RULE OF LAW QUIZ

1.     Who is the originator of the concept of Rule of Law

a.      Sir Edward Coke

b.     Dicey

c.      Davis

d.     None of the above

2.     What was/were the meaning(s) attributable to the doctrine of Rule of Law by Dicey?

a.      Supremacy of Law

b.     Equality before law

c.      Judge-made constitution

d.     All of the above

3.     “The rule of law requires that the government should be subject to the law, rather than the law subject to the government.” Who among the following gave this statement?

a.      Wade

b.     Dicey

c.      Davis

d.     None of the above

4.     ‘Droit administratif’ is legal system of which country?

a.      England

b.     France

c.      India

d.     America

5.     Dicey’s rule of law has come to be identified with the concept of rights of ­­­___________

a.      ­Alien enemies

b.     Animals

c.      Citizens

d.     All of the above

6.     Davis gave ________ principal meanings of the term “rule of law”.

a.      3

b.     5

c.      7

d.     9

7.     Which of the following cases is known as Habeas Corpus Case?

a.      Maneka Gandhi v/s Union of India

b.     Indira Nehru Gandhi v/s Raj Narain

c.      ADM, Jabalpur v/s Shivkant Shukla

d.     None of the above

8.     “Supremacy of law” being the 1^st principle of Rule of Law excludes the –

a.      Arbitrary power

b.     Wide discretionary power

c.      Both

d.     None of the above

9.     “Equality before law” being the 2^nd principle of Rule of Law means –

a.      Equality before the law

b.     The equal subjection of all classes to the ordinary law of the land

c.      Both

d.     None of the above

10.  The doctrine of rule of law proved to be an effective and powerful weapon in keeping __________ authorities within their limits.

a.      Legislative

b.     Administrative

c.      Judiciary

d.     None of the above

1(a), 2(d), 3(a), 4(b), 5(c), 6(c), 7(c), 8(c), 9(c), 10(b)