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MH SET 2015: 6 September, Paper III, Law

  • Date: 6 September 2015
  • Paper code: AUG-60315
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 28 pages
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                                       LAW
                                   Paper III

Time Allowed : 2½ Hours]                                    [Maximum Marks : 150

Note : This paper contains Seventy Five (75) multiple choice questions. Each

        question carries Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.


                                               2.   Which among the following cases
1.   The word “Union” was deliberately
                                                    relates to the recognition and aid to
     selected by the Drafting Committees
                                                    rights of minority institution as
     of the Constituent Assembly to
                                                    enshrined     under    the   Indian
     indicate :
                                                    Constitution ?
     (A) To show unity of the states
                                                    (A) T.M. Pai Foundation Vs. State
     (B) That the Indian Union is not
                                                         of Karnataka
         the result of an agreement by
                                                    (B) T.M. Pandey Vs. State of
         the states
                                                         Andhra Pradesh
     (C) That the Indian Union is the

         result of an agreement by the              (C) The State of Rajasthan Vs.

         states                                          Excel Wear

     (D) That the Indian System there               (D) Kesavananda Bharati Vs.

         is unity and integrity                          Union of India

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3.   The Supereme Court has observed                     5.   “The power to destroy is not a power

     that, “Religion is certainly a matter                    to amend. The constitution confers
     of faith with individuals or
                                                              only a limited power on parliament
     communities           and      it    is   not
     necessarily theistic. There are well                     to      amend         the   Constitution.
     known religions in India like
                                                              Parliament cannot therefore by
     Buddhism and Jainism which do not
     believe in God or in any intelligent                     exercising that limited power enlarge
     cause.” This observation was made
     in the case of....................                       that very power into an absolute

     (A) Bijoe Emmanuel Vs. State of                          power.” This observed by the
          Kerala
                                                              Supreme Court in the case of
     (B) Commissioner HRE Madras Vs.
          Sri Lakshmindra                                     ...................

     (C) Ramesh Thaper Vs. State of                           (A) Indira Nehru Gandhi Vs. Raj
          Kerala
                                                                      Narain (1975)
     (D) Maneka Gandhi Vs. Union of
          India                                               (B) Raghunath Rao Vs. Union of
4.   Which of the following is not
                                                                      India (1993)
     directive principle as enshrined
     under the Indian Constitution ?                          (C) Minerva Mills Ltd. Vs. Union of
     (A) Free legal aid
                                                                      India (1980)
     (B) Right to work

     (C) Right to Living Wage                                 (D) L.C. Golak Nath Vs. State of

     (D) Right to Life and Liberty                                    Punjab (1967)

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6.   The Election Commission consists of          7.   The President may refer any matter


                                                       to the Supreme Court for its
     the Chief Election Commissioner

                                                       advisory opinion under Art. 143(1)
     and      such     other      Election
                                                       of the Constitution, when :
     Commissioners.       The     Election
                                                       (A) It appears to the President that
     Commissioners are appointed by :
                                                           a question of law or fact, is of

     (A) President      subject    to   the                such public importance, that it


           provisions of the law enacted by                is expedient to obtain the


                                                           opinion of the Supreme Court
           the Parliament

                                                       (B) When grave and emergency
     (B) President at his discretion

                                                           situation has arisen
     (C) Prime Minister of India
                                                       (C) When there is threat to the

     (D) Prime Minister with the aid and
                                                           country

           advice of the Council of
                                                       (D) When it is advised by the

           Ministers                                       Council of Ministers

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8.   Recent Constitutional Amendment            10. Which of the following is a case

     provides for establishment of                  related to judicial review of
     National Judicial Appointments
                                                    discretionary power ?
     Commission (NJAC) which consists

     of :                                           (A) Ashby Vs. Whit


     (A) President of India                         (B) Associated Provincial Picture

     (B) Two eminent persons                             Hour     Vs.     Wednesbury

     (C) Prime Minister of India                         Corporation

     (D) Union Home Minister
                                                    (C) Ridge Vs. Baldwin

9.   Which of the following is the
                                                    (D) A.G. of Hong Kong Vs. Reid
     important reason for the evolution

     of administrative law.                     11. Which of the following is the writ


     (A) Emergence of the concept of                meant for protecting the personal

            nationalism                             liberty of the individual ?

     (B) Emergence of welfare state
                                                    (A) Prohibition

     (C) Emergence of Globalization
                                                    (B) Mandamus
     (D) Emergence of Constitutional
                                                    (C) Habeas Corpus
            system of governance based on

            written Constitution                    (D) Certiorari

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12. Institutions established in India for       14. Which of the following is a ground

    preventing a maladministration and              for judicial review of administrative
    corruption are :                                action, but not a ground for judicial

    (A) Lokpal, Lok Ayukta and Lok                  review of legislation ?

         Adalat                                     (A) Violation    of     fundamental

    (B) Lokpal and Lok Ayukta                            rights

    (C) Lokpal and Lok Adalat                       (B) Violation of express Provision of

                                                         the Constitution
    (D) Lokpal only

                                                    (C) Violation of fundamental rights
13. Which of the following are the
                                                         and express provisions of the
    components of natural justice ?
                                                         Constitution
    (A) Fair hearing, rule against bias
                                                    (D) Malafide
         and reasoned decision

                                                15. The decision Kraipak Vs. Union of
    (B) Fair hearing and rule against
                                                    India is related to :
         bias only

                                                    (A) Fair hearing
    (C) Fair hearing and reasoned

         decision only                              (B) Pecuniary bias

    (D) Rule against bias and reasoned              (C) Personal bias

         decision only                              (D) Bias related to subject matter

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16. Match the following :                              17. Which of the following does not

                                                           conform to the Principle Rule of
    (1) Rule Making           (a) Quasi-Judicial
                                                           Law ?

                                                           (A) No person should be made to
         Action                   Action
                                                               suffer

    (2) Rule Decision (b) Quasi-Legislative                (B) All things should be done
                                                               according to law and not
         Action                   Action
                                                               according to whim

    (3) Rule application (c) Definitive Duty               (C) Absence of Arbitrary power

                                                           (D) Law is supreme and no one
         Action
                                                               above law

                                                       18. Who defined ‘Delegated Legislation’
    (4) Ministerial           (d) Administrative
                                                           as “that which proceeds from any

         Action                   Action                   authority other than the sovereign
                                                           power and is therefore dependent for
         (1)      (2)   (3)       (4)                      its continued existence and validity
                                                           on some superior or supreme
    (A) (c)       (a)   (b)       ( d)                     authority.”

                                                           (A) Austin
    (B) (b)       (c)   (d )      (a)
                                                           (B) Jennings
    (C) (b)       (a)   (d )      (c)
                                                           (C) Diecy

    (D) (a)       (b)   (c)       ( d)                     (D) Salmond

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                                                20. Who said wrongs are divisible into
19. Assertion (A) : A precedent is

                                                    public and private wrongs on the
    purely constitute and in no degree
                                                    lines of public and private rights ?
    abrogative.
                                                    (A) Blackstone
    Reason (R) : A judicial decision can
                                                    (B) C.J. Fuller
    make a law but cannot alter it.
                                                    (C) Winfield
    Codes :
                                                    (D) Diecy
    (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (R)
                                                21. Under which Section of the Indian
        is the correct explanation of (A)
                                                    Penal Code selling goods marked

    (B) Both (A) and (R) are true. But              with counterfeit trademark or

        (R)   is   not    the   correct             property mark constitutes an offence

        explanation of (A)                          against property ?


    (C) (A) is correct and (R) is                   (A) Section 487


        wrong                                       (B) Section 489


    (D) (A) is wrong and (R) is                     (C) Section 486


        correct                                     (D) Section 491

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22. Who authored the book “A Theory             24. ‘A’, a flat-owner, lend his house to

                                                    Police Inspector ‘B’. ‘B’ while
    of Justice” ?
                                                    investigating a criminal case take an
    (A) Amartya Sen                                 accuse to his flat for the purpose of

                                                    torturing him illegally and to get a
    (B) Rawls
                                                    clue about case. He inform “A” about

    (C) P.N. Bakshi                                 the use of his flat for torturing a

                                                    suspected criminal illegally, but
    (D) Benjamin Cordozo                            assure him that it is a routine

                                                    process of his department.
23. Which of the following categories of
                                                    In the present case, which of the
    Section under Indian Penal Code
                                                    following statements is correct ?
    need more than one person to
                                                    (A) ‘A’ was not guilty of abetment
    constitute offence and offence can’t                 as he is not having any control

    be committed by individual only ?                    on ‘B’.

                                                    (B) ‘A’ was guilty of abetment, only
    (A) S.403, S.405, S.511
                                                         if he assist ‘B’ in torturing.

    (B) S.302, S.376, S.377                         (C) ‘A’ was not guilty of any offence

                                                         because he had not tender his
    (C) S.34, S.120B, S.376D, S.391
                                                         consent.
    (D) S.34, S.120B, S.292, S.307
                                                    (D) ‘A’ was guilty of abetment

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25. In which of the following cases             26. In order to constitute the offence of

    Supreme Court held that S. 377 of
                                                    “Mischief” u/s 425 of IPC, which one
    IPC does not suffer from the vice of
                                                    of the ingredient is required.
    unconstitutionality and declares

    consensual sexual acts of adult in
                                                    (A) Knowledge and possession of

    private violative of Art 14, 15 and
                                                         property goods necessary
    21 of the constitution :


    (A) Naz Foundation Vs. Union of                 (B) Dishonestly misappropriation


        India                                            and converting the property for

    (B) Suresh Kumar Koushal Vs. Naz
                                                         one’s own use
        Foundation AIR 2014 SC 563

                                                    (C) Destruction of the property
    (C) Brother John Antony Vs. State

        of Tamil Nadu (1992) Cr. LJ                      belonging to someone else

        1352
                                                    (D) Dishonestly deceiving any

    (D) Omkar Prasad Verma Vs. State
                                                         person and concealment of facts
        of Madhya Pradesh AIR 2007

        SC 1381                                          is necessary


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27. In which one of the following cases          28. Which    one   of   the   following
    has the criminal breach of trust been
                                                    ingredients is necessary for an
    committed ?
                                                    offence   of “Extortion”      to   be
    (A) ‘A’ paid Rs. 10,000 to a
        contractor for renovation of his            constituted ?

        old house within three months.
                                                    (A) Taking away the movable
        But     contractor      neither
        renovated the       house    nor                property without the knowledge

        returned the money.                             and without consent of owner

    (B) ‘A’ and ‘B’ are travelling in a
                                                    (B) Taking away the movable
        train on same berth. When ‘A’
                                                        property by amounting fear and
        was sleeping ‘B’ took away all
        the bags and baggages and                       injury

        board out the train without the
                                                    (C) Taking away the movable
        knowledge of ‘A’.
                                                        property by putting that person
    (C) A postmaster received the
        money from the depositor but                    in fear of instant death or

        did not return the same at                      instant hurt
        maturity in their post office
                                                    (D) Taking away the movable
        account.
                                                        property by using any deadly
    (D) ‘A’ and ‘B’ brothers went to
        Mumbai to attain marriage,                      weapon or by causing grievous

        while returning back, ‘B’                       hurt or attempting to cause
        secretly take a purse of ‘A’
                                                        death
        having Rs. 5,000 from his bag.

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29. ‘A’ with an intention of causing death        30. Which     one   of   the   following
                                                      incidences is not covered by any of
     of ‘B’ did not provide him food and
                                                      the exceptions of S.499 of IPC ?

     keep him at solitary place. Which                (A) Remark about the public

     one of the statements is correct with                conduct of public servant

                                                      (B) Opinion about the conduct of
     respect to the act of ‘A’ ?
                                                          any person touching any public

     (A) ‘A’s act is merely a negligence                  question

                                                      (C) Expressing opinion on merit of
         as he is not providing food
                                                          case decided by court of conduct
     (B) ‘A’s act is not amount to murder                 of    witnesses     and   other
                                                          concerned
         as he is not using any weapon
                                                      (D) Indirect imputation about the
         or instrument
                                                          caste and calling of any

     (C) ‘A’s act amounts to attempt to                   person

                                                  31. In which year has the Stockholm
         commit murder
                                                      Conference on Environment taken

     (D) ‘A’s act only amounts to inflict             place ?

                                                      (A) 1984
         harm to ‘B’ which amounts to
                                                      (B) 1972
         causing      grievous      hurt,
                                                      (C) 1975
         harassment and illegal torture
                                                      (D) 1990

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32. What is the expansion of GEMS ?          34. Whose Report has brought the

                                                 concept of “Sustainable development”
    (A) Global Environment Monitoring
                                                 was the main focus of Environmental
        System
                                                 Law ?
    (B) Global Environment Mechanic
                                                 (A) Nardu Plata Report
        System
                                                 (B) Hardew Burtland Report
    (C) Global Environment Master
                                                 (C) Arvind de Pareto Report
        System

                                                 (D) Clinton Report
    (D) Systematic Management of

                                             35. In which year was the Department
        Global Environment

                                                 of Environment converted as
33. In which year was Biological
                                                 Ministry of Environment and
    Diversity Act enacted by India ?
                                                 Forests ?
    (A) 2000
                                                 (A) 1980
    (B) 2001
                                                 (B) 1985

    (C) 2002
                                                 (C) 1990

    (D) 2004
                                                 (D) 1987
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36. The problem of the pollution of river        37. The term Environmental Pollution

                                                     has been defined under which
    Ganga by the inaction of the
                                                     Section of the Environmental
    municipalities was brought to light
                                                     Protection Act, 1986 ?

    in which of the following cases ?
                                                     (A) 2C


    (A) Indian Council for Environment               (B) 2B


         Legal Action Vs. Union of                   (C) 2D


         India                                       (D) 2A

                                                 38. Which     movement       laid   the
    (B) A.P. Pollution Control Board Vs.
                                                     foundation for the Protection and
         M.V. Nayudu
                                                     Preservation of Environment in

    (C) S. Jagannath Vs. Union of                    India ?

                                                     (A) Chilka Lake Movement
         India

                                                     (B) Ganga Cleaning Movement
    (D) M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of
                                                     (C) Bhopal Gas Victims Movement

         India                                       (D) Chipko Movement

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39. Assertion (A) : Supporters of realist
                                                   40. The rise of decolonisation process in

    theories argue that the real
                                                       the form of the ‘clean state’
    importance of international law lies
                                                       Principles refers to :
    in the validity of its claim to be law.

    Reason (R) : That it is accepted as                (A) New states acquiring redefined

    a major influence on international                      territory

    politics is enough to justify the
                                                       (B) De facto states which are yet to
    existence of International law.
                                                            be    recognized         by    the
    Using the codes below give the

                                                            international community
    correct answer.

    Codes :                                            (C) New          states      acquiring

    (A) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong
                                                            sovereignty           free    from
    (B) (A) is wrong, (R) is correct
                                                            encumbrances created by the
    (C) (A) and (R) are correct and (R)
                                                            predecessor sovereign
         is the correct explanation of (A)

    (D) (A) and (R) are correct and (R)                (D) All states recognized by the

         is not correct explanation of (A)
                                                            International Community

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                                                42. Columbia Vs . Peru Case deals
41. According to       British practice,

                                                    with :
    condition precedent to grant De Jure

                                                    (A) Asylum
    recognition is :

                                                    (B) Extradition
    (A) A reasonable assurance of

                                                    (C) Innocent passage
        stability and permanence

                                                    (D) Continental shelf

    (B) The      government      should
                                                43. In which one of the following cases

        command the general support
                                                    did the ICJ refrain from giving its

        of the population
                                                    Final Judgement ?


    (C) It should be able and willing to            (A) Nuclear tests case


        fulfil    the     international             (B) Corfu Channel case


        obligations                                 (C) Right of passage case



    (D) All of the above                            (D) Frontier Dispute case


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44. A member of the UN can be
                                               46. As per Section..........................., any
    suspended from the exercise of the

    rights and privileges of membership             marriage solemnised, whether
    by the :
                                                    before or after the commencement
    (A) General Assembly

    (B) Security Council                            of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955,

    (C) General Assembly on the                     shall be voidable and may be
        recommendations of Security

        Council                                     annulled by a decree of nullity, inter

    (D) Security    Council   on   the              alia , on the ground that the
        recommendations of General

        Assembly                                    marriage has not been consummated

45. Which is the second most important
                                                    owing to the impotence of the
    function of WTO ?
                                                    respondent ?
    (A) Implementation of the WTO

        agreement
                                                    (A) 12(1) (a)
    (B) Negotiating a dispute with

        parties                                     (B) 12(1) (b)

    (C) Interpreting the Legal Rules
                                                    (C) 12(1) (c)
        and Regulations

    (D) Overseeing all trade disputes               (D) 12(1) (d)

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47. In which of the following cases, the           49. Match the List-I with List-II using

    Apex Court held that it is desirable
                                                       the codes given below :
    that “All marriages should be
    compulsorily, registered in the State                    List-I                        List-II
    where they are solemnized ?

    (A) S. Nagalingam Vs. Sivagani                     (a)   Voidable Marriages (i) Section 9

    (B) Seema Vs. Ashwin Kumar
                                                       (b)   Void Marriages            (ii) Section 13
    (C) Shanti Dev Berma Vs. K.P.
         Devi                                          (c)   Restitution of            (iii) Section 12

    (D) Vishnu Prakash Vs. Sheela Devi
                                                             Conjugal Rights
48. Assertion (A) : Break down of
    marriage as such is not a ground for
                                                       (d)   Divorce                   (iv) Section 11
    divorce.

    Reason (R) : It may result into an                 Codes :
    easy way of dissolution of marriage
    and shall result into instability in                     (a)       (b)     (c)        (d)
    the society.
                                                       (A) (iii)       (iv)    (i)        (ii)
    Codes :

    (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct                   (B) (iv)        (iii)   (ii)       (i)

    (B) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect
                                                       (C) (iv)        (i)     (iii)      (ii)
    (C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect

    (D) (R) is correct but (A) is wrong                (D) (iii)       (ii)    (i)        (iv)


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50. In case of an adoption of a male by
                                               51. Under the Sunni Law, failing father,

    a Hindu female, the adoptive mother
                                                   the guardian of the minor’s property


    must be at least :                             are :



    (A) Eighteen years older than the              (I)   The father’s father



        person to be adopted                       (II) The father’s executor



                                                   (III) The paternal grandfather’s
    (B) Twenty-one years older than

                                                   executor.
        the person to be adopted

                                                   The correct order of priority is :
    (C) Sixteen years older than the

                                                   (A) (I)     (II)   (III)
        person to be adopted

                                                   (B) (II)     (I)   (III)

    (D) Twelve years older than the
                                                   (C) (III)   (II)    (I)

        person to be adopted
                                                   (D) (III)    (I)    (II)

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52. In......................,the Supreme Court        53. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
                                                          and with the help of codes given
                                                          below, point out the correct
     held that Section 9 of the Hindu
                                                          explanation :
                                                          Assertion (A) : The Supreme Court
     Marriage Act, 1955 is not violative                  of India in Mohd. Ahmed Khan Vs.
                                                          Shah Bano Begum has regretted
     of Articles 14 and 21 of the                         that Article 44 of the Constitution
                                                          of India has remained a “dead letter”
                                                          as there is “no evidence of any
     Constitution of India.                               official activity for framing a
                                                          common civil code for the country.”
                                                          Reason (R) : As uniform civil code
     (A) Sarla Mudgal Vs. Union of
                                                          has still remained a distant dream
                                                          the Apex Court has continued to
          India                                           emphasise in John Vallamattom Vs.
                                                          Union of India that a common civil
                                                          code will help the cause of National
     (B) Bimla Devi Vs. Ramesh Kumar
                                                          integration by      removing     the
                                                          contradictions based on ideologies.
     (C) Saroj Rani Vs. Sudarshan                         Codes :
                                                          (A) Both (A) and (R) are true but
                                                              (R) is not a correct explanatory
          Kumar
                                                              of (A)
                                                          (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and
                                                              (R) is a correct explanatory
     (D) T.    Sareetha       Vs.   Venkat
                                                              of (A)
                                                          (C) (A) is true but (R) is false
          Subbaih
                                                          (D) (A) is false but (R) is true

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                                              56. Who was the first Chairperson of the
54. The United Nations Convention on
                                                  United Nations Commission on
    the Rights of the Child came into
                                                  Human Rights ?
    force in the year :
                                                  (A) John Humphrey

    (A) 1969
                                                  (B) Henry Dunant

    (B) 1979                                      (C) Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt


    (C) 1989                                      (D) Kofi Anan

                                              57. Which of the following Supreme
    (D) 1959
                                                  Court decisions dealt with right

55. The United Nations Convention                 against solitary confinement ?

    against Torture was adopted by the            (A) Govind Vs. State of MP

    United Nations in the year :                  (B) Sunil     Batra     Vs.   Delhi

                                                       Administration
    (A) 2003

                                                  (C) Prem Shankar Shukla Vs. Delhi
    (B) 1984
                                                       Administration

    (C) 1966                                      (D) Charles Shobhraj Vs. Suptd.,


    (D) 2006                                           Central Jail


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58. Upon which of the following cases            60. The International Convention on

    did the Supreme Court place                      the Rights of the Persons with

    reliance on CEDAW and proceeded                  Disabilities (CPRD) was adopted by

    to lay down guidelines ?
                                                     the United Nations in the year :

    (A) Vineet Narain Case
                                                     (A) 2003

    (B) D.K. Basu
                                                     (B) 1989

    (C) Vishaka Case
                                                     (C) 1966

    (D) Hussainara Khatoon’s case
                                                     (D) 2006
59. The Chairperson of National Human
                                                 61. Who was the first Chairman of the
    Rights Commission or its members
                                                     National      Human        Rights
    shall be removed from his office only
                                                     Commission of India ?
    by order of the :

                                                     (A) Justice A.S. Anand
    (A) President

                                                     (B) Justice Rangnath Misra
    (B) Prime Minister


    (C) Chief Justice of India                       (C) Justice A.M. Ahmadi


    (D) Chief Justice of any High Court              (D) Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer

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62. Tort is defined as a civil wrong for         64. Mental condition of the wrong doer

                                                     at the time of wrong doing :
    which remedy is an action for :                  (A) Relevant in all torts
                                                     (B) Relevant to torts based on
    (A) Unliquidated damages                             faculties
                                                     (C) Relevant to torts based on strict
    (B) Liquidated damages                               liability
                                                     (D) not relevant in tortious liability
    (C) Damages of all kinds                     65. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
                                                     and with the help of codes given
    (D) Liquidated and unliquidated                  below select correct answer :
                                                     Assertion (A) : No action lies for
           damages
                                                     mere damage caused by some act
                                                     which does not violate any legal
63. The maxim res ipsa loquitur is a rule
                                                     right.
                                                     Reason (R) : An action lies for
    of :
                                                     interference with another’s legal
                                                     private right even where it causes
    (A) Evidence
                                                     no actual damage.
                                                     (A) (A) is true but (R) is false
    (B) Criminal law
                                                     (B) (A) is false but (R) is true
                                                     (C) Both (A) and (R) are true
    (C) Refutal of evidence
                                                     (D) Both (A) and (R) are true and
                                                         (R) is the correct explanation
    (D) Vicarious liability
                                                         of (A)
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66. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R)             67. Match the List-I with List-II and

    and with the help of codes given                    select the correct answer using the
                                                        codes given below the lists :
    below     point    out   the   correct
                                                             List-I                       List-II
    explanation :
                                                        (Legal Maxims)                  (Meaning of

                                                                                          Maxims
    Assertion (A) : The mental element
                                                  (a)   Ubi jus ibi             (i)    Infringement
    in defamation is not required in a
                                                        remedium                       of private legal
    civil action.                                                                      right without

                                                                                       damage or loss
    Reason (R) : The mentional
                                                  (b)   Scienti non             (ii)   Where there is
    element is not mentioned in Indian                  fit injuria                    a right, there is

    Penal Code.                                                                        remedy

                                                  (c)   Damnum sine             (iii) Harm suffered
    Codes :                                             injuria                        without

                                                                                       knowledge
    (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
                                                  (d)   Injuria sine            (iv) Damage or loss
        (R) is the correct explanation
                                                        damnum                         without

        of (A)                                                                         infringement

                                                                                       of legal right
    (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and
                                                        Codes :
        (R)      is   not    the   correct                    (a)      (b)     (c)      (d)

        explanation of (A)                              (A) (ii)       (iii)   (i)      (iv)
                                                        (B) (i)        (ii)    (iii)    (iv)
    (C) (A) is true but (R) is false                    (C) (iii)      (i)     (ii)     (iv)
                                                        (D) (ii)       (iii)   (iv)     (i)
    (D) (A) is false but (R) is correct

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68. In nuisance a defendant is liable to        70. In the Partnership Act, 1932, which

                                                    of the following partners are not
    unusually sensitive plaintiff :

                                                    liable in relation to the firm ?
    (A) Only in personal injury cases
                                                    (A) Partner by holding out

    (B) Only in property injury cases
                                                    (B) Working partner

    (C) Both in property injury and
                                                    (C) Subpartner

         personal injury cases
                                                    (D) Partner by estoppel


    (D) Not liable                              71. A stipulation in a contract of sale

                                                    of goods whose violation by seller
69. Partnership requires :

                                                    gives a right of recession to buyer
    (A) A written agreement
                                                    is called :

    (B) An oral agreement
                                                    (A) Guarantee


    (C) Could be inferred from the                  (B) Warranty

         conduct of parties                         (C) Condition


    (D) (A), (B) and (C)                            (D) Negotiation

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72. Which one of the following is not a        74. In the Companies Act, 2013 the

                                                   maximum no. of members of Private
    document of title to the goods ?
                                                   Ltd. Company has been changed
                                                   from 50 to :
    (A) Railway receipt
                                                   (A) 75

    (B) Wharfingers certificate                    (B) 100

                                                   (C) 125
    (C) Warehouse keeping certificate
                                                   (D) 200

                                               75. Assertion (A) : Every public
    (D) Carriage of goods
                                                   company shall have at least three
                                                   and every private company at least
73. Under the Negotiable Instrument
                                                   two directors.

    Act, a Bill drawn in favour of a               Reason (R) : Directors are trustees
                                                   for the company and not for the
    minor is :
                                                   individual shareholders.

                                                   Codes :
    (A) Void
                                                   (A) (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is

    (B) Valid but not negotiable                       not an explanation for (A)

                                                   (B) (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
    (C) Valid                                          an explanation for (A)

                                                   (C) (A) is true but (R) is false
    (D) Voidable
                                                   (D) (R) is true but (A) is false

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Source: Savitribai Phule Pune University. Question paper published by Savitribai Phule Pune University.