The Judiciary System of India Test 29

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Question 1
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Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Kerala?

A
K.T. Koshi

B
Arijit Pasayat

C
Navniti Prasad Singh

D
Antony Dominic

Solution

Justice Antony Dominic has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Kerala on February 9, 2018. Kerala Governor P. Sadasivam administered the Oath of Office in the presence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Raj Bhavan in Thiruvanthapuram. Chief Secretary Paul Antony read out the Presidential order appointing Justice Dominic as the Chief Justice of the state. Senior High Court judges, judicial officers, cabinet ministers, political leaders and other officials filled the audience.
Question 2
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Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI)?

A
C K Prasad

B
R. Banumathi

C
Madan Lokur

D
Kurian Josepg

Solution

C K Prasad, the retired judge of the Supreme Court of India (SCI), has been appointed the chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI) for a second term. Prasad headed the media watchdog for three years from November 2014. He had succeeded Justice Markanday Katju. The Press Council of India is a statutory body with a mandate to act as a watchdog to oversee the conduct of the print media. It was reconstituted for three years in October, 2014 and the term ended in October 2017. According to the Press Council Act, the council shall consist of a chairman and 28 other members.
Question 3
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What is true about the Mayer's Courts under the Charter of 1687 and 1726?

A
Charter of 1687 applied to Madras only while the Charter of 1726 applied to all the three presidencies

B
Mayer's Court of 1687 was a Court of the East-India Company, while the court established under the Charter of 1726 was the court of the Crown

C
Under the Charter of 1726 criminal jurisdiction was completely assigned to the executive, i.e., the Governor and Council, while under the earlier charter it belonged to the Mayer's court and the Admiralty Court

D
All the above
Question 4
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Which HRD Ministry-appointed committee is drafting new National Education Policy (NEP)?

A
Ram Shanker Kurneel committee

B
K Kasturirangan committee

C
V G S Rathore committee

D
K J Alphonse committee

Solution

The 9-member committee, headed by former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan, was constituted by the Union HRD Ministry to draft new National Education Policy (NEP) on June 2017. The committee will submit its report by March 31, 2018. After that, the HRD Ministry will deliberate on the report and thereafter suggestions of the committee will be presented to the Union Cabinet for its approval. The committee also includes former IAS officer KJ Alphonse and Ram Shanker Kureel, who has a wide experience in the field of agricultural sciences and management. The committee has been appointed keeping in mind that the members bring expertise related to the diverse areas of education. Significantly, the panel also reflects the diversity of the country as the members belong to different sections as well as regions. The existing NEP was framed in 1986 and revised in 1992.
Question 5
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Consider the following statements about the Supreme Court Collegium:
1. It comprises of five senior most judges of Supreme Court excluding the Chief Justice of India.
2. Collegium can refer the name of advocates for elevation to become Judge of Supreme Court.
3. The Collegium makes their decision public with respect to transfer, appointment or elevation.
4. The government of India had passed the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-First Amendment) Bill, 2014 to establish a National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) to replace the Collegium.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
1 and 3

B
2, 3 and 4

C
1, 2 and 4

D
1, 2 and 3
Question 6
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The Supreme Court has given advisory jurisdiction in the following cases in the order
1. In re Kerala Education Bill case
2. In re Keshav Singh case
3. In re Delhi Laws Act case

A
1, 3, 2

B
1, 2, 3

C
3, 1, 2

D
2, 1, 3
Question 7
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Gambling and prostitution are included in the category of.

A
organized crime

B
crimes against persons

C
social order crimes

D
sins against religious teaching
Question 8
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Probation and Parole are which form of punishment?

A
Deterrent punishment

B
Retributive punishment

C
Extra-mural treatment

D
None of the above
Question 9
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Consumer welfare is indicated by

A
Savings

B
Disposable income

C
Expenditure

D
None of the above
Question 10
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Which of the following is an index crime?

A
being in a football pool

B
speeding

C
robbery

D
all of the above

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Question 1

K.T. Koshi

Arijit Pasayat

Navniti Prasad Singh

Antony Dominic

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Question 2

C K Prasad

R. Banumathi

Madan Lokur

Kurian Josepg

Solution

Question 3

Charter of 1687 applied to Madras only while the Charter of 1726 applied to all the three presidencies

Mayer's Court of 1687 was a Court of the East-India Company, while the court established under the Charter of 1726 was the court of the Crown

Under the Charter of 1726 criminal jurisdiction was completely assigned to the executive, i.e., the Governor and Council, while under the earlier charter it belonged to the Mayer's court and the Admiralty Court

All the above

Question 4

Ram Shanker Kurneel committee

K Kasturirangan committee

V G S Rathore committee

K J Alphonse committee

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Question 5

1 and 3

2, 3 and 4

1, 2 and 4

1, 2 and 3

Question 6

1, 3, 2

1, 2, 3

3, 1, 2

2, 1, 3

Question 7

organized crime

crimes against persons

social order crimes

sins against religious teaching

Question 8

Deterrent punishment

Retributive punishment

Extra-mural treatment

None of the above

Question 9

Savings

Disposable income

Expenditure

None of the above

Question 10

being in a football pool

speeding

robbery

all of the above

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