1. Which Article of the Constitution guarantees equality before law and equal protection of laws?
(A) Article 13
(B) Article 14
(C) Article 19
(D) Article 21
2. The doctrine of “Basic Structure” was propounded in:
(A) A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
(B) Golaknath v. State of Punjab
(C) Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
(D) Minerva Mills v. Union of India
3. Which of the following writs is issued to inquire into the legality of a person’s detention?
(A) Mandamus
(B) Certiorari
(C) Habeas Corpus
(D) Quo Warranto
4. Which Article empowers the Supreme Court to issue writs for enforcement of Fundamental Rights?
(A) Article 32
(B) Article 136
(C) Article 226
(D) Article 141
5. The President of India is elected by:
(A) Parliament only
(B) State Legislatures only
(C) Electoral College
(D) People directly
6. Who is regarded as the father of Analytical Positivism?
(A) Roscoe Pound
(B) John Austin
(C) Savigny
(D) Duguit
7. According to Austin, law is:
(A) Command of Sovereign
(B) Social Engineering
(C) Volksgeist
(D) Rule of Recognition
8. “Law is a tool of Social Engineering” was propounded by:
(A) Roscoe Pound
(B) Bentham
(C) Austin
(D) Salmond
9. The Historical School of Jurisprudence is associated with:
(A) Austin
(B) Kelsen
(C) Savigny
(D) Pound
10. Pure Theory of Law was propounded by:
(A) Hart
(B) Kelsen
(C) Bentham
(D) Holland
11. Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, consideration may move from:
(A) Promisee only
(B) Promisor only
(C) Any person
(D) Third party only
12. A contract entered into by a minor is:
(A) Voidable
(B) Valid
(C) Void ab initio
(D) Illegal
13. Which case established that a minor’s agreement is void ab initio?
(A) Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.
(B) Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose
(C) Hadley v. Baxendale
(D) Donoghue v. Stevenson
14. Free consent is not caused by:
(A) Coercion
(B) Undue Influence
(C) Mistake
(D) Consideration
15. Quasi-contracts are dealt with under Sections:
(A) 68–72
(B) 10–30
(C) 37–67
(D) 73–75
16. The maxim “Actus Non Facit Reum Nisi Mens Sit Rea” means:
(A) Every act is punishable
(B) Guilty mind and guilty act are necessary
(C) Ignorance of law is no excuse
(D) No person shall be punished twice
17. Which Section of IPC defined murder before the enactment of BNS?
(A) Section 299
(B) Section 300
(C) Section 302
(D) Section 304
18. The right of private defence is covered under Sections:
(A) 76–106 IPC
(B) 96–106 IPC
(C) 107–120 IPC
(D) 141–160 IPC
19. Dacoity requires a minimum of:
(A) Three persons
(B) Four persons
(C) Five persons
(D) Seven persons
20. The age of criminal responsibility under IPC is:
(A) Below 7 years absolutely exempt
(B) Below 10 years exempt
(C) Below 12 years exempt
(D) Below 14 years exempt
21. The principal judicial organ of the United Nations is:
(A) ICC
(B) ICJ
(C) PCA
(D) WTO Tribunal
22. The headquarters of the International Court of Justice is at:
(A) Geneva
(B) Vienna
(C) The Hague
(D) Paris
23. Custom as a source of International Law consists of:
(A) State practice and opinio juris
(B) Treaties only
(C) Judicial decisions only
(D) General principles only
24. The Protection of Human Rights Act was enacted in:
(A) 1986
(B) 1990
(C) 1993
(D) 1998
25. The principle that the polluter must bear the cost of pollution is known as:
(A) Precautionary Principle
(B) Sustainable Development
(C) Polluter Pays Principle
(D) Public Trust Doctrine
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