The Judiciary Book Back Questions 8th Social Science Lesson 23
8th Social Science Lesson 23
23] The Judiciary
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Smiritis: In ancient India Smiritis defined the social duties for the individual. There are Manusmiriti, Naradasmiriti, Yajnavalkya smiriti etc.
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest high court in the country, established in 1862, whereas the Allahabad High Court is the largest Court.
The first political philosopher, who propounded the idea of an independent judiciary, was Montesquieu, the famous French philosopher. He believed in the theory of separation of powers of the three branches of the Government-Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.
NALSA: The National Legal Service Authority has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society and to organise Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes.
Public Interest Litigation (PIL): PIL is a litigation filed in a court of law for the protection of “public interest”. The Supreme Court introduced this system which allows a person to approach the court with his case. PIL can be filed for the following reasons such as violation of basic human rights, religious rights, pollution, and road safety. This could be done by a written letter stating the case. This concept is unique to the Indian Judiciary.
Choose the best answers:
1. The highest and final judicial tribunal of India is
(a) President
(b) Parliament
(c) Supreme Court
(d) Prime Minister
2. Judicial system provides a mechanism for resolving disputes between
(a) Citizen
(b) Citizen and the government
(c) Two State Governments
(d) All the above
3. Dispute between States of India comes to the Supreme Court under.
(a) Original jurisdiction
(b) Appellate jurisdiction
(c) Advisory jurisdiction
(d) None of these
4. Which of the following state/Union territories have a common High Court?
(a) Punjab and Jammu Kashmir
(b) Assam and Bengal
(c) Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
(d) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
5. The System of Public Interest Litigation has been introduced in India by
(a) Supreme Court
(b) Parliament
(c) Political parties
(d) Constitutional amendments
6. How many courts are there in apex level in India?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
7. Supreme Court is located at
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta
(d) New Delhi
8. F.I.R. means
(a) First Information Report
(b) First Information Result
(c) First Incident Report
(d) None of these
9. The court that hear criminal cases are called
(a) District court
(b) Sessions court
(c) Family court
(d) Revenue court
Fill in the blanks:
1. The ____________ High Court is the oldest High Court in India.
2. The framers of the Constitution established ____________ and ______________ judiciary in India.
3. ______________, a famous French philosopher propounded the idea of an independent judiciary.
4. ____________ deals with disputes over money, property and social matters.
5. During ancient times, most of the Kings’ courts dispensed justice according to ___________
Match the following:
1. Supreme Court – Social duties
2. High Court – Speedy justice
3. Lok Adalat – Highest court of appeal
4. Sir Elijah Impey – Highest court in the States
5. Smiritis – Chief justice
State true or false. If false, correct the statement:
1. The Supreme Court of India was inaugurated on 28th January 1951.
2. During the Tughlaq period, the code of procedure was written in Arabic.
3. The Regulating Act of 1773 made provision for the formation of Supreme Court.
4. Sadar Diwani Adalat was a Criminal Court of appeal.
5. The Allahabad High Court is the largest court in India.
6. The Constitution of India secures justice to all its citizen.
Consider the following the statements and tick the appropriate answer:
1. Consider the following statement.
i) A law commission was setup by Macaulay.
ii) It codified the Indian Laws.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
(a) i only
(b) ii only
(c) Both i and ii
(d) Neither i nor ii
2. Consider the following statements.
i) An Indian Penal Code was prepared in 1860.
ii) The Calcutta High Court was established in 1862.
iii) The Government of India Act, 1935 created Federal Court.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
(a) i only
(b) ii, iii only
(c) i, iii only
(d) All the above
3. Which of the following statement is not true about India’s Supreme Court?
i) The Supreme Court of India is the highest court of the land.
ii) It was established by part V under Chapter IV of Indian Constitution.
iii) Supreme Court cannot transfer cases from one high court to another.
iv) Its decisions are binding on all courts.
(a) i
(b) ii
(c) iii
(d) iv
4. Assertion (A): The Supreme Court is a Court of Record.
Reason (R): It maintains records of the court proceedings and its decisions are finding upon the lower courts.
(a) A is correct and R is wrong
(b) Both A and R are wrong
(c) A is correct and R explains A
(d) A is correct and R does not explain A
5. Agree or disagree:
a) Every citizen of India can approach the Supreme Court.
b) Rich and powerful people control the judiciary system.
c) Every citizen has a right to get justice through the courts.
d) Politicians cannot control over judges.
Answers:
Choose the best answers:
1. Supreme Court 2. all the above 3. Original jurisdiction 4. Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh 5. Supreme Court 6. One 7. New Delhi 8. First Information Report 9. Sessions court
Fill in the blanks:
1. Calcutta 2. Independent, Impartial 3. Montesquieu 4. Civil law 5. Dharma
Match the following:
1.Supreme Court – highest court of appeal
2.High Court – highest court in the States
3.Lok Adalat – speedy justice
4.Sir Elijah Impey – chief justice
5.Smiritis – Social Justice
State true or false. If false, correct the statement:
1.False
Correct answer: The Supreme Court of India was inaugurated on 28th January 1950.
2.True
3.True
4.False
Correct answer: Sadar Diwani Adalat was a civil court of appeal.
5.True
6.True
Consider the statements given below and choose the correct option:
1.Both i and ii
2.All the above
3.iii
4.A is correct and R explains A
5.We agree with a, c, d but disagree with b