Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services Exam HP PCS J 2009

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# Duty under the Indian Stamp Act, in case of policy of fire insurance, is payable by:

# Duty under the Indian Stamp Act, in case of a lease, is payable by:

# Who prescribe the rate of exchange for the conversion of foreign currency into the currency of India for the purpose of calculating stamp duty:

# The penalty may be recovered, in case any instrument not duly stamped as per the Indian Stamp Act, by:

# Which maxim denote the purpose of ‘res judicata’:

# The plaint shall be rejected:

# The provisions relating to particulars of the written statement and counter claim is in:

# Largest order of Code of Civil Procedure is:

# The doctrine of constructive res judicata is explained in:

# Under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, the court has no inherent jurisdiction:

# No evidence is required to be pleaded in:

# No second appeal shall lie from any decree when the subject-matter of the original suit is for recovery of money not exceeding:

# Code of Civil Procedure contains

# The parties to suit must submit the list of their witnesses within the time prescribed by the court but not later than:

# Revisional jurisdiction of the High Court arises when the subordinate court:

# Name the provision of the Code of Civil Procedure inserted by the Amendment Act, 1999, the object of which is to promote alternate method of dispute resolution:

# The order 38 of the Code of Civil Procedure deals with:

# The order of the Code of Civil Procedure which prescribe the consequences of disobedience or breach of injunction granted by the court:

# Which order of the Code of Civil Procedure provides detailed rules regarding ‘judgment and decree’:

# Reference’ under the Code of Civil Procedure may be made to:

# The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is not exhaustive. Many rules relating to law of evidence are contained in:

# A man is alive unless nothing has been heard about him for seven years:

# By information Technology Act, 2000, amendment made in:

# The plea of ‘Alibi’ is established by:

# A person is prosecuted lor theft, evidence is sought to be produced to prove that the accused is a bad character and suspect of theft on several occasions in the past:

# ‘A’ agrees to sell to ‘B’ his white horse in writing. ‘A’ has two white horses and it becomes uncertain as to which horse was sold. Here in the document there is:

# Estoppel is:

# Facts judicially noticeable:

# The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 applies to:

# A deaf-mute’s evidence made by writing in open court, shall be deemed to be:

# An admission is a statement that may be:

# For the admissibility of a dying declaration, it is not necessary that the statement:

# Under Section 122 of the Indian Evidence Act, privilege is available to:

# Exception to the rule ‘hearsay evidence is not admissible’, is laid down in the Indian Evidence Act:

# The contents of documents may be proved by:

# The basis of specific relief Is:

# Suit for dispossession of immovable property under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 should be brought:

# The instrument may be rectified if:

# Specific performance of any contract is granted:

# Rescission of contracts may be allowed if:

# Section 31 of the Specific Relief Act 1963 is related to:

# Ground for refusing specific performance of contract:

# Power to make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Court Act, 1976 is on:

# Classes of subordinate civil courts in Himachal Pradesh under the Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976 are:

# Bill of Exchange’ is defined in:

# The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 came into force on:

# The power of Collector to certify that full duty chargeable is paid on instrument is contained in:

# To carry out the purpose of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 the rules may by:

# Where the mortgagor binds himself to repay the mortgage-money on a certain date and transfers the mortgaged property absolutely to the mortgagee subject to condition that the mortgagee will re-transfer it to the mortgagor upon payment of the mortgage-mone

# A gifts Rs. 5 lakh to B, reserving to himselt, with B’s assent, the right to take back at leisure Rs. I lakh. Which one of the following is correct?

# Which of the following is transferable under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?

# Section 21 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 contains provisions relating to –

# Which of the following would be a valid transfer under the Transfer of Property Act 1882?

# The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 has no application to transfer of property where –

# Which of the following is not a ground for eviction of a tenant under the Himachal Urban Rent Control Act, 1987?

# Which of the following is not a non-residential building under the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987?

# Which of the following statements is not correct in respect of the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987?

# Which of the following sections of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 imposes on the landlord duty to keep the building or rented land in good repairs?

# Section 4 of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 contains provisions relating to –

# The term ‘tenant’ within the meaning of Section-2 of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act,1987 does not include –

# The Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 extends to –

# A person employed by, and acting under the control of, the original agent, in the business of the agency is a –

# Which of the following is not correct under the Indian Contract Act, 1872?

# Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, in which of the following cases, the presumption of agents personal liability does not arise?

# Which section of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 contains condition for conversion of a residential building into a non residential building?

# The maximum penalty, which can be imposed under the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987, for contravention of any of the provisions of section 7 or section 8, is –

# Section81 oftheTransferofPropertyAct,1882 contains provisions relating to –

# The term ‘contract’ is defined in the following section of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 –

# An agreement not to raise the plea of limitation

# The case Nash v. Inman (1908) 2KBI related to –

# In Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Bail Co. (1892) 2 QB 484, the court ruled –

# The theory on which quasi-contractual obligations are based is to prevent unjust enrichment. Who is considered to be the real founder of this theory?

# Which of the following sections of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 imposes on a person, who sues for damages, a duty to mitigate the loss consequent upon the breach of contract?

# Which is not a ground for seeking divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?

# In ‘Bipin Chandra v. Prabhavali’, AIR 1957 SC 176, the Supreme Court explained –

# For the purposes of section 9(3) of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, ‘mother’ does not include –

# Section 26 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 as amended by the Hindu Marriage (Amendment) Act, 1964, deals with –

# In which of the following decisions, the constitulional validity of section-9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, was upheld by the Supreme Court?

# As a result of the changes introduced by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005,the daughter of a coparcener in a Joint Hindu Family, governed by the Mitakshara Law, becomes a coparcener –

# A male Hindu, having more than one wives living, at the time of making adoption, may adopt a son –

# The general rules of succession in the case of female Hindus are contained in – 1956 1956 1956

# Which provision of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, desiqualifies a Hindu to inherit property of the person whom he is convicted of murder?

# Which provision of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 expressly saves the custom regarding the adoption of a married person?

# Section 3 of the Limitation Act, 1963, does not apply to –

# Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, applies to –

# Disability (or the purpose of section 6(1) of the Limitation Act, 1963, does not mean disability arising because of –

# Section 13 of the Limitation Act, 1963, applies in case of –

# Under section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963, defect of jurisdiction must relate to –

# Section 15 of the Limitation Act, 1963 does not apply to –

# Period of limitation for setting aside an ex- parte decree is –

# Provision for condonation of delay, on the ground of sufficient cause is dealt with under –

# Section 22 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is not applicable in –

# A transferred his property to B in 1980, with a direction that the income arising out of the property was to be accumulated till 2010 (i.e. for 30 yrs). A died in 1955. The direction for accumulation would be valid –

# Country liquor’ and ‘Foreign Liquor’ are defined under Excise Act:

# An excise officer not below such rank as the state government may prescribe has the power:

# Choose the correct one: Subject to certain restrictions as the state government may prescribe, the authority granting any license, permit or pass under the Excise Act may cancel or suspend it –

# Which activity is prohibited in the ‘reserved forests’?

# Which section of the Indian Forest Act,1927 provides for concept of ‘village forest’?

# The Indian Forest Act, 1927 consists of –

# In which case section 42 was challenged before the Supreme Court on the basis of ‘freedom of trade and commerce’?

# No wife shall be entitled to receive maintenance from her husband under section 125 of Cr.P.C. if:

# The maxim term of imprisonment awardable in a ‘Summary Trial’ is:

# Warrant case’ means a case:

# When can a trial court release an accused on bail under section 389(3) of Cr.P.C. after conviction?

# Point out the incorrect response under the Cr.P.C.?

# In which of the following cases it was held by the Supreme Court that section of Cr.P.C. was applicable to all irrespective of their religion?

# Under section 29 of the Cr.P.C. the second class Magistrate cannot pass sentence upto –

# For invoking section 133 of Cr.P.C. where should be the inconvenience or invasion on –

# Which of the following offence cannot be summarily tried?

# Under section 198 of Cr.P.C the court can take cognizance of any offence laid down under section 497 and 498 of the IPC on the complaint of –

# Who is authorized for removal of public nuisance?

# In relation to F.I.R., which of the following statement is not correct?

# Which of the following cannot claim maintenance under section 125 oi Cr.P.C.?

# In order that an Act should be punishable it must be morally blame-worthy. It must be a sin’. Which of the following made this observation?

# The draft of the IPC was prepared by:

# ‘A’ instigates ‘B’ to instigate ‘C’ to murder ‘Z’. ‘B’accordingly instigates’C1 to murder’Z’and ‘C’ commits that offence in consequence of B’s instigation.’A’ is:

# ‘A’ and ‘B’ who are cadets in the Indian Air Force take out from the Jodhpur Aerodrome an aircraft, without the authority of the Commandant and fly it away to Pakistan.What offence has been committed by them?

# A workman throws snow from a roof giving warning. A passer-by is killed. The workman is:

# Which of the following sections of IPC deals with vicarious liability?

# Common intention’ means:

# Which one of the following is not an essential ingredient of the offence of ‘kidnapping’ under the Indian Penal Code?

# ‘A’ cheats by pretending to be ‘B’ a person who is deceased. ‘A’ is liable to be punished under:

# Nothing is an ‘offence’ which is done by a child under:

# The word ‘good faith’ is defined in the IPC under:

# An executioner who executes the death penalty is protected from criminal liability under:

# Minimum number of persons required to commit an ‘Affray’ is:

# Which one of the following cases is not related to the principle of joint liability based upon common intention?

# How many kinds of kidnappings are there in the Indian Penal Code?

# Which of the following punishment cannot be awarded under the Indian Penal Code?

# Under IPC which one of the following sections makes provision of solitary confinement?

# The essential elements of a crime are:

# ‘A’ in good faith says of a book published by ‘Z’ that Z’s book is indecent, ‘Z’ must be a man of impure mind. Is this defamation punishable under section 500 of IPC?

# Chapter XVI! containing sections 138 to 143 was introduced in the Negotiable Instruments Act

# How much time is given for complaint for ‘dishonour’?

# The offence of ‘dishonor’ of cheque excludes –

# What are the defences available against proceedings under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act?

# ‘That there must be specific allegation regarding the role played by each of the directors, then only they are liable for prosecution under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act’. In which of the following cases this statement was made:

# The effect of a notice under clause of section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act is –

# The purpose of Wild life (Protection) Act, 1972 is:

# Who is the chairman of National Board for wild life?

# Narayan Saroval Chinkgra. Sanctuary’ is in the state of –

# In which case Supreme Court has declared that state government must always consider the rights of tribals before an action Is taken to acquire an area and declare –