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1. Which landmark case established: Struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), created by the 99th Amendment, and restored the collegium system of judicial appointments?

AL. Chandra Kumar case (1997)
BSupreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association case (2015)
CVishaka case (1997)
DGolaknath case (1967)

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Answer: B

This corresponds to 'Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association case (2015)'.

2. Which of the following is associated with the L. Chandra Kumar case (1997)?

AApplied the basic structure doctrine to strike down a constitutional amendment provision that placed the Prime Minister's election beyond judicial review
BHeld that Parliament cannot amend Fundamental Rights (a position later modified by the 24th Amendment and the Kesavananda Bharati judgment)
CHeld that the power of judicial review of the High Courts and Supreme Court is part of the basic structure of the Constitution
DDecriminalised consensual homosexual acts between adults by reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code

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Answer: C

'L. Chandra Kumar case (1997)' relates to: Held that the power of judicial review of the High Courts and Supreme Court is part of the basic structure of the Constitution

3. What did the Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain case (1975) establish in Indian constitutional law?

ATook an early, restrictive view of Article 21, holding that 'procedure established by law' need not be fair or reasonable, only enacted by a competent legislature
BDeclared the Right to Privacy to be a Fundamental Right protected under Article 21
CStruck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 as unconstitutional for violating freedom of speech under Article 19(1)(a)
DApplied the basic structure doctrine to strike down a constitutional amendment provision that placed the Prime Minister's election beyond judicial review

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Answer: D

'Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain case (1975)' relates to: Applied the basic structure doctrine to strike down a constitutional amendment provision that placed the Prime Minister's election beyond judicial review

4. Which landmark case established: Laid down guidelines restricting the arbitrary use of Article 356 (President's Rule) and made it subject to judicial review?

AIndira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain case (1975)
BS.R. Bommai case (1994)
CNavtej Singh Johar case (2018)
DGolaknath case (1967)

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Answer: B

This corresponds to 'S.R. Bommai case (1994)'.

5. Which landmark case established: Upheld a Muslim woman's right to maintenance under the Code of Criminal Procedure, reigniting the debate on a Uniform Civil Code?

AJustice K.S. Puttaswamy case (2017)
BL. Chandra Kumar case (1997)
CShah Bano case (1985)
DGolaknath case (1967)

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Answer: C

This corresponds to 'Shah Bano case (1985)'.

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Practice questions on Polity - Landmark Constitutional Cases — with answers

1. Which landmark case established: Struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), created by the 99th Amendment, and restored the collegium system of judicial appointments?

2. Which of the following is associated with the L. Chandra Kumar case (1997)?

3. What did the Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain case (1975) establish in Indian constitutional law?

4. Which landmark case established: Laid down guidelines restricting the arbitrary use of Article 356 (President's Rule) and made it subject to judicial review?

5. Which landmark case established: Upheld a Muslim woman's right to maintenance under the Code of Criminal Procedure, reigniting the debate on a Uniform Civil Code?

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