Kerala LLB 5 Year 2014 Question Paper

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Direction: Find out the correct preposition in Question Nos. 1 to 5.

1. I saw something about it ......... television.
(A) through (B) at
(C) on (D) with

2. He was anxious the safety of his u ife.
(A) of (B) about
(C) for (D) with

3. One should not be influenced a wrong role model.
(A) with (B) on
(C) off (D) bv

(A) at (B) from
(C) oi (D) bv

5, He ;,-.:ttes to u'ork .......car.
(A) in (B) on
(C) with (D) br'

Direction: In Question Nos. 6 to 10, fiII up the sentences with the most appropriate words
from the four alternatives given thereunder.

6. Although the President's advisors often disagreed with him, they rarely ---------- his
decisions.
(A) conoborated (B) concluded
(C) criticized (D) supported
7. To get selected one has to ------------ the prescnbed qualifications.
(A) procure (B) possess
(C) receive (D) realize

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The objective of thc ---l
syrposium was to
(At cncourage healthy exchange of:ideas.

(c) i,rurgr.u"t" (B) irnParl
(D) elaborate
9. The evidence ____________
hirn as the robber.
(A) instigated
(c) i,rplicatcd (B) infl,ericecr
(D inr.estigared
10. Expert chefs often
. .. various
qrruus tech
ttrurnlques and ingredients to
(A) isolate create new recipes.
(C) confluence G) combtne
(D) se_qregare
r)irection:
fl3::ill$#illjl.l5' c,oose the rvord * hrch is nearest in rneani,g to rrre key
11. TUITN{OIL
(A) Danger.
(C) Chaos (B) Sadness
(D) Shock
12. DESEITT-
(A) tsoycort
(C) Vacanr iel prorect
(D) Abandon
I3. INCEN.I'IVE
(A) Encouragernent
(C) Irrspirar iorr (B t .'i -::- '..
(Dt :..:
14. ELUSI\,'E
(z\) 1'errifi,ing
(C) Unusual (Br Slippery
(D Displeasing
15. CONT.INEI)
(A) Reriuced
(C) Hidden (Br Sheltered
(Dr Restricted
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16. MUNTDANE
(A) Routine
(C) Extraorclinary (B) Severe
(D) Dulr
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i -. CONSENSUS
(A) Deviant (B) Disagreement
(C) Dissuasion tD) Dejection

18, VOLATILITY
(A) Inactivity (B) Feasibility
(C) Periodic (D) Sporadic

19. TIIRIVE
(A) Succeed (B) Humiliate
(C) Deteriorate (D) Steady

20. PROPEL
(A) Activate (B) Prosper
(C) Thrust (D) Stop

Direction: In Question Nos. 2l to 25, idcntifl thc rncaning of the idiom / phlase from the
alternatives given.

21. TO CRY WOLF
(A) To listen eagerly (Bt To eir e false alarm
(C) To turn pale (D) Ttr keep otf starvation

:]. PIECE OF CAKE
(A) Confusing task (B) Monotonous task
(C) Sirnple task (D) Difficult task
23. ON YOUR TOES
(A) Alert (B) Astonish
(C) Urge (D) Command
24. COAST IS CLEAR
(A) Sparsell,populated (B) Ernpty roacl
(C) No sign of danger (D) Lack of customers

]5. TO SET THE BAI,L ROLLING
(A) To get starled (B) To the race
"vin
(C) To speed up the process (D) To come up with a plan

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Direction: In Question Nos. 26 to 30, each has a set of lour.uvords. In each set, a word is
spelt in tbur different ways. Choose the word correctly spelt.

26. (A) Allign (B) Align
(C) Alline (D) Aligne
27. (A) Accommodate (B) Acammodate
(C) Accomadate (D) Accommadate

28. (A) Embarracement (B) Embarassnrcnr
(C) Embanassment (D) Emberrassement
29. (A) Mischievious (B) Mischievous
(C) Mischeifious (D) \{ischer.eous
30. (A) Consience (B) Conciense
(C) Consciance (D) Conscience
Direction: In Question Nos. 31 to 35, find out the incorectlv spelt r.vord.

31. (A) Grammar (B) Bureaucracy
(C) Hygene (D) Scrssors
32. (A) Appropriate (B) Drlemma
(C) Diftuse (D) Felisitate

33. (A) Quarrel (B) Ammateur
(C) Deceive (D) Curriculum
34. (A) Oscillate (B) Queue
(c) Phsychology (D) Fascinate
(A) Arnbasadar (B) Equilibrium
(c) Referee (D) Necessary

Direction: In Question Nos. 36 to 40, sentences arc divided into four parts each of which one
part is incorrect. Choose the incorrect part.

36. (A) If I had (B) known this before
(C) I will have (D) taken the right decision

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37. (A) The chainnan did not take
(B) any decision until
(C) he has studied
(D) the case thoroughly

38. (A) The group of employees
(B) have not arrived
(C) at a decision
(D) regarding the future

39. (A) She uses a good
(B) quality of shampoo
(C) so her hair
(D) are black

40. (A) Everyone who
(B) was injured in the accident
(C) were taken :

(D) to the hospital
Direction: In Question Nos. 4l to 45, a word or a group of words is underlined in each
sentence. Below each sentence, four choices are given. Choose the one that can
substitute the word or group of words underlined without changing the meaning of the
sentence. If no correction is needed, choose D.

{l- The cost associated with purchasing new equipment are very high.
(A) rrcst of (B) costs
(C) cost in (D) No error

42. The minister decided to take a visit to the hospitalized people.
(A) pay a visit (B) give a visit
(C) do a visit (D) No error
.13. Yesterdav in the night hc came by bus and u:s .,,:c,
(A) Yesterday dr"rring night (B ) l_-rs: night
(C) Today night (D i \rr c-11o1'

{4. Hardly an}z work was done last week.
(A) Hardly all (B) Hardly no
(C) Hardly none (D) No error
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45. . She ran as fastly as she could to catch
the train.
(A) run as fast as (B) ran fast
(C) ran as fast as (D) No error
Direction: In Questiol-Iot, 46 to 50, pick out
the most appropriate word/words from the
given choices to filr in the blanks to
make the sentence complete.

46. Although we made paynents regularry, the roa, took
a very lo,g time to
because of a high rate of

(A) default; principal (B) finance; funding
(C) repay; interest (D) assurre; retum
47. Please do not any offer made by the chairman.
(A) refuse (B) refi"ain
(C) retuge (D) displease
48. Health is too important to be
(A) discarded (B) detested
(C) neglected (D) negated
49. He all his money
(A) deposited; prudence (B) cxpanded ; successfully
(c) eamed;decent (D) spent, foolishly
50. 'I'herc were many cars in the theater parking lot. wirer-r
Darren found a, available
parking spot, he felt
---.__-.--.-.
(A) wlnerable (B) fortunate
(C) uncommon (D) irnporlant
Direction: In Question Nos. 51 to 55, thcre
is a cefiain relationship between two given words
on one side and another word is given on
the other side. choose the suitable word to put
on the other side frorn the given altematives.

51. Square:Cube::Circle: I
(A) Round (B) Ball
(C) Shape (D) Sphere

52. Fork: Eat : : Brush:
(A) Teeth (B) Paint
(C) Dirt (D) Paste
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53. State : Country : : Earth : _?
(A) Planet (B) Mars
(C) Revolution (D) Solar system
54. DrtzzTe: Rain : : Breeze : 'l

(\ i FtrICe (B) Atmosphere
rl \\-rnd (D) Water

55 ,:ss:More::Dwarf : ?

(A) Small (B) Giant
(c) Big (D) Little
Dircction: In Question Nos. 56 to 60, choose the nearest one word frorn arnong the
alternatives given below.

56. Study of stamps and postal histoly
(A) Archaeology (B) Numismatics
(C) Philology (D) Philately

57. A person who has an excessive enthusiasrn or desire for sornething
(A) Maniac (Bt Amateur
(C) Psychopath (D) Expert

58. A rnedical specialist dealing with disorders of the nervous system
(-\) Nephrologist (B) Cardiologist
(C) \eurologis, (O) R.heumatologist

59. A mild word or expressior.r used in place of a harsh or offensive word or expression
(A) Euphoria (B) Eulogy
(C) Euthanasia (D) Euphemisrn

60. A state or nation where the supreme power or sor ereignty is held by a single person
(A) Monarchy
(B) Democracy
(C) Anarchy
(D) Oligarchy

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Direction: Read the following passage and answer Question Nos, 61 to 65, by choosing one
among the four alternatives given.

When you imagine the desert, you probably think of a very hot place covered u'ith -rnd'
Although this is a good description for many deserls, Earth's largest desert is actualll-3 "-sry
cold place covered with ice: Antarctica. In order for an area to be considered a desert-
il rrust
receive very little rainfall. More specifically, it must receive an average of less ttru:
ten

inches of precipitation on the ground. The precipitation can be in the form of rain- slcl
nail,

or snow. Antarctica, the coldest place on earth, has an average temperature that u*r-3 :alls
below the freezing point. And because cold air holds less moisture than warrn air- *:e
::r in
Antarctica does not hold rnuch moisture at all. This is evident in the lou' prcl--'ion
statistics recorded for Antarctica. For example, the central part of Antarctica ra;r'i
s an
average of less than 2 inches of snow every year. The coastline of Antarctica recetr
s : -inle
bit more; between seven and eight inches a year. Because Antarctica ss-' sr-' little
precipitation every year, it is considered a desert.

When precipitation falls in hot deserts, it quickly evaporates back into the atrnr-'*crl The
air over Antarctica is too cold to hold water vapor, so there is very little evapora:;e-
)'r to
this low rate of evaporation, most of the snow that falls to the ground rec':
-iere

permanently, eventually building up into thick ice sheets. Any snow that does no: i=;:
:nto

ice sheets becomes caught up in the strong winds that constantly blow over A-!:{Eiifl;3 to
formblizzards. Even though snowfall is very rare there, bhzzatds are actuaill-t'&-* &lEsorl
on Antarctica.

61. According to the passage, the key definition of deseft is
(A) a hot place
(B) a cold place
(C) a place with less than 10 inches of rainfall
(D) a place with less than 10 inches of precipitation
62. Which among the below is the best definition of precipitation?
(A) moisture in the air that falls to the ground
(B) any type of weather event
(C) weather events that only happen in very cold areas
(D) abhzzardthat occurs in areas with limited snowfail
63. Blizzards are fonned because of
(A) heavY snowfall
(B) strong winds
(C) comparativelY less snowfall
(D) freezing cold temPerature
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64. "India's 'I'har deserl is much hotter than Antarctica". From this statement and the
infonnation given in the paragraph, it can be inferred that
(A) air in Thar deserl holds more moisture than the air in Antarctica
(B) air surounding a tropical country holds less moisture than the air in Antarctica
(C) air at the mountains is typically colder than the air at the beacli
(D) the moisture content of the air in Thar desert is the sarre as that of the air in
Antarctica

65. Africa's Sahara Desed is the second-largest deserl on earth. Ilased on the information in
the passage, what characteristic must the Sahara share with Antarctica?
(A) low temperatures
(B) high ternperatures
(C) frequent blizzards
(D) low precipitation

Direction: Answer the following Question Nos. 66 to 195, by choosing most appropriate
one among the four alternatives given in each question.

66. Herbivores are
(A) animals which eat only plants or plant products
(B) animals which eat only other animals
(C) animals which eat both animals and plants
(D) wliich eat their own offspring
67. Which one of the following is collected bl bees from flowers for convefiing it into
honey?
(A) seeds (B) weeds
(C) leaves (D) nectar
68. Anaemia is caused by the deficiency of
(A) iodine (B) calcium
(C) iron (D) salt
69. The process of conversion of water vapour ir-rto its liquid fonn is known as
(A) filtration (B) condensation
(C) evaporation (D) sedimentation
70. in a rectilinear motion, objects move along
(A) a circular path (B) a straight line
(C) a square (D) a rectangie

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77. DNA stancis for
(A) dearnino acid (B) deacetic acicl
(C) deoxyribonucieicacid (D) dehydronuclcic acid

1) Which one of the following is not a comrnunicable disease?
(A) cholera (B) common cold
(C) malaria (D) ciiicken pox

73. Global wanning is
(A) the rise in temperature o1'the sea water
(B) the decrease in temperaturc of thc sea rvater
(C) the risc in density of the forest area
(D) the rise in ter-nperature of the atmosphere of tire earth

74. The animals whose numbers are diminishing to a level that they might face Ertincaon
are knorvn as
(A) endangeredanirnals (B) domestic animals
(C) wild anirnals (D) whiteanimals

75. Under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment GumanteeAct,2fi)5 cuntopent
to each rural tamill, is eligrble for
(A) 150 days in a fitiancial year
(B) 100 days in a {inancial year
(C) 200 days in a financial ycar
(D) 100 days in a financial year

76. Prime N,linister Narendra Modi's first fbreign visit is to
(A) Pakistan (B) Cirina
(C) Sri Lanka (D) Bhutan

77. Right To Education r\ct makes education a fundamentai r-r . . - -. . ::-r.i between
the ages of
(A) 8 and i4 (B) 6 and 1-1
(C) 5 and 12 (D) 6 and 1l

78. fhe Cirainnan of the Planning Comrnission of h-rdir is
(A) Prime l\{inister (B) Home Minister
(C) Finance Minister (D) Defence Minister

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79. ATM stands for
(A) Automatic Toll Machine
(B) Autornated Teller Machine
(C) Automated Transtbr Money
(D) Automated Transfer Machine

80. The capital of Travancore State from 1550 to the later half of the lgtl'century was
(A) Thiruvananthapuram (B) Cochin
(C) Padmanabhapuram (D) I(ollarn
81. Bhagat Singh was awarded death sentence lor alieged killing a Britisl-r police olflcer a1d
hanged in 1931 in
(A) Lahore (B) Pune
(C) Chandigarh (D) Mumbai

82. The first and the only Indian Govemor General of Free India was
(A) Sardar Vallabhbhai patel (B ) C. Rajagopalachari
(C) Maulana Azad (D) Jari,aharlal Nehru
83. Dandi March is also known as
(A) Non-cooperation movement
(B) Revolt of 1942
(C) Salt satyagraha
(D) Long march

84. The first I-lome Minister-of indcpenclent India ri.as
il
(^-\) Morarji Desai (B) Sanjeer.a Reddy
(C) Jagieevan Ranr (Dt Serdar Vallabhbhai Patcl

Ilrahrnaputra River passes through
(A) China, India and Bangladesh
(B) Nepal, China and Bunna
(C) Pakistan, India and Bangladesh
(D) Nepal. Russia and Bangladesh

86. Gauribidanur Radio observatory is located ,r tire State of
(A) Kerala (B) Tamil Nadu
(C) i(arnataka (D) Gujarat

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Which river originates in Kerala state and enters into Kamataka state ?
(A) Pamba river (B) Periyar river
(C) Chaliyar river (D) Kabini river

88. Mother's day is celebrated every year on the
(A) second Sunday of May
(B) second Sunday of April
(C) first Sunday of May
(D) second Sunday of June

89. Which dam is located in Kerala but operated and maintained by Tamil Nadu?
(A) Idukki Dam (B) Sathanur Dam
(C) Mullaperiyar Dam (D) Vaigai Dam

90. Jim Corbett National Park is situated in
(A) Assam
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Gujarat
(D) Madhya Pradesh

91. Mathikettan Shola Nationai Park in Kerala u'as established ir-r the year
(A) 2010 (B) 2003
(c) 200s (D) 2012
92. The Theosophical Society was founded in Neu'\-ori and later shrfted to
(A) Bhubaneswar (B) Cochin
(C) Kolkata (D) Adyar (Chennai)

93. Cosmology is the study of
(A) Sun (B) Universe
(C) Moon (D) Star

94. The natural satellite of earth is
(A) Agni (B) Chandrayaan
(C) Venus (D) Moon

Evening star is
(A) Venus (B) Moon
(C) Jupiter (D) Sun

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96. K2 is the
(A) second longest river in the world
(B) second highest peak on earlh
(C) largest forest in the worlrl
(D) richest rnineral availablc in thc u,orld

97. which port in India is known as the child ot'partition port?
(A) I(andla (B) Mumbai
(C) Tuticorin (D) Chennai
98. The distance bctween broad gauge rails is
(A) 1.75 m (B) 1.676m
(C) t.2m (D) 1.5 rn
99. Identify the city which is not on the Arabran sea coast
(A) Karachi
(B) Muscat
(C) Mumbai
(D) Kabul
100. Bokaro steel plant is in the State of
(A) Jharkhand (B) Bihar
(C) Uttarakhand (D) Odisha
101' Which one of the following central Pubhc Sector Undertaking
Maharatna cornpany?
enterprises is not a
il
(A) Coal India Limited
(B) Indian Oil Corporation
(C) Gas Authority of India Lirnited
(D) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
102' Nationai Airporls Authority and Intemational ,\irports Authority
of India were merged
to fonr
(A) Airporls Authority of India
(B) National Airports Lirnited
(C) Indian Airports Authority
(D) Indian Airporls Lirnited

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103. in India, the General Elections, 2014 werc held to constitute
(A) 14tr'Lok Sabha (B) 15'r'Lok Sabha
(c) 16'r' Lok Sabha (D) 17tr' Lok Sabha

104. The number of Parliamentary constituenoics in the India's 2014-General Elections,
(A) 534 (B) s42
(c) 543 (D) s24

105. EPIC stands for
(A) Elector Photo IdentitY Card
(B) Elector Personal Infbnnation Centre
(C) Elected Persons Identity Cards
(D) Electronic Process Internai Centre

tr06. The Chief Election Commissioner of India wher-r the 201 '1-Lok Sabha General Elections
were }reld was
(A)H.Brahma(B)SyedNasirnAhn-redZardi
(C) V.S.Sampath (D) Anil Wadhwa

107. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Aclministration is situated at
(A) hnphal (B) Mussout'ie
(C) Lucknow (D) HYderabad

108. Tlie Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces is
(A) President of India (B) Pnrne Minister
(C) Defence Minister (D) Annl'Chief

109. Capital of Bhutan is
(A) Rangoon (B) Dhaka
(C) Thinrphu (D) Mirpur

110. Iteuters is a uervs agency of
(A) United Kingdom (B) United States of America
(C) Germany (D) Australia

111. Identify the rvrongly rnatched pair
(A) India - Inteiligence Bureau
(B) Israel - MOSSAD
(Cl) Pakistan - Inter Services Intelligence
(D) United States of America - Bureau of State Security
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112. The first woman judge in Supreme Courl of India is
(A) Mrs. Fathima Bibi
(B) Mrs. Leela Seth
(C) Mrs. Anna Chandy
(D) Dr. Nagendra Singh

113. Identify the wrongly matched pair
(A) Kerala - Kathakali
(B) Punjab - Bhangra
(C) Odisha - Odissi
(D) Gujarat - Bihu

114. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research is at
(A) Hyderabad (B) Kolkata
(C) Thiruvananthapuram (D) Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu)

115. Which one of the following is not related to Indian missile?
(A) Agri (B) Astra
(C) Dhruva (D) Trishul

116. The Nobei Prize was not awarded between 1940 and1942 dueto
(A) non-availability of experts in specific fields
(B) outbreak of World War-II
(C) shortage of funds
(D) conflicts among the prize awarding bodies
il
117. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for achievernent in the field of
(A) Education (B) Indian cinema
(C) Sports (D) Dance

118. The author of the book Geetanjali is
(A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Kuldeep Nayyar
(C) R. K. Narayan (D) Sarojini Naidu
119. Charles Dickens was the author of the book
(A) Mother
(B) A Tale of Two Cities
(C) War and Peace
(D) Broken Wings

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120. The Olympic symbol contatns
(A) five rings linked together lepresenting continents
(B) five rings linked together representing oceans
(C) five rings linked together representing five rnajor sporls events
(D) five rings linked togetl'rer representing five developcd countries

121. Wliich sporls is related to Formula One?
(A) Polo (B) Wrestling
(C) Billiards (D) Single Seater Auto Race

122. The main ain-r of Security Council of United Nations Organisation is
(A) maintenance of internal secutity and peace
(B) to send armed forces on demand from member countries
(C) to oversee the relief measures on calatnities
(D) to assist member countries on their border related issues

123. The Chief Election Commissioner of India can be removed from office
(A) by President of India
(B) by Prirne Minister of India
(C) by Vice President of India
(D) only through impeachment by Parliatnent

124. Gulf of Aden and Gulf of Oman are related to
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Red Sea
(C) Arabian Sea
(D) Black Sea

125. The country rvhich is not bordering the Red Sea is
(A) Saudi Arabia (B) \-ernen
(C) Egypt (D) Pakjstan

126. The most popular tourist state situated on the tropical \ Ialabar Coast of southwestem
india is
(A) Kamataka (B) Kerala
(C) Gujarat (D) Maharastra

127. The literal meaning of 'Himalaya' is
(A) Abode of the stone (B) Abode of the snorv
(C) Abode of water (D) Abode of the forest
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128. Which is said to be the ancient Porl of Naura fu'om whose shores, King Solemon's ship
collected tirnber to build the gleat temple of Jerusalem?
(A) Kannur (B) Cochin
(C) Mumbai (D) Kandla

129. The founder of Mughal Empire in India was
(A) Jahangir (B) Humal.un
(C) Akbar (D) Babur

130. Lunar eclipse occurs
(A) when the Earlh comes between the \loon and the Sun
(B) when the Moon comes between the Earrh and the Sun
(C) when the Moon comes between the Earth and the Mars
(D) when tl're Moon comes between the \lars and the Sun

131. The tenn of all Law Commissions of Independent India is
(A) 5 years
(B) 3 years
(C) 2 years
(D) 10 years

132. In India, the Republic Day honours the date on s'hrch
(A) India got the independence
(B) the Constitution of India came into force
(C) the First Law Comrnission was constituted
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(D) the First Indo-Pakistani war ended

133. Restitution rneans
(A) act of restoring anything to the rightful o\\'ner
(B) possession of disputed property
(C) attachment of the property by a coufi
(D) suspension of rightful ownership

134. Coryugal rights refer to
(A) rights and responsibilities in education
(B) rights and responsibilities in business
(C) rights and responsibilities in maniage
(D) rights and responsibilities of individuals

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135. Prima facie evidence means
(A) evidence produced by respondents in the court
(B) evidence that is not sutficient
(C) evidence that is not accepted by a court
(D) sufficient amount of evidence necessary to allorv it to continue in the judicial
process

136. Written courl order issued by a judge that directs a lau' enforcement offtcer to search a
specific area for evidence is known as
(A) search war:rant
(B) writ
(C) trial at the work Place
(D) law warant

137. In cognizable offences
(A) a police officer shall not arrest without r'r'arant
(B) a police officer may arrest without warrant
(C) arrest is not required
(D) a police olficer hirnself can anest and release

138. The term 'adjudication' means
(A) pronouncing a judgment
(B) coufi is adjourned
(C) judgment reserved
(D) interitn judgrnent

139. Bequeath means
(A) to denote a movable ProPefiY
(B) to receive a gift from a relative
(C) to leceive a gift from someone through a u'i1l
(D) to give a gift to someone through a rvi11

140. Capital crime is a crime
(A) committed by head of the farnily
(B) punishable bY death
(C) cornmitted in a rnetropolitan city
(D) committed for monetarY gain
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141. Consecutive sentences are
(A) successive seutences, one beginning at the expiration of another'
(B) sentences awarded by different courts
(C) sentences awarded to different persons by the same court
(D) sentences awarded to different persons for the same offence

142. Counsel refers to
(A) lawyers in a case
(B) courl officials
(C) goverxment pleader
(D) judge

143. Hostile witness tnealts a witness whose testimony is
(A) favourable to the parly who calls hirn or her as a witness
(B) not favourable to the party who calls him or her as a witness
(C) not accepted by the court
(D) not related to trial of the case involved

144. Decree means
(A) punishment for an offence
(B) more than one punishment for the same offence
(C) an order of the court
(D) staying the proceedings of a lorver courr in a trial
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145. Cross exarnination in a coufi rneans
(A) questioning of a witness produced by the other side
(B) questioning of a respondent by the judge
(C) questioning of a witness only by the judge
(D) questioning of plaintiff by the respondents

146. A prohibitive order or remedy issued by a court at the suit of the complaining party
(A) a stay order
(B) injunction
(C) verdict
(D) adjournment

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147. Insolvent refers to
(A) the total debt of an entity is less than all of its properly
(B) inability to tun a company due to labour problern
(C) the total debt of an entity is greater than all of its property
(D) inability to tun a business

148. Which one of the following is not an intangible asset?
(A) Patents (B) Trademarks
(C) Copyrights (D) Buildings

149. Litigantmeans
(A) a party involved in a lawsuit
(B) a witness
(C) a lawyer
(D) an administrative officer

150. Notary Public is a public officer whose function rs to
(A) issue birth cerlificates
(B) issue comtnunity certificates
(C) issue ration cards
(D) administer oaths and attest documents

151. A void agreement is one for which
(A) the r.alidity is timeless
(B) lega1 remedy is Possible
(C) parlies concerned are punishable
(D) there is no legal remedY

152. RTI Act, 2005 is applicable to all States and Union territories except
(A) Assam
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Nagaland
(D) Mizoratti

153. Protection of Women frorn Domestic Violence Act u'as passed by Parliament in
(A) 2008
(B) 2010
(c) 2012
(D) 200s

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154. Lok Adalat means
(A) people's court
(ts) jusricc
(C) peopie's rjght
(D) Parliament

155. The frrst state in India to set up a women's courl is
(A) Kerala
(B) Unified Andhra Pradesh
(C) I(amataka
(D) Maharashtra

156. 'l'he number of sanctioned strength of High Courl Judges in Sikkirn is
(A) 8 (B) s
(c) 10 (D) 3
157. l'he judges whose kith and kin are practicing in the same l{igh Couft, are knorvn as
(A) uncle judgcs
(B) brother judges
(C) aclditionai judges
(D) ofliciating,judges

158. First mobile court in India was introduced in
(A) Assam
(B) Rajasthan
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(C) Odisha
(D) Gujarat

159. Intra vires means
(A) regular
(B) within the power
(C) admission
(D) cofltmon

160. which article of thc co,stitr-rtion of India besto',r.s the relevant power, duties ancl
functions upon the Election Cornmission of India ?
(A) Arlicle 326
(B) Afticle 324
(C) Arlicle 320
(D) Article 245
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16L. None of the Above (NOTA) option was introduced in the.India's General Elections,
2014 due to
(A) Chief Election Commissioner's order
(B) Demand from the Public
(C) Prime Minister's order
(D) The Supreme Court order

162. S. R. Bommai v. Union of India case is related to
(A) imposition of President's rule in a State
(B) constitutional obligation ofVice-Presider.rt
(C) constitutional obligation of Prime Minister
(D) constitutional obligation of Speaker of the Lok Sabha

163. Which section of IPC provides punishment for the cn;ile olt.uurder?
(A) section 306
(B) section 302
(C) section 308
(D) section 315

164. Codicil means
(A) registration of a wiil
(B) council of advocates
(C) withdrawal of a will
(D) an amendment to a previously executed'uvi11

165. Cornmutation of sentence means
(A) a reduction in severity of punishment
(B) acquittal from charges
(C) acquittal in one case and punishrnent in another c;se
(D) att increase in punishment awarded by a lou'er ct-'uri

166. The High Court which has jurisdiction over the Union Tenit-'rr .rf Lakshadr'veep
is

(A) Madras High Court
(B) High Court of Kerala
(C) Calcutta High Court
(D) Bombay High Court

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167. Bye-laws are rules
(A) followed in a government office
(B) followed in a courl
(C) adopied by an associatior
to govern its actio,s
(D) for making amendmen,,ji;;"*panv

168' willful disobedience of a judge's
cotn,and or of an officiar court
(A) contempt of court order is termed as

(B) an appeal
(C) staying the courl order
(D) counter clairn

169. Forfeiture of a contract
means
(,{) continuation of contract
(B) cancellation of contract
(C) suspension of contract
(D) documents related to the contract

170. In camera refers to
(A) in private
(B) public
(C) open trial
(D) oral submission

171' \\-hich of the lollowing
is incor:rect about the Ere*ion
commission of India?
(A ) It is an autonornous
body
(B ) Ir is a constitutional
body
(C t It is a statutory body
(D) It is a quasi judicial bodv

172. Interiocutory order is
(A) a final order in a lawsuit
(B) a temporary or interim order
(c) judge,s comment during atrial
(D) expunged order

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173. In which countly juclges are appointecl lor]. lile tirnc
till flrcir dcath?
(A) GennanY
(B) Irrance
(C) United States o[Amcrica
(D) lsrael
of India?
174. Which one acts as guardian of Constitution
(A) Parliament
(B) RajYa Sabha
(C) SuPreme Court
(D) State Assemblies

lT5.ThenumberofnominateclRajyaSabhatnembersoflrldiils
(A) 12 (B) ls
(c) 1e (D) 10
0f St:te'rs '':I]il'rscdol
176. UnderarticleS00ftheconstitutionoflndia,thecouncrl
(A) not more than 300 members
(B) not rnore than225 tnembers
(C) not more than 250 members
(D) not more than' 27 5 members
same t)Pl-.''fl "r",tY
177 . ,Mynotion of democracy is that under it the weakest sl-roulci have the
as the strongest.' Who told this?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Mahatma Gar:Ldhi
(D) Dr. S. Radhaknshnan

178. Identify the wrong statement
(A) India's Rajl'a Sabha cannot be dissolved
(B)Budgetofthel,earispresentedbytlieFinanceMinisterinthcLokSabha
(C) The regular tenure of the Lok Sabha is for 5 years
(D)AbankruptmaybeallowedtobecomeatnetnberofLokSabha

l1g.WhichoneisrrotrelatedtosessionsoflndiaLokSablra?
(A) budget session
(B) mollsool.l scssion
(C) witrtcr sessiotr
(D) sulnrlor session
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180. The proclamation of Financial Emergency by the President of India will be for
(A) 2 years (B) 2 weeks
(C) 2 months (D) 20 days

181. The Directive Principles of State policy is discussed in the Constitution of India in
(A) Part III (B) Parl II
(C) Part IV (D) Part VI

182. The writ of certiorari is issued to a lower court directing that
(A) the case should not be conducted in tiie lou,er court until fuither orders
(B) the records of a case be sent up for revieu'
(C) to review once again the records of tire case
(D) the counsel of the case should be chansed

183. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals u.ith end of untouchability?
(A) Arlicle 19
(B) Arlicle 21
(C) Article 26
(D) Article 17

184. Article 24 of the Indian constitution says that r.ro child below the
(A) age of l0 can be employed
(B) age of 12 can be errployed
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(C) age of 71 can be employed
(D) age of 8 can be ernployed

185. Part III of the Constitution of India describes tl-re Fundatrental Rights offered to
(A) country's citizen
(B) male members of the country
(C) wotnen citizen
(D) non-residentlndians

186. If a person did a wrongful act by a mistake of fact u,ith good faith and honest belief that
he was bound to do, then
(A) he may be prosecuted
(B) he may be arrested and remanded in judicial custody
(C) he may be excused before the law
(D) he rnay be levied penalty

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187. Conditional release frorn prison for a specific puryose and period is refered as
(A) bail
(B) surety
(C) bond
(D) parole

188. The titular head of Union of India is
(A) President of India
(B) Prime Minister of India
(C) Lok Sabha Speaker
(D) Rajya Sabha Chairman

189. Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian democracy?
(A) Right to vote
(B) Right to speech
(C) Right to recall
(D) Right to religion

190. Writ petition to rectify grave procedural error is
(A) not allowed
(B) maintainable
(C) to be filed within a week
(D) to be filed only in Supreme Court

191. Identify the wrong statement
(A) The Constitution operates as a fundamental lari
(B) The Government organs discharge their responsibiiitjes within the framework of
the Constitution
(C) The judiciary has no power to declare a lau' uttconsti:utionai
(D) The Union Parliarnent and the State Legislature 3rr r.r-it srr\ ereigll

192. Which one of the following is not true?
(A) The Constitution of India stands for a secular State
(B) The State has no official religion
(C) The Constitution guarantees a person's freedom of rellgion
(D) A single citizenship is not assured to all persons irrespective of their religion

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193. Indian Parliament by law
(A) can increase tire arca of any State
(B) cannot diminish thc area of any State
(C) cannot alter the naltle of a State
(D) carutot alter the boundaries of a State

194. which one of the following is not a principal ground fbr challenging the legality of
detention?
(A) the larv uncler which the detention order has been issued, is invalid
(B) tl-re order under which the detention has been ordered, is invalid
(c) the detention order has been issued bv a non-competent authority
(D) the detcntion order has been issued based on national securitv
-fhe
195. language to be used in the Supreme Cout of India and the High Courls is
(A) Hindi
(B) English
(C) Any one language used in States
(D) Sanskrit

DIRECTION: In each Question from 196 to 200. a statement of Legal Principle is given,
fbllori'ed by a factual situation. Apply the principle to the facts ancl select the most
appropriatc answer lrom among the four altematir es given.

196. LEGAL PRINCIPI,E
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Even. t.nember of unlawful assembly is guilti,' ol oftence committed in prosecution of
coritlloll objccts.
FACTUAt, SITUATION
'A' and 'B' are friends. Along with five others tirey r,vent to a nearby village and
attacked some of the villagers. ln the attack 'A' remained passive and 'B' actively
indul_eed in the wrong-doing.

(A) 'A' is not liable to be punished
(B) 'B' alone is liable for punishrnent
(C) No one is iiable
(D) All of them are liable to be punished

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197. LEGAL PRINCIPLE
A person cannot be punished twice fclr an offence.
FACTUAL SITUATIOI{
'A' steals Rs.10000 and some jewellery from a house. The villagers fined him for the
theft. After some time, Police files a criminal case against 'A'.
(A) Police cannot file a case in the court of law as he was already punished by the
villagers
(B) The punishment given by the villagers is legally valid
(C) 'A' is liable for punishment both by villagers and the courl of larv
(D) The villagers' action is illegal and 'A' is liable to be punished in the courl of law

198. LEGAL PRINCIPLE
The writ of Habeas Corpus can be issued against the i11egal detention of a person.
FACTUAL SITUATION
'A' and 'B' are friends and business partners. After sometime, 'A' develops enmity
with 'B' over issues related to business. 'A' \\'as taken away by 'B' to some distant
I place against his will. 'A's father filed a writ of Habeas Corpus to release 'A' from the
custody of 'B'.
(A) The writ is not maintainable as 'A' and 'B' are friends.
(B) 'B' is liable for the illegal custody of 'A' ar-rd the writ of Habeas Corpus can be
issued
(C) The writ of Habeas Corpus cannot be issued
(D) 'A's father cannot approach the Court

199. LEGAL PRINCIPLE
The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005. amended Section 6 of the Hindu
Succession Act, 1956, allowing daughters of the deceased equal rights with sons.

FACTUAL SITUATION
'A' has two sons and a daughter. He lost liis u'if-e in an accident. 'A' died without
leaving any will on his property.
(A) Two sons alone are entitled to inherit the property
(B) The daughter is not entitled to inherit the properly
(C) Two sons and the daughter are equally entitled to inherit the property
(D) Two sons will have 75 per cent and the daughter 25 per cent share of the property

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2OO. LEGAL PRINCIPLE

In exercise ofright to private defense, ifany
injury is causcd to an offender, the person
who caused the injury is not criminally liable.
FACTUAL SITUATION
'A' assaults 'B' and 'B' runs away fi'om the assairant.
while chasi,g ,8,, ,A, falls into
a well and dies.

(A) 'B' is held liable for the offence of murder
(B) 'B' is liable for the offence of atternpt to murcler
(C) 'B' is not liable for the offence of murder
(D) 'A's death is treated as a suicide

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