UGC NET CBSE Paper II Law 2005 June Question Paper

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Q. Under which one of the following sections of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, remedies for breach of contract are available?
– Sec. 72
– Sec. 73
– Sec. 74
– Sec. 32

Q. Contract is frustrated due to frustration of ____________
– Subject matter of contract
– Change of one party’s desire
– Consideration of Contract
– Capacity to contract

Q. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched in the code
(a) Strict liabilty means no-fault liability
(b) Rylands V Fletcher lays down the rule of trespass ab initio
(c) Vis major is a good defence in absolute liability
(d) Supreme Court has overruled strict liability by absolute liability
– (a) and (b)
– (b) and (c)
– (c) and(d)
– (a) and(d)

Q. In which of the following cases the plea of sovereign immunity can be taken
– Army truck injuring a pedestrian
– Police constable firing at a religious gathering
– Chief of Army Staff ordering war action
– An M.P.making a defamatory statement in a press-meet

Q. Write the correct sequence or chronological order of the items of tort of contributory negligence in the given codes
(a) The last opportunity rule
(b) The law Reform (contributory negligence) Act, 1945
(c) Damages are apportioned according to the fault of the plaintiff and defendent
(d) Damage Should rest where it lies
– a b c d
– b c d a
– d a b c
– c a b d

Q. After matching List I and List II point out the correct code

List I
(a) Mersey Dock’s V Procter
(b) Metropolitan Asylum District V Hill
(c) Nichols V Marsland
(d) Holmes V Mather

List II
(1) Statutory Authority
(2) Vicarious liability
(3) Inevitable Accident
(4) Act of God

Choose the answer corresponding to the order (a) (b) (c) (d)
– 2 1 4 3
– 3 2 1 4
– 1 2 3 4
– 4 1 2 3

Q. Mark the correct answer for the statement “When consequences of wrongful action are forseen”
– Liabilty for damage is not too remote
– Liability is too remote
– There is no liabilty
– Lialiblity for consequences does not arise

Q. Direction: The following items consist of two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). You are to 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 in these items using the codes given below
Assertion (A) : Immunity under statutory authority is not only for the harm which is obvious but also for that harm which is incidental
Reason (R): When an act is done under the authority of an Act, it is a complete defence Code:
– Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation
– Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct answer
– (A) is false but (R) is true
– (A) is true but (R) is false

Q. X abets Y to beat Z. While Y was beating Z at the residence of Z, X reaches there with three of his friends. Y still continues to beat him. Point out the correct answer.
– X is liable U/s 109 of the Indian Penal Code
– X is liable U/s 323/34 of the Indian Penal Code
– X is liable U/s 120-B of the Indian Penal Code
– X is liable U/s 114 of the Indian Penal Code

Q. In which of the following cases a clear difference between common intention and similar intention was well discussed ?
– Barendra Kumar Ghose vs Emperor
– Mahboob Shah vs King Emperor
– Amjad Khan vs State of M.P
– Sheraz vs De Rutzen

Q. X, a married woman of 40 years old with her own free will leaves her husband’s house and began to live with her paramour Y as husband and wife. The husband of the wife files a criminal case against Y. Point out the correct answer
– Y is liable for keeping the woman as wife
– Y is not liable because the woman has left her husband’s house by her own free will
– Y is not liable because neither she has been kidnapped nor abducted
– Y is liable for bigamy

Q. In which of the following circumstances X cannot cause death of Y while exercising his right of private defence of property U/s 103 of the Indian Penal code if
– Y is committing dacoity
– Y is likely to cause death of X
– Y is committing house breaking by night with dangerous weapon
– Y is committing robbery

Q. A shoots at a bird in B’s house in order to steal it but accidentally kills B. Point out the correct answer :
– A is liable for murder of B
– A is not liable for murder of B
– A is liable for culpable homicide of B
– A is not liable becasue it was an accident U/s 80 of the Indian Penal Code

Q. A ran away with B’s watch A week later B saw A wearing his watch. B forthwith seized A and recovered his watch using necessary force which resulted is some injuries to A. Point out the correct answer
– B is not liable to any injury caused to A
– B is liable for causing injuries to A
– B has full rights to recover his watch even by using necessary force here
– B’s right to recover his watch continues unitl it is recovered

Q. Industrial dispute does not mean and include
– Dispute between employer and employees
– Dispute between employer and employer
– Dispute between a workman and his employer
– Dispute between employees and employees

Q. Lay-off means
– Dismissing a workman
– Removing a workman
– Retirement of a workman
– Inability of employer to provide work to workman

Q. Strike is the legitimate weapon in the hands of
– The workmen
– The employer
– Both employers and workmen
– None of the choices

Q. An employer is not liable to pay compensation to a workman for the injury caused
– by accident
– by negligence of his co-workman
– when the workman was under the influence of drink or drugs
– The workman had given consent to the risk of injury

Q. The verdict of the labour court in industrial dispute is described as
– Judgement
– Decree
– Award
– Relief

Q. The Trade union cannot spend its common fund on
– Payment of salary to its office-bearers
– Education of children of its members
– Litigation
– Funding of a political party

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