Judicial Review: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Polity)
This page lists 1 previous year UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination (General Studies Paper-I) question on Judicial Review (Polity), asked between 2017. Choose an option to see the correct answer and the full explanation on the same page.
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UPSC 2017Polity · Judicial Review
Q1. In India, Judicial Review implies:
Explanation
In general terms, judicial review refers to the power and ability of High Courts and Supreme Court to review laws or judgments to ensure that they do not violate constitutional or legal provisions.
Option (a) is correct: Primarily, Article 13, 32 and 226 forms the core of judicial review, of which Article 13 and 32 forms part of Fundamental Right. Thus, the Courts are empowered to declare a statute ultra vires the constitution and to nullify an executive action as unconstitutional if they violate constitutional provisions or alter fundamental rights. These powers of judicial review are given not to make the judiciary superior, but to ensure a system of checks and balances between the legislature and the executive on one hand, and the judiciary on the other.
Answer key for these questions
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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2017
(a) the power of the Judiciary to pronounce upon the constitutionality of laws and executive orders.
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Judicial Review (Polity), asked between 2017. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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