Home| Ask us | About Us


The CLATGyan Blogpost
Writing Competition - 2013


Click here for details!

Legal Knowledge Quiz – 1

 Saturday, November 13, 2010, 15:56

This Quiz is a mixed bad and has 25 questions to test your Legal Awareness. Select the answers and click “Next”. Time yourself for 10 minutes. (one shouldn’t take more than that to answer these questions). All the answers and explanations will be displayed after the completion of the quiz. Go ahead… All the best!!

1. The age of retirement for Judges of the High Court as prescribed by the Constitution is?





2. In 1999, the Supreme Court, on Presidential reference, opined that the Chief Justice of India must make recommendation for the appointment of a High Court Judge in consultation with?





3. The 42nd Amendment deals with?





4. Ad-hoc Judges are :





5. Which article of our Constitution deals with untouchability?





6. Article 240 deals with :





7. The most recent amendment made to the Constitution (11th November 2010) is :





8. What does the 93rd Amendment deal with?





9. The Article to deal with Power of Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature is :





10. In S.R Bommai v. Union of India, a landmark case, which article was discussed in detail?





11. The very famous 61st Amendment dealt with :





12. The 10th Amendment deals with the acquisition of Dadra and Nagar Haveli from Portugal. What does the 12th Amendment deal with?





13. The 13th Amendment brought with it the creation of a new State. Which State?





14. Which language was included as a National Language under the 21st Amendment?





15. This Amendment has been very controversial. It deals with Protection of regional rights in Telangana and Andhra regions of State of Andhra Pradesh. Which amendment do I speak of?





16. From which country’s constitution was the ‘Directive Principles of State Policy’ adopted?





17. Emergency provisions in our Constitution were influenced from which Constitution?





18. From which Constitution was the Concept of a Five Year Plan borrowed into the Indian Constitution?





19. How many judges sat on the Bench in the case of Keshavanand Bharati v. Union of India?





20. The Constituent Assembly Chair-person was?





21. The very first Article of the Indian Constitution deals with?





22. The Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. If he’s unable to attend proceedings, who takes his place temporarily?





23. How many States have bicameral State Legislatures in the Country?





24. Chairman of the Planning Commission is :





25. Which of the following is not required of a candidate for the post of President of India?











Made by : Karthik Suresh

You might like to read...

Zemanta
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

60 Responses to “Legal Knowledge Quiz – 1”

  1. archit said on Saturday, November 13, 2010, 17:53

    very frequently asked questions!! but easy ones…these questions and many similar facts are things thaat all serious clat aspirants must know by the end of their preparation…

    also abt Q. 20 : Sachidanandan Sinha was the first chairman of the assembly, though temporary…

    Reply


  2. Sidhant said on Saturday, November 13, 2010, 19:08

    14 on 25. Ooch! that comes as a shocker, :(

    Reply


  3. Anjuli said on Saturday, November 13, 2010, 19:21

    THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTHAMENDMENT) BILL, 2010ABILLfurther to amend the Constitution of India.BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:—1. (1) This Act may be called the Constitution (One Hundred and Fourteenth

    Amendment) Act, 2010.(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notificationin the Official Gazette, appoint.2. In article 217 of the Constitution, in clause (1), for the words “sixty-two years”, thewords “sixty-five years” shall be substituted.3. In article 224 of the Constitution, in clause (3), for the words “sixty-two years”, thewords “sixty-five years” shall be substituted.
    I got 18……:D

    and importan Ques though Legal Gk Might be excluded …Is it very importan to learn those ARTICLES>…

    Reply


  4. Rishabh said on Saturday, November 13, 2010, 19:29

    11 comes as a bit letdown………… :(

    Reply


  5. Asad said on Saturday, November 13, 2010, 19:35

    @ Anjuli … we thought Legal GK might help just in case it comes in CLAT (though we are sure it wont), in NLU Delhi and in Symbiosis’s exams. Its not at all necessary to mug or read these articles. Just remember which one is for what. (not all… few important ones only).

    Reply


  6. Anjuli said on Saturday, November 13, 2010, 20:12

    hey que no. 1
    the age shud be 65..:P

    Reply

    Alphonso Reply:
    January 11th, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    I MARKED 65 !

    Reply

    Meghna N Reply:
    April 22nd, 2013 at 1:57 PM

    No, its 62 years alright. The way I learnt it — I told myself that its only fair that the High Court judges get at least 3 years to serve in Supreme Court (Max age for Supreme Court is 65 years).

    Reply


  7. Asad said on Saturday, November 13, 2010, 20:21

    @ Anjuli… For High Court Judges, the retirement age is 62. 65 is for Supreme Court Judges.

    Reply


  8. Anjuli said on Saturday, November 13, 2010, 20:30

    http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article542442.ece

    correct me again if um wrong

    Reply

    Aymen Mohammed Reply:
    November 13th, 2010 at 8:51 PM

    It only has received the “OK” from the government, the parliament needs to affirm the legislation to increase the age.
    But good job, stay aware. :)

    And obviously, you don’t go through the supplements – we don’t put them up for fun, you know.

    Here: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/Protecting-the-lawgivers/articleshow/6644715.cms

    This was put up AGES ago in the “GK Doses” page. It is a proposed Amendment to the Indian Constitution, a mere Bill as of now.

    Reply


  9. Zacarias said on Saturday, November 13, 2010, 21:42

    yo aymen chill out man………and yeah anjuli not oly the supplements it was quite prominent in the news,and i did quite a lot of consti 4 last years prep……..bt i really didn’t do all the amendments oly the very prominent ones…..and the most recent amendment (11th november 2010??)
    and a really good quiz karthik ;) scored 16

    Reply


  10. rishika said on Saturday, November 13, 2010, 22:31

    Jammu and Kashmir also has a Legislative Council along with a Legislative Assembly.There are total 7 states in India that have bicameral legislatures, Tamil Nadu being the latest addition to the list.

    http://jammukashmir.nic.in/govt/mlc.htm

    Reply


  11. Anjuli said on Saturday, November 13, 2010, 23:35

    U R Rude…

    Reply

    Aymen Mohammed Reply:
    November 15th, 2010 at 2:32 AM

    Anjuli, I am sorry, I apologize.

    But please, value our work – look at the supplements page and the Doses page from time to time. Please.

    Reply


  12. Apoorva sharma said on Sunday, November 14, 2010, 20:51

    @asad:-recently supreme court has passed 114 amendment act that says now the HIGH COURT judges will be reitred after attaining the age of 65.

    Reply

    Aymen Mohammed Reply:
    November 15th, 2010 at 2:27 AM

    How can the SC pass an amendment? Give us the link, please?

    Reply


  13. Anjuli said on Monday, November 15, 2010, 10:27

    I value ur work ..
    It’s Awesome …
    Tremendous ……

    Reply


  14. Apoorva sharma said on Monday, November 15, 2010, 16:32

    sorry by mistake I wrote supreme court, its parliament.

    Reply


  15. chinmayee das said on Monday, November 15, 2010, 17:40

    hey aymen!!!!!!!

    even i wanted 2 ask u d same ques……… all the stuffs dat i hv wid me it says the answer 2 question 1 is 65 yrs………… plz help me out !!!!!!!!

    Reply

    Aymen Mohammed Reply:
    November 16th, 2010 at 2:14 AM

    It is 62. It is 62. It is 62. Period.

    If you are still in doubt, please have a look at the Constitution of India, look at Article 217(1) and 224(3):
    http://lawmin.nic.in/coi/coiason29july08.pdf

    This is government authorized Indian Constitution. Should there be an amendment, the new constitution will be uploaded.

    Reply


  16. Asad said on Monday, November 15, 2010, 20:39

    @ Chinmayee… No mate, for Trial court judges, its 60. For High Court judges, its 62 and for Supreme Court Judges, its 65. There was a proposed amendment and it might become an act if passed by the parliament. But, for now its what I said above. (plz dont question this… my dad’s a District Judge and I confirmed this with him..okay? )

    Reply


  17. sam. said on Monday, November 15, 2010, 21:40

    i got 16.. Is it ok??

    Reply

    Aymen Mohammed Reply:
    November 16th, 2010 at 2:02 AM

    @Sam – Just about that.

    Reply


  18. Vishal Tripathi said on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 0:14

    Good quiz!
    Scored 17 (2 guesses though :P )

    @Aymen: I don’t think you need to apologize for anything. As it is you guys are doing a great job to help us out. Kudos to all. \m/
    @Anjuli: Please don’t be so sensitive. Those words had a lot of substance and sentiment :P

    Regarding the retirement age of High Court judges, it stands at 62 as far as I know. Indeed the proposal to raise it to 65 has been cleared by the cabinet, but it still needs to pass many obstacles (both houses of Parliament; standing committees; President etc) to be enforceable. So as of now, its 62. In fact there have been proposals to raise the retirement ages of district judges to 62 (from 60).

    Another point that many people raise is regarding the no. of amendments. This number game has been troubling me for quite sometime and the 7th question has only complexed this conundrum for me. I will write some points that I believe are true acc. to m y knowledge. Kindly correct me where I falter:

    a] My LST module says there have been total of 94 amendments with the 94th one being on June 12, 2006 providing a new Minister of Tribal Welfare for the states of Jharkhand & Chattisgarh, same what has been stated for 96th amendment on 11th Nov, 2010 in question 7! Kindly clear the air.
    b] The figures exceeding 94, even going over 110 for the no. of amendments are “Bills” and have yet no been passed by the Parliament. For eg: 108th Amendment Bill for 33% reservation for women in L.S and state legislatures. So since this particular bill has been numbered at 108, there must be some other pending bills between 95-108 and those above 108. So suppose the Parliament passes this 108th Bill tomorrow, then would it become the 95th Constitutional Amendment (assuming the present figure stands at 94) or it would still be called the 108th Constitutional Amendment?? Common sense says it should be the former.
    ————
    Plz clarify point-wise. Thanks!

    Reply

    Aymen Mohammed Reply:
    November 16th, 2010 at 2:30 AM

    - Standing Committees, Cabinet, Parliament, President – that is the sequence I know of. The Standing Committees are really not much of value on paper, the Cabinet and Parliament hold the real power. The President has no real power.

    – The number is 94 (confirmed it from every government website I could lay my hands on). There will be bills wanting to amend the constitution, but they are bills. So once the Constitution 13456 Amendment Bill is passed, it becomes the Constitution Amendment 95th Act. Get it?

    – I’ve no idea about the 96th Amendment Act. I googled, didn’t find anything at all. So, till then, 94 Amendments is what you should follow. However, the editors looking at quizzes have no interaction with the GK team (so that we don’t limit ourselves to our own resources). Asad, after Eid might be in a better position to help.

    – Look at the second point. :)

    Reply


  19. Vishal Tripathi said on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 10:49

    Thanks!
    And Eid Mubarak :D

    Reply

    Aymen Mohammed Reply:
    November 16th, 2010 at 11:07 PM

    @Vishal
    Thanks for the wishes.

    Reply


  20. Asad said on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 11:24

    @ Vishal… Thanks a lot… May God help you crack CLAT and on next Eid hope you stay in one of the Tier 1 NLUs.

    Reply


  21. Shivam Bhardwaj said on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 12:54

    16, not bad but certainly nothing to be proud of. Much more to study!

    Reply


  22. Karthik said on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 16:31

    The 96th Amendment is just some random option I made. There is no such thing. The correct ans. is the 94th.
    As regards to the Judges Retirement Age – It is 62! Only after the age increase is ENFORCED, shall we make changes to the question.
    @ Vishal – I liked the way you put your point across. It was clear and simple. Whether you make it in the CLAT is left to the will of the Lord and hard work, but you will surely become a good litigator. Keep the work running and you’ll surely make it.

    Reply

    srishti Reply:
    March 22nd, 2013 at 2:42 PM

    correect answer is 95 The Constitution (Ninety-fifth Amendment) Act, 2009. Date on which the Act came into force: 25-01-2010

    Reply


  23. Ananda said on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 17:21

    ID Mubarak to asad and aymen!!

    Reply

    Aymen Mohammed Reply:
    November 16th, 2010 at 10:55 PM

    Ananda – Thank you. :)

    Reply


  24. Neel Kamal said on Friday, November 19, 2010, 0:57

    J&K also has bicameral legislature
    ……it makes to 7 states having the same

    Reply


  25. Vishal Tripathi said on Friday, November 19, 2010, 11:01

    Thanks Karthik and Asad for the encouraging words :D

    Reply


  26. DJ said on Friday, November 19, 2010, 16:02

    good website.. refreshing design .
    cheked it out when i saw somewhere online that it was put up together by nalsar students.
    grt to see such an intiative coming from the juniors.. in our time we were to busy fooling around instead of doing something wothwhile.

    P.S do they actually take the article numbers that seriously in CLAT. i got only a 18 in the test

    Reply


  27. Asad said on Friday, November 19, 2010, 16:14

    @ DJ… Thanks a lot for your kind words. The whole idea for the inception of this website is to help CLAT Aspirants and create a platform where they could talk to people who cracked CLAT.

    And yes… CLAT is very tough these days… Taking the talented ones out of 20,000 candidates will obviously need a tough exam.

    btw, Which batch of NALSAR were you in?

    Reply


  28. Karthik said on Friday, November 19, 2010, 18:08

    Rishika and Neel Kamal – Thanx for pointing out the error. It is indeed seven. J&K also has a bicameral legislature.
    You guys are informed – that’s good for you.

    Reply


  29. Anusha said on Friday, November 26, 2010, 17:23

    Bicameral legislation :

    1. up
    2. J&k
    3.Andhara
    4. Bihar
    5. karnataka ( i guess it is the latest )
    6. Maha.
    ??? wat else ???

    btw got 15…..:(……… Articles killed me !!! :(

    Reply

    praveen jhalani Reply:
    March 2nd, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    tamilnadu

    Reply

    srishti Reply:
    March 22nd, 2013 at 3:05 PM

    there are only 6 BICAMERAL state legislature

    Reply


  30. Karthik said on Friday, November 26, 2010, 21:20

    Tamil Nadu, akka. Don’t forget.

    Reply


  31. arif said on Saturday, November 27, 2010, 11:21

    latest amendment is 94th?? and on 11th nov ’10?

    Reply


  32. Karthik said on Saturday, November 27, 2010, 14:11

    Yeah man. If you followed the discussions above you wouldn’t have asked this.
    The 110th Amendment is still in Bill stage. Bills are just bills, and not law. The latest Amendment that is lawful is the 94th.

    Reply


  33. aDARSH said on Thursday, December 2, 2010, 16:32

    scored 18:)

    Reply


  34. Aymen Mohammed said on Friday, December 3, 2010, 11:20

    Tamil Nadu also has a bicameral legislature now.
    http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/05/22/tn-legislative-council-bill-gets-presidential-assent

    Reply


  35. DB... said on Saturday, December 4, 2010, 2:18

    scored 22

    Reply


  36. Ashalika said on Saturday, January 22, 2011, 13:24

    scored 22

    Reply


  37. deepan shah said on Saturday, February 19, 2011, 20:54

    scored jus 10 plzz help :(

    Reply


  38. praveen jhalani said on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 17:52

    my score is 21
    some questions are very good but some are irrelevent

    Reply


  39. Ishita said on Saturday, October 15, 2011, 15:52

    Hey :)

    I scored 17 …not that good :/ But As far as I am aware the reitrement age of the SC Judges is 65 years 
    and India had Bicameral Legislatures only in 6 states….Tamil Nadu has a Unicameral Legislature 

    sooo scored 19 :/

    Reply


  40. vijaya lakshmi said on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 23:53

    sir do this year questions in legal will come from from constitution and legal theory or not???

    Reply


  41. parish mishra said on Sunday, August 19, 2012, 20:38

    i got 14 in this test

    Reply


  42. shubham jain said on Monday, August 27, 2012, 20:43

    about the question no 7 on amendments
    according to the following link  the 94th amendment took place on 12 june 2006 and the latest was 97th….
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_of_the_Constitution_of_India

    Reply


  43. rajat kapoor said on Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 21:01

    i got 20 out of 25 , question no. 20 & 7 are bit confusing questions …

    Reply


  44. Abhishek said on Friday, March 1, 2013, 16:00

    A village officer came to know that some men are trying to remove some survey stones and was rushing to the scene to stop the wrongdoing. He sees a known villager on the way and asks him to join him in the task. The villager agrees and goes with the village officer. There was a scuffle and both the village officer and the villager get hurt. FIR was filed and case registered with Police. Police wants to charge the trouble makers for attacking the two public servants. The trouble makers argue that the villager is not a public servant. Who is right?

    Reply

    Devansh Srivastava Reply:
    March 7th, 2013 at 10:09 AM

    i think the trouble makers will loose it because the principles not only speak of any person,having statutory authority to prevent wrongdoings,in public interest but also of “any person who believes himself to be bound by law to do it”.
    if we observe the general cases in the real life screanario,there are many occasions where common public has proved helpful for the authority to prevent any crime or wrongdoings.so,the the case shall fall towards the villagers and the culprits shall be liable.

    Reply


  45. Akanksha said on Thursday, April 18, 2013, 11:37

    Hey I think In ques number 23, The answer should be 6. Even Wikipedia shows that !!

    Reply


  46. Meghna N said on Monday, April 22, 2013, 14:04

    Questions 9, 10, 15, 19 >_<
    Why are numbers so important?!

    Reply


Leave a Reply


Mohammad Asadulla Shareef | Batch of 2015 - NALSAR University of Law | Copyright © 2013 CLATGyan.
Site Meter