Legal Service • Law Paper-II
Laying of trap is a part of
A)
investigation
B)
inquiry
C)
preliminary inquiry
D)
trial
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'trial' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-II
Maxim ‘omnia proesumuntur rite esse acta’ means:
A)
all acts are presumed to be rightly done
B)
all acts are presumed to be not rightly done
C)
all acts are presumed to be wrongly done
D)
all acts are presumed to be not wrongly done
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'all acts are presumed to be rightly done' (Option A).
Legal Service • Law Paper-II
The principle ‘facts speak for themselves’ is expressed by the maxim-
A)
Ubi jus ibi remedium.
B)
Res Ipsa Loquitor.
C)
Novus Actus Interveniens.
D)
Causa Causams.
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Res Ipsa Loquitor.' (Option B).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
The expression “Privity of contract” means
A)
A contract is contract between the parties only
B)
A contract is a private document
C)
Only private documents can be contracts
D)
The contacts may be expressed in some usual and reasonable manner
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Only private documents can be contracts' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
“Decree” as defined under Code of Civil Procedure,1908 shall be deemed to include the rejection of a plaint and the determination of any question within section 144, but shall not include
A)
any adjudication from which an appeal lies as an appeal from an order
B)
any order of dismissal for default
C)
both (a) and (b)
D)
both (a) and (b) are not the correct
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'both (a) and (b) are not the correct' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
Where a person challenges a Decree, he shall challenges the same by filing
A)
Appeal
B)
Application
C)
Notice of Motion
D)
Chamber Summons
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Notice of Motion' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
Where persons reciprocally promise, firstly, to do certain things which are legal, and, secondly, under specified circumstances, to do certain other things which are illegal, the first set of promise is a ________, but the second is a
A)
Void agreements/ contract
B)
void contract/agreement
C)
Contract/void agreement
D)
Contract/voidable contract
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Contract/void agreement' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
An offer is revoked-
A)
By the death or insanity of the proposer
B)
By Lapse of time
C)
By Communication of notice of revocation
D)
All of the above
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'All of the above' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
Under which of the following circumstances, review of judgment may not lie–
A)
Appeal dismissed
B)
By a decision on a reference from a Court a small causes.
C)
By a decree or order from which an appeal is allowed by this code, but from which no appeal has been preferred.
D)
By a decree or order fro.m which no appeal is allowed by this code
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'By a decree or order fro.m which no appeal is allowed by this code' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
The court under section 89(1) of CPC can refer the dispute for:
A)
arbitration or conciliation
B)
conciliation or mediation
C)
mediation or Lok Adalat
D)
arbitration or conciliation or Lok Adalat or mediation.
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'arbitration or conciliation or Lok Adalat or mediation.' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
The general power of transferring suits under section 24 of the CPC lies with?
A)
High Court and District Court
B)
High Court and Supreme Court
C)
High Court
D)
District Court.
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'High Court' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
The age of majority for the purpose of the Indian Contract Act is
A)
16 years for girls & 18 years for boys
B)
18 years for girls & 21 years for boys
C)
18 years
D)
21 years.
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is '18 years for girls & 21 years for boys' (Option B).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
Interrogatories shall be answered by affidavit to be filed within ________ after the service of it
A)
30 days
B)
21 days
C)
10 days
D)
7 days
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is '10 days' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
“A Contract is an agreement creating and defining obligations between the parties” the definition was put forwarded by
A)
Dr. Ambedkar
B)
Pollock
C)
Salmonds
D)
N.D.Kapoor
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Salmonds' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
Interest that may be awarded to a plaintiff in a suit for money according to the period for which it is allowed may be divided as:
A)
Interest accrued to the institution of the suit on the principal sum adjudged (as distinguished from the principal sum claimed)
B)
Additional interest on the principal sum adjudged, from the date of the suit to the date of decree, ‘at such rate as the court deems reasonable’
C)
Further interest on the principal sum adjudged from the date of the decree to the date of the payment or to such earlier date as the court thinks fit, at the rate not exceeding six percent per annum
D)
All of these
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'All of these' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
On production of a certified copy of the foreign judgment, the presumption as to the competency of the court, under section 14 of CPC is a:
A)
presumption of fact
B)
presumption of fact & law both
C)
rebuttable presumption of law
D)
irrebuttable presumption of law.
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'irrebuttable presumption of law.' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
Under Section 55 of the Indian Contract Act a vendor has no right to make time of the essence of the contract unless:
A)
The vendor is able, ready and willing to proceed to completion
B)
When the vendor purports to make time of the essence of the contract, the purchaser must be guilty of such default as to entitle the vendor to rescind the contract, subject to it being done by a reasonable notice
C)
Both (a) and (b)
D)
None of these
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'When the vendor purports to make time of the essence of the contract, the purchaser must be guilty of such default as to entitle the vendor to rescind the contract, subject to it being done by a reasonable notice' (Option B).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
“Share in a corporation” as defined under Code of Civil Procedure,1908 shall be deemed to
A)
stock
B)
debenture stock
C)
debentures or bonds
D)
All of these
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'All of these' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
Which of the following deals with the statement and production of evidence in the Code of Civil Procedure?
A)
Order 12, Rule 5
B)
Order 14, Rule 20
C)
Order 18, Rule 2
D)
Order 11, Rule 7
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Order 18, Rule 2' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
A finding on a question of title by courts which has no jurisdiction to adjudicate upon the question of title cannot operate as res judicata in a subsequent suit on title. This generally happens in which of the following cases?
A)
Where the first court is a civil court of limited jurisdiction
B)
Where the first court is a Provincial Small Cause Court
C)
Where the first court is a ‘revenue court’ and the second court is a ‘civil court’
D)
All of these
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'All of these' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
Where a promissory note is payable by installments, and two or more installments have become due, and the holder of the note sues only for one of the installments and omits to sue for the other installments
A)
He can afterwards sue for these installments
B)
He cannot afterwards sue for these installments
C)
Both (a) and (b)
D)
None of these
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Both (a) and (b)' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
Contingent contracts to do nor not to do anything, if a specified uncertain event happened within a fixed time, become ________, if, at the expiration of the time fixed, such event has not happened, or if, before the time fixed, such event becomes impossible.
A)
Bad
B)
Valid
C)
Void
D)
Voidable
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Voidable' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
‘A’ agrees to let her daughter ‘B’ for hire to ‘C’ for concubinage, without the consent of ‘B’, the contract is:
A)
void as the consent of ‘B’ the daughter has not taken
B)
void being immoral
C)
voidable at the instance of ‘B’
D)
valid as ‘A’ & ‘C’ entered into contract with their free consent.
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'void as the consent of ‘B’ the daughter has not taken' (Option A).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
Second appeal shall not lie from any decree, as provided under section 102 of CPC when the subject matter of the original suit is for recovery of money not exceeding:
A)
Rs.10,000
B)
Rs.25,000
C)
Rs.50,000
D)
Rs.1,00,000.
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Rs.50,000' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I
In cases of the commercial contracts between parties of two different countries, the jurisdiction of the court shall be governed by:
A)
lex loci contractors
B)
lex loci solutions
C)
les situs
D)
rule of freedom of choice i.e., intention of the parties
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'lex loci contractors' (Option A).
