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(41) No person can be employed in factories or mines unless he is above the age of
[A] 12 years
[B] 14 years
[C] 16 years
[D] 18 years

Comment

Answer: Option [B]

No person can be employed in factories or mines unless he is above the age of 14 years. Article-24 of Indian constitution deals with fundamental rights under Part-III of constitution. As per provisions of Article-24, no child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or engaged in any hazardous work. Article-24 is not banning child labour.

(42) The first woman judge to be appointed to Supreme Court was
[A] M. Fathima Beevi
[B] Leila Seth
[C] Rani Jethmalani
[D] Anna George Malhotra

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

The first woman judge to be appointed to Supreme Court was M. Fathima Beevi. Justice Fathima Beevi became the first woman judge of the Supreme Court in 1989. She also became the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of a nation in Asia.

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(43) Who was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court of a state in India?
[A] Anna Chandy
[B] Leila Seth
[C] Fathima Beevi
[D] Sunanda Bhandare

Comment

Answer: Option [B]

Leila Seth was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court of a state in India. Leila Seth was the first woman Chief Justice of a state high court in India. She became the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1991. She was also the first woman Judge of the Delhi High Court.

(44) The writ of ‘Habeas Corpus’ is issued in the event of
[A] Loss of property
[B] Refund of excess taxes
[C] Wrongful police detention
[D] Violation of the freedom of speech

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The writ of ‘Habeas Corpus’ is issued in the event of wrongful police detention.

(45) Under which one of the following writs an official can be prevented from taking an action which he is officially not entitled?
[A] Quo warranto
[B] Habeas Corpus
[C] Certiorari
[D] Mandamus

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

The correct answer is Option A. Quo Warranto is a petition through which a person is asked under what authority or power he has acted or taken a decision. The purpose of this writ is to restrain a person from holding a public office which he is not entitled.

(46) Which one of the following writs is issued to courts, corporations, government servants or persons directing them to perform their public duty?
[A] Prohibition
[B] Mandamus
[C] Quo warranto
[D] Habeas Corpus

Comment

Answer: Option [B]

The correct answer is Mandamus. Mandamus is a Latin word, which means "We Command". Mandamus is an order from the Supreme Court or High Court to a lower court or tribunal or public authority to perform a public or statutory duty.

(47) Which is the highest law of the land?
[A] Criminal Procedure Code
[B] Civil Procedure Code
[C] Indian Constitution
[D] Indian Penal Code

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Indian Constitution. It is a document having a special legal sanctity which sets out the framework and principal functions of government. It is also termed as "Fundamental Law" of country which reflects people's faith and aspirations.

(48) The Supreme Court of India acts as a Federal Court when it deals with
[A] Civil cases
[B] Inter-State disputes
[C] Election petitions
[D] Appeals from lower courts

Comment

Answer: Option [B]

The Supreme Court of India acts as a Federal Court when it deals with Inter-State disputes. The Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction over any dispute between the Government of India and one or more States or between the Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more States on the other or between two or more States, if and insofar as the dispute involves any question (whether of law or of fact) on which the existence or extent of a legal right depend.

(49) Which one of the following writs literally means ‘what is your authority’?
[A] Prohibition
[B] Certiorari
[C] Quo warranto
[D] Habeas Corpus

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Quo warranto. Quo Warranto literally means 'what is your authority'.

(50) A law made by the Judiciary is known as
[A] Case law
[B] Ordinary law
[C] Rule of law
[D] Administrative law

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

The correct answer is Case law. Law developed in a court is often referred to as Case Law, or Common law. It can serve as a precedent. It serves as a guideline for future court cases, used as a reference point for similar decisions.

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