Question

Choose the most appropriate option:

The object of which one of the following writs is to prevent a person to hold public office which he is not legally entitled to hold?

Options

• Mandamus

• Quo warranto

• Certiorari

• Prohibition

Answer 1

Quo warranto

Explanation:

Quo warranto is a prerogative writ requiring the person to whom it is directed to show what authority they have for exercising some right or power they claim to hold.