Vol.(14) 2026— Legal G.K. for “Judicial Services/ APO/ CLAT/ Bar Exam” (1-Liners)

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1. Pecuniary jurisdiction of Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) for the purpose of filing of recovery suit is minimum Rs.________?—Rs. 20 lakh [Refer Recovery of Debt and Bankruptcy Act, 1993. Initially the pecuniary jurisdiction of DRT was Rs.10 lakh that was later amended and increased by the Central Government of India to Rs.20 lakh on September 6, 2018]
2. The Parliamentary Inquiry Committee for any inquiry into misbehaviour with Constitution of India by the Judges of the SC and HC is constituted under which Act?— Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. 
3. The parliamentary inquiry committee into the allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma was headed by whom?—Supreme Court, Hon’ble Justice Aravind Kumar.
4. Formal three-member statutory Inquiry Committees under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 in the history of independent India to investigate removal motions against Supreme Court and High Court judges have been constituted how many times till September, 2026?—5 times. [V. Ramaswami J was the first judge against whom impeachment proceedings were initiated. In 1993, the motion was brought up in Lok Sabha but failed to secure the required two-thirds majority. Soumitra Sen J of the Calcutta High Court resigned in 2011 after the Rajya Sabha passed an impeachment motion against him. He was the first judge to have been impeached by the Upper House for misconduct. In the same year, more than 50 members of the Rajya Sabha had signed a motion seeking removal of Justice S.K. Gangele who was accused of sexual harassment by a former district and sessions judge in Gwalior. In 2017, Rajya Sabha MPs moved a motion to initiate impeachment proceedings against C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy J of the High Court for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In March 2018, opposition parties signed a draft proposal for moving an impeachment motion against Dipak Misra CJI.]
5. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), commonly known as the Censor Board of India, works under the provisions of which Act?—The Cinematograph Act, 1952.
6. A “temporary court order” that automatically becomes final or absolute on a future date unless a particular condition is met by the related party, is technically known as—Rule Nisi [Latin term ‘nisi ‘ means unless’].
7. Article 226 of the Constitution of India talks of how many kinds of writs?—5-Types [habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari].
8. True/ False: Every High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India shall have power to issue writs for the enforcement of ‘fundamental rights only’?—False [The High Court under Article 226 has power to issue writs for enforcement of Fundamental Rights under PART III of the Constitution as well as for any other rights / purposes.]
9. Where any party against whom an “interim order” has been made by the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India without copy of petition and has been heard ex-parte, such party makes an application to the High Court for the vacation of such order and furnishes a copy of such application to the party in whose favour such order has been made or the counsel of such party, the High Court shall dispose of the application within a period of ________ from the date on which it is received—Two-weeks [Refer Article 226(3) of the Constitution of India].
10. The High Court has power of “superintendence” over all courts under which Article of the Constitution of India?—Article 227.
11. The High Court under Article 227 shall have powers of superintendence over any court or tribunal constituted by or under any law relating to the Armed Forces—False. [The High Courts under Article 227 have no powers of superintendence over any court or tribunal constituted by or under any law relating to the Armed Forces. Refer Article 227(4) of the Constitution of India].
12. The two or more benches of a court presided by the same/ equal number of judges is known as which Bench?—Coordinate bench’ or ‘co-equal bench’.
13. It is well settled that if a subsequent coordinate Bench of equal strength wants to take a different view, it can only refer the matter to a larger Bench, otherwise the prior decision of a coordinate Bench is binding on the subsequent Bench of equal strength—True.
14. Any judgment passed without considering relevant legal authorities or statutes is known as—Judgment Per Incuriam. [The term “per incuriam,” mean ‘through lack of care’].
15. The law declared by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India. It is so provided under which Article of the Constitution of India?—Article 141.
16. The Bar Council of India (BCI) is a statutory body established by the Parliament under which Act?—Advocates Act, 1961.
17. The Advocates Act, 1961 is based upon the recommendation All India Bar Committee under Chairmanship of whom?—Hon’ble Justice Shri S. R. Das, Supreme Court of India.
18. Who was the first Chairman (Chairperson) of Bar Council of India (BCI)—M C Setalvad.
19. Who holds the highest and longest tenure as the Chairperson of the Bar Council of India (BCI), having served in the post for over a decade since 2012 (with a brief break in 2014)— Manan Kumar Mishra.
20. Which only Bar Council of India Chairman became Supreme Court Judge—Hon’ble Justice Arun Mishra.

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