Practice Test

Assertion (A) Though Directive Principle are non - justiciable but they help the court in examining and determining the constitutionality of any law.
Reason (R) Directive principle have been inserted in constitution to bring socio-economic development in our Country.

Kesavananda Bharati case has created history. For the first time, a bench of 13 judges assembled and sat in its original jurisdiction hearing the writ petition. To the extent necessary for the purpose of the Preamble, it can be safely concluded that the majority in Kesavananda Bharati case leans in favor of holding,that
1. the Preamble to the Constitution of India is a part of the Constitution
2. the Preamble is not a source of power or a source of limitations or prohibition
3. the Preamble has a significant role to play in the interpretation of statutes and also in the interpretation of provisions of the Constitution
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Choose the correct statements regarding the composition of supreme Court of India
1. As originally enacted, the Constitution of India provided for a Supreme Court with a Chief Justice and nine other judges, leaving it to Parliament to increase he number.
2. Since independence, the composition of judges in Supreme Court has been increased almost five times.
3. As per 2008 Amendment the Strength of Supreme Court Judges has been increased to 31 including Chief Justice of India.
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