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5-year BA-LLB Legal Reasoning — practice questions

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Which Article of the Constitution gives the Right to Constitutional Remedies, called by Dr. Ambedkar the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →A court orders that an arrested person be physically produced before it to examine the legality of the arrest. This writ is:Read the answer and worked solution →An accused must be produced before the nearest magistrate within how many hours of arrest?Read the answer and worked solution →The Right against Exploitation primarily prohibits:Read the answer and worked solution →After the 44th Amendment (1978), the right to property exists as:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the Constitution, preventive detention beyond three months ordinarily requires review by:Read the answer and worked solution →A writ issued by a higher court to stop a lower court from proceeding in a matter that exceeds its jurisdiction is:Read the answer and worked solution →A writ issued to restrain a person from holding a public office to which he is not legally entitled is:Read the answer and worked solution →Principle: A public official can be compelled by a writ to perform a legal duty he is refusing to perform. The appropriate writ is:Read the answer and worked solution →The Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by which amendment?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which Article of the Constitution gives the Right to Constitutional Remedies, called by Dr. Ambedkar the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution?

  1. Article 21
  2. Article 32
  3. Article 14
  4. Article 19
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Correct answer: B. Article 32

Article 32 lets a citizen move the Supreme Court directly to enforce Fundamental Rights Ambedkar called it the heart and soul of the Constitution.

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A court orders that an arrested person be physically produced before it to examine the legality of the arrest. This writ is:

  1. Mandamus
  2. Habeas Corpus
  3. Certiorari
  4. Quo Warranto
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Correct answer: B. Habeas Corpus

Habeas corpus ('produce the body') compels the authority to bring the detained person before the court so it can test the legality of the detention.

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An accused must be produced before the nearest magistrate within how many hours of arrest?

  1. 12 hours
  2. 24 hours
  3. 48 hours
  4. 72 hours
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Correct answer: B. 24 hours

The Constitution requires that an arrested person be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours so a neutral authority can review the arrest.

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