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Which of the following is not included in the executive wing of the government?

  1. The Prime Minister

  2. The President or the King

  3. The Ministers

  4. The Judges of the Courts


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the parliamentary system of India, executive wing of the government is separate from state judiciary. Hence, judges of the courts are not included in the executive wing of the government.

The source of law is ____________.

  1. Custom or Usage

  2. Religion

  3. Legislature

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sources of law are the origins from which particular positive laws derive their authority and coercive force. Such are constitutions, treaties, statutes, usages, and customs.

Law is ______________________.

  1. The body of principles recognised and applied by the state

  2. The expression of social necessity

  3. The body of rules which controls the external behaviour of men

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The law is a system of rules that a society or government develops in order to deal with crime, business agreements, and social relationships. It is binding on the entire land and its people to which it belongs.

Which of the following is correct regarding the relationship between the law and the liberty ?

  1. All the laws restrict liberty

  2. All the laws help in creating liberty

  3. Only bad laws create liberty

  4. Only good laws help in creating liberty


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Liberty exists only in an ordered state. The state frames law and the sovereign state operate through these laws.

Where is the permanent head quarters of International Court of Justice?

  1. London

  2. Moscow

  3. Washington

  4. The Hague


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the chief judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was founded in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and initiated work in April 1946. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands).

The earliest source of law is _____________.

  1. Religion

  2. Custom

  3. Equality

  4. Scientific Commentaries


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sources of law are the origins from which particular positive laws derive their authority and coercive force. Such are constitutions, treaties, statutes, usages, and customs.

The state enjoys exclusive jurisdiction on subjects in the ________.

  1. Concurrent List

  2. State List

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Union List


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

State list includes the subjects that come under the jurisdiction of state governments.

In which of the following situations can the aggreived party approach the Supreme Court for the redress of the grievances ?

  1. Death sentence to a person by the High Court who had earlier been acquitted by the Session Court

  2. Conviction of a person by a Sessions judges for ten years for committing an offence

  3. Refusal of admission test

  4. Rejection of a person in an interview at the UPSC


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Death sentence to a person by the High Court who had earlier been acquitted by the Session Court can approach the Supreme Court for the redress of the grievances. Right to Appeal under Article 134 of the Constitution of India states that an appeal shall lie with the Supreme Court Article 134 (1) (a) and (b), of the Constitution.

We have judicial system to _____________.

  1. To provide freedom

  2. To provide food

  3. To enforce the rule of law

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The judiciary is the system of  ofcourts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. The judiciary also provides a mechanism for the resolution of disputes.

Laws apply equally to all ________.

  1. Animals

  2. Ministers

  3. M.L.A.s

  4. Persons


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Law is a definite rule of behaviour which is backed by the sovereign power of the State. It is a general rule of human conduct in the society which is made and enforced by the government. It also means a uniform rule of conduct which is applicable equally to all people of the State.