All The High Courts in India with their establishment year, jurisdictional area, and location is beyond the scope of this response, as it involves a lot of information.
| S.No | High Court | Establishment Year | Jurisdictional Area | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allahabad High Court | 1866 | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad |
| 2. | Andhra Pradesh High Court | 1954 | Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati |
| 3. | Bombay High Court | 1862 | Maharashtra, Goa, Daman, and Diu | Mumbai |
| 4. | Calcutta High Court | 1862 | West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Kolkata |
| 5. | Chhattisgarh High Court | 2000 | Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur |
| 6. | Delhi High Court | 1966 | Delhi | New Delhi |
| 7. | Gauhati High Court | 1948 | Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh | Guwahati |
| 8. | Gujarat High Court | 1960 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad |
| 9. | Himachal Pradesh High Court | 1971 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
| 10. | Jammu and Kashmir High Court | 1928 | Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu (Summer) and Srinagar (Winter) |
| 11. | Jharkhand High Court | 2000 | Jharkhand | Ranchi |
| 12. | Karnataka High Court | 1884 | Karnataka | Bangalore |
| 13. | Kerala High Court | 1956 | Kerala, Lakshadweep | Kochi |
| 14. | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 1936 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur |
| 15. | Madras High Court | 1862 | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry | Chennai |
| 16. | Manipur High Court | 2013 | Manipur | Imphal |
| 17. | Meghalaya High Court | 2013 | Meghalaya | Shillong |
| 18. | Orissa High Court | 1948 | Odisha | Cuttack |
| 19. | Patna High Court | 1916 | Bihar | Patna |
| 20. | Punjab and Haryana High Court | 1947 | Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 21. | Rajasthan High Court | 1949 | Rajasthan | Jodhpur |
| 22. | Sikkim High Court | 1975 | Sikkim | Gangtok |
| 23. | Telangana High Court | 2019 | Telangana | Hyderabad |
| 24. | Tripura High Court | 2013 | Tripura | Agartala |
| 25 | Uttarakhand High Court | 2000 | Uttarakhand | Nainital |
1. In which year was the Calcutta High Court established?
a) 1857
b) 1862
c) 1875
d) 1881
Answer: b) 1862
2. Which High Court has jurisdiction over Delhi?
a) Delhi High Court
b) Punjab and Haryana High Court
c) Rajasthan High Court
d) Allahabad High Court
Answer: a) Delhi High Court
3. The Bombay High Court has jurisdiction over which states/areas?
a) Maharashtra, Goa, Daman, and Diu
b) Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
c) Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Telangana
d) Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh
Answer: a) Maharashtra, Goa, Daman, and Diu
4. Which High Court serves as the common High Court for Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh?
a) Punjab High Court
b) Haryana High Court
c) Punjab and Haryana High Court
d) Chandigarh High Court
Answer: c) Punjab and Haryana High Court
5. In which city is the Gauhati High Court located?
a) Dispur
b) Guwahati
c) Shillong
d) Agartala
Answer: b) Guwahati
6. When was the Telangana High Court established?
a) 2014
b) 2017
c) 2019
d) 2021
Answer: c) 2019
7. Which High Court has jurisdiction over Jammu and Kashmir?
a) Jammu High Court
b) Kashmir High Court
c) Jammu and Kashmir High Court
d) Ladakh High Court
Answer: c) Jammu and Kashmir High Court
8. Where is the seat of the Madras High Court?
a) Chennai
b) Coimbatore
c) Madurai
d) Tiruchirapalli
Answer: a) Chennai
9. The Rajasthan High Court is located in which city?
a) Jaipur
b) Jodhpur
c) Udaipur
d) Ajmer
Answer: b) Jodhpur
10. Which High Court has jurisdiction over Himachal Pradesh?
a) Himachal Pradesh High Court
b) Punjab and Haryana High Court
c) Delhi High Court
d) Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Answer: a) Himachal Pradesh High Court
11. In which year was the Karnataka High Court established?
a) 1950
b) 1956
c) 1960
d) 1965
Answer: c) 1960
12. Which High Court has jurisdiction over Uttarakhand?
a) Himachal Pradesh High Court
b) Jharkhand High Court
c) Uttarakhand High Court
d) Punjab and Haryana High Court
Answer: c) Uttarakhand High Court
13. The Meghalaya High Court was established in which year?
a) 1971
b) 1980
c) 1990
d) 2013
Answer: d) 2013
14. Where is the seat of the Manipur High Court?
a) Imphal
b) Aizawl
c) Itanagar
d) Kohima
Answer: a) Imphal
15. Which High Court has jurisdiction over Odisha?
a) Orissa High Court
b) Calcutta High Court
c) Bihar High Court
d) Jharkhand High Court
Answer: a) Orissa High Court
16. The Sikkim High Court was established in the year:
a) 1975
b) 1980
c) 1990
d) 2000
Answer: a) 1975
17. Which High Court serves as the common High Court for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh?
a) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court
b) Andhra Pradesh High Court
c) Hyderabad High Court
d) Telangana High Court
Answer: a) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court
18. Where is the seat of the Tripura High Court?
a) Agartala
b) Aizawl
c) Imphal
d) Kohima
Answer: a) Agartala
19. The Jharkhand High Court was established in the year:
a) 2000
b) 2001
c) 2005
d) 2010
Answer: a) 2000
20. In which city is the seat of the Bombay High Court located?
a) Mumbai
b) Pune
c) Nagpur
d) Aurangabad
Answer: a) Mumbai
21. Which High Court has jurisdiction over Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh?
a) Punjab High Court
b) Haryana High Court
c) Punjab and Haryana High Court
d) Chandigarh High Court
Answer: c) Punjab and Haryana High Court
22. When was the Madhya Pradesh High Court established?
a) 1936
b) 1947
c) 1956
d) 1960
Answer: a) 1936
23. The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court is situated in:
a) Nagpur
b) Pune
c) Aurangabad
d) Nashik
Answer: a) Nagpur
24. Where is the seat of the Kerala High Court?
a) Thiruvananthapuram
b) Kochi
c) Kozhikode
d) Thrissur
Answer: b) Kochi
25. In which year was the Andhra Pradesh High Court established?
a) 1953
b) 1956
c) 1971
d) 1980
Answer: b) 1956
26. The term “Chief Justice” is used for the head of a High Court. What is the term used for the head of a Union Territory’s High Court?
a) Chief Justice
b) Chief Judge
c) Chief Magistrate
d) Chief Justice of Union Territory
Answer: a) Chief Justice
27. Where is the seat of the Gauhati High Court?
a) Dispur
b) Guwahati
c) Shillong
d) Agartala
Answer: b) Guwahati
28. Which High Court has jurisdiction over Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh after the reorganization in 2019?
a) Jammu and Kashmir High Court
b) Ladakh High Court
c) Jammu High Court
d) Srinagar High Court
Answer: a) Jammu and Kashmir High Court
29. The term “Writ Petition” is associated with which jurisdiction of the High Court?
a) Original Jurisdiction
b) Appellate Jurisdiction
c) Writ Jurisdiction
d) Advisory Jurisdiction
Answer: c) Writ Jurisdiction
30. Where is the seat of the Chhattisgarh High Court?
a) Raipur
b) Bilaspur
c) Durg
d) Jagdalpur
Answer: b) Bilaspur
31. The term “Original Jurisdiction” of a High Court refers to:
a) Its authority to hear appeals
b) Its authority to issue writs and hear cases for the first time
c) Its authority to review lower court decisions
d) Its authority to interpret the Constitution
Answer: b) Its authority to issue writs and hear cases for the first time
32. Where is the seat of the Himachal Pradesh High Court?
a) Shimla
b) Dharamshala
c) Manali
d) Kullu
Answer: a) Shimla
33. The term “Bench” in the context of High Courts refers to:
a) A type of judgment
b) A group of judges sitting to hear cases
c) A ceremonial seat for the Chief Justice
d) A legal argument presented in court
Answer: b) A group of judges sitting to hear cases
34. Which High Court has jurisdiction over the Union Territory of Puducherry?
a) Madras High Court
b) Karnataka High Court
c) Kerala High Court
d) Bombay High Court
Answer: a) Madras High Court
35. The term “Lok Adalat” is associated with which aspect of the legal system?
a) High Court judgments
b) Alternative dispute resolution
c) Criminal trials
d) Administrative tribunals
Answer: b) Alternative dispute resolution
36. The term “Vakalatnama” is related to:
a) A legal document giving authority to a lawyer to represent a client
b) A judgment of the High Court
c) A type of writ
d) A legal textbook
Answer: a) A legal document giving authority to a lawyer to represent a client
37. In which city is the seat of the Orissa High Court located?
a) Bhubaneswar
b) Cuttack
c) Puri
d) Rourkela
Answer: b) Cuttack
38. The term “Article 226” of the Indian Constitution is related to:
a) President’s powers
b) Fundamental Rights
c) Writ jurisdiction of High Courts
d) Directive Principles of State Policy
Answer: c) Writ jurisdiction of High Courts
39. Where is the seat of the Rajasthan High Court?
a) Jaipur
b) Jodhpur
c) Udaipur
d) Ajmer
Answer: b) Jodhpur
40. Which High Court has jurisdiction over the Union Territory of Chandigarh?
a) Punjab and Haryana High Court
b) Delhi High Court
c) Himachal Pradesh High Court
d) Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Answer: a) Punjab and Haryana High Court
41. The term “Public Interest Litigation (PIL)” in India is associated with:
a) Criminal law
b) Environmental law
c) Corporate law
d) Family law
Answer: b) Environmental law
42. Which High Court has jurisdiction over the Union Territory of Daman and Diu?
a) Bombay High Court
b) Gujarat High Court
c) Madras High Court
d) Calcutta High Court
Answer: a) Bombay High Court
43. The term “Chief Justice of India” refers to the head of:
a) A High Court
b) The Supreme Court of India
c) A District Court
d) A Union Territory’s High Court
Answer: b) The Supreme Court of India
44. In which year was the Delhi High Court established?
a) 1956
b) 1966
c) 1976
d) 1986
Answer: b) 1966
45. The term “Arrears” in the context of the judiciary refers to:
a) Cases that have been decided
b) Cases that are pending or unresolved
c) Appeals to higher courts
d) Appeals to lower courts
Answer: b) Cases that are pending or unresolved
46. Where is the seat of the Kerala High Court?
a) Thiruvananthapuram
b) Kochi
c) Kozhikode
d) Thrissur
Answer: b) Kochi
47. The term “Writ of Certiorari” is associated with:
a) Supreme Court judgments
b) High Court judgments
c) Lower court judgments
d) Writ jurisdiction of High Courts
Answer: d) Writ jurisdiction of High Courts
48. The jurisdiction of a High Court to issue writs is derived from which article of the Indian Constitution?
a) Article 32
b) Article 131
c) Article 226
d) Article 143
Answer: c) Article 226
49. In which city is the seat of the Jharkhand High Court located?
a) Ranchi
b) Jamshedpur
c) Bokaro
d) Dhanbad
Answer: a) Ranchi
50. The term “Amicus Curiae” refers to:
a) Chief Justice of a High Court
b) A friend of the court, appointed to assist in a legal matter
c) A type of legal document
d) A form of legal remedy
Answer: b) A friend of the court, appointed to assist in a legal matter
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