Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Rights In The Indian Constitution

Question:

Match the writs in List -1 with its description in List -2:

List- 1 (Writ)

List- 2 (Description)

(A) Habeas corpus

(I) A higher court stops a lower court from proceeding with a case beyond its jurisdiction.

(B) Mandamus

(II) Issued when an office holder is not performing their legal duty

(C) Prohibition

(III) The court orders a lower authority to transfer a pending matter to a higher authority or court.

(D) Certiorari

(IV) Court orders that the arrested person should be presented before it.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

The correct Match is:

List- 1 (Writ)

List- 2 (Description)

(A) Habeas corpus

(IV) Court orders that the arrested person should be presented before it.

(B) Mandamus

(II) Issued when an office holder is not performing their legal duty

(C) Prohibition

(I) A higher court stops a lower court from proceeding with a case beyond its jurisdiction.

(D) Certiorari

(III) The court orders a lower authority to transfer a pending matter to a higher authority or court.

Explanation:

Habeas corpus: A writ of habeas corpus means that the court orders that the arrested person should be presented before it. It can also order to set free an arrested person if the manner or grounds of arrest are not lawful or satisfactory.

Mandamus: This writ is issued when the court finds that a particular office holder is not doing legal duty and thereby is infringing on the right of an individual.

Prohibition: This writ is issued by a higher court (High Court or Supreme Court) when a lower court has considered a case going beyond its jurisdiction.

Quo Warranto: If the court finds that a person is holding office but is not entitled to hold that office, it issues the writ of quo warranto and restricts that person from acting as an office holder.

Certiorari: Under this writ, the court orders a lower court or another authority to transfer a matter pending before it to the higher authority or court.