APP • Paper-II
How many members consent is required to change the name of registered trade union
A)
1/4th of the total members
B)
3/4th of the total members
C)
2/3rd of the total members
D)
Half of the total members
A registered trade union can change its name with the consent of at least two-thirds of its members.
APP • Paper-II
What is the first stage of risk assessment?
A)
Exposure Assessment
B)
Hazardous Identification
C)
Toxicity Study
D)
Risk Characterization
Risk assessment begins with hazard identification.
APP • Paper-II
An adopted child
A)
can renounce his adoptive parents and return to the family of his birth
B)
can renounce his adoptive parents but cannot return to the family of his birth
C)
cannot renounce his adoptive parents and return to the family of his birth
D)
cannot renounce his adoptive parents but can return to the family of his birth with the consent of his adoptive parents
Option C: cannot renounce his adoptive parents and return to the family of his birth. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
APP • Paper-II
When did Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants become effective?
A)
2000
B)
2002
C)
2004
D)
2006
The Stockholm Convention entered into force in 2004.
APP • Paper-II
Which of the following statements are not correct: A woman married under muslim laws shall be entitled to obtain a decree for dissolution of he marriage on the following ground.
A)
That the whereabouts of the husband have not been known for a period of 7 years.
B)
That the husband has neglected or has failed to provide for her maintenance for a period of two years.
C)
That the husband has been insane for a period of two years or is suffering form leprosy or a virulent vinereal disease.
D)
All of the above.
Option C: That the husband has been insane for a period of two years or is suffering form leprosy or a virulent vinereal disease.. This follows the applicable statutory or doctrinal rule.
APP • Paper-II
Which section of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 deals with power of appropriate Government to refer industrial dispute to boards, courts or tribunals
A)
section 10
B)
section 10A
C)
section 11
D)
section 11A
Option A: section 10. This follows the applicable statutory or doctrinal rule.
APP • Paper-II
The minimum wages as fixed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, must be revised at least once in
A)
2 years
B)
3 years
C)
5 years
D)
None of these
Minimum wages must be reviewed at intervals not exceeding five years.
APP • Paper-II
A Muslim husband can revoke the talaq
A)
expressly
B)
impliedly
C)
either expressly or impliedly
D)
neither expressly nor impliedly
Option C: either expressly or impliedly. This follows the applicable statutory or doctrinal rule.
APP • Paper-II
The main sources of Hindu law are
A)
Srutis
B)
Justice, equity and good conscience
C)
Commentaries and digests
D)
All of these
Option D: All of these. This follows the applicable statutory or doctrinal rule.
APP • Paper-II
The provisions of environmental protection in the Constitution were made under:
A)
Article 5-A
B)
Article 21-B
C)
Article 27-B(h)
D)
Article 48-A and 51-A(g)
Articles 48A and 51A(g) contain constitutional environmental-protection provisions.
APP • Paper-II
Which of the following are not a valid gift
A)
conditional gift
B)
contingent
C)
gifts in future
D)
all of these
Option D: all of these. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
APP • Paper-II
Non-resumption of cohabitation between the parties after the passing of decree of judicial separation is a ground for divorce under section 13 (1A) (i) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the resumption of cohabitation must be for a minimum period
A)
six months
B)
one year
C)
eighteen months
D)
two years
Failure to resume cohabitation for one year after a decree for judicial separation is a statutory ground for divorce.
APP • Paper-II
What are the methods mentioned in the Section 5 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, for fixation/ revision of minimum wages:
A)
Committee Method
B)
Notification Method
C)
Voting Method
D)
Both (a) & (b)
Option D: Both (a) & (b). This follows the applicable statutory or doctrinal rule.
APP • Paper-II
Under which article of the Constitution is the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 enacted?
A)
248
B)
249
C)
254
D)
253
The Environment (Protection) Act was enacted using Parliament's treaty-implementation power under Article 253.
APP • Paper-II
Under Section 14 of the Trade Union Act, 1926, certain Acts not to apply to registered Trade Unions include
A)
The Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860)
B)
The Co-Operative Societies Act, 1912 (2 of 1912)
C)
The Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956)
D)
All of these
Option D: All of these. This follows the applicable statutory or doctrinal rule.
APP • Paper-II
‘Trade Union’ means any combination whether temporary or permanent, formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the relations between:
A)
Workman and employers
B)
Workmen and workmen
C)
Employers and employers
D)
All of these
Option D: All of these. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
APP • Paper-II
Alienation by the Karta without legal necessity or the benefit of the estate is
A)
valid
B)
voidable at the instance of any coparcener
C)
voidable at the instance of the alience
D)
void ab initio
Option B: voidable at the instance of any coparcener. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
APP • Paper-II
A marriage solemnized between two Hindus, one of whom is having a spouse living at the time of marriage will be
A)
Valid
B)
Void
C)
Voidable
D)
Invalid
A Hindu marriage in which a spouse of either party is already living is void under the Hindu Marriage Act.
APP • Paper-II
Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 enables parties to a marriage to obtain its dissolution by a decree of divorce on which of the following grounds
A)
Desertion
B)
Passing of a decree for maintenance
C)
Remarriage of the husband
D)
All of these
Section 13 provides divorce grounds including desertion, maintenance-related decree grounds and remarriage.
APP • Paper-II
The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint any person as Commissioner under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 who
A)
is or has been a member of a state judicial service for a period of not less than five years
B)
is or has been for not less than five year an advocate or a pleader
C)
is or has been a Gazetted Officer for not less than five years, having educational qualifications and experience in personal management, human resource development and industrial relations
D)
All of these
Option D: All of these. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
APP • Paper-II
In the Vizag Gas Tragedy, the National Green Tribunal held LG Polymers liable according to which of the following common law principles?
A)
Nuisance
B)
Trespass
C)
Negligence
D)
Strict-liability
The NGT applied the strict-liability principle in the Vizag gas-tragedy context.
APP • Paper-II
Which Convention adopted the protection of the ozone layer?
A)
Vienna Convention
B)
Basel Convention
C)
Montreal Protocol
D)
Stockholm Protocol
The Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer established the framework for ozone protection; the Montreal Protocol later imposed control measures.
APP • Paper-II
Which Convention was the first to achieve any kind of universal satisfaction?
A)
Stockholm Convention
B)
Vienna Convention
C)
Basel Convention
D)
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)
Option B: Vienna Convention. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
APP • Paper-II
Appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in appeals from High Courts in regard to Civil matter pertains only to
A)
Question of law
B)
Substantial question of law
C)
Question of law and fact
D)
Substantial question of law and fact
Option B: Substantial question of law. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
APP • Paper-II
A marriage may be solemnized between two Hindus if
A)
Bridegroom completes the age of 18 years and the bride completes the age of 18 years at the time of marriage
B)
Bridegroom completes the age of 21 years and the bride completes 21 years at the time of marriage
C)
Bridegroom completes the age of 21 years and the bride completes 18 years at the time of marriage
D)
Bridegroom completes the age of 18 years and the bride completes 21 years at the time of marriage
Under the Hindu Marriage Act, the bridegroom must be 21 and the bride 18.
