Under the Constitution, the power to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus is vested in

(1) High Courts alone

(2) Supreme Court alone

(3) Both Supreme Court and High Courts

(4) All Courts down to the District Courts

Which of the following is a bulwark of personal freedom?

(1) Mandamus

(2) Habeas corpus

(3) Quo-Warranto

(4) Certiorari

The writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights are issued by

(1) The Parliament

(2) The President

(3) The Supreme Court

(4) The Election Commission

Evaluate the following statements :

(\(\mathrm{I}\)) The legal interpretation of equality is chiefly influenced by equality before law and equal protection of

(\(\mathrm{II}\)) Equality before the law means rule of law

(1) \(\mathrm{I}\) is correct but \(\mathrm{II}\) is incorrect

(2) II is correct but \(\mathrm{I}\) is incorrect

(3) Both are correct

(4) Both are incorrect

A writ issued by the Supreme Court compelling a quasi-judicial/public authority to perform its mandatory duty is

(1) Quo warranto

(2) Mandamus

(3) Certiorari

(4) Prohibition

By which of the following modes can citizenship be acquired ?

i. By Birth

ii. Hereditary

iii. By Registration

iv. By Request

(1) i and ii

(2) i, ii, and iii

(3) ii and iii

(4) iv, ii, and iii

In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court held that fundamental rights are unamendable?

(1) A. K. Gopalan’s case

(2) Keshvananda Bharti’s case

(3) M. C. Mehta’s case

(4) Golak Nath’s case

‘Directive Principles’ in our Constitution are

(1) enforceable in the courts of law

(2) quasi-enforceable

(3) partly non-enforceable

(4) non-enforceable in the courts of law

Which of the following expressions does not figure in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?

(1) the Sovereign Democratic Republic

(2) Socialist

(3) Secular

(4) Federal

Right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights during the rule of

(1) Indira Gandhi Government

(2) Morarji Desai Government

(3) Narasimha Rao Government

(4) Vajpayee Government

The chapter on Fundamental Duties includes

(1) Duty to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our freedom movement. (2) Duty to vote in General Election

(3) Duty to promote the sense of fraternity among the people

(4) Duty to stick to the political party on whose ticket one contested election.