
26) In which of the following judgements, the Supreme Court struck down the reservations made for ‘Maratha’ people?
A) Maruti Sripat Dubal v. State of Maharashtra
B) Lakshman Triambak Joshi v. State of Maharashtra
C) M. Nagaraj v. Union of India & others
D) Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister & others
27) “The equality doctrine enshrined under Article 14 does not override the Fundamental Right guaranteed by Article 25 to every individual to freely profess, practise and propagate their faith, in accordance with the tenets of their religion.” This observation was made in Indian Young Lawyers Association v. The State of Kerala (2018) by:
A) Justice A.M. Khanwilkar in his dissenting opinion
B) Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud in his majority opinion
C) Justice Indu Malhotra in her dissenting opinion
D) Justice Dipak Misra in his majority opinion
28) Match the Doctrines with the related Judgements, and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
| Doctrines | Judgements |
| I.Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation | (a) RMDC v. Union of India |
| II.Doctrine of Severability | (b)State of Bombay v. F.N. Balsara |
| III.Doctrine of Waiver | (c)National Buildings Construction Corporation v. S. Raghunathan |
| IV.Doctrine of Pith and Substance | (d)Bashesher Nath V. Income Tax Commissioner |
A) I-a, II-c, III-b, IV-d
B) I-b, II-a, III-c, IV-d
C) I-d, II-b, III-c, IV-a
D) I-c, II-a, III-d, IV-b
29) The Directive Principles of State Policy enshrined in Part-IV of the Constitution are not justiciable. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
I.Directive Principles are fundamental in the governance of the country.
II.State has a duty to apply the Directive Principles in making of laws.
A) Only (I) is correct
B) Only (II) is correct
C) Both (I) and (II) are correct
D) Neither (I) nor (II) is correct
30) The extent of the Executive power of the Union shall extend to
A) The matters with respect to which the Parliament has power to make laws
B) The matters to which the State legislature has power to make laws
C) The matters which are exclusively entrusted to it
D) The matters which are provided in all the three lists under Schedule-VII at all times