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ICSE Class 10 History and Civics Solved Question Paper 2010

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11.

State one point of difference between the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers with reference to their responsibilities in the Government.

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12.

What is meant by the term Judicial Review?

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13.

Why is the Supreme Court said to be the guardian of the Constitution?

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14.

The Supreme Court is the apex court in the entire judicial set up in India. In this context answer the following questions:

What is meant by the term single integrated judicial system?

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15.
The Supreme Court is the apex court in the entire judicial set up in India. In this context answer the following questions:

Explain the impeachment procedure for the removal of judges.

A judge of the Supreme Court can be removed from his office by an order of the President. The President can issue the removal order after an address by the Parliament, supported by a special majority of each House of Parliament (that is, a majority of the total membership of that House and a majority of not less than two thirds of the members of that house present and voting), has been presented to the President in the same session of Parliament for such a removal.

The step-wise process is:

(i) A removal motion signed by 100 members (in case of Lok Sabha) or 50 members (in case of Rajya Sabha) is to be given to the Speaker/Chairman. (The removal motion can be introduced in any of the two Houses of Parliament).

(ii) The Speaker/Chairman may admit and reject the motion.

(iii) If it is admitted, then the Speaker/Chairman is to constitute a three-member committee to investigate into the charges. The Committee should consist of the Chief Justice or a judge of the Supreme Court, a chief justice of a high court and a distinguished jurist.

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The Supreme Court is the apex court in the entire judicial set up in India. In this context answer the following questions:

In the extensive jurisdiction of the supreme court state the difference between the original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction. Mention two functions that come under original jurisdiction.

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