UGC NET CBSE Paper II Law 2008 December Question Paper

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Q. A promise to pay subscription for charitable purpose will be enforced if :
– promise is made in writing
– steps have been taken in furtherance of promise
– amount is not excessive
– part payment has been made

Q. An agreement will be void, if mistake is :
– of facts as well as of law
– of law
– of facts
– neither of facts or nor of law

Q. Match the following :
(a) Gillick Vs West Norfolk and Wiseback Area Health Authority
(b) Wagon Mound II
(c) Ashby Vs White
(d) M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India
(e) Priestley Vs Fowler
(i) Strict Liability
(ii) Violation of absolute rights
(iii) Remoteness of damages
(iv) Doctrine of common employment
(v) Volenti non fit injuria

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

Q. Assertion (A) : Attempt to commit suicide is punishable under the Indian law.
Reason (R) :In English law also attempt to commit suicide is punishable.
– Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is a good explanation of (A)
– Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
– (A) is true but (R) is false
– (A) is false but (R) is true

Q. The term MALFEASANCE applies to :
– the commission of an unlawful act
– the improper performance of some lawful act
– the failure to perform some act for which there is an obligation to perform
– (A), (B) and (C) all are correct

Q. Salus Populi Suprema Lex means :
– The welfare of the people is the supreme law
– Law is more important than the people
– The supremacy of law can never be questioned
– Public opinion is superior to law

Q. In India, the Railways :
– Have direct statutory duty to erect gates and employ gatemen at the level crossings
– Have no duty until the central government so requires by a requisition under Section. 13 of the Railways Act.
– Being engaged in an inherently dangerous activity are bound by the common law duty on the principle of neighborhood
– Both (B) and (C) are correct

Q. Exemplary damages are awarded :
– When it is considered that an action should never have been bought
– When the purpose of the action is merely to establish a right
– When it is necessary to compensate the plaintiff
– To punish the defendant and to deter him from similar conduct in future

Q. Nothing is an offence which is committed by a child below the age of :
– 5 years
– 7 years
– 9 years
– 12 years

Q. Assertion (A) : Nothing is an offence which causes slight harm.
Reason (R) :Law does not take care of trivials
– Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is a correct explanation of (A)
– Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
– (A) is true but (R) is false
– (A) is false but (R) is true

Q. Match List-I and List-II with the help of codes given below :

List-I
(a) Kehar singh Vs State of Delhi
(b) Visakha Vs State of Rajasthan
(c) Rupan Deol Bajaj Vs K.P.S. Gill
(d) Gurdatta mal Vs State of U.P.

List-II
(i) common object
(ii) outraging the modesty of woman
(iii) murder
(iv) sexual harassment

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

Q. Ignorantia facit doth excusat means :
– Ignorance of law is no excuse
– Ignorance of law is an excuse in certain cases
– Ignorance of fact is an excuse
– Ignorance of law and fact both are excusable

Q. ‘A’ an insane person kills ‘B’ by firing from a loaded gun. A has committed :
– An offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder
– An offence of murder
– An offence of grievious hurt
– No offence at all

Q. Under which of the sections of the Indian Penal code, 1860 a person can be convicted for the offence of Bigamy ?
– Section 375
– Section 377
– Section 494
– Section 498

Q. Assertion (A) : Only a section of labour force is protected under section 17 of the trade unions Act.
Reason (R) : Protection is available only to office-bearers and member of registered trade unions.
– Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is a correct explanation of (A)
– Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
– (A) is true but (R) is false
– (A) is false but (R) is true

Q. Which of the following is an ‘industry’ ?
(i) Radio and Doordarshan
(ii) Central Institute of Fisheries
(iii) Postal and Telegraph Department
(iv) Public Service Commission
– (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
– (ii) and (iv) are correct
– (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
– only (i) is correct

Q. Who among the following is a workman ?
– Legal Representative of deceased workman
– Research fellow
– Probationer
– A member of armed force

Q. A workman had worked intermittently in the past. His appointment was made on contractual basis with a stipulation that his services could be terminated as and when the council deemed necessary. His services were terminated subsequently. But retrenchment compensation provisions were not followed. He is :
– entitled to be reinstated with full back wages
– not entitled to any compensation
– entitled to retrenchment compensation
– entitled to wages as determined by the court

Q. Match List-I and List-II using the codes given below :

List-I (Industry)
(a) Cooperatives
(b) Charitable Institution
(c) Educational Institution run by a corporation
(d) Chartered accountants

List-II (Judicial decision)
(i) Corporation of city of Nagpur case
(ii) Prabhudayal Vs Alwar Shakari Bhumi Vikas
(iii) Ramkrishna Iyyar Vaidyanathan Vs Fifth Industrial Tribunal
(iv) Bombay pinjarapole case

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

Q. Consider the following decisions on the meaning of the employer under section 2 (g) of the Industrial Disputes Act. Identify the correct order in which they appeared :
(i) Bombay Dock Labour Board Vs Stevedone workers
(ii) Western India Automobile Association Vs Industrial Tribunal
(iii) Kays Construction Co (P) Ltd Vs Its workmen
(iv) Anakapalle cooperative Agricultural and Industrial Society Vs Its workmen
– (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
– (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
– (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
– (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)

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This is the UGC NET Question Paper II from the exam conducted by CBSE in December 2008.
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