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Indian Polity & Constitution Practice Test: The State Judiciary
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Every state high court has a chief justice and some other judges. India has a single integrated judicial system. The judiciary in India has a pyramidal structure with the Supreme Court (SC) at the top. High Courts are below the SC, and below them are the district and subordinate courts. The lower courts function under the direct superintendence of the higher courts.

Indian Polity & Constitution Practice Test: The State Judiciary
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1. After retirement, a judge of a High Court can undertake practice in
2. Consider the following statements:
1. The mode of removal of a Judge of a High Court in India is same as that of removal of a Judge of the Supreme Court.
2. After retirement from the office, a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India. Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
3. Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive is enjoined by
4. Consider the following statements:
1. There are 25 High Courts at present in India.
2. Calcutta, Bombay and Madras High Courts were established in the year 1862. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
5. Match List-I (Union Territory) with List-II (Jurisdiction of High Court) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List-I List-II
A. Puducherry 1. Madras
B. Andaman and Nicobar Island
2. Calcutta
C. Lakshadweep 3. Kerala
D. Daman and Diu 4. Bombay Codes A B C D
6. With reference to Lok Adalats, which of the following statements is correct?
7. On which of the following grounds can a judge of the High Court be impeached?
1. Violation of the Constitution
2. Proved misbehaviour
3. Incapacity to act as a judge Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
8. Assertion (A) : In India, every State has a High Court in its territory. Reason (R) : The Constitution of India provides a High Court in each State. Codes
9. Which of the following States/Union Territories have a common High Court?
10. Which of the following High Courts has the largest number of Benches?
11. In which year was High Court in Madras established?
12. Which one of the following Indian States does not keep its own High Court?
13. The High Courts in Indian were first started at
14. Consider the following statements:
1. The highest criminal court of the district is the court of District and Session Judge.
2. The District Judge are appointed by the Governor in consultation with the High Court.
3. A person to be eligible for appointment as a District Judge should be an advocate or a pleader of seven years standing or more, or an officer in judicial service of the Union or the State.
4. When the Session Judge awards death sentence, it must be confirmed by the High court before it is carried out. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15. The mobile court in India is the brain-child of
16. The constitution makes provisions to ensure the independence of judges which one of the following provisions given below is wrong in this content?
17. Which one of the following High Courts has the Territorial Jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
18. A High Court Judge addresses his letter of resignation to
19. A judge of High Court can hold office till
20. The first High/Supreme Court Judge, who voluntarily made public his assets, is
21. Why did one of the High Courts in India decree that the ‘bandhs are unconstitutional and punitive’?
22. To which one of the following funds are salary and allowances of the Judges of High Court of a State charged?
23. Consider the following statements:
1. There are 21 High Courts in India.
2. Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have a common High Court.
3. National Capital Territory of Delhi has a High Court of its own. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
24. The Chief Justice of a High Court is appointed by
25. The nomenclature of the Executive Head of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir was changed from Sadar–i–Riyasat to Governor in 1965 by