<div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <h5 id="clat-2018---solved-question-paper">CLAT 2018 - Solved Question Paper.</h5> <p>Q. No. : 1 - Directions: In the paragraph below there are five sentences. In each sentence there are pairs of highlighted words (A, B). Select the most appropriate words to form correct sentences. Then from the options given select the correct option.</p> <p>Internationally high rise walls serve as street A) paintings B) canvasses. In Delhi and Gurgaon artists have A) earmarked B) earmark a district and after civic authority A) compliance, B) grant transformed it into a throbbing art district. A walk through the A) instalment B) installations for public interaction is A) instituted B) envisaged. It is hoped that this will discourage defiling city’s public places.</p> <p>The correct sequence should be:</p> <p><strong>Options:</strong></p> <ol> <li>{ABABB}</li> <li>B A B A B</li> <li>BAABB</li> <li>A B A B A</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-3-baabb"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3 BAABB</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 151 - Article 51-A on Fundamental Duties was inserted into the Constitution of India through the</p> <p><strong>Options:</strong></p> <ol> <li>41 st Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1976</li> <li>44 th Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1978</li> <li>40 th Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1976</li> <li>42 nd Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1976</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 4) 42 nd Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1976</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 152 - The highest law officer in India is the</p> <h5 id="options">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Attorney General</li> <li>Advocate General3) Solicitor General</li> <li>Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-1-attorney-general"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 1) Attorney General</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 153 - How many languages are there in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India? Options:</p> <ol> <li>21</li> <li>22</li> <li>19</li> <li>18</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 1) 21</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 154 - A Panchayat Samiti at the block levelin India is only a/an:</p> <h5 id="options-1">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Administrative authority</li> <li>Co-ordinating and Supervisory authority</li> <li>Consultative Committee</li> <li>Advisory body</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-2-go-brdinating-and-supervisory-authority"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) Go-brdinating and Supervisory authority</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 155 - Whth of the following is NOT a fundamental duty as per the provisions of the Constitution offmeria?</p> <p>Optionsi;</p> <ol> <li>To unfhold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India 2XTajoin the Defence Forces of India</li> <li>Io defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so</li> <li>To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-2-to-join-the-defence-forces-of-india"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) To join the Defence Forces of India</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 156 - The Right to Education Act, 2009 (RTE) provides for free and compulsory education to:</p> <h5 id="options-2">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>All illiterate children of India</li> <li>All citizens of India</li> <li>Children aged between 6 and 14 years</li> <li>All children up to the age of 10 years</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-3-children-aged-between-6-and-14-years"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) Children aged between 6 and 14 years</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 157 - Directions: The question below consists of two statements, one labeled as ‘Assertion’ (A) and another as ‘Reason’ (R). Examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items from the codes given below.</p> <p>Assertion (A): It is the legal and constitutional duty of the State to provide legal aid to the poor?</p> <p>Reason (R): No one should be denied justice by reason of his poverty. Codes:</p> <h5 id="options-3">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Both $A$ and $R$ are individually true and $R$ is the correct explanation to</li> <li>Both $A$ and $R$ are individually true but $R$ is not the correct explanationto $A</li> <li>A$ is true but $R$ is false</li> <li>A$ is false but $R$ is true</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-1-both-a-and-r-are-individually-truernd-r-is-the-correct-explanation-to-a"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 1) Both $A$ and $R$ are individually truernd $R$ is the correct explanation to $A</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 158 - Which was the law introduced by Sir Wiłliam Bentinck to prohibit the practice of Sati?Options:</p> <ol> <li>Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829</li> <li>U.P. Sati Prohibition Act, 1828</li> <li>Indian Sati Prohibition Act, 1827</li> <li>Rajasthan Sati (Prevention) Act, 1830</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-1-bengalsati-regulation-1829"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 1) BengalSati Regulation, 1829</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 159 - Legal Rindiple: Nothing is an ‘offence’, if committed by a child below seven years of age. Fact Situation: Adil aged six years, is a student of class one. He placed his sharpened pencil on the bench with its pointed end up when his classmate Ajay stood up to answer a question from the teacher. Ajay gets hurt dren he sits on the pencil and Adil and his friends have a good laugh. Ajay’s father, on seeing his winjured when he returns home, wants action against Adil.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-4">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Adil has committed an ‘offence’.</li> <li>Adil has not committed any ‘offence’.</li> <li>Childish pranks cannot be investigated by the police.</li> <li>The class teacher must be arrested.</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-2-adil-has-not-committed-any-offence"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) Adil has not committed any ‘offence’.</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 160 - Legal Principle: The doctrine of basic structure in Constitutional jurisprudence means that the Constitution of India has certain basic features that cannot be taken away through amendments by the Parliament. The power of judicial review is a part of the basic structure and it helps the constitutional Courts to determine whether an amendment is against the basic structure or not.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Parliament proposes an amendment to limit the power of appeal against conviction for the offence of Sedition, to be exercised only by the Supreme Court of India.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-5">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>The proposed amendment is against the doctrine of basic structure.</li> <li>The proposed amendment is unconnected to the doctrine of basic structure.</li> <li>The proposed amendment can be reviewed and struck down by the Constitutionakourts</li> <li>The proposed amendment is beyond the power of the Parliament.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) The proposed amendment can be reviewed and struck down by the Constitutional Courts.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 161 - Who among the following was the first Chairman of Constituent Assembly in India?</p> <h5 id="options-6">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Dr. Rajendra Prasad</li> <li>Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha</li> <li>Harendra Coomar Mookerjee</li> <li>Dr. B.R. Ambedkar</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-2-dr-sachchidanandasinha"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) Dr. Sachchidanandasinha</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 162 - Legal Principle: It is apoffence to obstruct a public servant in the due discharge of his duty. Right of private defence isalailable to protect one’s person and property.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Sidhu cornes to the rescue of his uncle who is sought to be taken into a car by some men. In the process, he causes jinjury to some of them. Later, it turns out that the men were police persons in plain clothes trying to elfforce a warrant against his uncle.</p> <p>Which of the forlowing statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <p>Optionsi;</p> <ol> <li>ASthu has committed the offence of obstructing a public servant in due discharge of his duty.</li> <li>Sidhu has not committed an offence since he did not know that the men were from thepolice.</li> <li>Sidhu’s uncle has resisted arrest and should be proceeded against.</li> <li>Sidhu should not have tried to help his uncle without ascertaining the fact</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) Sidhu has not committed an offence since he did not know that the men were from the police.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 163 - Legal Principle: An employer is liable for the act of his servant performed during the course of employment.</p> <p>Fact Situation: While working as a driver for Verma, Alok sometimes used to earn some side income by carrying parcels for others in Verma’s car without his knowledge or permission. While going to pick Verma from the airport one day, Alok stopped to deliver a parcel he was carrying with him. While he was delivering the parcel, which unknown to him was one of contraband goods, the police arrested Alok.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-7">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Verma is liable for the act of Alok since he is Verma’s driver.</li> <li>Verma is liable for the act of Alok since he had gone to pick Verma from the airport.</li> <li>Verma is not liable for the act of Alok since Alok himself did not know that he was caryng contraband goods.</li> <li>Verma is not liable for the act of Alok since carrying the parcel was not in the cqurse of his employment.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 4) Verma is not liable for the act of Alok since carrying the parcel was not in the course of his employment.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 164 - Which law introduced the system of dyarchy in mfaduring the British reign?</p> <h5 id="options-8">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>The Government of India Act,1858</li> <li>The Government of India Act, 1909</li> <li>The Government of India Act, 1919</li> <li>The Government of India Act, 1935</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) The Governmentor India Act, 1919</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 165 - Legal Principle: 觔e Latin maxim nemo bis punitur pro eodem delictomeans that nobody can be punished twice for thesame offence.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Sajan, petty thief, is caught and thrashed thoroughly by the people before being handed over to the police. Sajan pleads before the magistrate that since he was already thrashed by the people he should not be again parnished by the State.</p> <p>Which of thellowing statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <ol> <li>Sajan is right since nobody should be punished for the same offence twice.</li> <li>Thrashing given by the people does not amount to legal punishment and so Sajan can be punished by the State.</li> <li>Giving a good thrashing to the thief is the best form of punishment to prevent future theft.</li> <li>The Magistrate should take into consideration the thrashing received by Sajan while fixing his punishment.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) Thrashing given by the people does not amount to legal punishment and so Sajan can be punished by the State.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 166 - Legal Principle: The Latin maxim qui facit per alium, facit per se means that he who acts through another, acts himself.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Heema requests her minor sister Harika to purchase a bag for her from the local shop. Harika purchases the bag on credit telling the shop keeper that her sister will pay for it. Afterwards, Heema refuses to pay for the bag.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated abve?</p> <h5 id="options-9">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Since Heema has not purchased the bag herself she is not liable to pay for it.</li> <li>Harika being a minor the shop keeper should not have sold the bag to her.</li> <li>Since she purchased the bag through her sister, Heema is liable to pay for it.</li> <li>Harika being a minor should not have been entrusted by Heema for the purchase of the bag.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) Since she purchased the bag through her sister, Heera is/iable to pay for it.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 167 - Legal Principle: Negligence is the absence of care by one party which results in some damage to another. Damage is an essential ingredient to constituteatedrt of negligence.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Mistry left his ladder on the public road whilk unloading it from a truck when he went to open the shutters of his shop. Saini who was riding his motorcycle had to swerve hard to avoid hitting the ladder as he came with speed on the road. Saini fell down but was miraculously not injured.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-10">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Mistry is not liable for the tort of tregligence since Saini was not injured though he fell down.</li> <li>Mistry is liable for the tort of negligence since Saini fell down due to the presence of the ladder.</li> <li>Mistry is not liable for the tort of negligence since Saini was speeding on the road.</li> <li>Mistry is liable for the tort of negligence since he was careless in leaving the ladder on the road.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) Ristry is liable for the tort of negligence since Saini fell down due to the presence of the ladder.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 168 - Legal Principle: Every partner is liable alone and jointly with other partners for the debts of a partnership firm incurred for the business. Every partner is an agent of every other partner while being a princtpal in his own right in the business of the partnership.</p> <p>Fact Stuation: Varun is a partner in a firm with Chinmoy and Jaffar. Jaffar purchases a car for his personal purpose and obtains credit for the same in the name of the partnership behind the back of the other partners. He fails to pay the due amount on the expiry of the period of credit.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-11">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Varun, Chinmoy and Jaffar are liable to pay for the car since they are partners and the credit was obtained in the name of the firm.</li> <li>Varun and Chinmoy are not liable to pay for the car since Jaffar purchased it for his personal purpose.</li> <li>Varun, Chinmoy and Jaffar are liable as partners for all credit obtained in the name of the firm even if it</li> </ol> <p>is for the personal purpose of a partner.</p> <ol start="4"> <li>Jaffar can use the credit of the firm to make purchases even for personal purposes since he is a partner in the partnership.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) Varun and Chinmoy are not liable to pay for the car since Jaffar purchased it for his personal purpose.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 169 - Legal Principle: Parents are not liable for wrongs committed by their children unless they provide the opportunity for such wrongful acts to be committed by their children.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Sunil, a minor, takes the keys to his father’s car from the table top where father keeps it, drives the car on the public road and hits a pedestrian who gets injured.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legahprinciple stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-12">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Since Sunil took the car without his father’s permission, his father is noble for Sunil’s act resulting in the accident.</li> <li>Sunil’s father is liable for the conduct of Sunil resulting in the agcudent since he left the car keys where his son could easily take it without permission.</li> <li>Accidents happen despite utmost care and hence neithersunthor his father is liable in the instant case.</li> <li>Sunil’s father is not liable since he had kept his car(tocked and securely deposited its keys without negligence on his table top.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) Sunil’s father is liable for the onduct of Sunil resulting in the accident since he left the car keys where his son could easily takegit without permission.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 170 - Legal Principle: No redry lies in law where an injury is caused to a person without any infringement of his legal right</p> <p>Fact Situation: Ashutosh starte a tuition Centre right next to the one being run for the past twenty years by Gulshan. After Ashutoshistarted his Centre, a large number of students shifted from Gulshan’s tuition Centre to Ashutosh’s Gentre forcing Gulshan to close down his establishment suffering huge losses. Can Gulshan initiate legal action against Ashutosh?</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-13">Options;</h5> <ol> <li>Ashatosh must compensate Gulshan for his loss consequent to the start of the new tuition centre. 2 Gulshan cannot blame Ashutosh if he cannot retain his students.</li> <li>Ashutosh has not violated any legal right of Gulshan, though students shifted to Ashutosh’s Centre and though Gulshan suffered loss, after he shut down his tuition Centre.</li> <li>Gulshan should have improved his quality with lower fees to retain his students in the light of competition brought in by Ashutosh.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) Ashutosh has not violated any legal right of Gulshan, though students shifted toAshutosh’s Centre and though Gulshan suffered loss, after he shut down his tuition Centre.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 171 - Legal Principle: Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India states that no person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Ubaid refuses to give a sample of his blood after he is stopped by the police for driving over the speed limit. The police suspect him to be driving under the influence of alcohol, which is prohibited under the law.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-14">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Ubaid is protected by Article 20(3) in his refusal to give a blood sample.</li> <li>Ubaid is not protected by Article 20(3) as he was under the influence of alcohol.</li> <li>Ubaid is not protected by Article 20(3) in his refusal to give a blood sample since he is notaceused of any offence yet.</li> <li>Refusal to give a blood sample is a crime and Ubaid must be punished for the same.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) Ubaid is not protected by Article 20(3) in his refusal to giveglood sample since he is not accused of any offence yet.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 172 - The law which provides special powers to the Armed Foregsin India is popularly known as:</p> <h5 id="options-15">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>AFSPA</li> <li>POTA</li> <li>TADA</li> <li>SARFAESI</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-1-afspa"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 1) AFSPA</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 173 - Legal Principle: Thełanstates that a food business operator must be registered with or licensed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to run a food business.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Kavita’s neighbours suffer food poisoning after consuming sweets gifted by her on the occasion of a celebration at her home. Kavita does not have a registration or license from the FSSAI.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-16">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Kavita is in violation of the law since she does not have a FSSAI registration or license.</li> <li>Kavifa Is not in violation of the law since she did not make the sweets she gave by way of gift. 3 Law does not apply in cases like this where transactions happen between neighbours. 4) Qavita need not take a license or register with FSSAI since she is not running a food business.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 4) Kavita need not take a license or register with FSSAI since she is not running a food business.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 174 - Legal Principle: An agreement entered into by way of a wager/bet is unenforceable in law.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Thomas is very good at predicting outcomes of cricket matches. Raja and Hoja give him rupees thousand each to enable him to bet with others about the outcome of a cricket match. Thomas wins rupees three lakh after betting three thousand rupees.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-17">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Thomas must share rupees three lakh with Raja and Hoja equally.</li> <li>Thomas must return rupees thousand each to Raja and Hoja.</li> <li>Thomas need not share the three lakh with Raja and Hoja since it is the outcome of an unenforceable agreement.</li> <li>If Thomas does not pay them rupees two lakh each, Raja and Hoja can sue him to recover theirshare.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) Thomas need not share the three lakh with Raja and Hoja since it is the qurcome of an unenforceable agreement.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 175 - Legal Principle: ‘Audi alteram partem’ is a Latin phrase which means ‘hear the other side’. It is the principle that no person should be judged without a fair hearing.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Sanjay, in Delhi, is accused of theft and brought before thecourt. The magistrate discovers that Sanjay is mute.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relatiohto the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-18">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>The principle is not applicable to Sanjay since he is mute.</li> <li>The principle is applicable to Sanjay even though he annot speak since he can be asked to write down his defence.</li> <li>The Magistrate has to take all measures to urderstand what Sanjay has to convey about the accusation against him.</li> <li>Since it is a Latin principle it is not applicable in India.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) The Magistrate Was to take all measures to understand what Sanjay has to convey about the accusation against him.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 176 - Legal Prirciple. An essential condition in a contract for sale of goods is that the seller has title over the goods sold.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Raman pays rupees two thousand and buys a watch from Mohit who runs a watch showroom andQuepair shop. Jatin sees the watch with Ranjan and tells him that it is his watch and was only given Mohit for repairs. If what Jatin says is true</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-19">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Ranjan is now the owner of the watch since he paid rupees two thousand for it.</li> <li>Ranjan is not the owner of the watch since Mohit did not have a title to it.</li> <li>Mohit must pay Jatin rupees two thousand since he sold Jatin’s watch.</li> <li>Mohit is the owner of the watch since he sold it to Ranjan.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) Ranjan is not the owner of the watch since Mohit did not have a title to it.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 177 - Legal Principle: The insurer agrees to pay no more than the actual amount of the loss.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Sunny insures his car worth rupees five lakh with X, an insurance company, for its value. He again insures the same car with {Y}, another insurance company, on the same terms. There is an accident and the car suffers a total loss. In his separate suits against X and Y, if Sunny recovers rupees five lakh from {X}, how much can he recover from {Y} ?</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated aboye?</p> <h5 id="options-20">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Sunny can recover rupees five lakhs from $Y$.</li> <li>Sunny cannot recover any amount from $Y$.</li> <li>Sunny must pay $Y$, the rupees five lakhs he received from $X$.</li> <li>Sunny cannot insure his car with both $X$ and $Y$ at the sametime.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) Sunny cannot recover any amount from Y.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 178 - Legal Principle: When there is an infringement of the legar right of a person, he gets a right to sue the wrongdoer for remedy irrespective of any actual loss caused.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Saroj is prevented from voting at an election. The ced didate she intended to vote for, wins the election.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-21">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Saroj’s legal right has been violated and stecan sue the persons who prevented her from voting</li> <li>Since Saroj’s candidate has won the election, her rights are not violated and she cannot sue.</li> <li>Since Saroj is not the candidate, her rights are not violated if she is prevented from voting.</li> <li>This principle is not at all applicable in this case.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 1) Saroj’s degal right has been violated and she can sue the persons who prevented her from voting</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 179 - Which ofthe following is the oldest law code in India?</p> <h5 id="options-22">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Hammuabi’s code2) Prasarsmriti</li> <li>Manusmríi</li> <li>Narâdasmriti</li> </ol> <h5 id="coprect-answer-3-manusmriti">Coprect Answer: 3) Manusmriti</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 180 - Legal Principle: A product cannot be sold in shops to consumers after its date of expiry. Fact Situation: Lata, while shopping, notices that the milk packets on the shelves are due for expiry on that day. She objects to this to the shopkeeper, saying that since she was there to buy milk for the next day, keeping the milk on its date of expiry was against the law.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-23">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Lata is right and the shopkeeper should take the milk packets off his shelves.</li> <li>The shopkeeper should not sell the milk packets after the date of expiry is over.</li> <li>The shopkeeper must remove the milk packets from the shelves and keep it refrigerated.</li> <li>Milk is not a product and hence the principle is not applicable in this case.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) The shopkeeper should not sell the milk packets after the date of expiry is over.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 181 - Legal Principle: Nuisance is the unlawful interference with a person’s enjoyment of 1 is land or some rights over or in connection with it.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Ashok, in his nineties, is hard of hearing and plays the radio very loudly thoughout the day and on a daily basis. Raju, his neighbour, complaints that he cannot listen to his faverite TV show in his home due to the radio of Ashok.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legarprinciple stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-24">Options:</h5> <ol> <li> <p>Listening to the radio is Ashok’s freedom.</p> </li> <li> <p>Ashok is creating nuisance to his neighbour by playing the radigloud perpetually and disturbing Raju in being able to listen to the TV in his home.</p> </li> <li> <p>Raju is creating nuisance by complaining about Ashok’ anjoyment of hearing his radio.</p> </li> <li> <p>Raju should appreciate that Ashok is aged and hard of hearing.</p> </li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) Ashok is creating nuisance to his neighbour by playing the radio loud perpetually and disturbing Raju in being able to listen to the win his home.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 182 - Legal Principle: Agreementş Yestraint of trade are void and unenforceable.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Manu has been working a blacksmith in his village for many decades. Somu has been undergoing training with him for the post three years. After his training is over, Somu enters into an agreement with Manu that he will notstart a competing business in the same village while Manu is alive. Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-25">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>This agreement is void and unenforceable since it is a restraint on trade.</li> <li>This agreementaryalid and enforceable since Manu is Somu’s teacher.</li> <li>This agreement ’s valid but not enforceable after Manu’s death.</li> <li>This agrement is valid and enforceable since it is to protect Manu’s interest in consideration for teaching Somu to be a blacksmith.</li> </ol> <p>Corret Answer: 1) This agreement is void and unenforceable since it is a restraint on trade.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 183 - What does FIR stand for under the Criminal Law?</p> <h5 id="options-26">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Forensic Investigation Report</li> <li>First Investigation Report</li> <li>First Information Report</li> <li>Formal Interrogation Record</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) First Information Report</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 184 - Under which of the following enactments, is the use of mobile phone while driving made punishable?</p> <h5 id="options-27">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>The Information Technology Act</li> <li>The Indian Penal Code</li> <li>The Motor Vehicles Act</li> <li>The Criminal Procedure Code</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-3-the-motor-vehicles-act"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) The Motor Vehicles Act</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 185 - Legal Principle: A person is liable to compensate others for harm caused by the escape of any inherently dangerous material that he keeps on his land.</p> <p>Fact Situation: Ankit lights a bonfire in his courtyard to warm himself up curing a cold winter evening. A strong wind suddenly blows some sparks from the fire, on to his neighbour’s house which catches fire and gets completely destroyed.</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in redrifo to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-28">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Ankit’s neighbour is liable to Ankit for distress caused by keeping a house that catches fire so quickly.</li> <li>Ankit is not liable because nobody could forese that the sudden wind will blow the sparks to cause a fire.</li> <li>Ankit’s neighbour cannot make Ankit liable for the loss of his house since it was an accidental fire that destroyed it.</li> <li>Ankit is liable to compensate becatsethe fire escaped from his premises to burn down his neighbour’s house.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 4) Ankit is fiable to compensate because the fire escaped from his premises to burn down his neighbour’s hotse.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 186 - Legal Principle: A characteristic feature of partnerships is the principle of mutual agency, i.e., every partnen an agent for every other partner and will hence be able to bind them by his act, within the busingss of partnership.</p> <p>Fact Sifuation : Ram and Shyam are partners of M/s R & S Trading Company which trades in rice varieties. Ram agrees to purchase ten tons of rice from Govind. Ram dies after the rice is delivered to the premises of M/s R & S Trading Company but before the payment of price is made. Is the agreement binding on Shyam?</p> <p>Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?</p> <h5 id="options-29">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Being partners, Ram’s agreement to purchase rice for their partnership, is not binding on Shyam.</li> <li>Since Ram is no more, the agreement is not binding on Shyam.</li> <li>Being partners, Ram’s agreement to purchase rice for their partnership, is binding on Shyam.</li> <li>The agreement is binding on Ram and not on Shyam since the rice is delivered only to M/s R & S</li> </ol> <p>Trading Company and not to Shyam.</p> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) Being partners, Ram’s agreement to purchase rice for their partnership, is binding on Shyam.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 187 - Who is an Ombudsman?</p> <h5 id="options-30">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>A judicial officer designated to receive complaints against the violation of rights of citizens.</li> <li>An official who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and adressing complaints of maladministration or a violation of rights.</li> <li>An elected representative of the people to investigate and address the complaints of mafministration or a violation of rights.</li> <li>A specially designated police officer assigned with the power to investigate and address the complaints of maladministration or a violation of rights.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) An official who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints of maladministration or a violation of rights.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 188 - Which authority in India notified the guidelines for the protection of persons assisting accident victims on Indian roads based on the Supreme Court diregtion?</p> <h5 id="options-31">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Ministry of Surface Transport, Govt. of India</li> <li>Ministry of Social Justice, Govt. of India3) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India</li> <li>National Human Rights Commission</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) Ministry of Road Trapsport and Highways, Govt. of India</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 189 - Article 1 of a legal instrument reads: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reson and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”.</p> <p>Which is the legal instrunt endeing referred to above?</p> <p>Options:</p> <ol> <li>National Hupan Rights Act, 1995</li> <li>Constitutionof India, 1951</li> <li>Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948</li> <li>Philádelphia Declaration, 1944</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-3-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-1948"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 190 - Examine the Statement and Conclusions given below and choose a suitable answer from the options given:</p> <p>Statement: It is a fundamental duty, which is unenforceable in a Court of Law that every citizen shall renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women.</p> <p>Conclusions:</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <ol> <li>Reservation of seats for women in employment is violative of the principle stated.</li> </ol> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <ol start="2"> <li>Asking a lady inappropriate questions about her personal life is violative of the principle stated.</li> </ol> <h5 id="options-32">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Only Conclusion 1 follows.</li> <li>Only Conclusion 2 follows.</li> <li>Conclusions 1 and 2 follow.</li> <li>Neither Conclusion 1 nor 2 follows.</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-2-only-conclusion-2-follows"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) Only Conclusion 2 follows.</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 191 - Examine the Statement and Conclusions given below and choose a suitab@answer from the options given:</p> <p>Statement: A punishment is the imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcenge upon a group or individual, meted out by an authority.</p> <p>Conclusions:</p> <ol> <li>Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth is an example of punishment. 2. who inflicted bodily injury on another is justified by the statement</li> </ol> <p>Imposition of fine on someone</p> <h5 id="options-33">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Only Conclusion 1 follows.</li> <li>Only Conclusion 2 follows.</li> <li>Conclusions 1 and 2 follow.</li> <li>Neither Conclusion 1 nor 2 follows.</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-3-conclusions-1-and-2-follow"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) Conclusions 1 and 2 follow.</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 192 - Examine the Statementand Conclusions given below and choose a suitable answer from the options given:</p> <p>Statement: Necessity knows no law.</p> <h5 id="conclusions">Conclusions:</h5> <ol> <li> <p>The act of a captain throwing some cargo into the ocean to save the ship from sinking is justified by the principle.</p> </li> <li> <p>The đat of man out of poverty and starvation stealing some food from a hotel is justified by the principte.</p> </li> <li> <p>The act of a tourist killing a tiger when it was attacking a villager is justified by the principle.</p> </li> </ol> <p>Options:</p> <ol> <li>Only Conclusion 1 follows.</li> <li>Only Conclusion 2 follows.</li> <li>Only Conclusion 1 and 3 follow.</li> <li>All Conclusions follow.</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-3-only-conclusion-1-and-3-follow"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) Only Conclusion 1 and 3 follow.</h5> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 193 - Examine the Statement and Conclusions given below and choose a suitable answer from the options given:</p> <h5 id="statements">Statements:</h5> <ol> <li> <p>Justice delayed is justice denied. Justice hurried is justice buried.</p> </li> <li> <p>More than 3 crore cases are pending in the Indian Courts.</p> </li> </ol> <p>Conclusions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>People are not getting justice in India.</p> </li> <li> <p>Disposal of cases by ‘Fast track courts’ results in injustice.</p> </li> <li> <p>Cases must be disposed off within a reasonable time.</p> </li> </ol> <h5 id="options-34">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Only Conclusion 1 follows.</li> <li>Only Conclusion 2 follows.</li> <li>Only Conclusion 3 follows.</li> <li>No Conclusion follows.</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-3-only-conclusion-3-follows"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) Only Conclusion 3 follows.</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 194 - Legal Principle: One of the principles of ‘Natuatfustice’ states that, “No person shall be a judge in his own cause”.Facts: A, a driver of B, a Branch yranager of ABC Bank was caught, suspecting theft, in the bank premises. The Bank management instituted an enquiry and made B the enquiry officer. Which of the following statements is correct?</p> <h5 id="options-35">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>As $B$ is a Bank Manager and not a judge, this principle is inapplicable.</li> <li>Since the suspected theft was in the bark premises, the manager is the only competent person to enquire. Hence, the principle is not applicable.</li> <li>Since $B$ is the employer of $A \times B$ should not be conducting the enquiry on the basis of the given principle.</li> <li>The principle will be arplieable, only if the theft committed by A was in relation to the car.</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong></h5> <p>32 Sirce B is the employer of A, B should not be conducting the enquiry on the basis of the given principle.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. :195- Legal Principle: Justice should not only be done, but also seen to be done.</p> <p>Facts: an honest Lawyer had 200 shares in Company X. Later, L was elevated to the High Court as a Jutge and had to deal with Company matters. A dispute between Company X and its creditors came before {L} for decision.</p> <p>Which among the following proposition is true?</p> <h5 id="options-36">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>L, as an honest person will definitely judge the matter on the merits only. So, the principle cannot apply.</li> <li>A judge cannot excuse himself from taking up a case posted before him by the Court Registry.</li> <li>L should refrain from hearing the matter as he holds shares of the Company $X$.</li> <li>Since, $L$ has only 200 shares he has no substantial interest in the company and hence can decide the matter.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 3) L should refrain from hearing the matter as he holds shares of the Company X.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 196 - Legal Principle: A person who keeps hazardous substances in his premises, is responsible for the fault if that substance escapes in any manner and causes damage.</p> <p>Facts: A, an industrialist stored 1000 litres of liquid ammonia in a tank in his premises for his inđustrial use. There was a leakage from the tank due to which there was ammonia vapour in the surroundings. Many workers in other industries as well as his own industry and some members from the publit suffered serious health hazards. Examine the liability of A, if any.</p> <h5 id="options-37">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>A may be liable for the injury sustained by his workers only and not others</li> <li>A is liable as he is responsible for the injury caused by the leakage of anmonia from his premises.</li> <li>Ais not liable because there was no fault on his part for the escape of the dangerous substance.</li> <li>A is not liable because he did not expect a leakage from the tank.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 2) A is liable as he is responsible for the injuys eal sed by the leakage of ammonia from his premises.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 197 - Legal Principle: In the law of evidenc, a person missing for long and not heard of, for over seven years is presumed to have died.</p> <p>Facts: A, B and C are children of F and M. Ak the age of 20, A went out in search of a job and was not contacting the family. All attempts to trace by the family failed. Eight years after the death of the parents, {B} and {C} entered into a partition and took equal share in the property of {F} and {M}. One year after this, A returned home with his wife and wo children and claimed his share in the property. Whether A’s claim is legally sustainable?</p> <h5 id="options-38">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Since A was not heand by, for more than eight years, the legal presumption of death will apply and hence, he cannot claim a share in the property.</li> <li>It was A’s duty tobe in touch with the family at least once in a year. The failure of this duty will disentitle</li> </ol> <p>him from aming property.</p> <ol start="3"> <li>A will succeed because he is a legitimate son of {F} and {M}.</li> <li>B and C are legally bound to give $1 / 3$ rd share of the property to $A$.</li> </ol> <p>Conrect Answer: 1) Since A was not heard of, for more than eight years, the legal presumption of death will apply and hence, he cannot claim a share in the property.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 198 - Legal Principle: ‘Gift’ means transfer of certain existing property made voluntarily and without consideration, by a donor, to a donee, and accepted by or on behalf of the donee during the lifetime of the donor.</p> <p>Facts: Amit executed a gift deed for property ’ {X} ’ in favour of Sooraj, who happened to be Amit’s loyal servant’s son settled in the U.S. Two months thereafter, Amit died without leaving a will regarding his assets. Amit’s children initiated steps to partition his entire property, including property ’ {X} ’ among themselves. At that time, Sooraj came to India, and learning about the gift, claimed the property ’ {X} ‘.</p> <h5 id="options-39">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Sooraj can legally get the property ’ $X$ ‘, as soon as he gets to know about the gift.</li> <li>Sooraj cannot legally claim the property ’ $X$ ’ because, the children of Amit have already initiated steps for partition.</li> <li>Sooraj can claim the property ’ $X$ ‘, because, his acceptance of the gift is implicit by his conduct of claiming the property as soon as he came to know about the gift.</li> <li>Sooraj apparently did not comply with the essential requirements of a gift and hence, the enting property including property ‘X’, can be partitioned among the children of Amit.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 4) Sooraj apparently did not comply with the essential requirements of a gift and hence, the entire property including property ’ {X} ‘, can be partitioned among the childgen of Amit.</p> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 199 - The right to information under the Right to Information Act, 22005 1s a:</p> <h5 id="options-40">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>Legal Right</li> <li>Fundamental Right3) Human Right</li> <li>Constitutional Right</li> </ol> <h5 id="correct-answer-1-legal-right"><strong>Correct Answer:</strong> 1) Legal Right</h5> </div> <p>======</p> <div style = 'text-align:left; font-size:22px;'> <p>Q. No. : 200 - The primary legislation relating tốrgan donation and transplantation, aimed at regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of humar organs for therapeutic purposes and for prevention of commercial dealings in human organs in India, namely, the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, was passed in the year</p> <h5 id="options-41">Options:</h5> <ol> <li>1994</li> <li>1998</li> <li>2004</li> <li>2014</li> </ol>