MCQ Questions for Class 8 Civics: Ch 5 Judiciary
1. In which age judge of the High Court get retired?
(a) 62 Years
(b) 65 Years
(c) 60 Years
(d) 64 Years
► (a) 62 Years
2. The idea of the Public Interest Litigation was given by whom?
(a) President of India
(b) Prime Minister of India
(c) Supreme Court of India
(d) Parliament
► (c) Supreme Court of India
3. Unsatisfied from which court an individual go to the Supreme Court?
(a) Lok Adalats
(b) Nyaya Panchayats
(c) High Court
(d) District Court
► (c) High Court
4. What provisions are provided to ensure the independence of the judiciary in India?
(a) The Parliament can give judgment in criminal cases.
(b) The judges can be easily removed.
(c) Our Constitution has various provisions
(d) The executive can overrule the judgment given by the Supreme/High courts.
► (c) Our Constitution has various provisions
5. What is the full form of PIL?
(a) Public Interest limited
(b) Public Interference Limited
(c) Public Interest litigation
(d) None of these
► (c) Public Interest litigation
6. What is the system consisting of courts which interpret the constitution and award judgement?
(a) Judiciary
(b) Parliament
(c) Police
(d) Legislative
► (a) Judiciary
7. Judiciary in India resolves the disputes between
(a) State and State
(b) State and Citizen
(c) Citizen and Citizen
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
8. How many high courts are in India?
(a) 21 High Courts
(b) 25 High Courts
(c) 26 High Courts
(d) 27 High Courts
► (a) 21 High Courts
9. Name the only Union Territory which has a High Court of its own?
(a) Pondicherry
(b) Delhi
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Daman and Diu
► (b) Delhi
10. Which is the foremost judicial body of our country?
(a) Supreme Court
(b) High court
(c) Lok Adalat
(d) None of these
► (a) Supreme Court
11. What is referred to as the supreme law of the land?
(a) Constitution
(b) Preamble
(c) Assembly
(d) None of these
► (a) Constitution
12. Who is the final interpreter of our Constitution?
(a) Judiciary
(b) Government
(c) Executive
(d) Legislative
► (a) Judiciary
13. Which article states the fundamental Right to Life guaranteed the right to food?
(a) Article 21
(b) Article 23
(c) Article 25
(d) Article 20
► (a) Article 21
14. In which year PUCL filed the PIL in the Supreme Court against government for the food short-age?
(a) 2000
(b) 2001
(c) 2003
(d) 2002
► (b) 2001
15. The removal of persons from land or homes that they are currently living in, is called
(a) violation
(b) eviction
(c) separation of power
(d) judiciary
► (b) eviction
16. What is rule of law?
(a) Rich people are superior to other
(b) Low caste people are inferior
(c) All are same before law
(d) None of these