UGC NET CBSE Paper II Law 2005 December Question Paper

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Q. Consideration must be of some value, but need not be :
– inadequate
– minimum
– adequate
– maximum

Q. Damage actually caused by a breach of contract where special circumstances have been brought to the knowledge of the promisee is recoverable provided that when the contract was made such damages :
– are excessive
– are reasonable
– arise due to the fault of promisee
– were reasonably forseeable

Q. In which of the following cases the plea of volenti non fit Injuria can be taken :
– rescue cases
– plaintiff has knowledge of the risk
– plaintiff is employed in the job involving risk
– plaintiff had knowledge and volunteered to take the risk

Q. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched in the maxim “Injuria sine damno” in the code :
(a) actionable per se
(b) not actionable
(c) actionable on proof of damage
(d) actionable on violation of legal right
– a b
– c b
– c d
– a d

Q. Write the correct sequence or chronological order of the concept of absolute liability with the help of the code below :
i. Liability for dangerous substances arises on negligence
ii. Strict liability rule has various exceptions
iii. Strict liability arises without negligence
iv. Liability for dangerous substances is absolute in India
– i, iii, ii, iv
– i, ii, iii, iv
– iv, i, ii, iii
– i, iv, iii, ii

Q. Match the following List – I with List – II and point out the correct code :

List – I
(a) Vis Major
(b) Res Ipsa Loquitur
(c) Actionable per se
(d) Volenti non fit Injuria

List – II
(i) Trespass
(ii) Act of God
(iii) Negligence
(iv) Scienti non fit Injuria

Choose the answer corresponding to the order(a) (b) (c) (d)
– (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
– (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
– (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
– (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)

Q. Mark the correct answer :
– Tort is a statutory remedy
– Tort is a criminal wrong
– Tort is a civil wrong
– Tort is a contractual wrong

Q. Examine these statements and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so whether the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below.
Assertion (A): When you invite somebody to your house, you cannot sue him for trespass.
Reason (R) : One cannot enforce a right which one has voluntarily waiued or abandoned.
– Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation
– Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation
– (A) is true and (R) is false
– (A) is false but (R) is true

Q. Which one of the following is not essential of an offence ?
– intention
– motive
– act
– punishment

Q. Which one of the following jurists opined that crime is an act or omission in violation of public rights ?
– Pollock
– Austin
– Blackburn
– William Glanvillo

Q. X abets Y to commit murder of Z. Y commits murder of Z. X is liable under :
– Sec. 109 of the Indian Penal Code
– Sec. 120 B of the Indian Penal Code
– Sec. 302 of the Indian Penal Code
– Sec. 115 of the Indian Penal Code

Q. Two lovers not allowed by their parents to marry agreed to commit suicide but later on gave up the idea of suicide. Decide the liability of the lovers :
(LawMint note : This is a real question from a previous exam. As of 2017, the relevant provision of the Mental Healthcare Bill states, “Notwithstanding anything contained in section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, any person who attempts to commit suicide shall be presumed, unless proved otherwise, to have severe stress and shall not be tried and punished under the said Code.)
– They are guilty U/S 120 B of the Indian Penal Code
– They are not guilty U/S 120 B of the Indian Penal Code
– They are guilty U/S 34 of the Indian Penal Code
– They are guilty U/S 309 of the Indian Penal Code

Q. x, a girl of 16 years old was sleeping on her cot in the evening. y seeing here alone falls upon her and pulls her lower clothes. Y is liable :
– U/S 375/511 of the Indian Penal Code
– U/S 354 of the Indian Penal Code
– U/S 509 of the Indian Penal Code
– U/S 352 of the Indian Penal Code

Q. Under which one of the following circumstance x cannot cause death of y in exercise of his right of private defence of body U/S 100 of the Indian Penal Code, even if y has created an apprehension of imminent danger to his life :
– of causing death
– of causing robbery
– of causing rape or unnatural lust
– of causing grievous hurt

Q. Lock-out is :
– antithesis of strike
– anti-strike
– equal to strike
– None of the choices

Q. Closure means :
– Permanent closing down of place of employment
– Temporary closing down of place of employment
– Both of the above
– None of the choices

Q. The Trade Union Act, 1926 applies to :
– Registered trade union only
– Un-registered trade union only
– Both Registered trade union and Un-registered trade union
– None of the choices

Q. An employer is liable to pay compensation to his workman under the Workmen’s Compensation Act 1923 for :
– injury caused
– injury caused by accident
– injury caused in course of employment
– injury caused by accident in course of employment and out of employment

Q. An industrial dispute may be brought before the Labour Court :
– by an aggrieved party
– by both the parties
– by both parties with prior permission from the Government
– by reference by the appropriate Government

Q. The Trade Union can contribute to a political party :
– From its common fund
– From its common fund with consent of its members
– By raising a fund for this purpose from voluntary subscriptions by its members
– None of the choices

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This is the UGC NET Question Paper II from the exam conducted by CBSE in December 2005.
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