Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 21 — Chapter 21: High Courts and Subordinate Courts
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is a High Court? [1]
(A) The highest judicial authority at the state level
(B) The highest court in India overall
(C) A type of subordinate court
(D) A type of Parliament
2. What does a High Court handle? [1]
(A) Appeals and important state cases
(B) Only Supreme Court matters
(C) Only central government cases
(D) Nothing significant
3. Does a High Court have judicial review power? [1]
(A) Yes, within its jurisdiction
(B) No, only the Supreme Court has this
(C) Only for central laws
(D) No courts have this power
4. What are subordinate courts? [1]
(A) District and lower courts
(B) Only High Courts
(C) Only the Supreme Court
(D) No such courts exist
5. What do subordinate courts handle? [1]
(A) Everyday legal cases
(B) Only constitutional matters
(C) Only international disputes
(D) Nothing significant
6. What types of cases do subordinate courts handle? [1]
(A) Civil and criminal matters
(B) Only civil matters
(C) Only criminal matters
(D) Neither type
7. What does the court hierarchy ensure? [1]
(A) Accessible, layered justice
(B) No access to justice
(C) Confusion in the legal system
(D) Only central government control
8. Why study High Courts and subordinate courts? [1]
(A) To understand India's judicial hierarchy
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests
9. What is a High Court? [1]
(A) The highest judicial authority at the state level
(B) The highest court in India overall
(C) A type of subordinate court
(D) A type of Parliament
10. What does a High Court handle? [1]
(A) Appeals and important state cases
(B) Only Supreme Court matters
(C) Only central government cases
(D) Nothing significant
11. Does a High Court have judicial review power? [1]
(A) Yes, within its jurisdiction
(B) No, only the Supreme Court has this
(C) Only for central laws
(D) No courts have this power
12. What are subordinate courts? [1]
(A) District and lower courts
(B) Only High Courts
(C) Only the Supreme Court
(D) No such courts exist
13. What do subordinate courts handle? [1]
(A) Everyday legal cases
(B) Only constitutional matters
(C) Only international disputes
(D) Nothing significant
14. What types of cases do subordinate courts handle? [1]
(A) Civil and criminal matters
(B) Only civil matters
(C) Only criminal matters
(D) Neither type
15. What does the court hierarchy ensure? [1]
(A) Accessible, layered justice
(B) No access to justice
(C) Confusion in the legal system
(D) Only central government control
16. Why study High Courts and subordinate courts? [1]
(A) To understand India's judicial hierarchy
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests