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Class VIII SS T3 THE JUDICIARY TEXTBOOK SOLUTIONS
THE JUDICIARY
Evaluation
I Choose the correct answer
1 The highest and final judicial tribunal of India is
a) President
b) Parliament
c) Supreme Court
d) Prime Minister
Ans: c) Supreme Court
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
Ans: 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
Ans: a) Original jurisdiction
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
Ans: c) Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
5. The System of Public Interest Litigation has been introduced in India by
a) Supreme Court
b) Parliament
c) Political parties
d) Constitutional amendments
Ans: a) Supreme Court
6. How many courts are there in apex level in India?
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four
Ans: a) One
7. Supreme court is located at
a) Chandigarh b) Bombay c) Calcutta d) New Delhi
Ans: d) New Delhi
8. F I R means
a) First Information Report
b) First information Result
c) First Incident Report
d) None of these
Ans: a) First Information Report
9. The court that hear criminal cases are called
a) District court b) Sessions court
c) Family court d) Revenue court
Ans: b) Sessions court
II Fill in the blanks
1. The ________High Court is the oldest High Court in India.
Ans: Calcutta
2. The framers of the Constitution established ________ and ______ judiciary in India.
Ans: Independent, Imperial
3. ___________, a famous French philosopher propounded the idea of an independent judiciary.
Ans: Montesquieu
4. ________deals with disputes over money, property and social matters.
Ans: Civil law
5. During ancient times, most of the Kings’ courts dispensed justice according to _______.
Ans: dharma.
III 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 duties
IV State true or false
1. The Supreme Court of India was inaugurated on 28th January 1951.
Ans: False
2. During the Tughlaq period, the code of procedure was written in Arabic.
Ans: True
3. The Regulating Act of 1773 made provision for the formation of Supreme
Court.
Ans: True
4. Sadar Diwani Adalat was a Criminal court of appeal.
Ans: False
5. The Allahabad High Court is the largest court in India.
Ans: True
6. The Constitution of India secures justice to all its citizen.
Ans: True
V Choose the correct statement
1. Consider the following statements.
i) A law commission was set up by Macaulay.
ii) It codified the Indian Laws.Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
a) i only b) ii only
c) Both i and ii d) Neither i nor ii
Ans:c) Both i and 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 statements given above is/ are correct?
a) i only b) ii, iii only
c) i,iii only d) All the above
Ans: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
Ans:c) iii
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
Ans:c) A is correct and R explains A
5. Agree or disagree
a) Every citizen of India can approach the Supreme court.
Ans: Agree
b) Rich and powerful people control the judiciary system.
Ans: Disagree
c) Every citizen has a right to get justice through the courts.
Ans: Agree
d) Politicians can not control over judges.
Ans: Agree
VI Answer the following in one or two sentences
1. Why do we need judicial system?
The judicial system of a country needs to be efficient in order to ensure proper justice to all.Judiciary plays an important role as an organ of the government. It administers justice, settles disputes, interprets laws, protects fundamental rights and acts as guardian of the Constitution.
2. What are the different levels of courts in India?
There are three different levels of courts in our country.
Supreme Court
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High Court
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District Court
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Subordinate Court
3. Differentiate Law and Judiciary.
4. Write a note on Lok Adalat.
Lok Adalat was set up to provide speedy justice. It hears and settles the disputes in the language of the people in the public presence. A Lok Adalat is presided over by a retired judge along with a lawyer and a social worker.
5. What are the advantages of mobile courts?
Mobile courts will be of great relief to the rural people. It would create greater awareness about the judicial system among the rural masses, cut costs for them and render justice as their doorstep.
VII Answer the following in detail
1. Write about the role of judiciary.
Role of Judiciary can be classified as,
Dispute Resolution:
The Judicial system provides a mechanism for resolving disputes between
• Citizen
• Citizens and the government
• Two State governments
• The centre and the State governments
Judicial Review:
The Judicial has the power to declare a law unconstitutional if it believes that the law passed by the Parliament is violating the basic structure of the Constitution
Upholding the Law and Enforcing Fundamental rights:
Every citizen of India can approach the Supreme Court or High Court if they believe that their fundamental rights have been violated.
2. Differentiate Civil Law and Criminal Law.
3. Describe Jurisdiction of Supreme Court.
a. Original Jurisdiction: The Supreme Court can hear disputes for the first time in that court only. It is mainly concerned with disputes between the Union and one or more states and between two or more states.
b. Appellate Jurisdiction: It can hear appeals against the decisions made by the High Court on the granting of certificate by the High Court.
c. Advisory Jurisdiction: The Court can report to the President its opinion about a question of the public importance referred to it by the President.
d. Writs Jurisdiction: The Writs are issued by the Supreme Court under Article 32 and by the High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
e. Court of Record: It maintains records of the court proceedings and its decisions are found upon the lower courts.
f. Special Powers: It supervises the functioning of the lower courts.
