UGC NET CBSE Paper II Law 2010 December Question Paper

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This is the UGC NET Question Paper II from the exam conducted by CBSE in December 2010.
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Note : The UGC NET syllabus for Papers 1 and 2 has been revised from Jan 2019 onward. Check other articles on LawMint.com and also the official website for the latest and updated details.

Q. The term ‘secularism’ implies that
– Parliament should support religions
– State and religion are inseparable
– State does not recognise any religion as a State religion
– People are free to worship State recognised religion

Q. In which of the following case the Supreme Court held that, ‘if a body is an agency or instrumentality of Government it may be an authority under Article 12’ ?
– Ujjambai V. State of Uttar Pradesh
– Ramana Dayaram Shetty V. The International Airport Authority of India
– Electricity Board, Rajasthan V. Mohanlal
– P.D. Shamdasaru V. Central Bank of India

Q. The Supreme Court of India for the first time struck down the ‘Carry forward Rule’ as unconstitutional in the following case :
– Balaji V. State of Mysore
– Rangachari V. General Manager, Southern Railway
– Ashok Kumar Thakur V. State of Bihar
– Devadasan V. Union of India

Q. A Judge of a Supreme Court or High Court may be removed from his service by
– The President of India
– The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
– Parliament through impeachment motion
– National Judicial Academy

Q. Which of the following case is popularly known as ‘the Fundamental Rights’ case ?
– M.C. Mehta V. Union of India
– Keshavanand Bharati V. State of Kerala
– S.P. Gupta V. Union of India
– Champakam Dorairajan V. State of Madras

Q. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List – I
I. Right to go abroad
II. Right to livelihood
III. Right against sexual harassment
IV. Right to education

List – II
A. Olga Tellis’s case
B. Mohini Jain’s case
C. Menaka Gandhi’s case
D. Vishakas’ case

Choose the answer corresponding to the order : I II III IV
– D B A C
– B C D A
– C A D B
– B A C D

Q. Consider the following statements relating to Kelsen’s pure theory of law :
I. Law is a coercive order.
II. Law are ought propositions.
III. Law is a system of social rules.
IV. There is a hierarchy of norms, each norm being valid on the presupposed validity of some other.
– I, II and IV are correct.
– II, III and IV are correct.
– I and III are correct.
– II and IV are correct.

Q. Assertion (A) : Ownership subject to condition subsequent is vested ownership.
Reason (R) : Possession and ownership do not differ in their mode of acquisition.
– Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
– Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
– (A) is true, but (R) is false.
– (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Q. Law according to Joseph Raz is a
– Social engineering
– Social fact
– Political principle
– Normative science

Q. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :

List – I (Concepts)
I. Minimum content of law
II. Inner morality of law
III. Law with a variable content
IV. Law as a phenomenon of civilization

List – II (Jurists)
1. Fuller
2. Hart
3. Kohler
4. Stammler

Choose the answer corresponding to the order I II III IV
– 3 1 2 4
– 2 3 4 1
– 2 1 4 3
– 1 2 3 4

Q. X, an accused drove off amongst his own lambs, without knowing it, a lamb belonging to Y. After X discovered the error, he sold the lamb belonging to Y with his own lambs. X is guilty of
– theft
– theft and continuing trespass
– continuing trespass
– none of the choices

Q. Consider the names of the following jurists associated with sociology of law and sociological jurisprudence :
I. Max Weber
II. Leon Duguit
III. Ehrlich
IV. Ihering

The correct chronological order in which these jurists appeared on the science is
– II, IV, I and III
– IV, I, III and II
– I, III, IV and II
– III, IV, II and I

Q. The Charter of the United Nations requires that the organization and its members shall act in accordance with the principles enumerated in the Charter. Which of the following is not one of such principles ?
– Sovereign equality
– Settlement of international disputes by peaceful means
– Promotion of human rights
– Prohibition of threat or use of force

Q. Human Rights Commission has been discarded in 2006 and its successor is
– Human Rights Committee
– Human Rights Council
– International Committee of Red Cross
– Amnesty International

Q. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and with the help of codes given below, point out the correct answer :
Assertion (A) : The jurisdiction of International Court of Justice is based on the consent of the parties to the dispute.
Reason (R) : Principle of reciprocity underlies the jurisdiction of International Court of Justice.
– Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is good explanation of (A).
– Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
– (A) is true, but (R) is false.
– (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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