AIBE VIII 2015 – All India Bar Exam 8 – Previous Question Paper

This is the free previous question paper from AIBE VIII or AIBE 8, the eigth edition of the All India Bar Examination that was held in 2015.

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1. Mere illegality of the strike does not per se spell unjustifiability’. J. Krishna Iyer in which case declared so
A. Chandramalai Estate v. Its workmen
B. Associated Cement Ltd. v. Their workmen
C. Gujarat Steel Tubes v. Gujarat Steel Tubes Mazdoor Sabha
D. Indian General Navigation of Railway Co. Ltd. v. Their workmen

 

2. A transfers property to B for life, and after his death to C and D, equally to be divided between them, or to the survivor of them. C dies during the lifetime of B. D survives B. At B’s death
A. The property passes to D
B. The property reverts back to A’s heirs
C. The property is declared as having no owner
D. None of the above

 

3. According to Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 no person under the age of years shall drive a motor vehicle in any public place
A. 16
B. 18
C. 20
D. 21

 

4. Durham doctrine means
A. That an accused is not criminally liable if his unlawful act is the product of immature understanding due to immature age
B. That an accused is not criminally liable if his unlawful act is the product of mental disease or mental defect
C. That an accused is criminally liable if his unlawful act even if it is the product of mental disease or mental defect
D. None of these

 

5. Evidences to document unmeaning in reference to existing facts is called as
A. Patent ambiguity
B. Latent ambiguity
C. Both of them
D. None of the above

 

6. Law is conceived as a form of the power value – conceived by
A. Hart C.
B. Karl Olivecrona
C. Bentham and Austin
D. Lasswell and McDougal

 

7. Prosecution for the offence of defamation can be initiated only
A. On the basis of an F.I.R
B. On the basis of a police report
C. On the complaint of the aggrieved party
D. If it is a matter related to domestic affairs of a family

 

8. Retention of money deposited with advocate for the decree-holder even after execution proceedings was held as an instance of misconduct in which case
A. D.C. Saxena vs Hon’Ble The Chief Justice Of India
B. M. Veerendra Rao v. Tek Chand
C. Prahlad Saran Gupta v. Bar Council of India
D. Shambhu Ram Yadav v. Hanuman Das Khatry

 

9. Testimony of a witness to the existence or nonexistence of the fact or facts in issue is/are
A. Oral evidence
B. Original evidence
C. Direct evidence
D. Both (a) and (b)

 

10. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 regulates
A. Waste disposal of sea
B. The emission of hazardous air pollutants
C. The transportation of hazardous materials
D. The discharge of hazardous pollutants into the nation’s surface water

 

11. Under section 122 of the Evidence Act, a communication made to the spouse during marriage
A. Remains privileged after the dissolution of marriage by divorce but not so on after death
B. Does not remain privileged after the dissolution of marriage by divorce, but remains privileged even after death
C. Does not remain privileged after dissolution of marriage by divorce or death
D. Remains privileged communication after the dissolution of marriage by divorce or death

 

12. What is Corporate Social Responsibility among the following?
A. Mere donations
B. Employee benefits
C. Project-based protection of national heritage
D. Programs undertaken outside India

 

13. Where the right to the discovery or the inspection sought depends on the determination of any issue in the suit, the court may try that issue as a before deciding upon the right to discovery or inspection
A. Res judicata
B. Special issue
C. Res sub judice
D. Preliminary issue

 

14. With reference to Cyber Crimes worm attack
A. needs the host to attach
B. needs the virus to attach
C. do not need the host to attach
D. do not need the virus to attach

 

15. Misconduct’ would cover any activity or conduct which his professional brethren of good repute and competency would reasonably regard as disgraceful or dishonorable. It may be noted that the scope of ‘misconduct’ is not restricted by technical interpretations of rules of conduct. This was proven conclusively in the case of
A. In N. G. Dastane v. Shrikant S. Shinde
B. Noratanman Courasia v. M.R. Murali
C. Bar Council of Maharashtra v. M.V. Dahbolkar
D. B. M. Verma v. Uttrakhand Regulatory Commission

 

16. A issued a warrant to a police officer to arrest P. But the officer arrests Q after the due inquiry believing Q to be P. Here
A. P is liable for criminal negligence
B. P has committed no offence by virtue of section 76 IPC
C. P has committed an offence of wrongful confinement
D. None of these

 

17. According to Article 71 Disputes arising in connection with the elections of a President or Vice-President are to be enquired into and decided by
A. High Court
B. The Supreme Court
C. Tribunal established for that purpose
D. Both by High Court and Supreme Court

 

18. As per the Criminal Procedure Code, during investigation a search can be conducted without warrant by
A. Any person
B. Judicial officer
C. Any police officer
D. The investigating officer

 

19. Estoppels is a rule by which a party to litigation is/are
A. Prevented from appearing in person
B. Prevented from hiding an evidence
C. Stopped from asserting or denying a fact
D. Both (a) and (b)

 

20. Expert opinion under Section 45 is
A. A conclusive proof
B. Not a conclusive proof
C. Supportive and corroborative in nature
D. None of these

 

21. In the judgment of the Supreme Court in Salem Bar Association v. Union of India, the Supreme Court had requested this committee headed by to prepare a case management formula
A. Justice Bhagwati
B. Justice Muralidhar
C. Justice Raveendran
D. Justice Jagannadha Rao

 

22. Pigeon Hole theory was proposed by
A. Winfield
B. Salmond
C. Black Stone
D. Lord Knight

 

23. Provisions regarding Corporate Social Responsibility are incorporated in the Companies Act, 2013 under
A. Section-101
B. Section-111
C. Section-135
D. Section-235

 

24. Special Summons under Section 206 of the Criminal Procedure Code can be issued by
A. The High Court
B. A Magistrate only
C. The Court of Sessions
D. A Magistrate as well as the Court of Sessions

 

25. Tabula rasa under International Law relates to
A. State Succession
B. State Recognition
C. Universal Succession
D. Sources of International Law

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