Administrative Law Fundamentals
Covers foundational concepts in administrative law including separation of powers, delegated legislation, administrative authority, natural justice principles, and comparative administrative systems in India and France
Questions
The structuring of administrative laws in France and India is
- identical
- different
- similar
- None of these
It may be said that administrative law deals with
- transfer of power by the legislature to the administrative agencies
- exercise of power by the administrative agencies
- judicial review of administrative action
- All of the above
The Constitution of India
- provides for separation of powers in rigid sense
- has no scheme of separation of powers in a rigid sense
- is not concerned with the subject of separation of powers
- None of these
Danger of injustice lies in
- blended power
- unchecked power
- Both (1) and (2)
- None of these
Administrative agencies derive their authority
- from a ‘code’
- from the constitution alone
- from the laws made by the agencies
- All of the above
The nature of administrative law is rigid and streamlined.
- This statement is true.
- The general principles are well-settled, but their application depends necessarily on the totality of the circumstances and facts.
- Neither of the above statements is true.
- Both the statements are true.
The statement that administrative law determines the organisation, powers and duties of administrative authorities is
- applicable only to UK
- applicable to India also
- not applicable anywhere
- not correct
An administrative body is not answerable to any ordinary court in
- France
- England
- India
- None of these
The principles of natural justice
- are fixed and their components are not variable
- are laid down in the statutes under which an adjudicatory body functions
- are not “embodied“ rules
- require proceedings in administrative adjudication to be as formal as in a court of law
The idea of separation of power by a system of legal checks and balances is credited to
- Plato
- Montesquieu
- Julius Caesar
- None of these
Delegated legislation is
- the phenomenon of shirking of responsibility
- the phenomenon of gathering some funds for political purposes
- the phenomenon of empowering an administrative agency which has acquired expertise in one field to effectively discharge its functions
- None of these
Under delegated legislation,
- powers given to the executive may be vague and ambiguous
- powers given to the executive may be as the competent authority likes
- powers given to the executive must be clearly spelt out, explicitly worded
- None of these
Under the umbrella of explicitly worded delegation,
- wording may empower the delegate to do whatever he may feel inclined
- wording may empower the delegate to do whatever he may deem necessary or advisable, provided the action can be related to one of the prescribed purposes
- Both (1) and (2)
- None of these
Administrative law as a separate discipline is
- centuries old
- a couple of decades old
- the product of the present century
- None of these
With a well-functioning legislature and judiciary,
- no problems can arise requiring attention of a separate administrative body
- problems can arise only if the legislature and the judiciary are at daggers drawn
- the need for expertise and concentration upon the problem as a whole still requires the development of administration process
- None of these