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Legislative Assemblies and the Supreme Court

Description: This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about the relationship between Legislative Assemblies and the Supreme Court in India.
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Which of the following is NOT a function of the Legislative Assembly?

  1. Passing laws

  2. Approving the budget

  3. Electing the President

  4. Holding the government accountable

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of all the states and union territories.

The Supreme Court of India has the power to:

  1. Declare laws passed by the Legislative Assembly as unconstitutional

  2. Dismiss the Legislative Assembly

  3. Appoint the Chief Minister of a state

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Supreme Court of India has the power to declare laws passed by the Legislative Assembly as unconstitutional if they violate the provisions of the Constitution.

Which of the following is NOT a ground on which the Supreme Court can declare a law passed by the Legislative Assembly as unconstitutional?

  1. The law violates a fundamental right

  2. The law is against public policy

  3. The law is discriminatory

  4. The law is beyond the legislative competence of the Legislative Assembly

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Supreme Court can only declare a law passed by the Legislative Assembly as unconstitutional if it violates a fundamental right, is discriminatory, or is beyond the legislative competence of the Legislative Assembly.

The Supreme Court of India has the power to:

  1. Issue writs against the Legislative Assembly

  2. Direct the Legislative Assembly to pass a particular law

  3. Both of the above

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Supreme Court of India has the power to issue writs against the Legislative Assembly and to direct the Legislative Assembly to pass a particular law.

Which of the following is NOT a type of writ that the Supreme Court of India can issue against the Legislative Assembly?

  1. Habeas corpus

  2. Mandamus

  3. Quo warranto

  4. Certiorari

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Habeas corpus is a writ that is issued to order the production of a person who is being held in custody. The Supreme Court of India can issue writs of mandamus, quo warranto, and certiorari against the Legislative Assembly.

The Supreme Court of India has the power to:

  1. Review its own decisions

  2. Overrule its own decisions

  3. Both of the above

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Supreme Court of India has the power to review its own decisions and to overrule its own decisions.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that the Supreme Court of India considers when reviewing its own decisions?

  1. The importance of the issue

  2. The number of judges who dissented from the original decision

  3. The passage of time

  4. The public opinion

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Supreme Court of India does not consider public opinion when reviewing its own decisions.

The Supreme Court of India has the power to:

  1. Interpret the Constitution

  2. Settle disputes between the Union and the states

  3. Both of the above

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Supreme Court of India has the power to interpret the Constitution and to settle disputes between the Union and the states.

Which of the following is NOT a dispute that the Supreme Court of India can settle between the Union and the states?

  1. A dispute over the sharing of river waters

  2. A dispute over the boundary between two states

  3. A dispute over the imposition of taxes

  4. A dispute over the appointment of a Governor

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Supreme Court of India cannot settle disputes over the appointment of a Governor.

The Supreme Court of India has the power to:

  1. Enforce the Fundamental Rights

  2. Protect the Directive Principles of State Policy

  3. Both of the above

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Supreme Court of India has the power to enforce the Fundamental Rights and to protect the Directive Principles of State Policy.

Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Right?

  1. The right to equality

  2. The right to freedom of speech and expression

  3. The right to property

  4. The right to vote

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The right to vote is not a Fundamental Right.

The Supreme Court of India has the power to:

  1. Declare a law passed by the Legislative Assembly as unconstitutional

  2. Dismiss the Legislative Assembly

  3. Appoint the Chief Minister of a state

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Supreme Court of India has the power to declare a law passed by the Legislative Assembly as unconstitutional if it violates the provisions of the Constitution.

Which of the following is NOT a ground on which the Supreme Court can declare a law passed by the Legislative Assembly as unconstitutional?

  1. The law violates a fundamental right

  2. The law is against public policy

  3. The law is discriminatory

  4. The law is beyond the legislative competence of the Legislative Assembly

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Supreme Court can only declare a law passed by the Legislative Assembly as unconstitutional if it violates a fundamental right, is discriminatory, or is beyond the legislative competence of the Legislative Assembly.

The Supreme Court of India has the power to:

  1. Issue writs against the Legislative Assembly

  2. Direct the Legislative Assembly to pass a particular law

  3. Both of the above

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Supreme Court of India has the power to issue writs against the Legislative Assembly and to direct the Legislative Assembly to pass a particular law.

Which of the following is NOT a type of writ that the Supreme Court of India can issue against the Legislative Assembly?

  1. Habeas corpus

  2. Mandamus

  3. Quo warranto

  4. Certiorari

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Habeas corpus is a writ that is issued to order the production of a person who is being held in custody. The Supreme Court of India can issue writs of mandamus, quo warranto, and certiorari against the Legislative Assembly.

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