LAW EXAM NOTES 3

1. Rights over resources within the territorial waters, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone, vest in the Union of India, under which provision of the

Constitution of India?

• Article 297
• Article 51

2.Which Constitution (Amendment) Act brought about modifications to Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy as well as Fundamental Duties? 

•  The Constitution (Eightieth Amendment) Act, 1999 
• The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002

3. The National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 was declared as unconstitutional and void in: 

• Youth Bar Association of India v. Union of India (2016) 9 SCC 473
• Common Cause v. Union of India (2015) 6 SCC 332 
• Madras Bar Association v. Union of India, AIR 2015 SC 1571 
• Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record Association v. Union of India (2016) 5 SCC1

4. Which of the following reason(s) was/were considered necessary for the Constitution (Seventy-Seventh) Amendment Act, 1995 inserting Article 16(4A)?

(i) Inadequacy of representation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in services in the States.

(ii) Reservation in promotion was held constitutionally impermissible in Indra Sawhney v. Union of India, AIR 1993 SC 477.

Select the correct answer from the following:

• (i) only
• (i) and (ii) only

5.Which of the following Fundamental Rights is enforceable against private individuals?

 (i) Article 17

 (ii) Article 23 

(iii) Article 24

 (iv) Article 21 

    Choose the correct answer from the following:

•  (ii) and (iii) only 
• (i), (ii) and (iii) only 

6. Which of the following were relevant considerations for prohibition on sale of liquor along national and state highways in State of Tamil Nadu v. K. Balu (2017) 2 SCC 281?

(i) There is no fundamental right under Article 19(1)(g) to trade in liquor.

(ii) Under Article 47, the State is under a duty to raise the level of nutrition, standard of living and improve public health.

(iii) An exception to permit the sale of liquor along a stretch of the highway which passes through the limits of city is arbitrary and violative of Article 14.

(iv) Right to life under Article 21 signifies a right to live with human dignity, free of noxious substances and intoxicants.

Choose the correct answer from the following:

• All the four statements are correct
• (i) and (iii) only
• (i), (ii) and (iii) only

7. Article 29 of the Constitution protects the rights of:

• Minorities based on religion or language
• Citizens with distinct script or culture

8. Which among the following is not a feature of federalism?

• Separation of Powers.
• Supremacy of the Judiciary.

9. Which of the following questions is not relevant in determining the existence of a constitutional convention?

• What are precedents?
• Did the actors in the precedent believe that they were bound by a rule?
• Are they justified in terms of morality?

10. Right to life includes right to reputation was recognised in:

• Archbishop Raphael Cheenath S.V.D. v. State of Orissa, AIR 2016 SC 3639
• Shyam Narayan Chouksey v. Union of India (2017) 1 SCC 421
• Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, AIR 2016 SC 2728