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A writ restraining a person from holding an office he is not entitled to is:

ACertiorari
BProhibition
CQuo warranto
DHabeas corpus
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Quo warranto
1. It asks by what authority the office is held. 2. The person is barred from acting. 3. That is quo warranto. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 2, Rights in the Indian Constitution._
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