India Mcqs

Constitution of India (Law)

Article 262 of the Constitution of India relates to:

A. Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers or river valleys

B. Provisions with respect to an inter-State Council

C. Consolidated Funds and Public Accounts of India and of the States

D. Contingency Fund

Part XIV-A entitled "Tribunals" was inserted by the Constitution (Forty Second) Amendment Act, 1976. Clause 2(d) of Article 323-A and Clause (3)(d) of Article 323-B excluded jurisdiction of all courts, except that of the Supreme Court under Article 136. In which case were these clauses struck down as being unconstitutional to the extent they barred the jurisdiction of the High Courts under Articles 226/227 and that of the Supreme Court under Article 32?

A. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, AIR 1978 SC 597

B. Minerva Mills v. Union of India, AIR 1980 SC 1789

C. S. R. Bommai v. Union of India, AIR 1994 SC 1918

D. L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India, AIR 1997 SC 1125

Doctrine of Eclipse means

A. Laws cannot be applied retrospectively

B. Pre-Constitutional Laws inconsistent with the Fundamental Rights are null and void

C. Pre-Constitutional Laws inconsistent with the Fundamental Rights remain dormant but not dead

D. None of the above