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Tahasildar works on _________ level.

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  1. State

  2. Division

  3. District

  4. Tehsil

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Tehsildars are tax officers accompanied by inspectors of Revenue. They are the administrative officers responsible for the collection of the land revenue. They operate specifically at the tehsil level.

Which of the following is the highest criminal court at the district level?

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  1. Sessions court

  2. District court

  3. First class magistrate court

  4. Magistrate court

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Sessions Court is the highest criminal court of the district. Usually, it is presided over by the District Judge, who is called the District and Sessions Judge. It deals with cases concerning more serious offences such as robbery, dacoity, murder, 

Which of the following statements regarding session's court is wrong?

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  1. Sessions court is the highest criminal court at the district level.

  2. Sessions court can impose unconditional death sentence on the accused.

  3. High court has a supervisory jurisdiction over sessions court.

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Sessions court is the highest criminal court of the district. It deals with more serious offences like dacoity, robbery and murder. The Sessions or Additional Sessions Judge alone can award a death sentence or life imprisonment. It is mandatory that a sentence of death must be confirmed by the High Court before it is carried out irrespective of whether an appeal is made to the High Court or not. 

The Judge of a Subordinate Court is termed as  _______ while dealing with civil cases.

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  1. Subordinate Judge

  2. Sessions Judge

  3. District judge

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The court of the District judge is the principal or the highest court of the district. It decides both civil and criminal cases. When a judge decided civil cases he is called the District Judge and when he decides criminal cases he is called the Sessions Judge.

Which Court hears the appeals against the decisions of the sub-judges?

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  1. Supreme Court

  2. High Court

  3. Both (A) & (B)

  4. District Court

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There are several civil courts working under the District Judge such as the Court of the Subordinate Civil Judge (First Class), the Court of Sub-Judge (also known as a Munsif) and courts of small causes.

Superintendent of Police is the highest police official at ___________.

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  1. State level

  2. Country level

  3. District level

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In India, a District Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) or Superintendent of Police (SP) heads the police force of a district. In metropolitan areas having police commissionerate system (like in Delhi Police or Mumbai Police), the head of district police is called Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), and he holds the rank of a SP or SSP.

The task of punishing the culprit is fulfilled (done) by _____________.

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  1. District Court

  2. Nyaya Panchayat

  3. Village Panchayat

  4. Police

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The district court has appellate jurisdiction over all subordinate courts situated in the district on both civil and criminal matters. 

Which of the following is the lowest civil court ? The court of a _______________.

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  1. Sub-Judge

  2. Munsif

  3. Naib-Tehsildar

  4. Third-class Magistrate

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Three tier system of courts exists in India. Under the District and the Sessions Court there are many other courts.  On the civil side the court of Civil Judge is at the lowest level. The court of the Judicial Magistrate is at the lowest level in the Criminal front. The civil cases of small financial hazard are decided by the Junior Division Civil Judge. The criminal cases punishable with five years imprisonment are decided by the Judicial Magistrates.

Judges of the District Courts are appointed by __________.

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  1. The President of India

  2. The Governors of the respective states

  3. The Chief Justice of the respective High Courts

  4. The Chief Justice of India

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The District Judge and the Additional District Judge are appointed by the Governor in consultation with the Judges of High Court of the concerned state.

Each state district is presided over by the ________________.

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  1. Subordinate

  2. District court

  3. Judiciary

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

For the purpose of judicial administration, every State is divided into a number of districts, each under the jurisdiction of a District Judge. Every district has Civil Courts, Criminal Courts and Courts of Revenue.