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CDS 2012-II

1. The writ of 'Prohibition' is issued by a superior court

  1. to prevent an inferior court or tribunal from exceeding its jurisdiction or acting contrary to the rules of natural justice
  2. to an inferior court or body exercising judicial or quasi-judicial functions to transfer the record of proceedings in a case for its review
  3. where it can call upon a person to show under what authority he/she is holding the office
  4. to an authority to produce an illegally detained person before the court for trial

2. Which one among the following writs literally means 'you may have the body'?

  1. Certiorari
  2. Habeas corpus
  3. Mandamus
  4. Quo warranto

CDS 2015-I

3. Which of the following is not true of Article 32 of the Indian Constitution?

  1. It gives the Supreme Court and the High Courts the power to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental rights.
  2. It is included in Part III of the Indian Constitution and is therefore itself a Fundamental Right.
  3. Dr. Ambedkar called it the ‘very soul of the Indian Constitution’.
  4. An aggrieved person has no right to complain under Article 32 where a Fundamental Right has not been violated.

CDS 2015-II

4. A writ of Habeas Corpus for the release of a person can be issued

  1. where the arrest or detention has taken place in contravention of the procedure established by law
  2. to secure the release of a person imprisoned on a criminal charge
  3. where the arrest has taken place for contempt of Court or the Parliament

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 only
  4. 1 and 2 only

CDS 2016-I

5. As per the Constitution of India, the Writ of Prohibition relates to an order:

  1. issued against judicial and quasi-judicial authority
  2. to prohibit an inferior Court from proceeding in a particular case where it has not jurisdiction to try
  3. to restrain a person from holding a public office to which he is not entitled

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

CDS 2016-II

6. Which one of the following writs is issued by the Supreme Court to secure the freedom of a person upon unlawful arrest?

  1. Habeas corpus
  2. Mandamus
  3. Habeas corpus
  4. Quo Warranto

CDS 2017-II

7. A writ issued to secure the release of a person found to be detained illegally is

  1. Mandamus
  2. Habeas corpus
  3. Certiorari
  4. Prohibition

CDS 2019-I

8. Which among the following writs is issued to quash the order of a Court or Tribunal?

  1. Mandamus
  2. Prohibition
  3. Quo Warranto
  4. Certiorari

CDS 2020-II

9. Which one of the following is NOT the necessary condition for the issue of a writ of Quo Warranto?

  1. The office must be a public office.
  2. The office must be created by the Statute or by the Constitution itself.
  3. The office must not be a substantive one.
  4. There has been a contravention of the Constitution or a Statute in appropriating such person to that office.

10. In the Indian judicial system, writs are issued by

  1. the Supreme Court only
  2. the High Courts only
  3. the Supreme Court and High Courts only
  4. the Supreme Court, High Courts and Lower Courts

CDS 2022-I

11. Which one of the following writs mean 'you may have the body'?

  1. Habeas Corpus
  2. Mandamus
  3. Certiorari
  4. Quo Warranto

CDS 2023-I

12. Which of the following conditions is/are necessary for the issue of a writ of certiorari in India?

  1. There should be a tribunal or an officer having legal authority to determine questions affecting rights of subjects and having a duty to act judicially.
  2. Such tribunal or officer has acted without jurisdiction.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2


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