Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (SSC) · History-Political Science (इतिहास-राज्यशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 18 — Chapter 18: The Indian Judicial System
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is India's highest court? [1]
(A) The Supreme Court
(B) High Courts
(C) District Courts
(D) Parliament
2. What power does the Supreme Court have? [1]
(A) Interpreting the Constitution
(B) Only making laws
(C) Only executive functions
(D) No significant power
3. What do High Courts handle? [1]
(A) Appeals from lower courts at state level
(B) Only Supreme Court matters
(C) Only local disputes
(D) Nothing significant
4. What do District and lower courts handle? [1]
(A) Most local civil and criminal cases
(B) Only constitutional matters
(C) Only appeals
(D) Nothing significant
5. Why is judicial independence important? [1]
(A) For fair, impartial justice
(B) It's not important
(C) It weakens governance
(D) No specific reason
6. What should the judiciary be independent from? [1]
(A) The executive and legislature
(B) Only the legislature
(C) Only the executive
(D) It shouldn't be independent
7. What level do High Courts operate at? [1]
(A) State level
(B) National level only
(C) Local level only
(D) International level
8. Why learn about the Indian judicial system? [1]
(A) To understand how justice is administered
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is India's highest court? [1]
(A) The Supreme Court
(B) High Courts
(C) District Courts
(D) Parliament
10. What power does the Supreme Court have? [1]
(A) Interpreting the Constitution
(B) Only making laws
(C) Only executive functions
(D) No significant power
11. What do High Courts handle? [1]
(A) Appeals from lower courts at state level
(B) Only Supreme Court matters
(C) Only local disputes
(D) Nothing significant
12. What do District and lower courts handle? [1]
(A) Most local civil and criminal cases
(B) Only constitutional matters
(C) Only appeals
(D) Nothing significant
13. Why is judicial independence important? [1]
(A) For fair, impartial justice
(B) It's not important
(C) It weakens governance
(D) No specific reason
14. What should the judiciary be independent from? [1]
(A) The executive and legislature
(B) Only the legislature
(C) Only the executive
(D) It shouldn't be independent
15. What level do High Courts operate at? [1]
(A) State level
(B) National level only
(C) Local level only
(D) International level
16. Why learn about the Indian judicial system? [1]
(A) To understand how justice is administered
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests