UGC NET CBSE Paper II Law 2014 June Question Paper

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This is the UGC NET Question Paper II from the exam conducted by CBSE in June 2014.
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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. In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court held that ‘the preamble is the part of the constitution’ ?
– Berubari union and Exchage of enclave
– Golaknath v/s State of Punjab
– Kesavananda Bharati v/s State of Kerala
– None of the choices

Q. Clause(5) of article-15 has been added to the constitution by :
– Constitution (First Amendment) Act
– Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act
– Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act
– Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act

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

List – I
i. Equal justice and free legal aid
ii. Uniform civil code for citizens
iii. Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life.
iv. Promotion of international peace and security

List – II
a. Article-44
b. Article- 48A
c. Article-39A
d. Article 51

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

Q. Rights of a citizen under Article-19 are automatically suspended during the period of emergency, if emergency under Article-352 is declared on the grounds of :
– war, external aggression or armed rebellion
– war or armed rebellion
– external aggression or armed rebellion
– war or external aggression

Q. In which of the following cases the supreme court has held that the word ‘law’ in Article-21 does not mean merely an enacted piece of law but must be just, fair and reasonable law ?
– A.K. Gopalan v/s State of Madras
– Maneka Gandhi v/s Union of India
– Both A.K. Gopalan v/s State of Madras and Maneka Gandhi v/s Union of India
– None of the choices

Q. A distinguished jurist can be appointed as a judge of the :
– high court only
– supreme court only
– high court or supreme court both
– None of the choices

Q. ‘Which cannot be done directly, cannot be done indirectly.’ – This statement epitomises the doctrine of :
– colourable legislation
– pith and substance
– harmonious construction
– eclipse

Q. Match List-I with List-II by using the codes given below :
Possession must be protected because :

List- I
1. Kent
2. Hegal
3. Hollard
4. Savigny

List – II
a. Man by taking possession has brought the object within his sphere of will.
b. In possession there is manifestation of individual’s will.
c. Every act of violence is unlawful.
d. It is essential for preservation of peace.

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

Q. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
– Austin and Kelson did much to rescue jurisprudence from the so-called confusion of social sciences.
– Historical school of jurisprudence was a reaction against a prior methods of reasoning of eighteen century natural law.
– Cujas and Hugo also applied the historical approach in the study of law.
– Savigny did not discard the principle of natural law.

Q. Match List-I (Name of Books) with List-II (Name of Writers) and select the correct answer :

List – I
a. Pure theory of law
b. Three lectures on Vedanta philosophy
c. Judiciary attacks and survivals
d. The growth of law

List – II
1. Hans Kelson
2. Max Muller
3. Justice V.D. Tulzapurkar
4. Justice Cardozo

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

Q. The term ‘Legal Theory’ has been first time coined by :
– Hans Kelson
– W. Friedman
– Salmond
– Ronald Dworkin

Q. Which of the following statement is not true about the conformity of custom ?
– It should be in conformity with public policy.
– It should be in conformity with statutory law.
– In England, custom will be recognised even if it is in conflict with some fundamental principles of law.
– The custom must not be in conflict with tradition.

Q. No one has any other right than always to do his duty. It was stated by :
– Kelsen
– Prof. Duguit
– Holland
– Salmond

Q. Assertion (A) : Custom is per se law, independent of its prior recognition by the sovereign or the judge.
Reason (R) : Custom is a source of law.
– Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is the 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. Assertion (A) : According to John Austin, international law is true law and not negative international morality.
Reason (R) : Three elements in Austin’s definition of law, namely command of the sovereign, duty of inferiors and sanction in case inferior who commit breach of the command are absent in international law.
– Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the 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.

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