Most Important Weekly Current Legal Affairs Mcqs December 2Nd Week 2020
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Most Important Weekly Current Legal Affairs MCQs December 2nd Week 2020 www.gradeup.co 1.The Supreme Court of India has B. Article 352 of the Constitution of India recently allowed the foundation C. Article 360 of the Constitution of India ceremony for New Parliament Building D. Article 355 of the Constitution of India without altering the site in any manner. What is the name of this project ? 6.Recently, the Punjab And Haryana High A. Sansad Bhawan Nirman Bhumi Court, rejects the AAP(Aam Aadmi Party) B. Central Vista Project MP Sanjay Singh's plea to quash the C. Lok Nilayam Project defamation case filed by Bikramjit Singh D. The Parliament Reconstruction Project Majithia. Who is Bikramjit Singh Majithia ? 2.In its very recent action, the Supreme A. Senior Congress MLA Court of India has refused to quash FIRs B. Senior AAP(Aam Aadmi Party) Leader against journalist Amish Devgan for C. Shiromani Akali Dal Leader passing unethical and unparliamentary D. Congress State President for Punjab remarks against which Sufi saint ? A. Abdallah ibn Alawi al-Haddad 7.Recently, the Karnataka High Court B. Moinuddin Chishti directed the state government to clarify C. Abdullah Shah Ghazi whether it was willing to issue a public D. Abdul Qadir Gilani notice that the 'Cauvery Calling Project' is the project of 'Sadhguru' Jaggi 3.Recently, the Supreme Court on Vausdev's Isha Foundation and Isha December 07, 2020, refused to entertain Outreach, and that the government has a writ petition filed by 'ARG Outlier Media nothing to do with it. The direction was Private Ltd (the company running issued by ? Republic TV channels)' and Arnab A. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Goswami against the FIR registered by S Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty Mumbai police. The Supreme Court B. Justice S Vishwajith Shetty refused the same by passing the remark C. Chief Justice Abhay S Oka as _________________________. D. Justice Gita Mittal A. 'Non-maintainable Claim' B. 'Court of Law can't waste the precious 8.Who is the current Chief Justice of time over these pity issues' Punjab & Haryana High Court ? C. 'This Is Little Ambitious' A. Justice Ravi Shankar Jha D. None of these B. Justice M.C. Mahajan C. Justice Raj Sekhar Attri 4.The Delhi High Court has recently D. Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar issued directions to the Trial Courts for filing of Convict's Income 9.A Writ petition has been filed recently, Affidavit & Victim Impact Report to in the Supreme Court, questioning the determine the compensation under which "silence" on part of the Central Bureau of section of CrPC? Investigation (CBI) regarding the status A. Section 355, CrPC of its probe into the mysterious death of B. Section 373, CrPC Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. C. Section 373(3), CrPC CBI is a ________________________. D. Section 357(3), CrPC A. Statutory Body B. Non-statutory Body 5.Recently, the Supreme Court of India C. Constitutional Body has adjourned the plea seeking D. Public Sector Unit compensation for the sufferings due to the Emergency of 1975. The 10.Recently, the Supreme Court of India Constitutional Provision for the National has dismissed the plea of former Emergency is under : Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice K. A. Article 356 of the Constitution of India Bhakthavatsala, who is presently, 2 www.gradeup.co Chairman of Karnataka State bungalow. The current Governor of Administrative Tribunal (KSAT), for Maharashtra is reappointment. The beach for the same _______________________. was headed by _____________. A. S.C. Jamir A. Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra B. Bhagat Singh Koshyari B. Justice L. Nageswara Rao C. Kateekal Sankarnarayan C. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud D. Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao D. Justice Joseph Kurian 11.The Karnataka High Court has, 16.The hearing of the famous case recently, issued a notice to the state of 'Tata Sons vs Cyrus Mistry' is going on, government and directed it, to place on in the Supreme Court of India. Who is record, the immediate steps it proposes heading the bench in the Supreme Court to take for protecting ? _____________________________. A. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud A. Indian Elephant B. Justice S.A. Bobde B. African Bush Elephant C. Justice N.Y. Hanumanthappa C. Leopards D. Justice Ashok Bhushan D. Great Indian Bustard 17.Who has been appointed recently, as 12.Recently, the Bombay High Court has the Acting Chief Justice of the Jammu & dismissed the plea against the Kashmir High Court ? construction of a road link with Rs. 2 A. Justice Rajesh Bindal Lakhs cost. The famous Road Link is B. Ms. Justice Gita Mittal ________________________________. C. Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed A. Lokhandwala-Andheri Link Road D. Justice Barin Ghosh B. Bandra-Lokhandwala Link Road C. The Church Gate Road 18.Which High Court has directed D. None of these recently, to the Enforcement Directorate(ED) to respond whether it is 13.Who is the current Chief Justice of the willing to allow the international human Bombay High Court ? rights body, Amnesty International's A. Justice Dipankar Datta India offices (M/s Indians for Amnesty B. P. Dharmadhikari International Trust), to make statutory C. Justice Pradeep Nandrajog dues like salaries, tax payments, etc. ? D. Justice Naresh Harishchandra Patil A. Delhi High Court B. Bombay High Court 14.A deciding bench for this famous case C. Karnataka High Court of 'Loan Moratorium And Waiver of D. Madras High Court Interest', has been created in the Supreme Court of India. This bench is 19.Which of the following High Court's being headed by has recently held that "a claimant widow, ____________________. who is deprived of full pension of her A. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu husband because he died in a motor Singhvi accident, is entitled to compensation B. Justice Ashok Bhushan under the head of loss of earnings" ? C. Senior Advocate V.V. Giri A. Delhi High Court D. Justice U.U Lalit B. Karnataka High Court C. Bombay High Court 15.Recently, the Supreme Court of India D. Allahabad High Court stayed the contempt proceedings, which was sought to be initiated against 20.Which of the following High Court's, Maharashtra Governor over alleged non- seeks UP Government's response on the payment of rent of government 3 www.gradeup.co steps taken for implementation in the dispute between Jacobite-Orthodox of 'Witness Protection Scheme 2018' ? factions), if the state fails to do it by A. Delhi High Court January 08, 2021. What is the name of B. Allahabad High Court that embroiled Church ? C. Punjab and Haryana High Court A. Mar Thoma Jacobite Syrian D. Bombay High Court Cheriapally, Kothamangalam B. Santa Cruz Basilica, Kochi 21.In which of the following cases, after C. St Francis Church, Kochi interpreting Section 153A(b) of D. Tomb Of Saint Alphonsa, Kottayam the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court has held, recently, that the 24.The Delhi High Court has recently term 'public tranquility' must be read in a dismissed a plea seeking the transfer of restricted sense synonymous with public investigation of a case against Tablighi order and safety ? Jamaat leader Maulana Saad, from the A. Rohtas vs. State of Haryana Delhi Police to ___________________. B. Amar Nath Chobey vs. Union of India A. The National Investigation Authority C. Kush Kalra vs. Union of India B. Central Bureau of Investigation D. Amish Devgan v Union of India C. National Crime Bureau D. Punjab and Haryana High Court 22.Recently, the Allahabad High Court seeks Uttar Pradesh Government's reply 25.The ADG(Additional Solicitor General) on plea for the establishment of of India, was currently, in the news. Who 'Special Human Trafficking Courts'. is the current Additional Solicitor General Where the court has to be established ? (ADG) of India? A. Mirzapur A. Madhavi Goradia Divan B. Lucknow B. Snjeev Kumar C. Varanasi C. Abhay Padhi D. Gorakhpur D. Tushar Mehta 23.The Kerala High Court has directed Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to take over the Church (which is embroiled 4 www.gradeup.co ###ANSWERS### 1. Ans. B. ● The Punjab and Haryana High Court on ● The Supreme Court on December 07, December 08, 2020, dismissed 2020, allowed the Central Government to the plea filed by senior Aam Aadmi Party conduct the foundation ceremony of the leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, Central Vista project without altering the seeking to quash the case proceedings status of the site in any manner. and summoning order passed by ● After the Court slammed the Central Ludhiana Magistrate Court against him in Government for going ahead with the the defamation case filed by Shiromani construction works of the project even Akali Dal leader Bikramjit Singh Majithia. when the judgment on the petitions 7. Ans. A. against it is awaited, the Solicitor ● The Karnataka High Court on December General, Tushar Mehta undertook that 08, 2020, directed the state government "no construction or demolition of to clarify whether it was willing to issue a structures or cutting down of trees will public notice that the 'Cauvery Calling take place". Project' is the project of 'Sadhguru' Jaggi 2. Ans. B. Vausdev's Isha Foundation and Isha ● The Supreme Court on December 07, Outreach and that the government has 2020, refused to quash FIRs registered nothing to do with it. against Journalist Amish Devgan for his 8. Ans. A. remarks against Sufi Saint Moinnuddin ● The Punjab and Haryana High Court is Chisthi. the common High Court for the Indian ● A bench of Justices A.M. states of Punjab and Haryana and the Khanwilkar & Justice Sanjiv Union Territory of Chandigarh based in Khanna however, clubbed all FIR's filed Chandigarh, India. As of 28 November against Devgan and transferred them to 2019, there are 56 Judges in the High Ajmer.