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Q. Which of the following is not a ground of divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 ?
– Leprosy
– Insanity
– Epilepsy
– Veneral disease

Q. In default of the mother and female relatives, the following persons are entitled to the custody of a Muslim child :
(i) Nearest paternal grandfather
(ii) Father
(iii) Full brother
(iv) Consanguine brother etc.

Among the aforesaid the correct order of priority is :
– (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
– (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
– (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
– (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

Q. Under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, besides the former-husband of Muslim woman, the following relatives etc. are also liable to pay maintenance to her :
(i) Children
(ii) Other relatives
(iii) State Wakf Board
(iv) Parents

Give the correct order of liability of the above with the help of codes given below :
– (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
– (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
– (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
– (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)

Q. The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action on Human Rights was adopted by the World Conference on
– 25th June, 1993
– 10th June, 1994
– 15th June, 1995
– 25th June, 1996

Q. Which one of the following slogan was adopted for the Fiftieth Anniversary of UDHR ?
– ‘All Human Rights for All’
– ‘Save the Child’
– ‘Women Empowerment’
– ‘Clean Environment For All’

Q. Which one of the following countries originally suggested the idea of an International Treaty on the Rights of the Child ?
– United States of America
– China
– Poland
– India

Q. ‘It is my aspiration that health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but asa Human Right to be fought for’. It was said by
– Dr. Lee Jong-Wook
– Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali
– Barack Obama
– Kofi Annan

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

List – I
(a) Convention relating to the status of Refugees
(b) American Convention on Human Rights
(c) American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
(d) International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

List – II
(i) 1948
(ii) 1963
(iii) 1950
(iv) 1969

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

Q. The General Assembly of the United Nations created the office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in the year :
– 1993
– 1994
– 1995
– 1996

Q. Under Section 3(2) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 the Chairperson shall be
– one who has been a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
– one who has been a Chairperson of a National Tribunal or Commission.
– an Eminent jurist in the field of Human Rights.
– a judge of the Supreme Court who served not less than five years.

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

List – I (Case)
(a) Bhim Singh V. State of J & K
(b) Municipal Corporation of Delhi V. Subhagwanti
(c) Nichols V. Marsland
(d) Mogul Steamship Co. V. Mc Gregor Gow and Co.

List – II (Maxim)
(i) Damnum sine injuria
(ii) Injuria sine damnum
(iii) Res ipsa loquitur
(iv) Vis major

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

Q. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer using codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Making statement of fact on matters of public interest is a defence to an action for defamation.
Reason (R) : If defendant in a newspaper publishes a statement of facts making serious allegations of dishonesty against the plaintiff, and subsequently could not prove the truth, the plea of fair comment shall fail as based on untrue facts.
– Both (A) and (R) are right and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
– Both (A) and (R) are right but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
– (A) is right, but (R) is wrong.
– (A) is wrong and (R) is right.

Q. The prescriptive right of easement of access and use of light and air can be acquired if it has been :
(a) Enjoyed with interruption
(b) As a matter of concession
(c) Enjoyed without interruption as right
(d) For twenty years
– (a) and (b) are incorrect and (c) and (d) are correct
– (a) and (d) are incorrect and (b) and (c) are correct
– (a) and (c) are correct and (b) and (d) are incorrect
– (b) and (a) are correct and (d) and (c) are incorrect

Q. Which of the following is not true about the slander form of defamation ?
– Statement is made in some transient form.
– It is addressed to ear.
– Slander is always a criminal offence.
– It is not actionable in absence of proof of actual damage.

Q. Arrange the following cases in the chronological order by using codes :
(a) Municipal Corporation of Delhi V. Sushila Devi
(b) Shyam Sunder V. State of Rajasthan
(c) Pushpabai V. Ranjit Ginning and Pressing Co.
(d) Syed Akbar V. State of Karnataka
– (d), (a), (b) and (c)
– (b), (c), (d) and (a)
– (b), (a), (c) and (d)
– (a), (b), (c) and (d)

Q. What are the rights of consumers which are to be protected and promoted by Consumer Councils under the Consumer Protection Act ? Answer by using codes below :
(a) Protection against marketing of goods and services which are hazardous to life and property.
(b) Information about quality, quantity and price of goods and services.
(c) Access to a variety of goods and services at competitive prices.
(d) Consumer education.
– Only (a) is correct
– Only (b) and (c) are correct
– Only (a), (b) and (c) are correct
– (a), (b), (c) and (d) are correct

Q. If a complaint is found frivolous or vexatious under the Consumer Protection Act, complainant shall pay to opposite party the cost :
(a) As specified by orders of the court.
(b) Dismissal of complaint without any cost.
(c) Not exceeding ten thousand rupees.
(d) One-tenth of the amount claimed as relief.
– Only (a) and (c) are correct.
– Only (c) and (d) are correct.
– Only (b) and (d) are correct.
– Only (a) and (b) are correct.

Q. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer using codes given below :
Assertion (A) : It shall not be a defence in a prosecution for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act that the drawer had no reason to believe when he issued the cheque that the cheque may be dishonoured on presentment for the reason stated in that Section.
Reason (R) : Above assertion is laid down in Section 140 of the Negotiable Instrument Act.
– Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
– Both (A) and (R) are right and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
– (A) is right, but (R) is wrong.
– (R) is right, but (A) is wrong.

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

List – I (Consequences of ultra vires transaction)
(a) Right of a member of company to get injunction against ultra vires transaction
(b) Personal liability of directors
(c) Breach of warranty of authority to induce a third party to enter into ultra vires transaction with company
(d) Ultra vires acquired property

List – II (Judgement)
(i) Jehangir R. Modi V. Shamji Ladha
(ii) Attorney General V. Great Eastern Railway Company
(iii) Coltman V. Coltman
(iv) Weeks V. Propert

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

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

List – I (Exceptions to doctrine of indoor management)
(a) Knowledge of irregularity
(b) Suspicion of irregularity
(c) Forgery
(d) Acts outside apparent authority

List – II (Judgement)
(i) T.R. Pratt Ltd. v. M.T. Ltd.
(ii) Ruben V. Great Fingall Consolidated
(iii) Anand Behari Ltd. V. Dinshaw & Co.
(iv) Morris V. Kanssen

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

Q. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer using codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Payer alone, whether a corporeal person or incorporeal person, shall be competent in case of dishonour of cheque.
Reason (R) : Because Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act mandates so.
– Both (A) and (R) are right and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
– Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
– (A) is wrong, but (R) is right.
– (A) is right, but (R) is wrong.

Q. Which of the following statement is correct ?
– A condition is a stipulation essential to any purpose of the contract.
– A warranty is a stipulation collateral to any purpose of the contract.
– When a buyer waives a warranty, it becomes a condition.
– Where a contract of sale is not severable and the buyer has accepted the goods or part thereof, the breach of any condition to be fulfilled by the seller can only be treated as a breach of warranty and not as a ground for rejecting the goods and treating the contract as repudiated, unless there is a term of the contract, express or implied to that effect.

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

List – I
(a) Goods in sale of goods
(b) Consideration for a sale of goods
(c) Sale and agreement to sale
(d) Difference between contract of sale and contract of agency

List – II
(i) Bhopal Sugar Industries Ltd. V. STO
(ii) Instalment Supply Ltd. V. STO
(iii) R.D. Goyal V. Reliance Industries Ltd.
(iv) Aldridge V. Johnson

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

Q. Which of the following partnerships are legal ? Answer using the codes given below :
(a) Twelve members forming a banking firm.
(b) A partnership to create a monopoly.
(c) Twenty members forming a firm for tea trade on a railway platform.
(d) Trustees carry on business of a firm in their own name.
– (a), (b), (c) and (d)
– (b), (c) and (d) only
– (b) and (c) only
– (c) and (d) only

Q. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer using codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Notwithstanding a contract between the partners, a partner shall not indemnify the firm for any loss caused to it by his wilful neglect in the conduct of the business of the firm.
Reason (R) : Because Section 13(f) of Indian Partnership Act stipulates so.
– Both (A) and (R) are right and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
– Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
– (A) is right and (R) is wrong.
– (R) is right and (A) is wrong.

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