs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constitutional matters. 11. We Have an ..... judicial system, meaning that the decisions made by higher courts are binding on the lower courts. A) Acquited. B) Appellate. C) Integrated. D) Accused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Integrated. 12. To increase to justice' supreme Court devised:- A) FIR. B) PIL. C) Both a and b. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PIL. 13. The authority of a court to hear and decide cases is called A) Judicial review. B) Writ of certiorari. C) Jurisdiction. D) Stare decisis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jurisdiction. 14. Our elected representatives who make the laws forms: A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judiciary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative. 15. ..... is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes and interprets, defends and applies law in legal cases. A) Executive. B) Legislature. C) Judiciary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judiciary. 16. Currently there are ..... High Courts in INDIA A) 24. B) 25. C) 26. D) 27. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 24. 17. In which year High Courts was first established? A) 1966. B) 1934. C) 1980. D) 1978. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1966. 18. The Supreme Court can "check" the President (Executive Branch) and Congress (Legislative Branch) by A) Setting a federal budget. B) Declaring a law unconstitutional. C) Passing a treaty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declaring a law unconstitutional. 19. Where is the madhya pradesh high courts seated? A) Bhopal. B) Indore. C) Gwalior. D) Jabalpur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jabalpur. 20. What is the key feature of our democracy? A) Dependent Judiciary. B) Independent Judiciary. C) Politics. D) Rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Judiciary. 21. What is the process for appointing judges to the Supreme Court? A) The President nominates a candidate, followed by Senate hearings and a confirmation vote. B) Judges are appointed by the House of Representatives. C) The Supreme Court judges are elected by the public. D) The Chief Justice selects new judges without any approval process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The President nominates a candidate, followed by Senate hearings and a confirmation vote. 22. Legal document issued by a court or ordering someone to act or not in a particular way is called ..... A) Appeal. B) Writ. C) Procedure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writ. 23. ..... share a common High Court A) Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. B) Maharashtra and Kerala. C) Punjab and Haryana. D) Punjab and Ludhiana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punjab and Haryana. 24. The judicial system provides a mechanism for resolving problems or issues between citizens or governments A) Judicial Review. B) Dispute Resolution. C) Upholding the Law and Enforcing Fundamental Right. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dispute Resolution. 25. Concept of PIL is derived from A) Right to be heard. B) Right to free legal aid. C) Right to representation. D) Right to justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right to be heard. ← 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