CUSAT CAT 2018 Question Paper LLM

Subject Code : 610 Section Code : -Select- Difficulty: 1

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Direction: Which one is the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the
sentence meaningful? He understood the whole thing as he ……………..the note.

(A) � go through
610 3451 (C)
(B) got off

(C) went through

(D) gave up

Direction: Which one is the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the
sentence meaningful? I shall not be late for dinner……………….

(A) if the train is late
610 3452 (B)
(B) unless the train is late

(C) unless the train will be late

(D) Unless the train will not be late

Direction :Select the word that is most similar in meaning (Synonyms) LETHAL

(A) Deadly

610 3453 (B) Guarantee (A)

(C) Bailment

(D) Pledge

Direction :Select the word that is most similar in meaning (Synonyms) EFFACE

(A) To degrade

610 3454 (B) Erase (B)

(C) Mar

(D) Avoid

Direction: Select the word or group of words that is almost similar/nearest in meaning of below word.. A
dissolute person is one who is

(A) debauched
610 3455 (A)
(B) sensuous

(C) virtuous

(D) None of the above

Direction: Select the word or group of words that is almost similar/nearest in meaning of below word. A truant
boy promised to turn over a new leaf

(A) turn to nature
610 3456 (B)
(B) turn a new and better life

(C) move away from the place

(D) None of the above

610 3457 Direction: Select the word or group of words that is almost similar/nearest in meaning of below word. He is a (C)
very sagacious person.

(A) foolish

(B) voracious

(C) wise in everyday affairs

(D) None of the above

**** CASE QN ****
Direction : Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions. Certain Words have
been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

On attending a conference, which focused on the role of the services sector in Indian economy I was amazed.
The conference gave a very interesting perspective on the role of the service sector in the growth of Indian
economy in relation of growth rates in agriculture and industry.

The current situation in India is that the growth rate of services has overtaken both agriculture and industry and
is now contributing to more than 50% of GDP. The service sector has the highest growth rate and is the least
volatile sector. Growth is particularly marked in public services, IT and financial services. In some areas, the
growth rate of the service sector is 40-50% due to increased use of mobile technologies. India, therefore has, a
service-oriented economy. It hasn’t followed traditional growth models as in China. However, in the process of
doing so it has skipped the manufacturing stage and has jumped straight from the agriculture stage to service
stage, which is also the main reason for the expansion of the service sector.

In fact, the situation now is such that the growth in the service sector can and will support in the agriculture and
industrial sectors. However, the only setback for Indian economy is the lack of growth in the manufacturing
sector which causes dependence on other countries, which is not so desirable in terms of job creation and
610 3458 increased prosperity. Population is also a major concern of the Indian economy. As the population of India (A)
grows so also does the number of dependents in the population in both the lower and higher age groups. In such
a scenario of increasing population, especially in an economy which is still recovering from crisis, growth
becomes difficult. For such an economy to grow it has to invest.

Currently, the public sector invests more than it saves. The household sector saves in surplus, but it is not
increasing so it cannot continue to support private and public sectors. There is a massive need to spend on
agriculture and infrastructure development of the country. Apart from that, health and education should also be
the priority of the government particularly the education of women in order to reduce the birth rate.

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Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to word given in bold as used in the passage. Volatile

(A) Erratic

(B) Impatient

(C) Stable

(D) Solid

610 3459 **** CASE QN **** (A)
Direction : Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions. Certain Words have
been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

On attending a conference, which focused on the role of the services sector in Indian economy I was amazed.
The conference gave a very interesting perspective on the role of the service sector in the growth of Indian
economy in relation of growth rates in agriculture and industry.

The current situation in India is that the growth rate of services has overtaken both agriculture and industry and
is now contributing to more than 50% of GDP. The service sector has the highest growth rate and is the least
volatile sector. Growth is particularly marked in public services, IT and financial services. In some areas, the
growth rate of the service sector is 40-50% due to increased use of mobile technologies. India, therefore has, a
service-oriented economy. It hasn’t followed traditional growth models as in China. However, in the process of
doing so it has skipped the manufacturing stage and has jumped straight from the agriculture stage to service
stage, which is also the main reason for the expansion of the service sector.

In fact, the situation now is such that the growth in the service sector can and will support in the agriculture and
industrial sectors. However, the only setback for Indian economy is the lack of growth in the manufacturing
sector which causes dependence on other countries, which is not so desirable in terms of job creation and
increased prosperity. Population is also a major concern of the Indian economy. As the population of India
grows so also does the number of dependents in the population in both the lower and higher age groups. In such

a scenario of increasing population, especially in an economy which is still recovering from crisis, growth
becomes difficult. For such an economy to grow it has to invest.

Currently, the public sector invests more than it saves. The household sector saves in surplus, but it is not
increasing so it cannot continue to support private and public sectors. There is a massive need to spend on
agriculture and infrastructure development of the country. Apart from that, health and education should also be
the priority of the government particularly the education of women in order to reduce the birth rate.

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According to the passage, which of the following is/are true about the impact of increasing population on
Indian economy? A. If India attempts to absorb all the labour force, it will impact the growth of service
sector negatively and in turn hamper the economic growth of the country. B. As the population of the
country increases, the number of dependents in the country also increase which in turn increases the
pressure on the economy. C. An increasing population can never lead the economy of the country towards
prosperity; in fact it can only put strain on the economy of a country.

(A) Only B

(B) Only C

(C) B and C

(D) A and C

**** CASE QN ****
Direction : Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions. Certain Words have
been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

On attending a conference, which focused on the role of the services sector in Indian economy I was amazed.
The conference gave a very interesting perspective on the role of the service sector in the growth of Indian
economy in relation of growth rates in agriculture and industry.

The current situation in India is that the growth rate of services has overtaken both agriculture and industry and
is now contributing to more than 50% of GDP. The service sector has the highest growth rate and is the least
volatile sector. Growth is particularly marked in public services, IT and financial services. In some areas, the
growth rate of the service sector is 40-50% due to increased use of mobile technologies. India, therefore has, a
service-oriented economy. It hasn’t followed traditional growth models as in China. However, in the process of
doing so it has skipped the manufacturing stage and has jumped straight from the agriculture stage to service
stage, which is also the main reason for the expansion of the service sector.

In fact, the situation now is such that the growth in the service sector can and will support in the agriculture and
industrial sectors. However, the only setback for Indian economy is the lack of growth in the manufacturing
sector which causes dependence on other countries, which is not so desirable in terms of job creation and
increased prosperity. Population is also a major concern of the Indian economy. As the population of India
grows so also does the number of dependents in the population in both the lower and higher age groups. In such
a scenario of increasing population, especially in an economy which is still recovering from crisis, growth
610 3460 becomes difficult. For such an economy to grow it has to invest. (C)

Currently, the public sector invests more than it saves. The household sector saves in surplus, but it is not
increasing so it cannot continue to support private and public sectors. There is a massive need to spend on
agriculture and infrastructure development of the country. Apart from that, health and education should also be
the priority of the government particularly the education of women in order to reduce the birth rate.

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According to the passage, which of the following can be said about the agriculture and industry sectors in India?
A. Looking at the growth of the services sector in India, it can be safely said that the service sector will soon be
in a position to support both agriculture and industry sector. B. The agriculture and the industrial sector of the
country have reached their threshold and there would be no use of further investment in these sectors. C.
Currently, the agriculture and industry sectors contribute lesser as compared to service sector to the GDP of the
country.

(A) Only A

(B) Only C

(C) A and C

(D) B and C

610 3461 **** CASE QN **** (B)
Direction : Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions. Certain Words have
been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

On attending a conference, which focused on the role of the services sector in Indian economy I was amazed.
The conference gave a very interesting perspective on the role of the service sector in the growth of Indian
economy in relation of growth rates in agriculture and industry.

The current situation in India is that the growth rate of services has overtaken both agriculture and industry and
is now contributing to more than 50% of GDP. The service sector has the highest growth rate and is the least
volatile sector. Growth is particularly marked in public services, IT and financial services. In some areas, the
growth rate of the service sector is 40-50% due to increased use of mobile technologies. India, therefore has, a
service-oriented economy. It hasn’t followed traditional growth models as in China. However, in the process of
doing so it has skipped the manufacturing stage and has jumped straight from the agriculture stage to service
stage, which is also the main reason for the expansion of the service sector.

In fact, the situation now is such that the growth in the service sector can and will support in the agriculture and
industrial sectors. However, the only setback for Indian economy is the lack of growth in the manufacturing
sector which causes dependence on other countries, which is not so desirable in terms of job creation and
increased prosperity. Population is also a major concern of the Indian economy. As the population of India
grows so also does the number of dependents in the population in both the lower and higher age groups. In such
a scenario of increasing population, especially in an economy which is still recovering from crisis, growth
becomes difficult. For such an economy to grow it has to invest.

Currently, the public sector invests more than it saves. The household sector saves in surplus, but it is not
increasing so it cannot continue to support private and public sectors. There is a massive need to spend on
agriculture and infrastructure development of the country. Apart from that, health and education should also be
the priority of the government particularly the education of women in order to reduce the birth rate.

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What does the author mean by the statement, “…a’ growth window’ for India will open”?

(A) In the coming years, the Indian economy will grow as the service sector of the country would be booming
due to the focus of the government in that sector

(B) In the next two decades, Indian economy will have an opportunity to grow as the working population of
India will be high as compared to the dependant population

(C) There would be only a small period of time in which the economy of India has to grow and if it fails to do it
will never be able to recover from the economic downfall

(D) Only upto the next two decades would Indian people be interested in finding jobs in the country beyond
which they would search for jobs abroad thus, hampering the growth of Indian economy

610 3462 **** CASE QN **** (A)
Direction : Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions. Certain Words have
been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

On attending a conference, which focused on the role of the services sector in Indian economy I was amazed.
The conference gave a very interesting perspective on the role of the service sector in the growth of Indian
economy in relation of growth rates in agriculture and industry.

The current situation in India is that the growth rate of services has overtaken both agriculture and industry and
is now contributing to more than 50% of GDP. The service sector has the highest growth rate and is the least
volatile sector. Growth is particularly marked in public services, IT and financial services. In some areas, the
growth rate of the service sector is 40-50% due to increased use of mobile technologies. India, therefore has, a
service-oriented economy. It hasn’t followed traditional growth models as in China. However, in the process of
doing so it has skipped the manufacturing stage and has jumped straight from the agriculture stage to service
stage, which is also the main reason for the expansion of the service sector.

In fact, the situation now is such that the growth in the service sector can and will support in the agriculture and
industrial sectors. However, the only setback for Indian economy is the lack of growth in the manufacturing
sector which causes dependence on other countries, which is not so desirable in terms of job creation and
increased prosperity. Population is also a major concern of the Indian economy. As the population of India
grows so also does the number of dependents in the population in both the lower and higher age groups. In such
a scenario of increasing population, especially in an economy which is still recovering from crisis, growth
becomes difficult. For such an economy to grow it has to invest.

Currently, the public sector invests more than it saves. The household sector saves in surplus, but it is not
increasing so it cannot continue to support private and public sectors. There is a massive need to spend on
agriculture and infrastructure development of the country. Apart from that, health and education should also be
the priority of the government particularly the education of women in order to reduce the birth rate.

**** CASE QN ****

Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the given word. Prerequisites

(A) Requirements

(B) Instincts

(C) Prohibitions

(D) Problems

Direction:Given below is a commonly used foreign language phrases, select the correct answer from the four
options given below. Carte blanche

(A) slavery
610 3463 (B)
(B) complete discretion

(C) anarchy

(D) dependent

Direction:Given below is a commonly used foreign language phrases, select the correct answer from the four
options given below. Raison d’etre

(A) Logical conclusion
610 3464 (B)
(B) reason for existence

(C) free choice

(D) dubious argument

That which cannot be corrected

(A) Unintelligible

610 3465 (B) Indeliable (D)

(C) Illegible

(D) Incorrigible

‘To bury the hatchet’ means

(A) to end a feud with an enemy

610 3466 (B) to cremate carcass of an animal (A)

(C) to plant grass in the filed

(D) to hid some treasure

The Year 2017 is being observed as

(A) International Year of Chemistry

610 3467 (B) International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures (C)

(C) International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

(D) None of the above

610 3468 The World Bank’s headquarters are in (D)

(A) Geneva

(B) New York

(C) Paris

(D) Washington DC

International Youth Day is observed on

(A) 11th August

610 3469 (B) 12th August (B)

(C) 13th August

(D) 14th August

Who founded the Red Cross?

(A) Henry Dunant

610 3470 (B) Alexander (A)

(C) James Cook

(D) Bismark

Who authored the book ‘Before Memory Fades’?

(A) Ram Jethmalani

610 3471 (B) Vikram Seth (C)

(C) Fali S.Nariman

(D) Arvind Adiga

The Railway Budget has been merged with the Union Budget since the year

(A) 2014

610 3472 (B) 2015 (D)

(C) 2016

(D) 2017

The book ‘Roses in December’ was authored by an eminent Judge. Indicate the name out of the following:-

(A) M. Hidayatullah

610 3473 (B) M.C. Chagla (B)

(C) V.R. Krishna Iyer

(D) A.S. Anand

Which Travancore ruler abolished slave trade?

(A) Rani Gowri Lakshmi bai

610 3474 (B) Rain Gowri Parvati bai (A)

(C) Swati Tirunal Rama Varma

(D) Bala Rarna Varma

The present Union Law minister is

(A) Arun Jetly

610 3475 (B) Kapil Sibal (C)

(C) Ravi Shankar Prasad

(D) Raj Nath Singh

610 3476 Which one of the following movies won the Best Film Award at 63rd National Film Awards? (A)

(A) Bahubali

(B) Tanu weds Manu Returns

(C) Bajirap Mastani

(D) Piku

Germany won the FIFA World Cup Football 2014. Which country secured the runner-up place in it?

(A) France

610 3477 (B) Argentina (B)

(C) Portugal

(D) Switzerland

Who won the Rajiv Gandhi Khelrathna Award 2017?

(A) Vijay Kumar

610 3478 (B) Mary Kom (D)

(C) Yogeshwardatt

(D) Devendra Jhajharia

Which is the largest gland in human body?

(A) Pancreas

610 3479 (B) Liver (B)

(C) Thyroid

(D) Pituitary

Excess of money supply as compared to supply of goods results in

(A) Depression

610 3480 (B) Deflation (D)

(C) Trade deficit

(D) Inflation

Light year is a unit of

(A) Distance

610 3481 (B) Time (A)

(C) Sound

(D) Light intensity

Complete the series: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, …

(A) 121

610 3482 (B) 127 (B)

(C) 132

(D) 141

610 3483 A fruit seller sold 40% of his apples and still 420 apples were left. Originally he had……. apples. (D)

(A) 588

(B) 600

(C) 672

(D) 700

The average weight of 8 persons increases by 2.5 kg. When a new person replaces one of them weighing 65 kg,
what is the weight of the new person?

(A) 76 Kg
610 3484 (C)
(B) 76.5 Kg

(C) 85 Kg

(D) Data inadequate

A train 300 meters long is running at a speed of 25 meters per second, it will cross a bridge 200 meters long in

(A) 5 seconds

610 3485 (B) 10 seconds (C)

(C) 20 seconds

(D) 25 seconds

The price of 2 trousers and 4 shirts is Rs. 1,600. With the same amount one can buy 1 trouser and 6 shirts. If one
wants to buy 12 shirts, he has to pay

(A) Rs.2400
610 3486 (A)
(B) Rs.4800

(C) Rs.1200

(D) Rs.3700

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Direction : Given below are some statements followed by two arguments. Read carefully and decide which of
the arguments strongly support the statement.
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Statement: Should a strong institution of ombudsman be created in India? Arguments: (i)Yes, this will bring
transparency and accountability in the administration (ii)No, this will develop lack of initiative and flexibility in
the administration.
610 3487 (A)
(A) Argument (i) is strong.

(B) Argument (ii) is strong.

(C) Both (i) and (ii) are strong.

(D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is strong.

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Direction : Given below are some statements followed by two arguments. Read carefully and decide which of
the arguments strongly support the statement.
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Statement: Should students’ union in colleges and universities be abolished? Arguments: (i) Yes, it detracts
students from academic and career development (ii) No, all great leaders have been students union leaders.
610 3488 (A)
(A) Argument (i) is strong

(B) Argument (ii) is strong.

(C) Both (i) and (ii) are strong.

(D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is strong.

610 3489 **** CASE QN **** (B)
Direction : Given below are some statements followed by two arguments. Read carefully and decide which of
the arguments strongly support the statement.
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Statement: Should the age of marriage be raised to 25 years for boys and 21 for girls? Arguments: (i) No, it is
difficult to change a social practice in Indian conditions. (ii) Yes, by that age people develop a sense of
responsibility and also complete their education.

(A) Argument (i) is strong.

(B) Argument (ii) is strong

(C) Both (i) and (ii) are strong.

(D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is strong

Direction The question given below has two statements followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have
to accept the given statements to be true, even if they appear to be at variance from commonly known facts.
Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two
statements: Statement One: All researchers are sociologists Statement Two: Some researchers are professors.
Conclusions: I. All researchers are professors. II. Some researchers are professors. III. Some professors are
sociologists. IV. Some sociologists are researchers.
610 3490 (B)
(A) Only III and II follow.

(B) Only II and IV follow.

(C) Only III follows

(D) None follows.

Direction The question given below has two statements followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have
to accept the given statements to be true, even if they appear to be at variance from commonly known facts.
Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two
statements: Statement One: Some democracies are dictatorship. Statement Two: No dictatorship is a monarchy.
Conclusions: I. No democracy is a monarchy. II. No dictatorship is a democracy. III. Some democracies are
monarchy. IV. Some dictatorships are democracies.
610 3491 (B)
(A) None follows

(B) Only IV follows

(C) II and III follow

(D) I and IV follow

Find the odd one from the given following

(A) Swimming

610 3492 (B) Sailing (D)

(C) Diving

(D) Driving

Money: misappropriation: Writing: ?

(A) Theft

610 3493 (B) Plagiarism (B)

(C) Mistake

(D) Deception

To review Centre-State relations which Commission was appointed?

(A) Santhanam Commission

610 3494 (B) Sarkaria Commission (B)

(C) Shah Commission

(D) Thakker Commission

610 3495 Under which Article of the Constitution the Govt.of India may sue or be sued by the name of the Union of India (B)
or the state may sue or be sued by the name of state?

(A) Article 299

(B) Article 300

(C) Article 301

(D) Article 302

Which of these is considered a function of Municipalities under the Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution of
India?

(A) Agriculture
610 3496 (C)
(B) Fisheries

(C) Public Health

(D) Drinking Water

Supreme Court laid down the rule, “Equal pay for Equal work” in

(A) Randhir Singh Vs. Union of India

610 3497 (B) Air India Vs. Nargeesh Meerza (A)

(C) State of Punjab Vs. Gurmit Singh

(D) Dharma Vs. Nirmal Singh

The fundamental right guaranteed under Article 19(1) (B) does not include

(A) Right to information

610 3498 (B) Right to keep silence (D)

(C) Right to freedom of the press

(D) Right to call and enforce bundh

From the Constitution of which of the foreign countries, the idea of Preamble was borrowed in Indian
Constitution?

(A) Canada
610 3499 (B)
(B) United States of America

(C) Britain

(D) France

Which Article confers advisory or consultative jurisdiction on Supreme Court?

(A) Article 131

610 3500 (B) Article 140 (D)

(C) Article 142

(D) Article 143

A law abridging fundamental rights is not a nullity. It only remains inoperative till the shadow of fundamental
rights falls over it. This doctrine is known as

(A) Doctrine of pith and substance
610 3501 (B)
(B) Doctrine of eclipse

(C) Doctrine of severability

(D) Doctrine of pleasure.

610 3502 The basic feature of federal system is (D)

(A) Provincial governments are supreme

(B) Political parties are supreme

(C) Consolidation of powers

(D) Supremacy of the Constitution

A convict undergoing a sentence of imprisonment for life committed murder and he is convicted. What
substantive sentence shall be imposed on him if the case does not fall under the category of rarest of rare cases,
and why?

(A) He shall be punished with death u/s.303 of the Indian Penal Code.

(B) He shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life since in Mithu Vs.State of Punjab (AIR 1983 sc 473) the
610 3503 (C)
Supreme Court directed all the courts in the country to read the word ‘shall’ in Sec.303 IPC as ‘may’

(C) He shall be sentences to imprisonment for life since in Mithu’s case the Supreme Court has struck down
Sec.303 IPC as unconstitutional.

(D) He shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life since he is already undergoing the sentence of imprisonment
for life.

‘A’ is prosecuted for the murder of ‘B’. The prosecution adduces evidence regarding ‘A’ of his previous bad
character. The evidence:

(A) is admissible against ‘A’
610 3504 (B)
(B) is not admissible against ‘A’

(C) is relevant and admissible against ‘A’

(D) is not relevant but admissible against ‘A’

A ‘Juvenile’ under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, is a person

(A) Who has not completed his fifteenth year of age

610 3505 (B) Who has not completed his sixteenth year of age (D)

(C) Who has not completed his seventeenth year of age

(D) Who has not completed his eighteenth year of age

What is correct as regards the admissibility of self-regarding statements?

(A) Self-harming statement is admissible but a self-servicing statement is not generally admissible

610 3506 (B) Self-servicing statement is admissible but a self-harming statement is not generally admissible (A)

(C) Self-servicing and self-harming statements both are generally admissible

(D) Self-servicing and self-harming statements both are generally inadmissible

Confession of one accused is admissible against co-accused

(A) If they are tried jointly for the same offences

610 3507 (B) If they are tried jointly for different offences (A)

(C) If they are tried for the same offences but not jointly

(D) If they are tried for different offences and not jointly

Robbery is dacoity when the minimum number of persons committing robbery is

(A) 10 persons

610 3508 (B) 5 persons (B)

(C) 6 persons

(D) 4 persons

610 3509 In which case did the Supreme Court held Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional? (A)

(A) P. Rathinam Vs. Union of India

(B) Gian Kaur Vs. State of Punjab

(C) State of Maharashtra Vs.Maruti Sharipati Dubal

(D) State of West Bengal Vs. Anwar Ali

Who was the chairman of the first law commission and drafted the Indian Penal Code?

(A) Lord Mountbatten

610 3510 (B) Lord Mayo (C)

(C) Lord Macaulay

(D) Lord Cornwallis

Which of the following types of insanity is recognized as a defense under the IPC?

(A) Impulsive insanity

610 3511 (B) Legal insanity (B)

(C) Medical insanity

(D) All of the above

Following is not an exception given under section 300 of the IPC

(A) Exceeding lawful right of private defence

610 3512 (B) Sudden fight (D)

(C) Grave and sudden provocation

(D) Intoxication

In criminal trials whenever the accused seeks the benefit of any exception the onus is on him to prove the
applicability of such exception

(A) Beyond reasonable doubt
610 3513 (B)
(B) On a preponderance of probabilities

(C) To the satisfaction of the judge

(D) All of the above

The right of private defense is

(A) Not a right of defense but of retribution

610 3514 (B) A right of defense but not a right of retribution (B)

(C) A right of defense as well as a right of retribution

(D) neither a right of defense nor a right of retribution

What must have been the main inspiration of Lord Macaulay to go in for the codification of the Indian Criminal
Law, while the Criminal Law of United Kingdom remained uncodified Common Law?

(A) Need to have certainty in the laws
610 3515 (A)
(B) Need to bring about uniformity in laws

(C) Need to have diversity in the laws

(D) None of the above.

610 3516 We call ‘punishment with death’ Capital Punishment, because (A)

(A) This is the highest punishment

(B) This punishment is executed mostly in capital cities

(C) This punishment involves ‘decapitation’

(D) This punishment is given mostly by the rich to poor

In order to present the petition for divorce by mutual consent under section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act the
parties must be living separately for a period of

(A) Two Years
610 3517 (B)
(B) One Year

(C) Three Years

(D) not limit

No wife shall be entitled to receive maintenance from her husband under section 125 Cr.P.C if

(A) She has obtained a divorce from her has not re-married

610 3518 (B) She is unable to maintain herself husband and (D)

(C) She refused to live with her husband on the ground that he keeps a mistress

(D) She is living in adultery

Iddat under the Muslim law refers to

(A) a false accusation of adultery

610 3519 (B) a special kind of maintenance to the wife for beetle leaf expenses (C)

(C) waiting period before a woman can remarry

(D) prohibited degrees of relationship

A married Hindu woman has the capacity to adopt if

(A) Her husband has ceased to be a Hindu

(B) Her husband has finally and completely renounced the world
610 3520 (D)
(C) Her husband has been declared to be a person of unsound mind by a Court of �������competent
jurisdiction

(D) All the above cases

Hindu Joint Family Property consists of

(A) All ancestral property

(B) Property acquired with the aid of ancestral property
610 3521 (D)
(C) Separate property of a coparcener which is voluntarily thrown by him into the common stock to such an
extent that it cannot be distinguished from Joint Family Property

(D) All of the above

The expression “dying intestate” refers to

(A) Dying without making a will

610 3522 (B) Dying without legal heirs (A)

(C) Dying without any property

(D) None of the above

610 3523 “V” places an order with “S” for supply of 20 sewing machines. “S” could not supply them in time. “V” loses a (D)
profitable contract due to non-receipt of the machines in time and claimed his loss of profits from “S”. “V” will
fail in claim because the nature of loss is

(A) Remote

(B) Ordinary

(C) Foreseeable

(D) Special

If both the parties to a contract believe in the existence of a subject which in fact does not exist, the agreement
would be

(A) Unenforceable
610 3524 (B)
(B) Void

(C) Voidable

(D) illegal

The inadequacy of consideration will be taken into account by the court

(A) When the proposer expresses his desire to get maximum return for the promise

610 3525 (B) When fraud or coercion or undue influence is pleaded in the formation of the contract (B)

(C) When the promisor performs his promise

(D) At the discretion of the court

The principle behind the doctrine of ‘ pari delicto’ is that where each party to a contract is equally at fault, the
law favors the party which is actually

(A) not in possession
610 3526 (B)
(B) in possession

(C) injured and helpless

(D) owner of the thing concerned

In a contract consideration could be supplied By

(A) Only the promisee

610 3527 (B) Even the promisor (D)

(C) Only by parties to contract

(D) Even strangers to contract

If the compensation to be paid on breach of contract is the genuine pre-estimate of the prospective damages, it is
known as

(A) Special damages
610 3528 (D)
(B) Penalty

(C) Unliquidated damages

(D) Liquidated damages

One of the basic principles of the common law of contract is

(A) “that the parties to a contract are free to determine for themselves what primary obligations they will
accept”
610 3529 (A)
(B) “that the parties can claim damages for breach of contract”

(C) “that the parties can decide for themselves what restitutionary relief they can give to the other?

(D) None of the above.

610 3530 Contracts of d’adhesion are (A)

(A) Contrary to the idea of freedom of Contract

(B) Upholds the idea of freedom of Contract

(C) are just clauses of a Contract

(D) None of the above

The difference between an offer and invitation to receive offer is that

(A) An offer is definite and without ambiguity and an invitation to receive offer is a mere statement, with scope
of further negotiations

610 3531 (B) An offer is a statement and an invitation to receive offer is a printed offer to invite acceptance (D)

(C) An offer when accepted becomes a contract whereas an invitation to receive offer can only lead to making
of an offer

(D) Both (B) and (C).

Section 25 of the Indian Contract Act lays down a few exceptions, when agreement made without consideration
is not valid. Which of the following is such an exception

(A) a written and registered agreement based on natural love and affection between near relatives
610 3532 (A)
(B) a written agreement whereby one party promises to compensate the other for past involuntary service

(C) an oral agreement by one party to contract to another party to pay a time-barred debt

(D) All of the above

If minor is supplied with necessaries

(A) minor is personally liable

610 3533 (B) neither minor, nor his estate or property is liable (C)

(C) minor’s estate or property is liable

(D) minor is liable on becoming major

Under law of Contract, the primary aim of the law of damages is to

(A) punish the party who has committed the breach of contract

610 3534 (B) enrich the party who sustained the loss (C)

(C) place the party who sustained the loss in the same position as if the contract has been performed

(D) All of the above

Delivery of goods by one person to another for some purpose upon a contract that they shall, when the purpose
is accomplished, be returned or disposed of according to the directions of the person delivering them. What is
the type of contract called us

(A) Indemnity
610 3535 (C)
(B) Guarantee

(C) Bailment

(D) Pledge

A solicitor sold certain property to one of his clients. The client subsequently alleged that the property was
considerably overvalued and his consent was caused by ……… . Court considered the relationship between the
parties to reach the decision.

(A) Coercion
610 3536 (C)
(B) Misrepresentation

(C) Undue influence

(D) Estoppel

610 3537 Section 2 of Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, defines the term ‘child’ as (C)

(A) A person who has not completed 12 years of age

(B) A person who has not completed 13 years of age

(C) A person who has not completed 14 years of age

(D) A person who has not completed 15 years of age

Children below 14 years of age should not be employed in hazardous employment is a

(A) Fundamental Right

610 3538 (B) Constitutional Right (A)

(C) Legal Right

(D) None of the above

To claim maternity benefit under Maternity Benefit Act, a woman should have worked at least in the previous
12 months period

(A) 240 days
610 3539 (D)
(B) 120 days

(C) 100 days

(D) 80 days

“Once certificate of incorporation is issued it can’t be challenged before court of law.” This rule is laid down in
the case of

(A) Poss Vs.Harbottle
610 3540 (D)
(B) Jones Vs.Bind

(C) Hopkinson Vs.Rolf

(D) Peel’s case

Under the Food safety and Standards Act, 2006 the word “Food” does not include

(A) Packaged drinking water

610 3541 (B) Alcoholic drink (D)

(C) Chewing gum

(D) Medicinal products

In which of the following cases it was held by the Supreme Court that Section 125 Cr.P.C. was applicable to all
irrespective of their religion

(A) Mohd.Ahmed Khan Vs. Shah Bano Begum
610 3542 (A)
(B) Mohd.Umar Khan Vs. Gulshan Begum

(C) Subana @ Saira Banu Vs. A.M.Abdul Gafoor

(D) Sirajmohmed Khan Vs.Hafizunnissa Yasmeen Khan

The outer limit of the continental shelf shall not exceed in any case beyond

(A) 500 nautical miles

610 3543 (B) 350 nautical miles (D)

(C) 200 nautical miles or 100 nautical miles from 2500 meter isobaths

(D) 350 nautical miles or 100 nautical miles from 2500 meter isobaths

610 3544 International Criminal Court is situated at (C)

(A) New York

(B) Geneva

(C) The Hague

(D) None of the above

If a trademark is registered in India under the Trade Marks Act, 1999; how long will trademark protection last,
assuming renewal?

(A) 20 years from the date of the application
610 3545 (D)
(B) 28 years, plus a renewal term of an additional 28 years, for a total of 56 years

(C) the life of the registrant plus 70 years

(D) potentially forever, if there is continued commercial use

In which of the following cases, the doctrine of Indoor Management was laid down?

(A) salmon Vs. Salmon & Co.Ltd.

610 3546 (B) Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Co.Ltd Vs. Riche (D)

(C) Foss Vs. Harbottle

(D) Royal British Bank Vs. Turquand

Who among the following cannot be a complaint under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986?

(A) a consumer

610 3547 (B) consumer’s friend (B)

(C) any voluntary consumer organisation

(D) Central Government or any State Government

The Supreme Court allowed compensation of Rs.23.84 lakhs and later allowed additional compensation of
Rs.47 lakhs to the farmers whose crops got damaged, being irrigated by subsoil water drawn from a stream
which was polluted from untreated effluents of 22 industries. It was decided in the case of

(A) Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum Vs. Union of India
610 3548 (B)
(B) Indian Council for Environment Action Vs. Union of India

(C) S.Jaganath Vs. Union of India

(D) Narmada Bachao Andolan Vs. Union of India

Primary responsibility for maintenance of international peace and security is vested with the

(A) UN General Assembly

610 3549 (B) International Court of Justice (C)

(C) UN Security Council

(D) UN Security General

A group of people fearing persecution leaves the country of origin is known as

(A) Asylum seekers

610 3550 (B) Migrants (C)

(C) Refugees

(D) Internally displaced persons

610 3551 In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court struck down section 66 A of the Information Technology (C)
Act, 2000?

(A) Sakal Papers (P) Ltd. Vs. Union of India

(B) S.Khushboo Vs. Kanniamal

(C) Shreya Singhal Vs. Union of India

(D) PUCL Vs. union of India

Who is author in relation to a cinematograph film?

(A) Producer

610 3552 (B) Director (A)

(C) Composer

(D) Artist

Which of the following is a specialized Agency of the United Nations?

(A) Trusteeship Council

610 3553 (B) World Intellectual Property Organisation (B)

(C) U.N. Human Rights Committee

(D) OPEC

What is the status of the decisions of International Court of Justice?

(A) The decisions of ICJ have binding force and operate as precedent

(B) The decisions of ICJ have no binding force except between the parties and in respect of that particular case.
610 3554 (B)
(C) The law laid down by ICJ shall prevail even if it is in contravention with a treaty or a custom. Such treaty or
custom shall be nullify to the extent of conflict.

(D) The decisions of ICJ have only perspective force.

Which of the following statements is not correct?

(A) International Court of Justice consists of fifteen members

610 3555 (B) Judges of International Court of Justice represent principal legal systems of the world. (C)

(C) UN Secretary General appoints judges of the International Court of Justice.

(D) Judges of the International Court of Justice enjoy diplomatic immunities and privileges

‘Mesne profits’ as defined under section 2 (12) of C.P.C means

(A) Those profits which the person in wrongful possession of such property actually received or might have
received together with interest

(B) Those profits which the person in wrongful possession of property actually received including profits due to
610 3556 (A)
improvements made by such person

(C) Those profits which the person in wrongful possession of such property actually received or might have
received but without any interest on such profits

(D) Those profits which the person in wrongful possession of such property actually received

When is a decision said to be given per incuriam?

(A) When it is given in ignorance of a statutory provision or a binding authority

610 3557 (B) When it is given without hearing one of the parties (A)

(C) When it is given without jurisdiction

(D) When it is given by an administrative tribunal

610 3558 “If the precise words used are plain and unambiguous, in our judgment, we are bound to construe them in their (C)
ordinary sense, even though it does lead, in our view of the case, to an absurdity or manifest injustice”, Jervis,
C.J., in Abby Vs.Dale (1851). Which of the following rule of interpretation is best summed up in this passage?

(A) Golden Rule

(B) Mischief Rule

(C) Literal Rule

(D) Absurdity Rule

Who wrote the book “Taking Right Seriously”?

(A) Lon Fuller

610 3559 (B) Justice Holmes (D)

(C) H.L.A Hart

(D) R.Dworkin

Austin’s concept of sovereignty was

(A) Pluralist

610 3560 (B) Popular (C)

(C) Monist

(D) Critical

Hedonism means

(A) theory of pleasure and pain

610 3561 (B) a theory of punishment (A)

(C) an ancient Greek philosophy

(D) an act of inflicting pain on others

The movement of progressive societies has hitherto been a movement from………….to contract.

(A) liberty

610 3562 (B) equality (D)

(C) torts

(D) status

Which school of jurisprudence believes that there are more important obligations, higher ideals, than obedience
to the positive law of the State?

(A) Historical School
610 3563 (D)
(B) Functional School

(C) Positivism

(D) Natural Law

“Law as such is found and not made. It is to be found in popular faith, common convictions, customs, traits,
habits, traditions which in course of time grow into legal rules.” This concept of law was propounded by

(A) Thibaut
610 3564 (C)
(B) Henry Maine

(C) Savigny

(D) Salmond

610 3565 ‘Nature of Judicial Process’ is a famous book of a judge of the U.S. Supreme Court who viewed law in its (A)
sociological perspective. The name of that judge is

(A) Benjamin Cardozo

(B) Ronald Dworkin

(C) Oliver Wendall Holmes

(D) P.J.Fitzerald

Aristotle believed in

(A) idealism

610 3566 (B) empiricism (C)

(C) dualism

(D) separation of powers

What of the following should be the “Grund Norm” of Indian legal system according to Kelson’s pure theory?

(A) the Constitution of India

610 3567 (B) the Constitution of India ought to be obeyed (B)

(C) the Parliament

(D) the Parliament and the State legislatures

Who among the following is the supporter of interest theory of rights?

(A) Pollock

610 3568 (B) Holland (C)

(C) Ihering

(D) Hegel

The ownership of copyright is called:

(A) corporeal ownership

610 3569 (B) incorporeal ownership (B)

(C) beneficial ownership

(D) absolute ownership

Principle of stare decisis is incorporated in ……… of Constitution of India.

(A) Article 139

610 3570 (B) Article 140 (C)

(C) Article 141

(D) Article 142

An act of God is an inevitable and extraordinary occurrence of circumstances. To take advantage of the defence
of act of God, the most essential requirement which has to be proved is that the occurrence had taken place

(A) by play of natural forces and with the intervention of human agency.
610 3571 (B)
(B) by play of natural forces without the intervention of human agency.

(C) by play of natural forces more in degree and the intervention of human agency less in degree

(D) by play of natural forces less in degree and the intervention of human agency more in degree

610 3572 Direction : Choose the most appropriate answer. Principle: A master is liable for the wrongful acts of his (D)
servants committed in the course of employment. Factual situation: An employer asked his servant to deliver a
letter at friend’s residence. After delivering the letter, while the servant was going back to his work place, found
another friend standing at a shop by the side of the road. To meet the friend, he stopped the cycle. After meeting
the friend, he proceeded towards his work place. Suddenly, his bicycle hit a boy who jumped on to the road. The
boy sustained injuries.

(A) The employer is not liable as his employee stopped the cycle for an unofficial purpose and the delay was the
cause of the accident.

(B) The employer is not liable as the servant was returning after delivering the letter as directed by the employer

and hence not in the course of his employment.

(C) The employer is not liable as the servant might not have been careful in using his cycle.

(D) The employer is liable as the accident took place in the course of the employment of the servant.

Direction : Choose the most appropriate answer. Principle: An occupier of a premises owes a duty of care to all
his invitees and visitors. Factual situation: P was the owner of a big plot with a bungalow surrounded with a
compound wall. He was constructing a lotus pond by the side of progress, the contractor used to cover the pond
with bamboos and gunny bags. One day local postman who came to the bungalow to deliver a letter fell into the
pond. The postman filed a suit for compensation against R

610 3573 (A) P is not liable as he did not do anything to injure the postman. (C)

(B) P is not liable as he did not invite the postman into his premises.

(C) P is liable as the postman came to his premises in the course of his duty.

(D) P is liable as the contractors’ men negligently covered an area under construction with gunny bags.

Direction : Choose the most appropriate answer. Prinicple: Even if a person suffers a loss, he will be entitled to
receive compensation only if a legal right is violated. Factual situation: An English teacher in a famous ‘English
School’ after having some rift with the management left the school and started a new ‘Language School’ very
closed to the English School. Many students of the English School left it and joined the new Language School.
As a result, the English School suffered huge financial loss and hence filed a suit for compensation against the
new school.

(A) The English School management will succeed as there is a substantial loss of their profit which is their legal
610 3574 right. (D)

(B) The English School management will not succeed as anybody can start a new school which is their legal
right.

(C) The English School will succeed as nobody can start a rival school in the close vicinity of an existing
school.

(D) The English School management will not succeed as there is no violation of any legal right.

In which case, the Supreme Court of India held that the precautionary and polluter pays principles were parts of
the customary international law and there was no difficulty in accepting them as part of domestic law?

(A) Vellore Citizen’s Welfare Forum Vs. Union of India
610 3575 (A)
(B) Jolly George Varghese Vs. Bank of Cochin

(C) Vishaka Vs. State of Rajasthan

(D) Union of India Vs. Sukumar Sengupta

The Supreme Court brought services provided by medical professionals within the ambit of Consumer
Protection Act, 1986 in the case of

(A) Spring Meadows Hospital Vs. Harjol Ahluwalia
610 3576 (B)
(B) Indian Medical Association Vs. V.P.Shantha

(C) Vishakha Vs.State of Rajathan

(D) P.Narasimha Rao Vs. G.Jayaprakasu

‘Custodia legis’ means

(A) Quorum of Judges

610 3577 (B) In default (D)

(C) Court’s custody

(D) Custody of law

610 3578 The father of International Law is considered to be (C)

(A) Suarez

(B) Austin

(C) Hugo Grotius

(D) Oppenheim

A suit is bad for a non joinder of an necessary party, as provided

(A) Under Order I, Rule 10 of CPC

610 3579 (B) Under Order I, Rule 9 of CPC (B)

(C) Under Order I, Rule 10A of CPC

(D) Under Order I, Rule 11 of CPC

Section 115 of CPC applies only when

(A) there is error in Law

610 3580 (B) there is error in Fact (C)

(C) there is Jurisdictional Error

(D) there is erroneous Decision

The period of Limitation within which Defendant shall submit his written statement is

(A) 30 days from service of summons

610 3581 (B) 40 days from service of summons (A)

(C) 60 days from service of summons

(D) 90 days from service of summons

Which of the following are included in the Concept of ‘THE STATE’ under Article 12

(A) Railway board and electricity board

610 3582 (B) Judiciary (D)

(C) University

(D) All of the above

Any property possessed by a female Hindu whether acquired before or after commencement of the Hindu
Succession Act,1956 shall be held by her as

(A) Limited owner
610 3583 (D)
(B) Ancestral Property

(C) Stridhan

(D) Full owner

According to Hindu Marriage Act ‘Marriage’ is termed as a

(A) Contract

610 3584 (B) Sacrament (B)

(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) only (A)

Muta Marriage is also called as

(A) Temporary Marriage

610 3585 (B) Permanent Marriage (A)

(C) Child Marriage

(D) Marriage without consent

610 3586 Hizanath means (D)

(A) Gift

(B) Marriage

(C) Divorce

(D) Custody of Child

The provisions of environmental protection in the constitution were made under

(A) Article 5-A

610 3587 (B) Article 21-B (D)

(C) Article 27-B (h)

(D) Article 48-A and Article 51-A (g)

The company’s Nationality is decided by its

(A) shareholders

610 3588 (B) registered office (B)

(C) place at books of accounts are kept

(D) None of the above

Property of the Company belongs to

(A) company

610 3589 (B) share holders (A)

(C) members

(D) promoters

Section 53A of the T.P Act deals with

(A) Mortgage

610 3590 (B) Lease (C)

(C) Part Performance

(D) Gift

‘Nemodat quod non habit’ means

(A) one can transfer what he does not possess

610 3591 (B) one cannot transfer what he does not possess (B)

(C) one cannot transfer what he possess

(D) None of the above

Second Mortgage by the Mortgager is called

(A) Puisne Mortgage

610 3592 (B) English Mortgage (A)

(C) UsufructuaryMortagage

(D) None of the above

610 3593 Continuing Guarantee under section 130 of Indian Contract Act is (C)

(A) Revocable absolutely

(B) Irrevocable absolutely

(C) Revocable as regards future transaction

(D) Either (A) or (B)

The appropriate tort for addressing the unlawful interference with another's land is?

(A) Nuisance

610 3594 (B) Negligence (A)

(C) Negligent misstatements

(D) Pure economic loss

Who has the power to review the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court?

(A) The President

610 3595 (B) Lok Sabha Speaker (C)

(C) Supreme Court

(D) Union Law Minister

Which of the following fundamental rights was described by B.R. Ambedkar as the “heart and soul of the
Constitution”?

(A) Right to constitutional remedies
610 3596 (A)
(B) Right to freedom and speech

(C) Right to life and liberty

(D) Right to religion

Abetment is complete as soon as

(A) The abettor has incited another to commit an offence

610 3597 (B) The person instigated has done some overt act towards the commission of the offence (A)

(C) The offence abetted has been committed

(D) Both (B) and (C) above.

Which of the following is an inchoate crime?

(A) Public nuisance

610 3598 (B) Criminal attempt (B)

(C) Unlawful assembly

(D) Riot

Damnum since injururia in Tort Law means

(A) Without damage law does not recognize a legal injury

610 3599 (B) Law recognizes injury even though there is no damage (C)

(C) Every damage may not be recognizes as a legal injury

(D) None of the above

610 3600 Which of the following statements is correct? (D)

(A) The liability of master and servant is joint

(B) The liability of master and servant is several

(C) The liability of master and servant is sometimes joint and sometimes several depending on circumstances

(D) The liability of master and servant is joint and several