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Legislative Assemblies and the Supreme Court

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about the relationship between Legislative Assemblies and the Supreme Court in India.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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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