Law Questions and Answers - Set 17

1 Legal Theory is based on

1 a systematic study of positive laws

2 purely logical and empirical study

3 concepts like morality, justice and ethics

4 total exclusion of customary practices, morality and social vagaries

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Answer: concepts like morality, justice and ethics

2 Who separated jurisprudence from religion ?

1 Kant

2 Hugo Grotius

3 Salmond

4 Jethro Brown

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Answer: Hugo Grotius

3 Under how many categories the five theories of punishment can be divided ?

1 2

2 4

3 5

4 3

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Answer: 3

4 On which one of the following one can have corporeal ownership ?

1 A right

2 Trademark

3 Movable property

4 A debt

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Answer : Movable property

5 “The law of National or International law may be defined as the body of rules and principles of actions which are binding upon civilized states in their relations with one-another.” This definition of International law was given by

1 J.L. Brierly

2 Torsten Vitel

3 Hackworth

4 None of the above

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Answer: J.L. Brierly

6 The Charter of the United Nations can be amended by

1 Five-third of the members of General Assembly

2 The Security Council only

3 Two-third of the members of the U.N. including all permanent members of the Security Council after recommendations by a two-thirds vote of a conference convened for the purpose, is received

4 Two-thirds of the members of the Security Council including five permanent members

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Answer: Two-thirds of the members of the Security Council including five permanent members

7

Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Find correct answer using codes given below :

Assertion (A) : “Option of Puberty” is an easy process to repudiate the marriage under Hindu Law. Reason (R) : “Option of Puberty” is not an easy process to repudiate the marriage under Muslim Law. Codes :

1 (A) is correct, but(R) is incorrect

2 (A) and (R) both are correct

3 (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect

4 (A) and (R) both are incorrect

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Answer: (A) and (R) both are correct

8 ‘Tuhr’ means

1 Period of menstruation

2 Period of iddat

3 Period between menstruation

4 None of the above

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Answer: Period between menstruation

9 A minor is son of a beggar. He is told by a law professor that he would not be liable for any goods he purchases. The minor purchases a car and a bread loaf. Decide liability for payment of car and bread loaf, using codes given below

1 The minor is liable to pay price of car and bread loaf

2 The minor is liable to pay reasonable compensation for car

3 The minor is liable to pay price of bread

4 The minor’s parent/guardian is liable to pay reasonable compensation for bread loaf

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Answer: The minor’s parent/guardian is liable to pay reasonable compensation for bread loaf

10 Arrange following concepts in sequence in which they occur, using codes given below :

Offer
Acceptance
Damage
Damages

Codes :

1 (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

2 (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

3 (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)

4 (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

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Answer: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

11 A contract may be vitiated by :

Fraud
Mistake
Frustration
Undue influence

Find correct answer, using codes : Codes :

1 Only (i) is correct

2 Only (i) and (ii) are correct

3 Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

4 All are correct

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Answer: All are correct

12 P and Q, unknown to R, sought and got a lift in R’s car, but on account of some mechanical defect in the car, of which R was not aware, one of the front wheels of the car got detached and flew away, and the car toppled. P and Q got serious injuries and later on, P died of his injuries. Q and P’s next kin sued R for damages for negligent driving. What defence R has ?

1 Volenti non fit injuria

2 No responsibility towards P and Q who got a free lift

3 Inevitable accident

4 No defence

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Answer: Inevitable accident

13 In contributory negligence :

1 Both parties have contributed to the negligence equally

2 Only one party is negligent and other has not taken due care

3 One party is negligent resulting in injury while the other has taken due care

4 When lack of care is equal on both sides

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Answer: Only one party is negligent and other has not taken due care

14 P shoot at Q with the view to kill him. When Q was being taken to hospital, a tree fell upon Q on the way and Q died in the hospital a few days later. If it was proved that the falling of the tree caused Q’s death, then

1 P shall be responsible for the death of Q

2 Falling of tree has broken the chain of causation

3 P is not liable to pay compensation to the dependents of Q

4 P is responsible for the death of Q as Q’s death was the direct consequence of P’s act

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