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- Question
Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to protection of individuals being tried for offences?
Options- A. A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused.
- B. The accused must have violated an existing law.
- C. An accused cannot be tried and punished for the same offence again.
- D. The quantum of punishment must be provided in law as it existed on the date of commission of an offence.
- Correct Answer
- A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused.
ExplanationArticle-20 of the Constitutiongrants protection against arbitrary and excessive punishment to an accused person. It contains three provisions in that direction No Ex-post-facto Law No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the Act nor subjected to a penalty greater than that prescribed by the law in force at the time ofthe commission of the Act.No Double Jeopardy No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.No Self-incrimination No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.As per the Constitution, a person/entity can be tried retrospectively in certain instances as provided by the law
- 1. A citizen of India will lose his or her citizenship if he or she 1.renounces Indian citizenship 2.voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another country 3.marries a citizen of another country 4.criticizes the Government Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2, 3 and 4
- C. 1 and 2 only
- D. 1 and 4 Discuss
- 2. Which of the following fundamental rights as enshrined in the Constitution of India belong only to the citizens? 1.Article 19 (Protection of right to freedom of speech) 2.Article 21 (Protection of life and personal liberty) 3.Article 15 (Prohibition of discrimination)4.Article 16 (Equality of opportunity) Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2, 3 and 4
- C. 1, 3 and 4
- D. 1 and 4 only Discuss
- 3. On 26thNovember, 1949, which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India came into effect? 1.Citizenship 2.Elections 3.Provisional Parliament 4.Fundamental Rights Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 2, 3 and 4
- B. 1, 2 and 3
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1 and 2 only Discuss
- 4. Which among the following Acts were repealed by Article 395 of the Constitution of India? 1.The Government of India Act, 1935 2.The Indian Independence Act, 1947 3.The abolition of Privy Council jurisdiction Act, 1949 4.The government of India Act, 1919 Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 1, 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 Discuss
- 5. Prime Minister's 'Ujjwala Yojana' is related to __________________
Options- A. Free distribution of LPG connections to socially backward classes.
- B. Free electric connections to members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
- C. Mass immunisation campaign for children.
- D. None of the these. Discuss
- 6. According to the Classical Theory of Employment, deviations from the state of full employment are
Options- A. Purely temporary in nature
- B. permanent in nature
- C. imaginary situations
- D. normal situations Discuss
- 7. Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to Article 32 of the Constitution of India?
Options- A. It provides remedies to citizens for the enforcement of fundamental rights.
- B. It is a part of fundamental rights.
- C. The Supreme Court cannot refuse a writ petition under Article 32 on the ground of delay.
- D. Protection under Article 32 also applies to the enforcement of ordinary law which has nothing to do with the fundamental rights. Discuss
- 8. Which one of the following writs is issued by the Supreme Court to secure the freedom of a person upon unlawful arrest?
Options- A. Habeas Corpus
- B. Mandamus
- C. Certiorari
- D. Quo Warranto Discuss
- 9. Under Article 352 of the Constitution of India, an emergency can be declared if security of any part of India is threatened by 1.war2.external aggression3.armed rebellion4.internal disturbanceSelect the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2, 3 and 4
- C. 1 and 2 only
- D. 1 and 2 only Discuss
- 10. Which one of the following statements is not true of Protection of Women from Domestic violence Act, 2005?
Options- A. This Act provides civil remedies to protect a woman subjected to domestic violence.
- B. Only women can make a complaint under this legislation.
- C. Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.
- D. The Act includes not just wives but also women in marriage-like relationships. Discuss
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Correct Answer: 1 and 2 only
Explanation:
The Citizenship Act, 1955, prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or prior to it under the Constitution, viz. renunciation, termination and deprivation:
1. By Renunciation: Any citizen of India of full age and capacity can make adeclaration renouncing his Indian citizenship.
2. By Termination: When an Indian citizen voluntarily (consciously, knowingly and without duress, undue influence or compulsion) acquires the citizenship of another country.
3. By Deprivation:It is a compulsory termination of Indian citizenship by the Central government, if:
?the citizen has obtained the citizenship by fraud:?the citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India:
?the citizen has unlawfully traded or communicated with the enemy during a war;
?the citizen has, within five years after registration or naturalisation, been imprisoned in any country for two years; and
?the citizen has been ordinarily resident out of India for seven years continuously
Correct Answer: 1, 3 and 4
Explanation:
Fundamental Rights available to only citizens and not foreigners
?Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth (Article 15).
?Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment (Article 16).
?Six basic freedoms subject to reasonable restrictions (Article 19).
?Protection of language, script and culture of minorities (Article 29).
?Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions (Article 30).
Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
Some provisions of the Constitution pertaining to citizenship, elections, provisional parliament, temporary and transitional provisions, and short title contained in Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392 and 393 came into force on November 26, 1949 itself
Correct Answer: 1 and 2 only
Explanation:
A395. Repeals The Indian Independence Act, 1947, and the Government of India Act, 1935 , together with all enactments amending or supplementing the latter Act, but not including the Abolition of Privy Council Jurisdiction Act, 1949.
Correct Answer: Free distribution of LPG connections to socially backward classes.
Correct Answer: Purely temporary in nature
Explanation:
The classical economists believed in the existence of full employment in the economy. To them, full employment was a normal situation and any deviation from this regarded as something abnormal. According to Pigou, the tendency of the economic system is to automatically provide full employment in the labour market when the demand and supply of labour are equal.
Correct Answer: Protection under Article 32 also applies to the enforcement of ordinary law which has nothing to do with the fundamental rights.
Explanation:
Protection under Article 32 applies only to the fundamental rights as provided by the Constitution.
Correct Answer: Habeas Corpus
Explanation:
Habeas Corpus: a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, replaced the phrase ?internal disturbance? with the ?armed rebellion? to avoid its misuse by the government in power.
Correct Answer: Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.
Explanation:
The Supreme Court has struck down the words ?adult male? from the pertinent provision in the DV Act to lay down that a woman can also file a complaint against another woman, accusing her of domestic violence.
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