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Legal Service • Law Paper-I

The rules for regulating the practice and procedure of the Supreme Court under Article 145 are made by the:

A) President of India
B) Supreme Court with the approval of the President of India
C) Parliament alone
D) Supreme Court in consultation with Parliament
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Supreme Court in consultation with Parliament' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

The power of the President of India to issue an ordinance is a-

A) Legislative power
B) Executive power
C) Quasi-judicial power
D) Judicial power
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Judicial power' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

‘The satisfaction of the President means the satisfaction of the Council of Ministers and not his personal satisfaction’, was held in the case of

A) Samsher Singh Vs State of Punjab
B) U.N. RaoVs Indira Gandhi
C) Ram Jawaya Kapoor Vs State of Punjab
D) Sardar Lal Vs Union Government
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'U.N. RaoVs Indira Gandhi' (Option B).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

Which one of the following sets of Bills is Presented to the Parliament along with the Budget?

A) Direct taxes bill and Indirect taxes bill
B) Contingency Bill and Appropriation Bill
C) Finance Bill and Appropriation Bill
D) Finance Bill and Contingency Bill
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Finance Bill and Appropriation Bill' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

What is the term of Attorney General of India?

A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 5 years
D) None of these
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is '5 years' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

Article 16(4A) which gives power to the State to make laws regarding reservation in favor of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was added by the

A) 75th Amendment to the Constitution of India.
B) 76th Amendment to the Constitution of India.
C) 77th Amendment to the Constitution of India.
D) 78th Amendment to the Constitution of India.
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is '78th Amendment to the Constitution of India.' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

Who is the common chairman of the five zonal councils?

A) Union Home Minister
B) Prime Minister
C) President
D) Governor
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'President' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

Which among the following is not a part of the electoral reforms ?

A) Installation of electronic voting machines
B) Appointment of election Commissioner
C) Registration of Political parties
D) Disqualifying the offenders
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Registration of Political parties' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

Which of the following languages is not in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution?

A) Persian
B) Sanskrit
C) Kashmiri
D) Nepali
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Nepali' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

Originally the Supreme Court consisted of a Chief Justice and

A) Seven other judges
B) Twelve other judges
C) Thirteen other judges
D) Fifteen other judges
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Twelve other judges' (Option B).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

Power of the Supreme Court to review its own judgment is provided under:

A) Article 137
B) Article 138
C) Article 139
D) Article 140
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Article 137' (Option A).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

Chief Ministers of all the states are ex-officio members of the-

A) Planning Commission
B) National Development Council
C) Inter State Council
D) Finance Commission
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Planning Commission' (Option A).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

The Supreme Court held that Election Commissioners cannot be placed on par with the Chief Election Commissioner in terms of power and authority in the following case:

A) S.S. Dhannoa Vs Union of India
B) T.N. Seshan Vs Union of India
C) A.C. Jose Vs Sivan Pillai
D) Venkatachalam Vs A. Swamickan
Based on established principles in Indian Polity & Governance, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'A.C. Jose Vs Sivan Pillai' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

When an acceptance may be revoked:

A) An acceptance may be revoked at any time before the communication of the acceptance is complete as against the proposer, but not afterwards.
B) An acceptance may be revoked at any time before the communication of the acceptance is complete as against the acceptor, but not afterwards.
C) An acceptance may be revoked at any time before the communication of the acceptance is incomplete as against the acceptor, but not afterwards.
D) An acceptance may be revoked at any time after the communication of the acceptance is complete as against the acceptor, but not afterwards.
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'An acceptance may be revoked at any time before the communication of the acceptance is incomplete as against the acceptor, but not afterwards.' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

In which of the following cases, the Court may not issue a commission

A) To examine any person
B) To make a partition
C) To hold a scientific, technical or expert investigation
D) For execution of a decree
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'To make a partition' (Option B).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

”Tribal areas” under Code of Civil Procedure,1908 means the territories which, immediately before the 21st day of January, 1972, were included in the tribal areas of which state as referred to in paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution?

A) Assam
B) Nagaland
C) Sikkim
D) West Bengal
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'West Bengal' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

The Communication of acceptance through telephone is regarded as complete when:

A) Acceptance is spoken on phone.
B) Acceptance comes to the knowledge of party proposing.
C) Acceptance is put in course of transmission.
D) Acceptance has done whatever is required to be done by him.
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Acceptance has done whatever is required to be done by him.' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

Inherent powers of the Court can be exercised under the Code –

A) To help the plaintiff
B) To help the defendant
C) For the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of the process of the Court
D) To grant interim relief
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'For the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of the process of the Court' (Option C).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

Court may order defendant or plaintiff to appear in person under which of the following in the Code of Civil Procedure?

A) Order 7, Rule 3
B) Order 5, Rule 3
C) Order 6, Rule 10
D) Order 4, Rule 8
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Order 4, Rule 8' (Option D).
Legal Service • Law Paper-I

If the consent was caused by misrepresentation or by silence, fraudulent within the meaning of section 17, the contract, nevertheless, if the party whose consent was so caused had the means of discovering the truth with ordinary diligence:

A) may be voidable
B) may not be not voidable
C) is voidable
D) is not voidable
Based on established principles in Law, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'is not voidable' (Option D).
Legal Service • English

Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word: I am admiring of your loyalty to me.

A) Impressed
B) Unaffected
C) Scornful
D) Amazed
Option C is correct: Scornful.
Legal Service • English

Complete the following sentence with the appropriate preposition: She has bought the apartment _________ mine.

A) upon
B) on
C) above
D) onto
Based on established principles in English Language, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'above' (Option C).
Legal Service • English

Complete the following sentence with the appropriate form of the verb: She _________ not want me to talk to you last night.

A) did
B) does
C) do
D) don’t
Based on established principles in English Language, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'don’t' (Option D).
Legal Service • English

Join the sentences using the appropriate conjunction: He succeeded _________ the many obstacles in his way.

A) because
B) despite
C) Even though
D) while
Based on established principles in English Language, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'while' (Option D).
Legal Service • English

Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word: Recent events have made them impoverished.

A) Careful
B) Lazy
C) Rich
D) Poor
Option C is correct: Rich.
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