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100 questions on Legal GK

1. What was the 93rd amendment to the Constitution?

a) Abolished Right to Property as a fundamental Right
b) Decreased Voting Right to 18
c) Increased tenure of Rajya Sabha Members from five to six
d) Introduced Right to Education from 6 to 14 as a fundamental right under Article 19A.
Answer - d)
2. Who headed the First Law Commission which drafted the Indian Penal Code in 1860?
a) Lord Mckartney
b) Lord Macaulay
c) Lord Swaraj Paul
d) Dadabhai Naroji
Answer - b)
3. Who presides over a joint sitting of the lower and upper house of the Parliament?
a) President of India
b) Speaker of the Rajya Sabha
c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
d) Leader of the Opposition
Answer - c)
4. The Vice President of India is the ex-officio chairperson of which post?
a) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
b) Finance Secretary
c) Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
d) Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission
Answer c)
5. What does Article 1 of the Constitution of India state?
a) Freedom of Speech and Expression
b) Powers of the President of India
c) India is a Republicd) Name and Territory of the Union
Answer d)
6. The Right to Vote is a?
a) Constitutional Right
b) Fundamental Right
c) Legal Right
d) Human Right
Answer - a)
Under Article 326 of the Constitution, it is stated that Elections to the House of the People and to
theLegislative Assemblies of States to be on the basis of Adult Suffrage.

7. The Preamble to the Indian Constitution describes India as?

a) Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
b) Union of States
c) Secular Democratic Capitalist
d) As Bharat
Answer a)
8. Till date there have been how many amendments to the Indian Constitution?
a) 93
b) 94

c) 92
d) 95
Answer d)
9. What changes did the forty second amendment to the Constitution made to the Preamble?
a) Substituted the words "sovereign democratic republic" with the words "Sovereign Socialist Secular
DemocraticRepublic"
b) Added the word 'Democratic' to the Preamble.
c) Added the word 'Justice' to the Preamble.
d) Deleted the word 'Constitution' from the Preamble
Answer a)
10. Which of these is not a constitutional post
a) Chief Election Commissioner of India
b) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
c) Finance Secretary
d) Vice-President of India
Answer c)
11. The 'Electoral College' for the election of the President of India constitutes?
a) Members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
b) Members of the Lok Sabha
c) Members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of the States, including National
CapitalTerritory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
d) Elected Members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of the States, including
NationalCapital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
Answer d)
12. How can the Chief Justice of India be removed?
a). President of India needs to issue an order
b). Impeachment
c). Prime Minister of India needs to issue an order
d). Majority vote of the Supreme Court Judges
Answer b)
.13.Who was India's first law minister
a) Dr. Ambedkar
b) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
c) Bhagwati Charan
d) Jagjivan Ram
Answer a)
14. In which case did the Supreme Court propounded the basic structure doctrine?
a). Keshavanda Bharti v. Union of India
b) People's Union of Civil Liberities v. Union of India
c) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
d) Indira Gandhi v. Union of IndiaAnswer
a)
15. A minimum of How many judges of the Supreme Court sit in a constitutional law bench
a) 2
b) 10
c) 5
d) 7
Answer c)
16. What is the 'Magna Carta'?
a) A ship
b) The declaration of Independence of the United States
c) A treaty which established the International Criminal Court

d) The first English Legal Charter relating to the fundamental rights of the citizens.
Answer d)
17. Which is the biggest parliamentary constituency with the largest electorate after the delimitation?
a) Outer Delhi
b) Unnao
c) Thane
d) Chennai NorthAnswer
b)
18. Where does the Vice-President of India live?
a) 6, Maulana Azad Road,
b) 10, Janpath
c) Rashtrapati Bhavan
d) No official ResidenceAnswer
a)
19. Who is the current Chief Justice of the International Court of Justice?
a) Judge Nagendra Singh (India)
b) Judge Hisashi Owada (Japan)
c) Judge Dame Rosalyn Higgins (United Kingdom)
d) Judge Jos Gustavo Guerrero (El Salvador)
Answer b)
20. Who was the first female High Court judge in India?
a) Justice Ruma Pal
b) Justice Leila Seth
c) Justice Aruna Suresh
d) Justice R.P. DesaiAnswer
b)
21. Who is the Chairman of the Planning Commission of India?
a) President of India
b) An Indian Administrative Services Officer
c) The Cabinet Secretary
d) Prime Minister of IndiaAnswer
d)
22. Which of these has been held by the Supreme Court to not being a government organization?
a) Securities and Exchange Board of India
b) Board of Cricket Control of India
c) Railways
d) Industrial Finance Corporate of India Answer
b)
23. In which case did the largest bench of thirteen judges of the Supreme Court sit?
a) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
b) Ashok Thakur v. Union of India
c) Keshavanda Bharti v. Union of India
d) There has never been such a large bench in any case of the Supreme Court
Answer c)
24. The only judge of the Supreme Court to have been elevated directly to the post from being a lawyer?
a) Justice Santosh Hedge
b) Justice B.N. Kirpal
c) Justice Ruma Pal
d) Justice K. G. BalakrishnanAnswer
a)
25. When was the Indian Contract Act enacted?

a) 1932
b) 1948
c) 1884
d) 1872
Answer d)
26. The Fundamental Right of Prohibition of Traffic in Human Beings and forced Labour is contained in
which Article
of the Constitution?
a) Article 12
b) Article 23
c) Article 19
d) Article 20
Answer b)
27. The number of times Financial Emergency has been declared in India?
a) one
b) two
c) never
d) three
Answer c)
28. The number of high Courts in the country?
a) 18
b) 19
c) 20
d) 21
Answer d)
29. Who appoints the Chief Justice of the High Court?
a) President of India in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the Governor of the State
b) Chief Justice of India alone
c) Collegium of Supreme Court judges
d) Prime Minister of India in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the Chief Minister of the State
Answer a)
30. Which Article of the Constitution of India states that the Law declared by Supreme Court to be binding
on allcourts?
a) Article 141
b) Article 136
c) Article 21
d) Article 126
Answer a)
31. The offence of Culpable homicide amounting to Murder is contained in?
a) section 226 of the Code of Civil Procedure
b) section 226 of the Indian Penal Code
c) section 300 of the Code of Civil Procedure
d) section 300 of the Indian Penal Code
Answer d)
32. Who amongst these enjoys the post of cabinet rank minister?
a) Chief whip of the majority party
b) Leader of the opposition in the lower house
c) Chief whip of the opposition party
d) Deputy Speaker of the House
Answer b)
33. By which amendment to the Constitution was the minimum voting age reduced from 21 to 18
a) 61st

b) 93rd
c) 2nd
d) 91st
Answer a)
34. Which of the following states were created in the States Reorganization Act, 1956
a) Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
d) Goa, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
Answer b)
35. Who was the first chief justice of Independent India
a) Justice M. Hidayatullah
b) Justice H. J. Kania
c) Justice A. N. Ray
d) Justice P. B. Gajendragadkar
Answer b)
36. When was the 'Magna Carter' issued?
a) 1776
b) 1512
c) 1998
d) 1215
Answer d)
37. Which of the following is a writ issued to a detaining authority to produce the detained person in court
to knowcause for detention
a. Certiorari
b. Habeas Corpus
c. Prohibition
d. Mandamus
Answer b.
38. When is the 'National Law Day' celebrated in India?
a). October 16,
b). December 21,
c). December 11,
d). November 26
Answer d).
39. The World Celebarates 10th December as?
a). Human Rights Day
b). Fight against Hunger
c). Fight Against AIDS
d). Mothers Day
Answer a)
40. What were the 'Nuremberg Trials'?
a). Trial of Iraqi leaders under the Saddam Hussen Regime
b). Trial of Congolese militia leader Thoman Lubanga
c). Trial of Nazi Germany generals post world war
d). Trial of Saddam Hussein
Answer c).
41. What is the minimum age of standing for election to the Lok Sabha in India?
a). 30
b). 35
c). 21

d). 25
Answer d).
42. What is the permissible maximum strength of a council of minsters?
a). fifteen percent of the total strength of the two houses of the legislature
b). fifteen percent of the total strength of the lower house of the legislature
c). There is no such limit
d). Twenty Percent of the total strength of the two houses of the legislature.
Answer b).
43. Who was the first woman to become a member of the Union Cabinet in free India?
a. Suchitra Kriplani
b. Sarojini Naidu
c. Testa Setalvad
d. Rajkumari Kaur
Answer d.
44. On whose request can the President dissolve the Lok sabha?
a. Prime Minister
b. Majority Members of the Lok Sabha
c. Leader of the Opposition
d. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Answer a).
45. When were the privy purses of the Princely states abolished by Indira Gandhi?
a. 1968.
b. 1969.
c. 1970
d. 1971
Answer d.
46. Which Indian was the President of International Court of Justice?
a. Justice Benegal Rama Rau
b. Justice Nagendra Singh
c. Justice Raghunanda Pathak
d. Justice Hyditullah
Answer b.
47. Who was the first Indian Judge of the International Court of Justice?
a. Justice Benegal Rama Rau
b. Justice Nagendra Singh
c. Justice Raghunanda Pathak
d. Justice Hyditullah
Answer a.
48. What is the term of the members of the International Court of Justice?
a. 9 Years
b. 5 years
c. 7 years
d. Till there death or voluntary resignation
Answer a.
49. What is the term of the Judges of the Supreme Court of United States?
a. 9 Years
b. 5 years
c. 7 years
d. Till there death or voluntary resignation
Answer d.
50. What does Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution state?
a. Japan is a democratic country

b. Legal Age of Voting in Japan is 18

c. prohibits an act of war by the stated. Powers of the Prime Minister
Answer c.
51. Which of the following best describes Indian form of legal system?
a. Civil Law
b. Common Law
c. Archaic Law
d. Occidental Law
Answer c.
52. What is the Bombay Plan of 1944?
a. Plan to attack the British
b. Plan to separate from British India
c. Plan for Economic Development of India post Independence
d. Plan of the Indian National Army?
Answer c.
53. What is the basis of representation of the State in the Rajya Sabha
a. Proportional Representation
b. Direct Representation
c. Decided by the President of India
d. Part IVA of the Representation of the People Act, 1950
Answer d).
54. Where does an appeal lie from against the decision of the National Commission of Consumer of India?
a. Supreme Court
b. High Court of the state where the dispute orginiated
c. No appeal
d. Reference to the President of India
Answer a).
55. What is the Right to Information Act?
a. Allowing one to inquire into the private affairs of the neighbours
b. Allowing citizens to inquire into the records of the Union Government and State Government.
c. Allowing one to inquire into the private affairs of the Army
d. Allowing one to inquire into the private affairs of the President of India
Answer b.
56. When was the Right to Information Act enacted?
a. 1995
b. 2005
c. 2004
d. 2006
Answer b.
57. The minimum number of days guaranteed to each citizen of the country under the National
RuralEmployment Guarantee Act?
a. 20 days
b. three months
c. 100 days
d. 300 days
Answer c.
58. Whose signature is there on the one rupee note
a. President of India
b. It is not signed
c. Governor Reserve Bank of India
d. Finance Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Answer d.
59. Which of these Ministry a state government cannot have?
a. Coal Ministry

b. Higher Education Ministry

c. Railways Ministry
d. Finance Minsitry
Answer c.
60. What happens in case of a conflict between a Union Law and State Law?
a. Union Law prevails
b. State Law Prevails
c. Both Coexists
d. Matter referred to the Chief Justice of India
Answer a.
61. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of Independent India?
a. K.V.K. Sundaram
b. T. N. Seshan
c. Sukumar Sen
d. M. S. Gill
Answer c.
62. First Woman Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
a. Kiran Bedi
b. K. J. Udeshi
c. Chanda KocchaR
d. There hasn't been a single woman deputy governer as yet
Answer b.
63. Who was the first female governor of India?
a. Prathibha Patel
b. Sarojini Naidu
c. Smt Sarla Grewal
d. Suchitra Kriplani
Answer b.
64. The number of Bharat Ratna that have been conferred till date?
a. 5
.b. 100
c. 41
d. 150
Answer c.
65. The only Prime Minister to have been a former Governor of Reserve Bank?
a. Atal Behari Vajyapee
b. Not allowed constitutionally
c. Manmohan Singhd. Lal Bahadhur Shastri
Answer c.
66. The only United States President to have resigned in the middle of his term
a. Franklin D. Rooselvet
b. John Adams
c. Ronald Regan
d. Richard Nixon
Answer d.
67. The first female to have stood for the Vice-Presedential Elections in the United States?
a. Geraldine Ferraro
b. Hillary Clinton
c. Sarah Palin
d. Caroline Kennedy
Answer a.
68. Under which article of the Constitution does the President has the power to impose emergency ina state
a. Article 100

b. Article 255
c. Article 356
d. Article 300
Answer c.
69. The number of entries in the State List?
a. 100b. 97
c. 66
d. 47
Answer c.
70. Which is the area wise biggest constituency in India?
a. Roberstganj
b. Unnaoc. Kutch
d. Ladakh
Answer d.
71. What is a Vote on Account?
a. Confidence Vote
b. To take account of the fiancial affaris of the country
c. government obtains the vote of Parliament for a sum sufficient to incur expenditure on variousitems for a
part of the yea
d. Vote to remove a member of legislature
Answer c
72. What is the Finance Bill popular known as?
a. Budget
b. Fiscal Policy
c. Monetary Reforms
d. Vote on Account
Answer a.
73. What is the maximum duration between two sessions of the house?
a. One year
b. Three month
c. two months
d. Six months
Answer d.
74. What is 'zero hour'
a. On occasion of death of a person in office
b. To save light time
c. It denotes the time immediately following the Question Hour in both Houses of Parliament, starting at
noon.
d. Debate hour in the house
Answer c.
75. How are the expenses of the Election Commission met?
a. Budget
b. Consolidated Fund
c. Vote on Account
d. By candidates
Answer b.
76. Which Act regulates conduct of Lawyers in Court?
a. Constitution of India
b. Advocates Act
c. Lawyers Act

d. Right to Information Act

Answer b.
77. How many maximum number of seats can a person contest an election under the Representationof
People's Act
a. Two
b. No limit
c. Ony one
d. Five
Answer a.
78. Do the Citizens of India have a right to 'negative vote'?
a. Yesb. No
c. Each adult citizen has to mandatorily vote
d. None of the above
Answer b.
79. What is Rule 49 O of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961
a. Right to Vote
b. Right to caste a negative vote
c. Right to vote again
d. Right to refuse to vote and get this dissent registered in the Register of Rolls
Answer d.
80. What is the tenure of the Chief Election Commissioner
a. Five years
b. Till his death
c. six years or upto the age of 65
d. Can be extended from six years or age of 65 years by the Prime Minister
Answer c.
81. Which is the only regiment in the world with a prescriptio of minimum height of six feet?
a. President of India Bodyguards
b. Royal British Army Guards
c. 6th Batallion of United States
d. KGB recruits
Answer a.
82. The limitation period for filing of a suit is provided under which law?
a. Civil Procedure Code, 1908b. Constitution of India
c. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
d. The Limitation Act, 1963
Answer d
83. Who has the power to pardon a death sentence given by a Court?
a. The Chief Justice of India
b. The Governor of the state where the inmate is kept
c. The President of India
d. The Court which passed the sentenceAnswer c.
84. In which famous case did the Supreme Court issued guidelines to be taken as law based on Indiabeing a
signatory of certain international treatise
a. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
b. Vishaka v. Union of India

c. Keshavanda Bharti v. Union of India

d. The Supreme Court has never passed a judgment like this
Answer b.
85. What was the Kothari Commission on?
a. Education reforms
b. Police reforms
c. Reservation of Seats for Backward Caste
d. Center-State Relations
Answer a.
86. What was the Sarkaria Commission on?
a. Godhra Riots
b. Education Reforms
c. Centre-State Relations
d. Socio, Economic Reforms of the Muslims in India
Answer c.
87. The Competition Commission of India will succeeded which body
a. Securities Exchange Board of India
b. Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practice Commission
c. Anti-Competition Commission
d. Nanavati Commission
Answer b.
88. The Minimum age prescribed under the Constitution for a person becoming the Prime Minister of India
is?
a. 25 years
b. 30 years
c. 18 years
d. 35 years
Answer a.
89. Which of these is not an indirect tax?
a. Service Tax
b. Value Added Tax
c. Income Taxd. Sales Tax
Answer c.
90. The President of India is the?
a. Patron of the defence forces
b. Head of the Rajya Sabha
c. Supreme Commander of the defence forces
d. A titular head
Answer c.
91. When did the General Assembly of the United Nations adopt the Universal Declaration of
HumanRights?
a. 18th August 1950
b. 10th December, 1948
c. 12th Jaunary, 1949
d. 14th April, 1951
Answer b.
92.Which of these is the set of principles written in the Preamble
a. Integrity, Captialism, Equality, Fraternity,
b. Integrity, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
c. Accountability, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,
d. Polity, Liberty, Accountability, Equality
Answer b.

93. Nepal is now a

a. Maoist State
b. Socialist State
c. Hindu Stated
d. Federal Democratic Republic
Answer d.
94. TRIPS stands for?
a. Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
b. Trade Regulated Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
c. Tariff Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
d. Tariff Related Aspects of Interest Property Rights
Answer a.
95. Which is the governing body for TRIPS?
a. World Food Organizationb. World Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
c. World Trade Organization
d. United Nations
Answer c.
96. What is 'Sub-Prime'?
a. A semi primary number
b. A subset Prime Ministerial Job
c. A security for which a return above the "prime" rate is adhered
d. A new vaccine
Answer c.
97. What is the 'Swine Flu'?
a. A new dance form
b. A yoga mixed with Salsa
c. A vaccine
d. genes in a new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in pigs in NorthAmerica
Answer d.
98. What are Collatralized Debt Obligations?
a. Structured Asset-backed securities
b. A legal notice
c. A WTO advisory
d. Payment Obligations
Answer a.
99. Which of the following filed for Bankruptcy in 2008?
a. ICICI Bank
b. Axis Bank
c. Lehman Brothers
d. Merrill Lynch
Answer c.
100. Where is the 'Nano' Plant located?
a. Singur
b. Sanand
c. Damoh
d. Pritampur
Answer b.