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The Law Quiz - Prelims

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• His Lordship Justice Krishna Iyer, before
occupying the seat, as a Judge of the Supreme
Court was a Cabinet Minister in which State of
the Indian Union?
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• Bijoe Emmanual v. State of Kerala is popularly
known for which national symbol issue
relating to Jehovah witness ?
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• Which was the Commission appointed in 1993
to probe into the tragic demolition of the
Babri Masjid at Ayodhya?
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• Against which leading counsel of the Supreme
Court did soap opera queen Smriti Irani
unsuccessfully contest in the 2004
Parliamentary elections from the constituency
of Chandni Chowk?
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• Which Minister from the Manmohan Singh
Cabinet resigned after the Justice Nanavati’s
Report investigating into the 1984 Anti-Sikh
riots indicted him?
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• Who was the first criminologist to correlate
crime with the heredity of the criminal?
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• R.C.Cooper v. Union of India is one of the
landmark judgments which changed the
Indian economy in the truest sense. What
does it deals with?
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• From which historic document of significant
importance are the words ‘Satyamev Jayate’
taken?
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• Which doctrine states that the action taken to
obtain a desired result must not be more than
it ought to be?
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• Who is the only President so far in the history
of India to be elected unopposed?
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• Name the much acclaimed and priceless work
of Montesquieu in which he has propounded
the doctrine of ‘Separation of powers.”?
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Born in 1959 into a farmer’s family in Dunda village of
Madhya Pradesh, dropped out of school after class four
to give spiritual discourses. Known for excellent
oratory skills, was picked up and initiated into politics
by Rajmata Vijay Raje Scindia. Criticized for the role in
the demolition of the Babri Masjid, was inducted in the
Vajpayee Cabinet in 1999 as a Minister of State. was
forced to resign when a warrant was issued against this
person for hoisting the National Flag at the Hubli’s
historic Idgah Maidan.
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• The word “X” along with “Y", was added to the Pre-
amble of the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment
Act, 1976, ostensibly to reflect the rationale for the
policies of the Indira Gandhi government during the
Emergency period between 1975-1977. Several
commentators have criticized the inclusion of these
two words into the Pre-amble as they are vague,
unclear concepts, which could cause confusion while
interpreting the Constitution.
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• The framers of the Constitution were amazed at
the success of the Five Year Plans in
industrializing this country and wished to follow
the planned economy model of this country in
modernizing India. Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first
Prime Minister, was also a huge fan of the Five
Year Plans and wanted a similar Planning
Commission in India to oversee economic
growth and Industrialization of the country.
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• This view, however, changed with the landmark
decision in X of India in 1979, wherein Justice
Bhagwati introduced the American concept of due
process, i.e., the law itself should be fair and non-
violative of the other provisions of the Constitution,
into the interpretation of Article 21. This opened the
floodgate for the expansive interpretation of Article
21, by the Supreme Court, which has been used to
protect not just civil and political rights of the citizens,
but also guarantee socio-economic rights which were
not originally justiciable in the Constitution.
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Born in a poor dalit family in Uzhavoor village in
Kerala’s Kottayam District, he rose to be recognized as
an eminent scholar and an astute statesman.He stood
first in M.A in English literature from Travancore
University and thereafter pursued further studies in
London School of Economics on a scholarship. Apart
from serving as the Indian envoy to the United States,
he subsequently won the Lok Sabha elections from
Ottapalam in Kerala. He served as the Country’s first
dalit to hold this post from 1997-2002.
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• Which of the Constitutional posts is enjoyed
not for a fixed term and may be recalled at
any time?
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This scholar and astute statesman had
his roots in a farmer’s family at Vangara
in Karimnagar District of Andhra
Pradesh. He served as the Chief Minister
of Andhra Pradesh in 1971-72.Known as
the Chanakya in the political circles, he
was the first South Indian to become
the hold this post in India.
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• The doctrine of judicial review was enunciated
by the American Supreme Court in which
landmark case?
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• Which famous doctrine was introduced by the
Supreme Court in the landmark 1973 case of
Keshavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala?
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Born on the 17th December 1905, he scaled the peaks
of legal profession.After obtaining a Masters Degree in
Arts he became a Barrister at Law in 1930 and practiced
at the Nagpur High Court till 1946.After being
appointed as a Puisne Judge in 1946, he was elevated
as the Chief Justice of the Nagpur High Court in 1954,
and thereafter as the Chief Justice of the Madhya
Pradesh High Court on 1st November 1956.He was
thereafter elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court
and retired as the Chief Justice of India on 16 December
1970 after serving the chair for over two years. He has
also served as the Acting President of India
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• About whom did Atal Behari Bajpayee say“ He
is the best attorney general and finance
minister that India never had”?
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• Born in 1931 into a aristocratic family in Uttar
Pradesh, he rose to be recognized as the messiah.
• He served as the Union Minister for Commerce in
Smt. Indira Gandhi’s Cabinet from 1974-1977.
• He became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for a
very short spell from 1980-1982 before being
expelled from the Congress party by Shri Rajiv
Gandhi in the late 80’s.
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• Who held the post of the Chief Minister for
the longest period in the history of
independent India?
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• Who is the Public Prosecutor in the 1993
Bombay serial blast case in which prime
accused Abu Salem is being tried?
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