UGC NET NTA Paper II Law 2017 January Question Paper

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Q. Which of the following is not a “theory” propounded to explain the relationship between International Law and Municipal Law ?
– Transformation Theory
– Delegation Theory
– Fiction Theory
– Specific Adoption Theory

Q. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct ? Answer by using the codes below :
(a) The Charter of the United Nations came into force on October 24, 1945.
(b) The purposes of the United Nations are enshrined in Article 2 of the Charter.
(c) The seventh and the last principle of the United Nations states that nothing contained in present Charter shall authorise the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within domestic jurisdiction of any state.
(d) The provision relating to suspension of a Member finds mention in Article 3 of the charter.
– Only (a) and (c) are correct.
– (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
– (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
– (a), (b), (c) and (d) all are correct.

Q. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct ? Answer by using the codes below :
(a) “Mediation” is not “pacific means” of settlement of International Disputes.
(b) “Pious Fund Case” is an important decision given by the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
(c) “Retorsion” is a compulsive or ‘coercive’ means of settlement of international Disputes.
(d) A leading case on “Reprisal” is the “Naulilaa Incident”.
– Only (b) is correct.
– (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
– (b), (c) and (d) are only correct.
– (a), (b), (c) and (d) all are correct.

Q. Which of the following statement/s is/are incorrect ? Answer by using the codes below :
(a) The Commission on Human Rights was established by the Economic and Social Council in February, 1946.
(b) The General Assembly decided to replace U.N. Human Right Commission by Human Right Council Vide Resolution 60/251 of 15 March, 2006.
(c) The Human Right Council concluded its first session at Hague on 30 June, 2007.
(d) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the General Assembly by a vote of 48 to nil with eight abstentions.
– Only (c) is incorrect.
– (a), (b) and (c) are incorrect.
– (b), (c) and (d) are incorrect.
– (a), (b), (c) and (d) are incorrect.

Q. Read the following statements and answer with the help of codes given below :
(a) Two persons are said to be related to each other by full blood when they are descended from a common ancestor by the same wife.
(b) Two persons are said to be related to each other by uterine blood when they are descended from a common ancestress but by different husbands.
(c) Two persons are said to be related to each other by half blood when they are descended from a common ancestor by the same wife.
(d) Two persons are said to be related to each other by half blood when they are descended from a common ancestor but by different wives.
– (a) and (b) are correct, but (c) and (d) are incorrect.
– (a), (b) and (d) are correct, but (c) is incorrect.
– (d) and (b) are correct, but (c) and (a) are incorrect.
– (b) and (c) are correct, but (a) and (d) are incorrect.

Q. person shall not be treated as Buddhist under sec. 2(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, if :
– Both of his parents were Buddhists.
– His father was Christian, mother was Buddhist and he was brought up as Buddhist child.
– His father was Christian, mother was Buddhist and he was brought up as Christian child.
– He was a Muslim and has converted to Buddhist religion.

Q. Ancient sources of Hindu law are :
– Custom, Sruti, Precedent
– Sruti, Vedas, Custom, Legislation
– Smritis, Custom, Precedent
– Sruti, Smritis, Custom, Digests etc.

Q. The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act 1937 is applicable to all kinds of property except
– Agricultural land, testamentary succession and Charities other than wakfs.
– Testamentary succession and charities other than wakfs only.
– Agricultural land and testamentary succession only.
– Agricultural land and charities other than wakfs only.

Q. Match List – I with List – II under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and give the correct answer using the codes given below :

List – I
a. Age of marriage
b. Breakdown grounds of marriage
c. Overriding effect of Act
d. Registration of Marriage

List – II
i. Section 13(1-A)
ii. Section 8
iii. Section 5(iii)
iv. Section 4

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

Q. Presently the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 recognizes the following theories of divorce :
– Fault and Mutual Consent
– Mutual Consent and Breakdown of Marriage
– Fault, Breakdown of Marriage, Mutual Consent and Customary
– Fault, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage and Mutual Consent

Q. Talaq ahsan is
– Irrevocable
– Revocable during the tuhr in which it has been pronounced
– Revocable until the next successive tuhr
– Revocable during the period of iddat

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

List – I
a. Proposal
b. Invitation to make an offer
c. Communication of acceptance of offer by acceptor himself
d. Revocation of offer

List – II
i. Grainger & Son V. Gough
ii. Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Kappas Utpadak Panan Mahasabha Ltd. v. Manga Bhaga Chaudhary
iii. Henthorn v. Fraser
iv. Powell v. Lee

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

Q. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer using codes given below :
Assertion (A) : An agreement made with consideration is void unless it is in writing and registered.
Reason (R) : Because Section 25(1) of the Indian Contract Act stipulates so.
– Both (A) and (R) are right and (R) is correct reason for (A).
– Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
– (A) is right, but (R) is wrong.
– (R) is right, but (A) is wrong.

Q. In which one of the following cases doctrine of frustration was laid down ?
– BOI Finance Ltd. v. Custodian
– Orissa Textile Mills Ltd. v. Ganesh Das
– Sachidananda Patnaik v. G.P. & Co.
– Taylor v. Caldwell

Q. Which of the following statement is correct ?
– A person who wrongfully rescinds a contract is entitled to compensation for any damage which he has sustained through the non-fulfilment of the contract.
– A person who rightfully rescinds a contract is not entitled to compensation for any damage which he has sustained through the non-fulfilment of the contract.
– A person who rightfully rescinds a contract is entitled to compensation for any damage which he has sustained through the non-fulfilment of the contract
– A person who rightfully rescinds a contract is entitled to compensation for any damage which he has not sustained through the non-fulfilment of the contract.

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