Administrative Law

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Administrative Law MCQ

(Nature, Scope & Development)

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Administrative Law MCQ for Judiciary Exams.

Q. 1 Albert Venn Dicey, a British jurist, (c) Ivor Jennings

rejected the whole concept of
Administrative law in the year? (d) Bernard Schwartz

(a) 1985 Answer: (c) Ivor Jennings

Q.4 Which of the following statements are

(b) 1785
correct in relation to the growth of
(c) 1895 Administrative law in India?

(d) 1885 (i) In the pre-constitutional period, a system

of administrative legislation and
Answer (d) adjudication existed.
Q.2 Who rejected the whole concept of (ii) Concept of welfare state emerged with
Administrative law in the year 1885? the passage of time.
(a) A.V. Dicey (iii) In the new economic order, State is
(b) Ivor Jennings withdrawing from business, yet its functions
as facilitator and regulator are increasing. It
(c) John Locke will increase the significance of
(d) Coke administrative law.

Answer (a) (iv) All administrative matters are dealt by

Q.3 Who has defined administrative law
in the following words, "Administrative
law is the law relating to the
administration. It determines the
organizational powers and duties of
administrative authorities"
the Administrative Courts and their
decisions are final and not subject to judicial
review by the Supreme Court and High
Court.
Choose the correct answer from the code
given below:

(a) Dicey Code:

(b) K.C. Davis (a) (i) and (ii) are correct

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(b) (ii) and (iv) are correct (d) Statutory law.

(c) (i), (ii) and (ii) are correct Answer (c)

(d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct. Q.8 "Administrative law is that portion of
a nation's legal system which determines
Answer (c)
the legal status and liabilities of all state
Q.5 The Red light and the Green light officials and defines the rights and
theories of administrative law were liabilities of private individuals in their
developed by: dealing with public officials." Who stated
the above sentence:
(a) Jain and Jain
(a) Dicey
(b) Griffith and Street
(b) Ivor Jennings
(c) Harlow and Rawlings
(c) Prof. Wade
(d) Ivor Jennings.
(d) Garner.
Answer (c)
Answer (a)
Q.6 Administrative law is the branch of
Q. 9 "Administrative Law is the Law
(a) Natural law
relating to administration. It determines
(b) Statutory law the organisation's powers and duties of
Administrative Authorities" This
(c) Customary law definition of Administrative Law is given
(d) Public law. by

Answer (d) (a) Prof. K.C. Davis

Q. 7 Administrative Law is a (b) Schwartz

(a) Procedural law (c) Sir Ivor Jennings

(b) Substantive law (d) Prof. Wade.

(c) Evolved through practices and Judicial Answer (c)

decisions
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Q.10 'Administrative law is the law (c) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
concerning the powers and procedures of
(d) All of the above are correct.
administrative agencies including
especially the law governing judicial Answer (d)
review of administrative action." Who
said so? Q.12. Administrative law primarily does
not concern itself with which of the
(a) Ivor Jennings official functions?
(b) William Wade (a) Rule-making
(e) K.C. Davis (b) Rule-application
(d) Griffith and Street. (c) Quasi-judicial action
Answer (c) (d) Private law.
Q.11 Administrative Law deals with: Answer (d)
(i) Composition, powers and functions of the Q. 13 Administrative law is that branch of
administrative authorities. law, the object of which is to check abuse
of power by the following:
(ii) Procedures to be followed by the
administrative authorities in the exercise of (a) President
their powers and functions.
(b) Parliament
(iii) Methods of control of powers of the
administrative authorities. (c) Legislatures

(d) Administrative authorities.

(iv) Remedies available to a person in case
of violation of his rights by the Answer (d)
administrative authorities.
Q. 14 Administrative law deals with
Answer using the codes given below:-
i. the powers of constitutional authorities
Codes:
ii. the powers of judicial authorities
(a) Only (i) is correct
iii. the powers of the administrative
(b) Only (i) and (ii) are correct authorities
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iv. the powers of the legislative authorities. (b) Davis

Codes: (c) Sir William Ivor Jennings

(a) Only i and ii are correct (d) Prof. Upendra Baxi.

(b) Only ii is correct Answer (d)

(c) Only iii is correct Q.17 Which one of the following is not
basic source of administrative law?
(d) i, ii, iii and iv are correct.
(a) Custom
Answer (c)
(b) Delegated legislation
Q.15 Administrative law is concerned
with the operation and control of the (c) Ordinance promulgated by Governor
powers of administrative authorities with
(d) Reports of the committees and
emphasis on functions rather than on
commission.
structure. This definition was given by
Answer (a)
(a) K.C. Davis
Q 18. Which of the following is not a
(b) Jennings
source of Administrative Law?
(c) A.V. Dicey
(a) Judicial Decision
(d) Wade.
(b) Ordinance
Answer (d)
(c) Statute
Q. 16 "Administrative law is a study of
(d) Law reporter.
pathology of power in a developing
society. Accountability of the holders of Answer (d)
public power for the ruled is the focal
Q. 19 Who of the following jurist
point of this formulation." Who among
observed that "it is logically impossible to
the following jurists has given this
definition? distinguish administrative law from
constitutional law and all attempts to do
(a) A.V. Dicey so are artificial":

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(a) Holland (d) Both constitutional and administrative

laws are public laws,
(b) Ivor Jennings
Answer (d)
(c) A.V. Dicey
Q.22 The constitutionality of
(d) Keith.
administrative rule-making in India, can
Answer (d) be studied in ___________ different
periods-
Q.20 "Constitutional law is concerned
with the organization and functions of (a) three
government at rest, while administrative
(b) six
law, is concerned with that organization
and those functions in motion." This (c) two
statement was given by
(d) four
(a) Austin
Answer (c)
(b) Salmond
Q.23 Who has defined administrative law
(c) M.P. Jain in the following words,

(d) None of the above. 'Administrative law relates to that

Answer (d)
Q. 21 State the similarity between
constitutional and administrative laws.
(a) Both constitutional and administrative
laws are private laws
(b) Both constitutional and administrative
laws regulate the highest norms of the State
(c) Both constitutional and administrative
laws deal with the organization and
functions of the government at rest
portion of a nations legal system which
determines the legal status and liabilities
of all state officials, defines the rights and
liabilities of private individuals in their
dealings with officials and specifies the
procedure by which those rights and
liabilities are enforced"
(a) Dicey
(b) KC Davis
(c) Ivor Jennings
(d) Bernard Schwartz
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Answer: (a) Dicey India, came to be recognized in the

middle of:
Q.24 Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
and give correct answer using codes given (a) 17th century
below.
(b) 18th century
Assertion (A): Administrative law is branch
(c) 19th century
of public law.
(d) 20th century.
Reason (R): Administrative law deals with
organization and power of administrative Answer (d)
and quasi-judicial agencies.
Q.27 Find correct answer:
Codes:
(a) Administrative law is a branch of public
(a) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct law and is only a part of Constitutional law.
It cannot control the Constitutional law.
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(b) Administrative law is a branch of private
(c) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct
law.
(d) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(c) Administrative law is independent to
Answer (b) Constitutional law.

Q.25 Which one of the following is a basic (d) Administrative law is neither the branch
source of administrative law? of public law nor of private law, but a part
of Constitutional law.
(a) customs
Answer (a)
(b) judicial decisions
Q. 28 Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
(c) legislation
and answer by using the codes given
(d) equity. below:

Answer (b) Assertion (A): Administrative law is a law,

but it is not law in the lawyer's sense of the
Q.26 Administrative law as a separate term like property or contract law.
branch of legal discipline, especially in

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Reason (R): In India, Administrative law, is

a combination of judicial precedents and
statutes.

Codes:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is

correct explanation of (A).

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
correct explanation of (A).

(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer (d)

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