MCQs Based On Political Science- (63)

Correct Option: 2. Article 226.
Explanation: Article 226 empowers High Courts to issue writs for the enforcement of fundamental rights and for any other purpose. This makes the High Court’s writ jurisdiction broader than that of the Supreme Court, which is limited to fundamental rights under Article 32.

Correct Option: 4. Injunction.
Explanation: High Courts issue five types of writs: Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Certiorari, Prohibition, and Quo Warranto. Injunction is a type of civil remedy, not a writ.
📘 Example of an Injunction:
A court may issue a temporary injunction restraining a builder from continuing construction on disputed land until the matter is resolved.
📘 Example of a Writ:
A High Court may issue a writ of Mandamus directing a government department to release pension payments unlawfully withheld.

Correct Option: 4. Article 13 and Article 226.
Explanation: Article 13 declares that laws inconsistent with fundamental rights are void. Article 226 allows High Courts to enforce rights and review the constitutionality of laws, thereby forming the basis of judicial review.

Correct Option: 2. Delhi High Court.
Explanation: Original civil jurisdiction means the High Court can hear a civil case as a court of first instance, i.e., the case is initiated directly in the High Court and not through an appeal.
This power is available only to four High Courts in India:
Calcutta High Court
Bombay High Court
Madras High Court
Delhi High Court
These High Courts can try civil cases of higher monetary value (above a threshold specified in law or court rules), particularly in matters such as commercial disputes.
Other High Courts like Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Patna do not have original civil jurisdiction except in specific cases like writs or constitutional matters.

Correct Option: 3. Military Tribunals.
Explanation: High Courts have supervisory jurisdiction over all courts and tribunals within their territory, except military courts/tribunals.