Daily Quiz for Judiciary Exam Preparation – January 2nd – Mixed Bag

1. In which of the following cases has the Supreme Court, inter alia, directed the governments of the States and Union Territories to set up Inspection Committees as required by the Juvenile Justice Act and the Model Rules to conduct regular inspections of child care institutions and to prepare reports of such inspections so that the living conditions of children in these institutions undergo positive changes, and further directed that those Inspection Committees should be constituted on or before 31 July 2017 and they should conduct the first inspection of the child care institutions in their jurisdiction and submit a report to the concerned government of the States and Union Territories on or before 31 December 2017? 

2. In which of the following cases has the Supreme Court held that the definition of the expression “child in need of care and protection” u/s 2(14) of the Juvenile Justice Act should not be interpreted as an exhaustive definition, and observed that the definition is illustrative and the benefits envisaged for children in need of care and protection should be extended to all such children in fact requiring State care and protection?  

3. In which of the following cases was the following determination made “The only conclusion that can be arrived at is that the definition in section 2(d) defining the term “age” cannot include mental age” 

4. The Supreme Court struck down the words “adult male” before the word “person” in section 2(q) of the Domestic Violence Act holding that these words discriminate between persons similarly situated, and is contrary to the object sought to be achieved by the Domestic Violence Act, in 

5. Who is the Director General of the National Investigation Agency? 

6. Under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, corporeal punishment is, 

7. As per the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, recruiting or using of any child for any purpose by any non-State, self-styled militant group or outfit declared as such by the Central Government is- 

8. Where an offence under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is punishable with imprisonment for a term more than seven years, then, such offence shall be cognizable, non-bailable and triable by- 

9. Which one of the following is correct according to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015? 

10. Any child who commits any offence under the Chapter IX of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015  

11. Which of the following Statements are true and correct regarding the power of President on appointment of Judges? 

12. According to the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014, the Convenor of the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill shall be the   

13. In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act but suggested the restructuring of the Section? 

14. How many lawyers have been appointed directly from the bar to the Supreme Court before the appointment of Justice R F Nariman? 

15. Which of the following Judges were not appointed directly from the Bar?