CBSE Term II Political Science Class 11th
17. Assertion (A) In India, the judiciary is independent
of the executive.
Reason (R) Judiciary favours the government and
helps in the implementation of its plans.
Ans. (d) In India, the judiciary is completely independent of
the executive. It has no interference in the affairs of the
state nor can it be influenced by the government. Hence,
option (d) is correct.
18. Assertion (A) The Constitution of India provides for
a single integrated judicial system.
Reason (R) Supreme Court decisions are binding
precedent for lower subordinate courts.
Ans. (a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct
explanation of A.
19. Assertion (A) The role of judiciary became more
popular by judicial activism.
Reason (R) Judiciary can consider cases on the
basis of newspaper reports and postal complaints
received by the court.
Ans. (a) Both the statements A and R are correct and R is the
correct explanation of A. Since the judiciary has the
power to consider cases on the basis of newspaper report
as a result of this the role of judiciary become more
popular.
20. Assertion (A) Judicial activism fills the gap, since
the existing law is not clear or pronounced.
Reason (R) Judicial activism emerged in India as an
extra constitutional development through judicial
pronouncements and judgements.
Ans. (b) Both the statements A and R are correct and R is not
the correct explanation of A. Judicial activism fills the
gap, since the existing law is not clear or pronounced is
the reason. In this it is vice-versa.
l Case Based MCQs
1. Read the passage and answer the questions that
follow.
The judges have a fixed tenure. They hold office till
reaching the age of retirement. Only in exceptional
cases, judges may be removed. But otherwise, they
have security of tenure. Security of tenure ensures
that judges could function without fear or favour.
The Constitution prescribes a very difficult
procedure for removal of judges. The Constitution
makers believed that a difficult procedure of
removal would provide security of office to the
members of judiciary.
(i) The judiciary is not financially dependent on
…………… .
(a) Executive (b) Legislature
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)
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Ans. (c) The salaries of the judges are not varied i.e., not
decided by the Legislature or the Executive. Hence, they
are not financial dependent on them.
(ii) The other Judges of the Supreme Court and the
High Court are appointed by the ………… after
‘consulting’ the CJI.
(a) Chief Minister (b) President
(c) Governor (d) Prime Minister
Ans. (b) The Judges are appointed by the President but the
Collegium selects the judges who then forward names to
the Central Government.
(iii) On what grounds does the Judge of Supreme Court
and High Court be removed?
(a) Misbehaviour (b) Incapacity
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)
Ans. (c) The is only two grounds for the removal of the Judges
i.e., misbehaviour or incapacity.
(iv) What is the retirement age of the Judges of the
Supreme Court?
(a) 62 years (b) 65 years
(c) 60 years (d) 70 years
Ans. (b) The retirement age of the judges of the Supreme Court is
65 years whereas for the High Court it is 62 years.
(v) Consider the following statements.
1. All the Judges in India have same fixed tenure.
2. There is no ground mentioned in the Constitution of
India for the removal of the Judges.
Which of the following is/are true?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (d) At present, the retirement age is 65 years for Supreme
Court Judges and 62 years for High Court Judges. Hence,
statement 1 is incorrect.
The judges can be removed on two grounds i.e., if proved
misbehaviour and incapacity. Hence statement 2 is
incorrect. Therefore (d) is the correct answer.
PART 2
Subjective Questions
l Short Answer Type Questions
1. Explain in brief the meaning of Independence of
judiciary.
Ans. Independence of judiciary means that
• The executive and legislature must not restrict the
functioning of judiciary.
• The other organs of the government should not
interfere with the decisions of the judiciary.
• Judges must be able to function without any fear or
favour.