Assam Judicial Service 2021: Assam Judicial Service Grade-III, Preliminary Examination (objective)
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THE GAUHATI HIGH GOURT AT GUWAHATI
(THE HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGAISND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Writen examination (OMR based objec'tive type multlple cholces) ln connecdon wlth direct recruitment to
Grade{ll of Assam Judicial Service'2021.
Total Marks: 100 Marks Duration: 2 Hours
Date : 1i0T20Z2.(Sunday) Time: 10 AM. to 12 Noon
Each question carriee 1 mark. There is no neqatlvemarklno.
1 Dartatagas crater, also known as the'Gateway to Hell', is located in which country?
a) USA c) lndonesia
b) Russia d) Turkmenistan
2 Ullhich city in Kazakhstan was renarned Nur-Sultan?
a) Almaty c) Baikonur
b) Astana d) Atyrau
3 Prime Minister recenfly laid the fourdation stone of the Maior Dhyan Ghand Sports
University in which city?
a) Varanasi c) Meerut
b) Lucknow d) Prayagraj
I The second largest river island in Asia is localed in which lndian state?
a) Meghalaya c) Odisha
b) Maharashta d) TamilNadu
5 Ullho is lhe Ghief Executive Officer of the French fashion brand Chanel?
a) Gih Gopinath c) Parag Agrawal
b) lndra Nooyi d) Leena Nair
6 llllhen dkl the Ahoms establish their rule in Assam?
a) 127 c) 129
b) 1?,.8 d) 1230
7 Ullho was lhe firct Govemor€eneral of lndia underthe English East lndh Gompany?
a) Wanen Hastings c) Rictard Wellesley
b) Lord WlliamBentinck d) Lord Cuzon
I Ghakradhwai Singha, who was the Ahom ruler during the Bdle of Saraighat, is also known
a3-
al Sutamla c) SutingPhaa
b) Supangmung d) Suhungmung
I lnternational Yoga Day is observed on -
a) 13h October c) 21d July
b) 7h March d) 21" June
10 UU6 was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in LiEratrrre?
a) Bob Dylan c) Abdulrazak Gumah
b) Doris Lessing d) Alice Munro
11 Ullftich of the following deals with the right to challenge non-appealable orderc in appeals
againstdecrees in the C.P.C. -
a) Order 31 Rule 9 c) Order2' Rule 18
b) Order 43 Rule 1A d) Order 9 Rule 10
12 As per Sec. 91 of the C.P.C., who may instihrE a suit for declaration and iniunction or for
such other retief in case of a public nuisance or otrer wrongful act affec'ting, or likely to
atrect, the public?
a) c)
Disfiict & Sessions Judge Advocate General
b) Deputy Commissioner d) None of the above
13 Order X\Ill Rule I of the C.P.C. deals with -
a) Granting of time to the party / parties to a suit and adjournment of hearing of a suit
b) Examination of wihesses
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c) tubihation
d) Filing of affidavit
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a)
Under Sec. 13 of the G.P.C., a foreign judgment can be challenged on the ground of
The proceedings being opposed to natural justice
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b) Being obtained by traud
c) Competency of the Court pronouncing the judgment
d) All of the above
15 Obiection as to Ore non-reioinder / misjoinder of parties under Order I Rule 13 of the C.P.C.
can be taken -
a) ln appeal or revision for the first time c) At the earliest possible opportunity
b) At any stage of the proceeding d) All of the above
16 Under Order Vl Rule 16 of the C.P.C., the Court may, at any stage of the proceedings, otdel
to be struck outoramended any matter in any pleading -
a) Which may tend to prejudice, embanass or delay the fair tdal of the suit
b) Which may be unnecessary, scandalous, frivolous or vexatious
c) V\Jhich is othenvise an abuse of the process of the Court
d) I$ of the above
17 A Foreign Court as per Section 2 (5) of CPG is-
a) A Court situated outside lndia and not established under the authority of the Govemment of lndia
b) lntemational Court of Justice
c) None ofthe above
d) A Gourt situated outside lndia
18 The lnvestigating Officer under Sec. 160 of fte Gr.P.G. cannot require the afrindance at a
place otherthan the place of residence of -
a) A male who is under 18 years of age c) A woman
b) A male uho is under 16 years of age O All of the above
19 Ullho can withdraw a case ftrom prcsecution under Sec. 321 of the Cr.P.C.?
a) The Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of a case, with the consent of the
State Govemment
b) The Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of a case, wtthout the consent of
the State Govemment
c) The Public Prosecutor or Asslstant Public Prosecutor in charge of a case, with the consent of the
Court
o The Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor in drarge of a case, without the consent of
the Gourt
m As per Sec. 313 of lhe Gr.P.G. provides for examination of the accused in every inquiry or
tri,al for the purpose of enablittg the accused perconally to explain any circumstances
appearing in the evidence against hlm.
UUhich of the follwing is / are provided for in Sec.313 of the Cr.P.G.?
a) The Court may, at any stage, without previously waming the accused, put such questions to him as
the Court considers necessary
b) Oath shall be adminlstered to the accused before he is examined under Sec. 313 of the Cr.P.G.
c) The accused shall render himself liable to punishment by retrsing to ansrer such questions, or by
giving false anslvers
O Allof the above
21 Sec. 304 of the Cr.P.C. deals with -
a) Wihdrawal fiom prosecution
b) Protec,lion to accused against double prosecution for the same offence
c) Order to release on probation of good conduct
d) Legal aid to the accused at state expense
22 As per Sec. 179 of Ore Gr.P.G., when an act is an offence by reason of anything which has
been done and of a consequence which has ensued, vl'hich Gourt may inquire into or try fte
oilfence?
a) The CourtwiErin whose localjurisdiction such thing has been done
b) The Court wittrin whose localjurisdic.trbn such consequence has ensured
c) The Court wtthin whose local jurbdiction such thing has been done or such consequence has
ensured
d) A Court chosen bythe High Court concemed between the Courts in (a) and (b)
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23 The Gourt of a Magistrate of the First Class may pass a sentence of imprisonment for a Em
not exceeding -
a) 3 years, or of fine not exceeding Rs. 5,000/-, or both
b) 3 years, or offine not exceeding Rs. 10,000/-, or both
c) 5 years, or of fine not exceeding Rs. 10,000/-, or both
d) 7 years, or of fine not exceeding Rs. 5,000/-, or both
24 hlhetherttre word 'evidence'used in Sec.319(1) of the Gr.P.G. -
a) Could only mean evidence tested by cross examination
b) The Court can exercise the power under the said provision even on the basis of the statement
made in the examination-in-chief of the wtbress concerned
c) Boh (a) and (b)
d) None ofthe above
25 As per Sec. 39 of the Transfer of Property Act where a third perBon has a right to receive
maintenance frronr the profts of immovable property and such proPerty is transfierred, the
nght may be enforced againstthe transferee -
a) thereof c)
lf the tansferee has notice lf both (a) and (b) are tulfilled
b) lf the tansfer is gratuitous d) lf either (a) or (b) b tulfilled
28 Which Section of the Transfer of Property Act provides for transfer for the benefit of an
unbom percon?
a) Sec.12 c) Sec.14
b) Sec.13 d) Sec.15
n Under Sec. 106 of the Transfier of Property Act, duration of a lease of immovable propefi for
agriculhrral or manufacturing purposes shall be deemed to be a lease'
a) Fiom month to month c) For six months only
b) From yearto year d) For one year only
n Sec. 122 of the Transfer of Prcperly Act required that in gifr transfer must be -
a) Accepted by or on behalf ofthe donee
b) Suctr acceptance must be made during the lifetime of fie donor and while he is still capable of
gMng
c) Only (b)
d) Bott (a) and @)
n Ufthh kind of morgage irs not included in Sec. 58 of the Transfer of Prcperty Act?
a) Mortgage by deposit of tite deeds c) Usttfiuctnry mortgage
bi English mortgage d) All of the above
30 The term 'sale' is defined in which Section of the Transfer of Property Act?
a) Sec.52 c) Sec.S'[
b) Sec.53 d) Sec.55
31 Under Sec. 130 of the TransEr of Property AcG the transfer of an ac'lionable claim '
a) May be effected orally or by execution of an instument in wri[ng
b) Snin Ue effected only by the execution of an insfrument in wrt[ng
c) May be effected orally if the tansfer was wtthout consideration
d) Allof the above
32 The doclrine of part performance is embodied in '
a) Sec. 53 of the Trinsf* of Propefi Act c) Sec. 5{2) of the_Transfer ofPropertyAct
Property Act
bi Sec. S3(1) of the Transfer df eioperty d) Sec.53Aof theTransferof
Act
3:l The term'Judge' is defined in which Section of the l.P.C.?
a) Sec.18 c) 9"".?9
bi Sec.17 d) Sec.19
34 Whbh of the fotlowing is not covered under Sec. 100 of lhe l.P.G. as an occasion for the
exercise of the right oi priva6 defence of the body even to the exbnt of voluntarily causing
the dedr or of any other harm to the assailant?
a) An assault wtth a deadlY weaPon
b) fur assault wtth the intertion of committing rape
c) An assault with the intention of kidnapping or abducting
d) Such an assault as may reasonabiy cause the apprehension that death will othenruise be the
consequence of such assault
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35 Sec. 303 of the l.P.C. was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Gourt of lndla in which
case?
a) Darshan Singh Vs. State of Punjab c) Mithu Vs. State of Punjab
b) Mahabir Ghosh Vs. State of Tamil Nadu d) Sita Ram Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh
36 The maxim t'De minlmis non cural letd' means -
a) Law would not take action in serious matters
b) Law b not concerned wtth smallthings
c) Law does not ignore any actwhich causes the slightest harm
d) Allof the above
37 ln Joseph Shine Vs. Union of lndia, the Supreme Court of tndla silruck down -
a) Section 498A of the l.P.C. c) Section 497 of tre l.P.C.
b) Section 498 of the l.P.C. d) Section 494 of the l.P.C.
3E In Navtei Singh Johar Vs. Union of lndh, the Supreme Court of tndia held Sec. 377 of the
l.P.G. unconstiMional insofaras it penalizes anyconsensual sexual relationship betrveen -
a) Two adults
b) Homosexuals (man and man) and heterosexuals (man and woman)
c) Lesbians (woman and woman)
d) All of he above
39 Under Sec. 111 of lhe l.P.C., rrhen an act is abeted and a difrerent act is done, the abettor is
liable for lhe act done in Ore same manner and to the same q<bnt if he had directty abetGd it
a) Only if the abettor takes part in the commission of the offence
b) Only if the act done was a probable consequence of the abetment
c) Regardless ofwhetherthe consequence has any nexus with the act done
o Allof the above
fi Whhh Section of the l.P.C. provides for sotitary confinement?
a) Sec.72 c) Sec.71
b) Sec.69 d) Sec.73
41 Lawof evidence is -
a) Iex sifus c) lex foi
b) lex tallienis d) lex loci solulionis
12 Presumption as to dowry dedr is contained in which Section of the lndian Evidence Act-?
a) Sec.113A c) Sec.113
b) Sec. 1138 d) None ofthe above
43 Sec.6l of lhe lndhn Evideme Act provides thatthe conEnts of documents may be proved -
a) only by ceffied copies of the documents c) only by secondary eviderrce
only
b) Only by primary evidence d) Ei0rer by primary or secondary evidence
4 ylrhach Section of the lndlan Evidence Act deals with .burden of proof?
a) Sec.101 c) Sec.102
b) Sec.100 d) Sec.98
45 Burden of introducing evidence under Sec. 102 of the lndlan Evldence Act -
a) Shifts only once c) Never shitu
b) ConstanUy shifls d) Occasionally shifts
46 Public documents are mentioned in which Section of tlre lndian Eviderre Acf,?
a) Sec.73 c) Sec.75
b) Sec.74 d) Sec.76
17 Y\rhbh Section of the lndian Evitlence Act deals only with admission in civil mffers?
a) Sec.22 c) Sec. 132
b) Sec.21 d) Sec.23
{8 ln criminal ploceedings, tre fact ffrat the accused pelson -
a) !s of good character isrelevant b) ls of good character is inelevant
c) Has bad character is relevant
d) Has bad character is inelevant unless evidence is given of good character
49 The rule 'You must tal<e rcason*le care to avold acls or orrissions vdtlch ydt can
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reason*ly foresee would he lfuely lo iniwe your neighbor" was propounded in -
a) Ghesmore Vs. White c) Smih Vs. Baker
b) Donoghue Vs. Stevenson d) Ashby Vs. White
50 The principle'Yolrlrrti nonflt iniurh"means -
a) IMren someone willingly places themselves in a position where harm might result, they have no
remedy
b) It shallbe presumed that a person who suffers harm has not consented to the infliction of the harm
c) Consent does not absolve the liability of the wrongdoer
d) Consent to infliction of harm cannot be given post facto
51 Which rule was lakl down in Ryland Vs. Fletcher?
a) Rule of absolute liability c) Rule of stict liability
b) Rule of no fault liabitity d) None of the above
52 The pigeon holetheorywas propounded by
a) Lord Macaulay c) Wnfield
b) Lord Atkin d) Salmond
5:t U\lhich of the iollowing legal maxim is not related to the law of tort?
a) Ex turpi causa non oritur action c) Res i'psa Loquitur
b) Consensus ad idem d) Ubiius ibi remedium
54 Kastrrilal Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh is related to
a) Fraud of the state c) Mcarious liability of the state
b) Contactual tiability of the state d) None of the above
55 The tort of deceit owes its origin to -
a) PasleyVs. Freeman c) Winterbottom Vs, Wdght
b) LumleyVs. Gye d) GrantVs. Austalian Knitting Mills Ltd.
56 The Gloucester GranrmarSchool case explains -
a) Respondents superior c) Remoteness of damages
b) lnjuria sine damno d) Damnum sine iniuria
57 The Darective Principles of Stab Poli,cy in the Gonstthrtion of lndia have been borrowed fnom
which countqf?
a) lreland c) Canada
b) Ausfralia d) USA
58 l,Vhich Article stabs the directive prirciptes of stab pottcy on 'promotion of intemational
peace and securig/?
a) Artide 57 c) Arlicle 59
b) &ticle 51 d) Article 49
59 tMrich Article provides fora Uniform Givil Code?
a) Article 74 c) Article 54
bi Articte 44 d) Artic{e 24
60 The provisions of the Sixth Schedule do not apply to whach State?
a) Mizoram c) TriPura
b) Meghalaya d) Goa
6l Utlftich Article provkles that the law declared by the Supreme Gourt is binding on all courts?
a) Arlide 141 c) Article 140
b) Artide 142 d) Article 145
62 Article 20(2) rehtes to -
a) Legalaid c) Ex post facto laws
b) Prohibition against self incrimination d) Double jeopardy
63 Whhh Artble of the lndhn Constttution direcG fte StaE b take steps to separ& the
iudiciary fiom tfre executive in the public services of the State?
a) Article 4E c) Arlide 50
b) Article 5E d) Article 52
64 Under Sec. 71 of the lndian Contract Act, a penBon who finds
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goods belonging to anoilrer and takes them into his custody, is !
subiect to the same responsibility as a
a) Bailee c) Surety
b) Bailor d) Pawnor
65 Consensusad idem means
a) Theme of contac't
b) Common object
c) Meeting of minds upon the same thing in the same sense
d) None ofthe above
66 The decision of Pdvy Gouncil in Mohori BibGe v. Dhannadas Ghose Gase was related to -
a) Undue influence c) Acceptrance and its communication
b) Offer and its communication d) Capacity of a minor to enter into a contact
67 Whhh section of the lndian Contract Aci,, 1872 deals with party riglrtrutly rescinding the
contract, entitled to compensation?
a) Section 22 c) Sec{ion 43
b) Section 75 O Section 45
68 A contract by whbh one party promises to save the ortrrer from toss caused to him by the
conduct of the promisor himself, or by the conduct of any other penson, is called -
a) Contractofguarantee c) Contingentcontact
b) Contact of indemnity d) None of the above
69 A promises his son to buy him a Motor Gycle if he stands first in his
bnth class Board examination, On the faith of the prcmise the son
worked hard and stood first in the exam.ln tris case
a) The son can sue A for the motor cyde as there was a confract between him
and his father A
b) The son cannot sue A as the contact was voidable at the option of A
c) The son Gan sue A because he worked hard on the faith of As
promise and performed his part of tie contact
O The son cannot sue A because in the household domestic setting like
this such promises are not made wth the intention to bind the parties
into a valid contact
70 Ullltich section of the lldian Conhact Aci, 1872 deals with the doc"trine of ftustration of
contractil
a) Sec.56 c) Sec.75
b) Sec.33 d) Sric.S5
Q. Noc. 71 and 72: Compleb the sentence by filling the blanks from the given optbns that
best reflect the overall meaning of the sentence.
71 The orator was so _ that the audience became _.
a) -
Soportfic drowsy c) lnaudible - elated
b) Convincing - modbund d) Dramatic - afiable
72 The child was so spoilt by her parents tfiat she became when she did not receive
theirfull atbntion.
a) Suspicious c) Sullen
b) Happy d) Tranquil
Q. Nos. 73 and 74: Find the antonyn of the underlined word from the given options.
7l They considerthemselves as @ fiom birth.
a) Opponents c) Protagonists
b) Friends d) Colleagues
71 The entryr was canied out lnadverbntlv.
a) Accidently c) Not noticing
b) Purposively O Purposely
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Q. Nos. 75 and 76: Select the group of words that is almost similar in meaning to the underlined
words.
75 I am going to stay home because I'm feeling under the wedrer today.
a) Feeling well c) Fine weather
b) Feeling sick d) None of the above
76 I am heading out to the parly. Do you want to ride shotoun?
a) Back seat ofthe car c) Front seat ofthe car
b) Middle seat of the car d) None ofthe above
n Hentily the incorrect sentetrce.
a) The police have catch the driver the speeding c) The fiuit has fallen from the tee
b) Gold is costlier than silver d) Dad polished his shoes yesterday
78 Find thecorrectquestion tag forthe sentence "She goes to school by van"
a) ls she? c) Did she?
b) lsn't she? d) Doesn't she?
Comprehension (Passaoe):
Daily consumption of a certain kind of curcumin improves memory in people with miH age-
related memory loss. Research examined the effects of an easily absorbed curcumin
supplement on memory performance in people without dementia, as well as curcumin's
potentta! impact on the microscopic plaques in the brains of people with Alzheimer's
disease. Found in turmedc, curcumin has previously been shown to have anti-inflammatory
and antioxidant properties in laboratory strdies. lt has also been suggested as a possible
tpason that senior citizens in lndia, where curcumin is a dietary staple, have a lorver
prevalence of Alzheimer's disease ard better cognitive perfollnance.
79 Eating tumeric
a) Wllincreasecurcumin c) lMll reduce the chance of getling Alzheime/s disease
b) Willenhancedemenlia d) lMll reduce the chance of getting cancer
80 of a disease depends on the food habits too
a) Prevalence c) Dominance
b) Affection d) Deatt
81 Complebthe sequence:
30, 46, 78,126,1gr, 270, _
a) 356 c) 382
b) 366 d) 398
E2 lf COUNTERS is written as OVPDRGIIIIS, then GLEARING will be vvrttien as -
a) BFMDQHMF c) ZDKBQHMF
b) BFMDHOJS d) None of the above
83 Pointing to a photograph, a man saitl, 'That man's father is my fafrter's son." llllhose
photograph was it?
a) His own c) His father
b) His son O His grandfather
84 How much time wil! it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at tl.SP/o pel
annum of simple interest'il
a) 2 years c) 4 Years
b) 3years d) SYears
85 Select the one which is difrercnt frorn Ore other ttr€e responses
a) 25,36 c) 100, 121
b) 144,169 d) 9,64
86 lf ABE = 8, choose the cortect numberfor KLO -
a) 38 c) 36
b) 35 d) 3e
87 U\lhich word can be fiormed using the leterc of the word DETERIIINATION?
a) DECI-ARATION c) NATIONAL
b) TERMTNATED O DB/|ATION
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