Practice Paper 2 24-25

Maximum Marks: 80
Subject: Legal Studies (074) Time Allowed: 3
Hour

General Instruction:
1. The Question Paper contains 4 sections – A, B, C and D.
1.1 Section A contains 20 Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each
1.2 Section B contains 8 short answer type questions of 2 marks each.
1.3 Section C contains 8 questions of 3 marks each.
1.4 Section D contains 4 long answer type questions of 5 marks each.
2. Internal Choice is given in the Paper. There is no overall choice.

Sl. Section- A Marks

1. Advocate General is appointed under article ___ of the Constitution of India 1

A. 167 B. 164 C. 166 D. 165

2. The Vedic age in India, did not witness the flourishing of specialized 1
tribunals such as:
A) Kula (for disputes of family, community, tribe, castes, races),
B) Shreni (for internal disputes in business, corporation of artisans)
C) Puga (for association of traders/commerce branches).
D) Panchayats for land disputes

3. ____It defines the term 'State' which is used in Part III of the Constitution 1
while mentioning the application of provisions of Fundamental Rights of the
Indian Citizen.
A) Article 37 B) Article 14 C) Article 12 D) Article 35.

4. Guidelines for arrest of persons by the police were given by the supreme 1
court in which of the following case?

A) Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India .

B) Auto Sankar vs. State of Tamil Nadu.
C) Hussainara Khatoon vs. State of Bihar .
D) D.K. Basu vs. State of West Bengal.

5. Transfer of property by exchange can happen only by way of: 1

A) Sale B) Lease C) Gift D) Will

6. The panel lawyer selected under The legal Services Authorities Act can
take fees from-
A) The client B) He does not get any
1
remuneration
C) From the consolidated funds D) From the parliament

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7. Which of the following is not a function of the state Bar council. 1
A) To admit persons as advocates on its roll
B) To support and promote law reform
C) To fill any matter or documents before the supreme court .
D) To safeguards the rights, privileges and interests of advocates on its roll.

8. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) 1

emphasizes the principle of universality and inviolability of child rights for
the protection of which category of children?
A) All children in the 0 to 18 years age group
B) Most vulnerable children only
C) Only children in regions that are backward
D) Children belonging to certain communities or under certain
circumstances

9 Gopal is a neighbor of Pankaj. Gopal hangs wet clothes on his balcony and 1
the dripping water spoils the clothes of Pankaj. This situation leads to a
fight between the two. How can the dispute be best resolved between the
two parties;

A) Ombudsman B)Arbitration C)Mediation D)Conciliation

10 Under Article ______The Constitution of India provides for the impeachment 1

of High Court Judges.
A) 218 B)124(4) C)217
D)129

11. "A" wants to murder" B ".He buys 20 tablets of a sleeping pill and keeps it 1
in his drawer. He plans on administrating it to "B "the next day. Has "A"
committed an offence?
A) Yes ,the intention of killing some one is terrible and punishable.
B) Yes, buying 20 tablets of sleeping pill constitute an attampt to kill.
C)No, intention and preparation alone do not give rise to any criminal
liability.
D) No, "B" is evil and deserves to be killed.

12. Which one of the following is not correct. 1

A) An arbitral award is contract.
B) an arbitral award must be in writing and signed.
C) an arbitral award includes an interim award.
D) none of the above.

13. In which case was it observed that the court must interpret the provisions 1
of the constitution in light of the Charter of the United Nations?
A) Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan.
B) Kesavananda Bharti v. Stae of Kerala.
C) Mgan Bhai Patel v. Union of India.

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 D) None of these.

14 Consider the following Pairs and strike out the wrong one.
A B
a. Article 124 i) every Judge of the supreme court
shall be appointed by the president
after consultation with such of the
judges of the supreme court and the
High court in the states.
b. Article 136 ii) an appeal can be made to the
supreme court directly from any order,
decision decree judgment etc given by
any court or tribunal in India.
c. Article 131 iii) impeachment of High court judges.
d. Article 165 iv) advocate general is appointed by
the Governor of the respective state.
A) a and d only B) c and d only C) c only d) a and b only
15. Which amongst the following is the accurate example of “Administrative 1
Law”?
A) Process of conducting elections.
B) Functions to be performed by Parliament
C) Following odd and even pattern for transportation in Delhi during
pollution days .
D) Shifting subjects from Union list to state list.

What is meant by Trespass to Chattel?

16. 1
A) Damage to a person’s personal moveable property
B) Damage to a person’s personal immovable property
C) Transfer of moveable property to another person
D) Physically invading another person’s property.

17. Assertion(A):Justice Soumitra Sen resigned from his office before he 1

reached the age of 62.
Reasoning(R): Justice Soumitra Sen was impeached from his office.

A) Both (A) and (R)are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R)are true and (R) is the NOT correct explanation of (A)
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reasons (R)is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason(R) is true.

18. Disputes in Lok Adalat are resolved by: 1

A) Mediation only B) Negotiation only C) Arbitral process
D) Mediation, negotiation or through arbitral process

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19. A dispute resolution method where a person facilitates parties to exchange 1
information, ideas and possible alternative solutions
A) Litigation B) Arbitration C) Negotiation D) Mediation
20. Indian Oil limited,Karnataka State Road Transportation Authority Delhi Jal
Board are including under :
A) Government sector company
B) Public sector company
C) The word State under Article 12 of the Constitution
D) The executive.

Section-B

21 What is the role of Advocate on Record? 2

22 What is the eligibility and qualification to practice as an Advocate in India. 2

23 Write any four functions of State Bar council. 2

24 Differentiate between International Law and Municipal Law. 2

25 What are Tribunals? What is the aim of creating tribunals? 2

26. “At present, the appointment at the Supreme Court and the High Court 2
follows a collegium.” In this regard write down the current practice of
appointment in Supreme Court.
OR
Mention the qualification of appointment of District judge.

27. What is Venkatachaliah Report ? 2

28. What is purpose of Amendment bill 2019 in the Indian Constitution? 2

Section -C

29 . How has the series of three judicial decisions popularly known as the 1+1+
‘three judges’ case’ helped in the development of the modern collegium 1
system
OR
‘‘The decision in the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case of Kesavananda
Bharati V. State of Kerala was an answer to the 24th Amendment Act to the
Constitution affecting Article 13 and Article 368.’’ Explain

30 What are strict liability principle? Give one example. 3

31 Identify any two differences between AMICUS and NALSA. 3

32. Analyse the criteria for selection of Panel lawyers under NALSA Regulations 3
2010.
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33. What is Pre litigation legal services? Name the different types of Pre 3
litigation services.

34. What is Patent? What is the purpose of patent law? 3

OR
Identify any two differences between trade name and trade mark.

35 Make two differences between OPC and sole proprietorship. 3

36. What is Stockholm Declaration. 3

OR
What is Rio-Declaration 1992-Agenda 21? Write one objective of "The Earth
Summit"

Section-D

37. Babulal was arrested and detained by police authorities on 26-11-2015 at 1+1+3
1 p.m., under the preventive detention law MACOCA (Maharashtra Control
of Organised Crime Act, 1999). He was produced before the magistrate on
28-11-2015 at 1 p.m. He was not allowed to consult his lawyer during the
period of detention in police custody .Babulal applied for writ under Article
226 of the Indian Constitution on the ground that his fundamental right
under Article 22 has been violated
(a) State the provisions of Article 22 of the Indian Constitution.
(b) Are the authorities (police) justified in their action?
(c) State the exception of Article 22

38. How has the amendment of the Legal services Authorities Act in 2002 5
widened its scope by establishing Permanent Lok Adalats?
OR
When can Legal aid be denied or withdrawn? Give any five suitable
circumstances.

39. Article 36-51 in Part -IV of the Constitution lays down the guiding principles 5
of governs for the state are called the 'Directive Principle of the State
Policy'- i)Give any two salient features of the DPSP.
ii)DPSP guide the state to achieve various goals. Write any six of them.

40. Explain with Background and Case analysis of Hussainara Khatoon VS. 5
State of Bihar case.
OR
Explain the cases mentioned below
i) Ryland vs. Fletcher.
ii) Amarnath Sehgal vs. Union of India .

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