356: Assertion (A):
Willful disobedience or non-compliance of Court Orders and use of derogatory language about judicial behavior amounts o Contempt of Court.
Reason (R):
Judicial activism cannot be practised without arming the judiciary with punitive powers to punish contemptuous behaviour.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and Rare true, but Ris not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Explanation:
Both A and R true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
357: Consider the following statements :
1. A person who has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except the Supreme Court.
2. A person is not qualified for appointment as a Judge of a High Court in India unless he has for at least five years held a judicial office in the territory of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
As per Article 220, no person who, after the commencement of the Constitution, has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court shall plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except the Supreme Court and the other High Courts.
A person to be appointed as a Judge of a High Court, should have held a judicial office in the territory of India for 10 years (but not 5 years).
358: Consider the following functionaries:
I. Cabinet Secretary
II. Chief Election Commissioner
III. Union Cabinet Ministers
IV. Chief Justice of India
Their correct sequence, in the Order of Precedence is
(a) III, IV, II, I
(b) IV, III, I, II
(c) IV, III, II, I
(d) III, IV, I, II
Explanation:
The order of Precedence of the functionaries given in the optionals are - Chief Justice of India > Cabinet Minister of the Union > Chief Election Commissioner > Cabinet Secretary.
359: The primary function of the Finance Commission in India is to
(a) distribute revenue between the Centre and the States
(b) prepare the Annual Budget
(c) advise the President on financial matters
(d) allocate funds to various ministries of the Union and State Governments
Explanation:
The Finance Commission can only advise the President on financial matters, such as distribution of the net proceeds of taxes between the Union and the States, the principles which should govern the grants-in-aid of the revenues of the States etc.
360: Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Right?
(a) Freedom of speech and expression
(b) Right to assemble peaceably and without arms
(c) Right to property
(d) Right to equality