Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Consider the following statements with regard to inherent powers of the court under CPC:
(i) Inherent powers are supplementary to the express powers under the code
(ii) They are to be exercised to be achieve ends of justice or to prevent abuse of process of court
(iii) Exercise of inherent powers is obligatory on the court and not discretionary
(iv) Courts may exercise inherent power under section 151 CPC even in contradiction of express provisions of the code
A)
Only (ii) & (iii)
B)
Only (i) & (ii)
C)
Only (i) & (iv)
D)
Only (iii) & (iv)
Option B is correct: Only (i) & (ii).
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Appellant court shall have power -
A)
to remand cases
B)
to determine the case finally
C)
to take additional evidence
D)
All ofthese
Option D is correct: All ofthese.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Remedy available against rejection of plaint is -
A)
Plaintiff may prefer an appeal
B)
Plaintiff may present a fresh plaint in respect of the same cause of action
C)
Plaintiffmay file areview
D)
Both (a) & (b)
Option D is correct: Both (a) & (b).
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Which court may allow fact or facts to be proved by affidavit at any time for sufficient reason?
A)
Trial court
B)
High Court
C)
Supreme Court
D)
Any court
Option D is correct: Any court.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
In which election of the Lok Sabha, the number seats for Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha was increased from 41 to 47?
A)
14 Lok Sabha Elections
B)
15" Lok Sabha Elections
C)
16" Lok Sabha Elections
D)
17" Lok Sabha Elections
Option C is correct: 16" Lok Sabha Elections.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Who among the following has the power to form a new state within the Union of India?
A)
Speaker of Lok Sabha
B)
President
C)
Prime Minister
D)
The Parliament
Option D is correct: The Parliament.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Which Article of the Constitution of India provides Constitutional safeguards to the civil servants?
A)
310
B)
311
C)
312
D)
313
Option B is correct: 311.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Order VIII Rule 6 specifically incorporates which of the following:
A)
Equitable Set-off only
B)
Legal Set-off only
C)
Both (a) and (b)
D)
None of these
Option B is correct: Legal Set-off only.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Supreme Court examined the scope and extent of Article 16 (4) in the case of -
A)
Maneka Gandhi Case
B)
Indra Sawhney Case
C)
S.R Bommai Case
D)
M.C Mehta Case
Option B is correct: Indra Sawhney Case.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Right to Property is included in -
A)
The Fundamental Rights
B)
The Directive Principles of State Policy
C)
The Fundamental Duties
D)
Article 300A
Option D is correct: Article 300A.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
The expenses of the Public Service Commission of a State including salaries, allowances and pension payable to or in respect of the members or staff of the commission shall be charged on -
A)
Public Accounts of the State
B)
Consolidated Fund of the State
C)
Contingency Fund of the State
D)
Both (a) & (b)
Option B is correct: Consolidated Fund of the State.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
The Judges of the Supreme Court can be removed by the -
A)
Parliament
B)
Law Minister
C)
President alone
D)
Prime Minister
Option A is correct: Parliament.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Which Article of the Constitution of India declares that the Supreme Court shall be a court of record?
A)
Article 111
B)
Article 119
C)
Article 129
D)
None of these
Option C is correct: Article 129.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
A court may reject an application for permission to sue as indigent person-
A)
where it isnot framed and presented in a manner prescribed in rules 2 and 3 of Order 33.
B)
where his allegation does not show a cause of action.
C)
Both (a) & (b)
D)
Neither (a) nor (b)
Option C is correct: Both (a) & (b).
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Which of the following is ground for rejection of plaint?
A)
The suit on the averments in the plaint appears to be barred by the Law of Limtation
B)
The suit on the averments in the plaint appears to be barred by res judicata
C)
The suit on the averments in the plaint lacks cause of action
D)
A party neither necessary nor proper has been added as a party to the suit
Option C is correct: The suit on the averments in the plaint lacks cause of action.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
The Chief Justice of India and the Judges of the Supreme Court of India are appointed by the President of India under-
A)
clause (1) Article 124
B)
clause (2) Article 124
C)
clause (3) Article 124
D)
clause (4) Article 124
Option B is correct: clause (2) Article 124.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Which Amendment of the Constitution provides for the disqualification of the members of Parliament and the State Legislatures on the ground defection from one political party to another?
A)
The 44" Amendment
B)
The 50° Amendment
C)
The 52"4 Amendment
D)
The 54% Amendment
Option C is correct: The 52"4 Amendment.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
The maximum duration for which the Vice President may officiate as the President is -
A)
3 months
B)
6 months
C)
1 year
D)
2 years
Option B is correct: 6 months.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Which amendment of the constitution changed the preamble from ‘Sovereign Democratic Republic’ to ‘Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic’?
A)
The 42" Amendment
B)
The 44" Amendment
C)
The 47" Amendment
D)
The 40% Amendment
Option A is correct: The 42" Amendment.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
The State Public Service Commission shall be consulted on -
A)
all matters relating to methods of recruitment to civil services and for civil posts
B)
all disciplinary matters affecting the person serving under the Government of a State in a civil capacity, including memorials of petitions relating to such matters
C)
Both (a) and (b)
D)
Neither (a) nor (b)
Option C is correct: Both (a) and (b).
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Money Bill deals with matter relating to -
A)
the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax
B)
the appropriation of moneys out of the consolidated fund of the State
C)
Both (a) & (b)
D)
Neither (a) nor (b)
Option C is correct: Both (a) & (b).
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Which of the following subject do not belong to the state list?
A)
Taxes on Agricultural Income
B)
Capital Taxes
C)
Fisheries
D)
Census
Option D is correct: Census.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Which among the following is not a Constitutional body in India?
A)
Planning Commission
B)
Finance Commission
C)
Goods and Services Tax Council
D)
National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Option A is correct: Planning Commission.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Article 124-A ‘National Judicial Appointment Commission’ was held unconstitutional as it violates the Basic Structure and therefore struck down by the Supreme Court in which of the following case?
A)
Salem Advocate Bar Association, T.N v Union of India
B)
Sardar Lal v Union of India
C)
Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of india
D)
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
Option C is correct: Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of india.
Legal Service • 2024 • Law Paper-I
Which of the following language is included in Eighth schedule of the Constitution of India?
A)
Nepali
B)
Malayalam
C)
Santhali
D)
All the above
Option D is correct: All the above.
