PGMQP PGQP02 PDF
PGMQP PGQP02 PDF
PGMQP PGQP02 PDF
PART A
18. How long will it take a sum of money invested at 5% p.a. simple interest to increase
its value by 40% ?
A) 5 years B) 6 years C) 7 years D) 8 years
19. A person has to pay 20% tax on first Rs. 4,500 earned, for amount earned between
Rs. 4,500 and Rs. 7,500 the tax is 25% and for the amount earned more than
Rs. 7,500, the tax is 30%. If he paid 23.33% of his income as tax, then what is his
income?
A) Rs. 9,000 B) Rs. 8,500 C) Rs. 10,000 D) Rs. 10,500
20. A and B can do a piece of work in 45 days and 40 days respectively. They began to
do the work together but A leaves after some days and then B completed the remaining
work in 23 days. The number of days after which A left the work was
A) 6 B) 8 C) 9 D) 12
21. 5358 × 51 = ?
A) 273258 B) 273268 C) 273348 D) 273358
22. In a certain language, 36492 is written as SMILE and 058 is written as RUN. How
are the 90089 coded in that language ?
A) NLLRN B) LRLNN C) LLRRN D) LRRNL
23. Pointing to an old man Kamal said. His son is my sons uncle. How is the old man
related to Kamal ?
A) Brother B) Uncle C) Father D) Grandfather
24. Statements :
I. The State Government has announced special tax package for the new industries
to be set-up in the State.
II. Last year the State Government had hiked the taxes for all industrial activities in
the State.
A) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
B) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
C) Both the statements I and II are independent causes.
D) Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
26. Under which Section of I.P.C. sexual harassment is considered a criminal offence ?
A) 354 A B) 354 C C) 509 D) 326 A
28. In which case did the Supreme Court of India propound the doctrine of rarest of
rare cases in relation to the Death Penalty ?
A) Nalini V. State of Tamil Nadu
B) Bachan Singh V. State of Punjab
C) Machi Singh V. State of Punjab
D) Mithu V. State of Punjab
31. Which one of the following is provided within UNDHR but not under ICCPR ?
A) Right to asylum
B) Right to non-refoulment
C) Right to privacy
D) Protection against ex-post -facto criminal laws
35. In which of the following cases Supreme Court recently approved centres guidelines
to protect good Samaritans, who help road accident victims, from being harassed in
hospitals and police stations ?
A) PUCL V. U.O.I
B) Save Life Foundation and Anr V. U.O.I and Anr
C) Novartis V. U.O.I and Anr
D) Life Saving foundation and Anr V. U.O.I
36. Which of the following was adopted on 10th December apart from UNDHR ?
A) ICCPR B) ICESCR
C) Convention against Torture D) Convention on Rights of Child
40. Under which Section of the IPC the term good faith has been defined ?
A) 23 B) 40 C) 52 D) 176
44. Special rights of domiciles of the state of J and K are secured under
A) Art. 370 B) Art. 35 A C) Art. 253 D) Art. 32
45. Which Article of the Indian Constitution is excluded from the purview of Art. 368 ?
A) Art. 35 A B) Art. 21 C) Art. 14 D) Art. 370
46. Which Article of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties provides that a state
cannot plead its domestic law as an excuse for non-fulfilment of treaty obligations ?
A) Art. 27 B) Art. 53 C) Art. 24 D) Art. 10
49. The maximum period for which a person can be detained in police remand under
Cr.P.C.
A) 5 days B) 10 days C) 15 days D) 20 days
50. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2016 increased the maternity leave available
to a working woman in case of first two children from 12 weeks to
A) 14 B) 15 C) 24 D) 26
51. Friendly relations with a foreign state became a ground for restriction of freedom of
expression through __________ amendment of the Constitution.
A) 1st amendment B) 13th amendment
C) 16th amendment D) 21st amendment
54. The acceptance must be absolute and unqualified has been provided under which
Section of the Indian Contract Act ?
A) Section 3 B) Section 7
C) Section 7 A D) Section 8
55. M. C. Mehta V Kamal Nath incorporated the following doctrine within Indian corpus
juris
A) Class Action B) Polluter Pays Principle
C) Public Trust D) Precautionary Principle
58. Which one of the regional conventions on Human Rights does not provide duties
along with rights ?
A) American Convention on Human Rights
B) African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights
C) European Convention on Human Rights
D) Arab Charter on Human Rights
60. The term procedure established by law in Art. 21 of Indian Constitution has been
borrowed from
A) Australian Constitution B) U.S. Constitution
C) Japanese Constitution D) German Constitution
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61. Even aliens are entitled to some rights provided under Part III of the Indian
Constitution was held in
A) Maneka Gandhi V. U.O.I
B) NHRC V. State of Arunachal Pradesh
C) Jolly George V. State Bank of Cochin
D) Francis Coralie Mullen V. U.O.I
63. The following amendment deleted the reference to privileges of House of Commons
from Art. 105 of the Constitution
A) 42 nd B) 44 th C) 51st D) 54 th
66. People have a right to know antecedents of their election candidate was provided in
A) Bandhua Mazdoor Mukti Morcha V. Union of India
B) Union of India V. Association of Democratic Reforms
C) State of U. P. V. Raj Narain
D) S. P. Gupta V. Union of India
67. There is no Fundamental Right for govt. employees to go on strike was laid down in
A) T. K. Rangarajan V. State of Tamil Nadu and Others
B) Armugam V. State of Tamil Nadu
C) Principal, Guntur Medical V. Y. Mohan Rao
D) T. M. A. Pai Foundation V. State of Kerala
72. Which one of the following is not associated with social contract theory ?
A) Hobbes B) Locke
C) Rousseau D) Luther
78. Which Article of the Constitution of India declares that The Law declared by the
Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India ?
A) Article 141 B) Article 142
C) Article 143 D) Article 144
79. Which provision of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, embodies the principle of
res judicata ?
A) Section 10 B) Section 11 C) Section 12 D) Section 13
80. Which among the following writs is issued to the usurper of a public office ?
A) Habeas corpus B) Mandamus C) Quo Warranto D) Prohibition
82. In which judgment did the Supreme Court uphold the constitutional validity of
Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 related to the restitution of conjugal
rights?
A) T. Sareetha V. T. Venkata Subbaih B) Bhagwat V. Bhagwat
C) Dastane V. Dastane D) Saroj Rani V. Sudarshan
83. Which provision under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with the Bars to
Matrimonial Relief ?
A) Section 10 B) Section 12
C) Section 22 D) Section 23
84. Who among the following is not a Class I Heir under the Hindu Succession Act,
1956 ?
A) Father B) Mother C) Widow D) Son
85. According to the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 a minor is a person
who has not completed the age of ______________years.
A) 14 B) 15 C) 16 D) 18
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86. Which among the following sources of Muslim Law literally means Consensus of
Opinions ?
A) Qiyas B) Ijma
C) Istislah D) Ijtihad
87. Islam places a restriction on the testators power so that he was not allowed to
bequeath more than ____________of his estate.
A) One Half B) One Third
C) One Fourth D) One Eighth
88. Which among the following kinds of hurt can be designated as grievous under
Section 320 of the Indian Penal Code ?
A) Emasculation
B) Fracture or Dislocation of a bone or tooth
C) Permanent disfiguration of the head or face
D) All of these
89. In which case did the Supreme Court lay down the Triple Test for the purpose of
defining an industry under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 ?
A) Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board V. A. Rajjapa
B) Safdurgung Hospital V. K. S. Sethi
C) Delhi University V. Ram Nath
D) Cricket Club of India V. Bombay
90. Which among the following provisions in the Indian Penal Code deals with the
offence of Criminal Elopement ?
A) Section 493 B) Section 494
C) Section 497 D) Section 498
91. In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court lay down that the Right to
Life does not include the Right to Die?
A) P.Rathinam V Union of India
B) Maruti Shripati Dubal V. State of Maharashtra
C) Gian Kaur V Union of India
D) K.M.Nanavati V State of Maharashtra
92. Which Chapter of the Indian Penal Code deals with the offences affecting the Human
Body ?
A) Chapter X B) Chapter XI C) Chapter XV D) Chapter XVI
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93. Who is credited with having formulated the volksgeist theory in relation to the
Historical Approach ?
A) Maine B) Savigny
C) Duguit D) None of the above
96. Who among the following jurists represented the Scandinavian Realism ?
A) Hagerstrom B) Olivercrona
C) Ross D) All of These
99. Which provision under the Indian Contract Act 1872 provides the definition of
Contract ?
A) Section 2(a) B) Section 2(b)
C) Section 2(d) D) Section 2(h)