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Question Paper | Punjab Superior Judicial Service (Preliminary) Exam 2012

Punjab Superior Judicial Service (Preliminary) Examination 2012

Question Number: 71-80

71. Who prepares the topographical maps of India?
(a) Geological Survey of India
(b) Survey of India
(c) Defence Ministry
(d) Geographical Survey of India

72. Which State is the leading producer of thorium
(a) Kerala
(b) Bihar
(c) Orissa
(d) Madhya Pradesh

73. The standard time of a country differs from the GMT in multiples of
(a) two hours
(b) one hour
(c) half hour
(d) four minutes

74. January 26 was selected as the date for the inauguration of the Constitution because
(a) it was considered to be an auspicious day
(b) on that day the Quit India Movement was started in 1942
(c) the Congress had observed it as the Independence Day in 1930
(d) none of the above

75. In which case the Supreme Court gave a ruling that the Preamble was a part of the Constitution?
(a) Golak Nath case
(b) Berubari case
(c) Keshavananda Bharti case
(d) all the above cases

76. 'A' was born in New York but his mother had been ordinarily living in India for not less than five years immediately preceding the Constitution. Will A be a
(a) citizen of India
(b) citizen of USA and India
(c) neither a citizen of India nor of the USA
(d) none of the above

77. Which of the following duties have been prescribed for the citizens?
1. To develop scientific temper
2. To preserve rich heritage of our composite culture
3. To organize village panchayats
4. To minimize inequalities in income
5. To secure a uniform civil code
6. To defend the country

(a) 1, 3, 4
(b) 3, 4, 5
(c) 1, 2, 6
(d) 2, 5, 6

78. The writ of Habeas Corpus is issued
(a) By a superior court to the lower court directing it to transfer the record of proceedings in a case for its review
(b) in the form of an order calling upon a person who has detained another person to bring that person before court and show authority for such detention
(c) by a superior court to a subordinate court to do something in the nature of its allotted duty
(d) in the form of an order to stop proceedings in a certain case.

79. Khap Panchayats includes the following
(a) Gram Panchayats
(b) Gram Sabha
(c) Panchayat Samitis
(d) Unofficial village councils

80. The Parliament can legislate on any subject in the State list
(a) if the Rajya Sabha declares by a two-third majority resolution that it is expedient to do so in national interest
(b) for the implementation of international treaties or agreements
(c) if two or more states make a request to Parliament to do so
(d) in al the above cases.


Question Paper | Haryana Superior Judicial Service (Preliminary) Exam 2012

Haryana Superior Judicial Service (Preliminary) Examination 2012

Question Number: 71-80

71. The idea of Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India was first mooted by
(a) M.N. Roy in 1927
(b) the Indian National Congress in 1936
(c) the Muslim League in 1942
(d) the All-Parties Conference in 1946

72. At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Bardoli
(c) Champaran
(d) Kheda

73. Under the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not a fundamental duty?
(a) To vote in public elections
(b) To develop the scientific temper
(c) To safeguard public property
(d) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals.

74. Which one of the following writs literally means 'what is your authority'?
(a) Habeas Corpus
(b) Certiorari
(c) Quo Warranto
(d) Prohibition

75. Honour killing relates to the following
(a) Domestic violence
(b) Physical assault
(c) Condemning couples for marrying outside their caste and making them embrace death
(d) prevalent in north-eastern Indian states

76. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed among the special powersof the Rajya Sabha?
(a) Resolution for the removal of the Vice-President of India can be initiated only in the Rajya Sabha
(b) Resolution for creation of new All India Services can be initiated in the Rajya Sabha only
(c) Laws on any subject of State list can originate only in the Rajya Sabha if it is satisfied that it is necessary to do so in national interest
(d) None of the above

77. Which one of the following was elected President of India unopposed?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr. Radhakrishnan
(c) Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(d) Dr. K.R. Narayanan

78. Consider the following statements:
The Supreme Court of India tenders advice to the President of India on matters of law or fact
1. on its own initiative (or any matter of larger public interest)
2. if he seeks such an advice
3. only if the matters relate to the Fundamental Rights of the citizens

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

79. The system of Public Interest Litigation has been introduced in India
(a) through Constitutional Amendments
(b) by judicial initiative
(c) by political parties
(d) by a Parliamentary Act

80. Under one of the following judgments the Supreme Court directed the Government to constitute a permanent body in favour of the backward classes
(a) Minerva Mills v. Union of India
(b) Golaknath v. State of Punjab
(c) M.C. Mehta v. Union of India
(d) Indira Sawhney v. Union of India