CUSAT CAT LL.M. 2013 Question Paper with Answers

The Rio declaration is about

The doctrine of sovereign equality of states finds a place in which article of the UN Charter?

Which of the following statements is/are among the purposes of the United Nations as enshrined in Article 1 of the UN Charter?
I. To maintain international peace and security.
II. To develop friendly relations among countries.
III. To enjoin that all members refrain from threat or use of force.
IV. To be a center for harmonising the actions of states.

The Revolt of 1857 was the first great struggle of the Indian people for freedom from British imperialism but it failed. The main reason for the failure was

The rule of evidence which forbids a person from denying the truth of the statement formerly made by him is called

The damages are possible to be liquidated in the case of

Issues shall be framed at the first hearing of the suit by

Article 43 of the Constitution which forms part of the Directive Principles of State Policy enjoins the State to take steps to provide

Direction: Answer the question based on the following Principle and Facts.

PRINCIPLE: Justice must not only be done, but also be seen to be done.

FACTS: A judge is a shareholder in a Company, which is a party to a case before him. The integrity of the judge is above suspicion. Both the opposing counsels affirm their faith in the impartiality of the judge. The case is at the stage of final arguments. The judge, however, recuses himself from the case, on the ground of his shareholding.

Which of the following is the most appropriate statement in the light of the Principle cited here?

Indian Federal System is largely based on the pattern of

In which of the following cases was it said by the Supreme Court in 2005 that: "It is well accepted by thinkers, philosophers and academicians that if JUSTICE, LIBERTY, EQUALITY and FRATERNITY, including social, economic and political justice, the golden goals set out in the Preamble of the Constitution, are to be achieved, the Indian polity has to be educated and educated with excellence. Education is a national wealth which must be distributed equally and widely, as far as possible in the interest of creating an egalitarian society, to enable the country to rise high and face global competition"?

Which of the following is NOT a 'state' within the meaning of state under Article 12 of the Constitution of India?

Who among the following has the power to order police investigation into a cognizable offence under Section 175(3) of the BNSS, 2023 (formerly Section 156(3) Cr.P.C.)?

Property that falls to the state for want of an heir or forfeiture is called

Plea bargaining under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly the Cr.P.C., 1973) means

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.

If the reason in the region of thought is the aim of science, the rule of equality in the region of behaviour is the aim of democracy. Democracy is not a political arrangement or a form of government. It is a pattern of life, an active conviction which informs and inspires every thought, word and deed. Our present Constitution induces in its more fortunate members far too great readiness to accept privilege as though it were inherent in the social order, as though it were normal and even proper and just.

If we are sincere in our professions of democracy we should not shut our eyes to the most obvious defects of the present social order. A system which does not offer security and decent employment to multitudes of trained young men suffers from fundamental vice. Society is in danger of splitting into pieces if the few who have the benefits of civilisation are not willing to share them with the rest. No state is stable unless it procures for all its members the essentials of a good life. We acknowledge that health is better than disease; sufficiency is better than poverty, shelter is better than cold and exposure, ease of mind better than racking anxiety. It is our duty to obtain these essentials of civilised life for the mass of the population, to work for basic economic justice for all, if necessary by the imposition of higher taxes on incomes, land, value and inheritance. Riches were created by the maker for being spent on social purpose. It was Blackstone not Lenin who wrote: "The law not only regards life and protects every man in enjoyment of it, but also furnishes him with everything necessary for its support. For there is no man so indecent or wretched but that he may demand a supply sufficient for all the necessities of life from the more opulent part of the community."

What is the fundamental tenet of democracy according to the author?

Cognition refers to

The grant of asylum is

The reasons for the proliferation of delegated legislation include

The idea of "norms" and "grundnorms" in jurisprudence is associated with