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CSE
Mandamus means
- A A writ issued by a superior court command that a specified thing be done. ✓
- B A legal term for a prisoner's right to appear in person and be tried in court.
- C A written public declaration of the intentions, opinions or motives of a sovereign or of a leader, party or body.
- D The principle of hybridisation, discovered by Gregor Mendel which led to the improved breeds of plant and animal
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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CSE
Which one of the following comes under the jurisdiction of both the High Courts and the Supreme Court?
- A Disputes between the Centre and the States
- B Disputes between the States interse
- C Protection of the Fundamental Rights ✓
- D Protection against the violation of the Constitution
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Judiciary
Q71CSE2014
The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its
- A advisory jurisdiction
- B appellate jurisdiction
- C original jurisdiction ✓
- D writ jurisdiction
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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