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6. Supreme Court of India laid down the indicators for interpreting ‘other authorities’ under
Article 12 of the Indian Constitution in:
a) Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib
b) Shankari Prasad v. State of Rajasthan
c) R.D. Shetty v. International Airport Authority of India
d) Central Inland Water Corporation v. S.C. Sinha
7. What is COMPAT?
a) Consumers Malpractice Prohibition Act
b) Competition Appellate Tribunal
c) Companies’ Association for Transactions
d) Commission for Prohibition of Atrocities in Trade
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8. Parliament can legislate on state matter in national interest under:
a) Article 393, Constitution of India b) Article 249, Constitution of India
c) Article 324, Constitution of India d) Article 248, Constitution of India
10. Pick the odd one out with respect to Article 19 (2) of Indian Constitution:
a) Public Interest b) Security of State
c) Public Order d) Defamation
11. Supreme Court has formulated the test of ___________ for the purpose of interpreting
‘other authorities’ under Article 12, Constitution of India.
a) Sovereign authorities b) Instrumentality of State
c) Ejusdem Generis d) Direct Action of State
12. Which of the following is not state for the purpose of Article 12, Constitution of India?
a) Board of Control for Cricket in India
b) Cinema Hall Organizers
c) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
d) None of these.
13. Which of the following statements is not true about Intellectual Property?
I. Patents are included in Intellectual Property Rights.
II. Intellectual Property Law is the law of evidence pertaining to patents and determine
the validity.
III. All copyrights are registered for a certain period of time.
a) II only b) II and III
c) I and II d) I, II and III
15. Who amongst the following was not a member of Justice J.S. Verma Committee?
a) Gopal Subramaniam b) Mukul Rohtagi
c) Leila Seth d) None of these.
16. Constituent Assembly of India met for the first time on:
a) 8th October,1944 b) 9th December, 1946
c) 16th September, 1947 d) 22nd January, 1947
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17. The historic day on which the basic structure doctrine for Indian Constitution was adopted
is:
a) 24th April, 1973 b) 16th March, 1972
c) 22nd June, 1982 d) 19th August, 1976
19. Injury caused by negligent throw of a ball shall come within the ambit of:
a) Malfeasance b) Misfeasance
c) Nonfeasance d) Differs from case to case
20. Theory of naturalism for understanding International Law was propounded by:
a) Grotius b) Austin
c) Froster d) Socrates
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25. Can Fundamental Rights be waived off?
a) Yes, as per Article 32 of the Indian Constitution
b) Yes, as per the decision of Supreme Court in R.D. Shetty v. State of Rajasthan
c) No, as per the decision of Supreme Court in Basheshar Nath v. Commissioner
Income Tax
d) No, as per Article 32 of the Indian Constitution
26. The Supreme Court in E.P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu propounded for:
a) Expanding the horizons of right to equality
b) Establishment of Universal Adult Franchise
c) Establishment of Lok Adalats to trickle down justice
d) None of these.
27. After which landmark judgment of the Supreme Court was Article 15 (4) added to
Indian Constitution?
a) R.K. Shukla v. V.P. Shrivastava
b) Basheshar Nath v. Commissioner Income Tax
c) Ranjit D. Udeshi v. State of Maharashtra
d) State of Madras v. Champakam Dorairajan
28. Constitutional validity of death penalty was discussed by the court in:
a) Sajjan Singh v. State of Punjab
b) Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab
c) Golak Nath v. State of Punjab
d) Mithu v. State of Punjab
29. In Mithu v. State of Punjab, Section ____ of Indian Penal Code was declared
unconstitutional.
a) 302 b) 306
c) 303 d) 309
30. Pick the odd one out with respect to amendments to Indian Constitution:
a) Article 47 b) Article 4
c) Article 239-A d) Article 169
32. The principles of higher transparency and simplified procedures were laid down
for company law by:
a) Justice Triveni Committee Report
b) M.D. Singh Committee Report
c) J.J. Irani Committee Report
d) D.R. Antulay Committee Report
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33. What is meant by jus gestionis?
a) Commercial acts of a nation
b) Actions pursuant to a good faith gesture by a nation
c) Actions of a nation based on public policy and welfare
d) Illegal acts of a nation
36. Who is the natural guardian of an adopted minor son as per Hindu Law?
a) Adoptive father b) As designated by law
c) Adoptive mother d) Real father
38. Which of the following is not an objective for establishment of United Nations?
a) Maintenance of international peace and security
b) Promotion of equality and fraternity amongst nations
c) International cooperation to resolve problems of global concern
d) Promotion of trade and commerce amongst member nations
39. The principles on which United Nations is based are contained in:
a) Article 7, Montreal Convention
b) Article 2, U.N. Charter
c) Article 43, Constitution of Federation of States
d) None of these.
40. Report of Mandal Commission was challenged before the Supreme Court of India
in:
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a) State of Maharashtra v. Abdul Latif Shaikh
b) Ashok Sancheti v. Liela Roy
c) Ashok Kumar Aggarwal v. Union of India
d) Indra Sawhney v. Union of India
41. Which case established that Fundamental Rights can also be enjoyed by companies
formed by citizens of India?
a) Bennett Colemon & Co. v. Union of India
b) R.C. Cooper v. Union of India
c) Bharat Heavy Industries Ltd. v. State of Gujarat
d) State of Madhya Pradesh v. Gaurav Pathak
42. In which case the Supreme Court of India acknowledged the freedom of press?
a) Francis Mullin Ltd. v. Union of India
b) Sakal Papers (P) Ltd. v. Union of India
c) Romesh Thapar v. Union of India
d) Trisha Singhania v. Union of India
44. Which of the following is not a part of the basic structure of Indian Constitution?
a) Article 31 b) Article 21
c) Article 136 d) Article 32
45. Parliamentary privileges are extended to state legislatures by the virtue of:
a) S. 11, Legislatures’ Act b) A. 194, Constitution of India
c) Both (a) and (b). d) Neither (a) nor (b).
47. Anticipatory bail is granted under Section ____ of Code of Criminal Procedure.
a) 438 b) 434
c) 437 d) 442
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49. What is meant by the de facto recognition of a state in International Law?
a) State is existent legally and recognized by U.N.
b) State is recognized factually by other states.
c) There is no fact to suggest that the state does not exist and hence it is
recognized.
d) None of these.
54. Pick the odd one out with regard to U.S. Constitution:
a) Press b) Religion
c) Double Jeopardy d) Petition
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58. A contract is discharged by:
a) Impossibility of performance b) Breach of contract
c) Waiver of performance d) All of the above.
59. Mithun asked Ramesh for lending his horse for a consideration of 700 INR per day.
Ramesh responded with a telegram stating that the consideration should be 800
INR. The contract is:
a) Valid but unenforceable b) Voidable
c) Valid and enforceable d) None of these.
63. Jurisdiction of a High Court u/s 9 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act is:
a) Original b) Appellate
c) Ordinary Original d) Extraordinary Appellate
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67. Res Integra means:
a) A matter untouched
b) Integrated matter
c) Reasons of a judgment shall be integrated
d) None of these.
70. Which of the following is not covered within the purview of RTI Act, 2005?
a) Judicial Actions b) Administrative Actions
c) Quasi-judicial Actions d) None of these.
72. Punishment for the offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder is contained
in:
a) S. 302, Indian Penal Code b) S. 304 (2), Indian Penal Code
c) S. 187, Indian Penal Code d) S. 299, Indian Penal Code
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75. Piracy is recognized as a universal crime by:
a) Montreal Convention, 1971
b) Treaty of Shipments and Merchants, 1988
c) U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea
d) Article 14, U.N. Charter
81. Which of the following is not amongst the powers of Central Sales Tax Appellate
Authority?
a) Enforcing the attendance of any person during hearing of an appeal.
b) Issuing commissions for the examinations or witnesses.
c) Staying the operation of certain orders.
d) None of these.
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84. Family Courts Act was enacted in:
a) 1987 b) 1984
c) 1942 d) 1993
85. Principle of utility as the tool to frame laws was given by:
a) Austin b) Karl N. Llewyn
c) Karl Marx d) Jeremy Bentham
88. Inclusion of Jat community in Central OBC category has been held to be invalid
by the court in the case of :
a) Ram Singh v. Union of India
b) Shreya Singhal v. Union of India
c) Risha Chamariya v. Palaghar Schools Association
d) Panchsheel Priyadarshini v. Khushboo Rani
90. Which of the following is not ‘law’ for the purpose of Article 13, Indian Constitution?
a) Draft Notification
b) Regulations formed under an Act
c) Rules of a government body
d) Constitution of India
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92. Sale of property is performed under Section __ of Transfer of Property Act, 1882.
a) 54 b) 37
c) 91 d) 105
94. Abolition of death penalty for murder cases has been provided in:
a) 250th Report of Law Commission of India
b) 262nd Report of Law Commission of India
c) 230th Report of Law Commission of India
d) 268th Report of Law Commission of India
98. Which of the following is not a reasonable restriction of fundamental right to trade
and profession?
I) Imposing ban on publication of obscene books.
II) Prohibiting slaughter of all kinds of animals.
III) Imposing ban on trade of old vintage cars.
a) II and III. b) II only.
c) I and II. d) I, II and III.
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100. National Company Law Tribunal is established under:
a) Companies Act, 2013
b) MRTP Act, 1969
c) Companies Act, 1956
d) Companies (Settlements of Debts) Rules, 2008
101. Pick the odd one out with respect to nationality under International Law:
a) Deprivation b) Renunciation
c) Extradition d) Release
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107. Article 16 (2), Indian Constitution does not include ______ as a ground for discrimination.
a) Domicile b) Residence
c) Gender d) Caste
111. Arrange the following judicial posts in the ascending order of their seniority:
A. District Judge
B. Chief Judicial Magistrate
C. Metropolitan Magistrate
a) ABC b) CAB
c) CBA d) ACB
113. Committee for Implementation of Legal Aid Services was chaired by:
a) Justice A.P. Shah b) Justice G.B. Patnaik
c) Justice P.N. Bhagwati d) Justice H.R. Khanna
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115. What is meant by ‘dividend’?
a) Profit issued to a preference shareholder by the company
b) Divided liability of a shareholder in a company
c) Profit issued to an equity shareholder by the company
d) Difference between total liability of the company and the liability of a shareholder
119. The maximum number of members of IRDA at a particular time can be:
a) 7 b) 10
c) 8 d) 6
121. Under what provision of Universal Declaration on Human Rights is ‘right to asylum’
recognized?
a) Schedule V b) Article 14
c) Article 77 d) Article 21
122. Passive euthanasia has been held to be valid in the case of:
a) Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab
b) Arup Bhaiyyan v. State of Assam
c) Aruna Ramchandran Shaubag v. Union of India
d) Saurabh Mandal v. Union of India
123. In which case Supreme Court of India incorporated ‘due process of law’ in Constitution
of India?
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a) E.P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu
b) Shantanu Moitra v. Central Board of Film Certification
c) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
d) Rudra Sen Chaudhary v. State of Andhra Pradesh
130. Section 377, Indian Penal Code was alleged to be violative of:
a) Article 21, Constitution of India
b) S. 4, LGBT Bill 2012
c) Article 39, Constitution of India
d) S. 11, LGBT Bill 2012
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132. In how many zones are the meetings of Copyright Board held?
a) 7 b) 5
c) 11 d) 13
133. Pick the odd one out with regard to Reserve Bank of India:
a) Bhopal b) Bangalore
c) Lucknow d) Mumbai
140. Pick the odd one out with respect to jurisdictional immunities under International
Law:
a) Consent b) Criminal Liability
c) Tortuous Liability d) Contracts of employment
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141. Investigation about alleged contravention of Competition Act, 2002 is done by:
a) Director General b) Local Magistrate
c) Chief Judicial Magistrate d) Investigating Officer, Local Police
143. Maintenance can be claimed under Section ___________ of Code of Criminal Procedure.
a) 138 b) 125
c) 147 d) 133
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150. Transgender day of Remembrance is celebrated on:
a) 27th December b) 4th August
c) 20th November d) 15th June
151. Provisions for establishment of a Debt Recovery Tribunal are contained in:
a) Recovery of Debt Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993
b) Recovery of Debt against Nationalized Banks, 1993
c) Money Lenders’ Act, 1974
d) None of these.
155. The PIL for issuance of directives related to Uniform Civil Code was recently filed
by:
a) A.K. Upadhyay b) Gopal Subramaniam
c) Subramaniam Swamy d) Arun Jaitley
156. Guiding principles to exercise jurisdiction under Article 136 of Constitution of India
has been laid down:
a) Pritam Singh v. State
b) Hindustan Unilever Ltd. v. Union of India
c) Navjot Sandhu v. NCT of Delhi
d) Suresh Koshal v. Union of India
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159. The doctrine of ‘rarest of rare’ for exercise of discretion is applied by the judge
in cases of:
a) S. 302, Indian Penal Code b) Capital Punishment
c) TADA d) All of the above.
161. Who can claim divorce on ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage under Hindu
Marriage Act?
a) Both husband and wife
b) Husband only
c) Wife only
d) Breakdown of marriage is no explicit ground for divorce.
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167. The landmark case related to sexual harassment at workplace is:
a) Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan
b) Ramesh Patil v. State of Haryana
c) Mehboob v. State
d) Jyoti Kumari v. NCT of Delhi
168. Maintenance under Section 125, Code of Criminal Procedure can be availed by
a Muslim women after the decision in:
a) Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum
b) Daniel Latifi v. Union of India
c) Shrioman Sinha v. Bajid Altaf
d) None of these.
170. Who among the following people shall not be entitled to the benefit of protection
against double jeopardy under Article 20 (2) of the Indian Constitution?
a) A person murdering another, serving 6 month imprisonment for theft in another
case.
b) A person serving life imprisonment for murder punished with death penalty
for another murder.
c) A person murdering another, acquitted and prosecuted again on reopening
of the case.
d) All of the above.
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174. The offence of Voyeurism is punishable under Section ______ of Indian Penal Code.
a) 354A b) 354C
c) 354E d) 354D
176. Which of the following organizations is the intelligence arm of Indian Armed Forces?
a) Intelligence Bureau
b) Research & Analysis Wing
c) Armed Forces Special Survey Team
d) Directorate of Military Intelligence
177. National Policy of India as to Narcotic Drugs gets its origin in:
a) The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
b) Article 47, Constitution of India
c) Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
d) Narcotic Drugs Convention, 1971
181. The landmark case from which the concept of negligence seems to have emerged
is:
a) Hill v. Tupper b) Donoghue v. Stevenson
c) Bolton v. Stone d) Dickson v. Reuter
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182. The limit of Exclusive Economic Zone was determined to be ___________ nautical
miles at
___________.
a) 14, UN Convention on Law of Seas, 1982
b) 150, UN Convention on Law of Seas
c) 200, UN Convention on Law of Seas
d) 80, UN Convention on Exclusive Economic Zone, 1992
183. Agreements between competitors at the same stage of production are known as:
a) Horizontal Agreements b) Cartel Agreements
c) Vertical Agreements d) Dominant Agreements
189. Which of the following is not true about the Judicial Committee of Privy Council?
a) Matters were to be heard by not less than three members of the committee
b) No dissenting judgment were to be made by any of its members
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c) Reports to be given in an advisory format
d) Bound by its previous decisions
190. Which of the following is not included in iddat period under Muslim Law?
a) Period of three menstrual courses after the date of divorce
b) Period of seven months after pregnancy of the divorced woman
c) Period of three lunar months for women not subject to menstruation
d) Period between the date of divorce and termination of pregnancy
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198. The number of judges required to constituted the quorum of International Court of
Justice are:
a) 9 b) 4
c) 11 d) 8
200. Under Article 22 (2) of the Indian Constitution, no person can be detained beyond:
a) 48 hours b) 7 days
c) 24 hours d) 3 days
202. Article 21-A of Constitution of India vests in every _____ right to _______.
a) Citizen, livelihood b) Citizen, shelter
c) Child, education d) Child, shelter
204. Appeal against the decision of a single judge of High Court lies before:
a) Constitutional bench of High Court
b) Division bench of High Court
c) Full bench of Supreme Court
d) Division bench of Supreme Court
205. Which of the following is not a kind of punishment of crimes under Muslim Law?
a) Harem b) Tazeer
c) Hadd d) Kasi
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206. Who was T.B. Macaulay?
a) The chairman of first law commission of India
b) The prime man behind drafting of Indian Penal Code
c) The Chairman of Society of Public Instructions
d) All of the above.
209. Does right to personal liberty include right to speedy trial of an accused?
a) Yes, under Article 21 of Constitution of India.
b) Yes, as per the decision of Supreme Court of India in Katar Singh v. State
of Punjab.
c) Yes, as per the decision of Supreme Court of India in Hussainara Khatoon
v. State of Punjab.
d) All of the above.
212. Which of the following is not true about Juvenile Justice Board?
A. It comprises of three members.
B. There shall be a woman metropolitan magistrate presiding over the board.
C. The board comprises of two social workers.
a) B and C b) C only
c) B only d) A and C
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213. Liability of a surety is:
a) Higher than that of principal debtor
b) Equal to that of principal debtor
c) Co-extensive with that of principal debtor
d) Less than that of principal debtor
215. The concurring opinion in Keshavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala was delivered
by:
a) Justice H.R. Khanna b) Justice A.N. Ray
c) Justice Chandrachud d) Justice M.L. Roy
218. Pick the odd one out with regard to Bombay High Court:
a) Nagpur b) Pune
c) Aurangabad d) Mumbai
219. What is a ‘uterine blood relation’ under Special Marriage Act, 1954?
a) Siblings with same father b) Siblings with same grandparents
c) Siblings with same mother d) Siblings with same parents
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222. Arrange the following police posts in the order of increasing seniority:
A. Inspector General of Police
B. Director General of Police
C. Senior Superintendent of Police
D. Inspector of Police
a) DABC b) CBDA
c) DCAB d) CADB
227. Which of the following is not true about literal rule of interpretation?
a) It always ends the ambiguity and absurdity in law.
b) It generates certainty in the content of law.
c) It is closely related to the school of positivism.
d) It is the primary rule of interpretation.
229. Which of the following incomes is not exempted under Income Tax Act?
a) Agricultural income
b) Share of profit from the firm
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c) Receipts from life insurance policies
d) Allowances of Judicial Officers
233. Which of the following is not an ingredient for the offence of theft under Indian Penal
Code?
a) Dishonest intention b) Without consent
c) Possession of owner d) Moveable property
234. Pick the odd one out with respect to U.N. Security Council:
a) United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
b) China
c) Italy
d) France
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