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UPSC Prelims 1985Question 93Polity

Mandamus means

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  1. (a)A writ issued by a superior court command that a specified thing be done.
  2. (b)A legal term for a prisoner’s right to appear in person and be tried in court.
  3. (c)A written public declaration of the intentions, opinions or motives of a sovereign or of a leader, party or body.
  4. (d)The principle of hybridisation, discovered by Gregor Mendel which led to the improved breeds of plant and animal life.

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