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1. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts deal with the Elementary Education as a Fundamental
Right?
A. 84th Amendment Act B. 85th Amendment Act
C. 86th Amendment Act D. 87th Amendment Act
2. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
A. Chief Justice of India B. President
C. Parliament D. Prime Minister
3. What is the nature of the Indian Constitution?
A. Unitary B. Federal
C. Quasi-federal D. None of these
4. Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions about financial emergency?
A. 360 B. 350
C. 340 D. 330
5. The maxim ‘Ubi jus ibi remedium’ is a legal maxim. Which means ?
A. Justice should not only be done but should be seen to
B. In law there is a remedy for every wrong.
be done.
C. Right to be heard to court D. Friend of the court
6. In which among the cases the Supreme Court held that Legislative power of a State or Union is subject to the
fundamental rights and the legislature cannot indirectly take away or abridge fundamental rights which it could not
do directly for granting either recognition or aid to minority institutions?
A. TMA Pai Foundation vs State of Karnataka B. State of Orissa Vs Ram Bahadur Thapa
C. NALSA Vs Union of India D. None of the above
7. Who is the current Chairperson of the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)?
A. Stuti Kacker B. Savitri Sinha
C. H. L. Dattu D. Rekha Sharma
8. Who among the following was a member of Rajya Sabha at the time of appointment as Prime Minister?
A. Chaudhary Charan Singh B. D D Deshmukh
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri D. P.V. Narsimha Rao
9. In 2006 President Abdul Kalam sent back a bill passed by Parliament for reconsideration. The Bill is related to:
A. Office of Profit B. SC/ST Act
C. Reservation in Defense D. None of the above
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10. The doctrine of stare decisis is a feature of Common Law. This means that :
B. Precedents possess law quality in themselves and are
A. At the first sight, everything seems to be perfect
binding
C. Decision of High Court is ‘Law’ even through it is not
D. The things speak for itself
binding on any Court except those subordinate to it
11. Grievous hurt is defined under which section of Indian Penal Code(IPC) ?
A. 320 B. 319
C. 348 D. 397
12. Dacoity is defined under which section of the Indian Penal Code ____________ ?
A. Section 391 B. Section 393
C. Section 392 D. Section 395
13. Pecuniary jurisdiction of the court has been dealt under which section of the CPC?
A. Section 3 of CPC B. Section 6 of CPC
C. Section 10 of CPC D. Section 8 of CPC
14. The Gift of future property by Ramdin to his own son is ____________ in the eyes of law ?
A. Valid B. Unconstitutional
C. Voidable D. Void
15. In law, a man is presumed to be dead if he is not heard of as alive for ____________.
A. 7 years B. 4 years
C. 30 years D. 15 years
16. Section 115 of CPC (Code of Civil Procedure) applies only when ____________.
A. There is an error in law. B. There is error in fact.
C. There is jurisdictional error. D. There is an erroneous decision.
17. A bill is a ‘Money Bill’ or not will be decided by ________.
A. Finance Minister B. President
C. Chairman of Rajya Sabha D. Speaker of Lok Sabha
18. In which year first general election held in India?
A. 1950 B. 1949
C. 1952 D. 1955
19. Match the following:
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List - I

A) Accomplice

B) Acquittal

C) Act of God

List – II

1) One who is a party to a crime, either as a principal or as an accessory

2) A decision by a court that a defendant accused of a crime is not guilty

3) An event due to natu-ral causes (storms,earthquakes, floods,etc.) so exceptionally severe that no one could
reasonably be expected to anticipate or guard against it.
A. A-2 B-1 C-3 B. A-3 B-1 C-2
C. A-1 B-2 C-3 D. A-1 B-3 C-2
20. Among which of the following case the Supreme Court held that, there is no moral, fundamental or legal rights or
equitable jurisdiction to go on strike by the government employees?
A. T. K. Rangarajan vs Government of Tamil Nadu &
B. Dwarka Prasad Agarwal vs B D Agarwal
Others
C. vs Union of India D. A. K. Pariwar vs T. N. Muthy
21. The famous Palani panchamirtham, given as ‘prasadam’ at the Murugan temple, has been granted the Geographical
Indication (GI) tag. The temple is located in which of the following states?
A. Karnataka B. Tamil Nadu
C. Kerala D. Maharashtra
22. Which one of the following does not find mention in the preamble of the constitution?
A. Dignity of the Individual B. Dignitary of the constitution
C. Fraternity D. Unity and Integrity of the nation.
23. Which of the following statement s correctly defines the judicial reviews?
B. The authority of the courts to correct the errors of the
A. The authority of the court to punish political offenders.
government
C. The authority of the courts to issue various writs D. The authority of the courts to interpret the legality of
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laws.
24. First Indian Judge to be elected to ICJ:
A. Justice B .N Rau B. Justice Nagendra Rao
C. Justice Nagendra Singh D. Justice Dalveer bhandari
25. Who was the Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India?
A. Ravi R. Tripathi B. Balbir Singh Chauhan
C. Sanjay Singh D. None of the above
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Solutions
1. C
Sol. The 86th Constitutional Amendment passed in 2002, made education, for children between the age group 6-14 years,
a part of fundamental right under Article 21A. This act also brought changes to Article 45, a part Directive principle
of state policy (DPSP), and inserted that the state shall endeavour to provide early childhood care and education for
all children until they complete the age of six years. Moreover, the act also inserted a part in Fundamental Duties
(Article 51A), which included that every citizen who is a parent or guardian to provides opportunities for education
to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years.
2. B
Sol. The President of India appoints the Chief Election Commissioner. Conventionally, Senior most Election
Commissioner is appointed as CEC. He has tenure of six years, or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier
3. C
Sol.
The Indian Constitution is not only regarded as Federal or Unitary in the strict sense of the terms. It is often
defined to be quasi-federal in nature also. Throughout the Constitution, emphasis is laid on the fact that India is
a single united nation.

The Nature of Indian Constitution is Quasi-federal.

‘Quasi-federal’ state is ‘a unitary state with subsidiary federal features.

4. A
Sol. Article 360: Provisions as to financial emergency.

If the President is satisfied that a situation has arisen whereby the financial stability or credit of India or of any
part of the territory thereof is threatened, he may by a Proclamation make a declaration to that effect.

5. B
Sol. ● It is a Latin maxim which means that where there is a wrong, there is a remedy.
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● If any wrong is committed then the law provides a remedy for that. The maxim can be
phrased as that any person will not suffer a wrong without a remedy, it means that once it is
proved that the right was breached then equity will provide a suitable remedy.
● This principle also underlines the fact that no wrong should be allowed to go without any
compensation if it can be redressed by a court of law.
● The law presumes that there is no right without a remedy; and if all remedies are gone to
enforce a right, the right in point of law ceases to exist.
6. A
Sol. ● In 2003, an 11 Judge Bench of the Supreme Court decided the question of scope of right of
minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice under Article
30(1) read with Article 29(2) of the Constitution.
● The majority opinion delivered by 6 Judges held that only the State can determine the status
of a religious or linguistic minority and religious and linguistic minorities, who have been put on
a par in Article 30, have to be considered State-wise.
● However, the right under Article 30(1) cannot be such as to override the national interest or
to prevent the Government from framing regulations on that behalf and any regulation framed
in the national interest must necessarily apply to all educational institutions, whether run by the
majority or the minority.
● Such a limitation must necessarily be read into Article 30. Government regulations cannot
destroy the minority character of the institution or make the right to establish and administer a
mere illusion.
● However, right under Article 30(1) is not absolute or above other provisions of the law and
regulatory measures can be imposed for ensuring educational standards and maintaining
excellence thereof especially in professional institutions.
7. A
Sol. Stuti Kacker, Chairperson is the current National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body established by an Act of
Parliament, the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005. The Commission works under the
aegis of Ministry of Women and Child Development, GoI.

The Commission is mandated under section 13 of CPCR Act, 2005 "to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes,
and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution
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of India and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child." As defined by the commission, child includes the
person up to the age of 18 years.
8. D
Sol. ● As we all know that to be a citizen of India, be a member of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha, if the person
chosen as the prime minister is neither a member of the Lok Sabha nor the Rajya Sabha at the time of selection, they
must become a member of either of the houses within six months.

● P.V. Narsimha Rao was the only PM who was a member of Rajya Sabha at the time of appointment as Prime
Minister.
9. A
Sol. ● President A P J Abdul Kalam was within his rights under the Constitution to return the Office of Profit Bill for
reconsideration by Parliament. The amendment was passed in haste to ensure that members of the Lok Sabha and the
Rajya Sabha could continue holding posts without risking disqualification.

● The disqualification of Jaya Bachchan and the subsequent resignation of Sonia Gandhi to steer clear of a similar
fate had triggered the unusual rush to get the amendment passed.

● The 56 posts exempt include that of the chairperson of the National Advisory Council (NAC), which was held
by Sonia, and the chair of the Santiniketan-Sriniketan Development Authority, occupied by Lok Sabha Speaker
Somnath Chatterjee.

An office of profit means a position that brings to the person holding it some financial gain, or advantage, or benefit.
It may be an office or place of profit if it carries some remuneration, financial advantage, benefit etc.
10. B
Sol. ● Stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar
case. Stare decisis ensures that cases with similar scenarios and facts are approached in the same way.

● Simply put, it binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions.

● An advantage of stare decisis is that it enables judges to reduce the uncertainty associated with making decisions.
They can check their results against the results reached by similar judges.

● It is easy to see that stare decisis can be extremely valuable to a legal system.
11. A
● Section 320 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 in India defines grievous hurt. The punishment is
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Sol. enhanced when the hurt is grievous.

● The following eight kinds of hurt only can be grievous hurt:
1) Causing hurt by emasculation (castration of male sexual organs);
2) Permanent privation of one’s eyesight;
3) Permanent privation of one’s hearing;
4) Privation of one’s members or joints;
5) Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of one’s members or joints;
6) Permanent disfiguration of one’s head or face;
7) Fracturing or dislocating one’s bones or teeth;
8) Causing any hurt which endangers one’s life or causes him to suffer severe bodily pain for
20 days or makes him unable to follow his ordinary pursuits.
12. A
Sol. ● Section 391 of Indian Penal Code defines Dacoity as follows:
" When five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a robbery, or where the
whole number of persons conjointly committing or attempting to commit a robbery, and
persons present and aiding such commission or attempt, amount to five or more, every person
so committing, attempting or aiding is said to commit “dacoity” ".
13. B
Sol. ● Section 6 of CPC states that - Save in so far as is otherwise expressly provided, nothing
herein contained shall operate to give any Court jurisdiction over suits the amount or value of
the subject-matter of which exceeds the pecuniary limits (if any) of its ordinary jurisdiction.
● Pecuniary means 'related to money'. Pecuniary jurisdiction tries to address whether a court
of law can try cases and suits of the monetary value/amount of the case or suit in question.
● For example, consumer courts have different pecuniary jurisdictions.
14. D
Sol. ● Where a person wants to make a gift of the property which is to come in his hands in future,
he cannot transfer it because a gift is voluntary transfer without a consideration. Thus a gift of
future property is void.
● A gift is a gratuitous transfer, i.e., without consideration. In the process, an existing property
is transferred in favour of another person without consideration. A gift may be made between
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two living persons or it may take place after the death of the transferor (testamentary).
● A gift between living persons is the inter vivos gift, and it is a transfer by operation of law,
and it does not come within the purview of this Act.
15. A
Sol. ● Section 108 of the Indian Evidence Act states that when the question is whether a man is alive or dead and it is
proved that he has not been heard of for seven years by those who would naturally have heard of him if he had been
alive, the burden of proving that he is alive is shifted to the person who affirms it.
16. C
Sol. ● Section 115 (c) of the Code of Civil Procedure applies when the court 'acts' illegally or with material irregularity in
exercise of its jurisdiction. It cannot apply to cases where the court merely comes to a wrong decision on a question
of fact or of law.

● Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure empowers A High Court to entertain a revision in any case decided by
a subordinate Court in certain circumstances.

● This jurisdiction is known as revisional jurisdiction of the High court. Revision meaning the action of revising,
especially critically or careful examination or perusal with a view to correcting or improving.
17. D
Sol. Bills which exclusively contain provisions for imposition and abolition of taxes, for the appropriation of
money out of the Consolidated Fund, etc., are certified as Money Bills.
Money Bills can be introduced only in Lok Sabha.
Rajya Sabha cannot make amendments in a Money Bill passed by Lok Sabha and transmitted to it.
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha certifies the bill as a money bill before sending it to the upper house, and
the decision of the Speaker is binding on both the Houses.

18. C
Sol. The Indian general election of 1951–52, held from 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952, was the first election to the
Lok Sabha since India became independent in August 1947. It was conducted under the provisions of the Indian
Constitution, which was adopted on 26 November 1949. Elections to most of the state legislatures took place
simultaneously.

Shri G.V. Mavalankar was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha (15 May 1952- 27 February 1956).
19. C
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Sol. ● Accomplice: The Legal Definition of accomplice is one who intentionally and voluntarily participates with another in
a crime by encouraging or assisting in the commission of the crime or by failing to prevent it though under a duty to
do so the accomplice of the burglar an accomplice in a robbery.
● Acquittal: In common law jurisdictions, an acquittal certifies that the accused is free from the charge of an offense,
as far as the criminal law is concerned. The finality of an acquittal is dependent on the jurisdiction. In some
countries, such as the United States, an acquittal operates to bar the retrial of the accused for the same offense,
even if new evidence surfaces that further implicates the accused.
● Act of God: In legal usage throughout the English-speaking world, an Act of God is a natural hazard outside
human control, such as an earthquake or tsunami, for which no person can be held responsible. An act of God may
amount to an exception to liability in contracts (as under the Hague–Visby Rules) or it may be an "insured peril" in
an insurance policy.

20. A
Sol. ● Rangarajan vs Government of Tamil Nadu & Others was a straightforward case to decide within a narrow
compass.
● The Tamil Nadu government had unprecedentedly, as the court noted, terminated the services of all its employees
who had gone on strike. They challenged the action by a writ petition in the Madras High Court. Hence, there is no
moral, fundamental or legal rights or equitable jurisdiction for the government employees, to go on strike.

21. B
Sol. ● The famous Palani panchamirtham, given as ‘prasadam’ at the Murugan temple there, has been granted the
Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
● This is the first time a temple ‘prasadam’ from Tamil Nadu has been bestowed with the GI tag. The application
was filed by the Joint Commissioner/Executive Officer, Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Thirukoil, North
Giriveethi, Adivaram, Palani.
● Chinnaraja G. Naidu, Deputy Registrar of Geographical Indications, confirmed that the GI tag had been given for
the panchamirtham.

22. B
Sol. 1. Sovereign : The word ‘sovereign’ implies that India is neither a dependency nor a dominion
of any other nation, but an independent state.
2. Socialism : Indian brand of socialism is ‘Democratic Socialism’. It holds faith on mixed
economy and aims to end poverty, ignorance and inequality.
3. Secular : India is a secular statewide)all religions in our country (irrespective of strength)
have the same status, right and support from the state.
4. Democratic: Representative Democracy – Parliamentary and Presidential. In broader
sense it embraces political, social and economic democracy.
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5. Republic : President – Indirectly elected heaD. Republic also means political sovereignty in
the people and absence of privileged class.
6. Justice: Social Justice – Equal treatment of all citizens. Economic Justice – Non-
discrimination on basis of economic factors. Political Justice – Citizens should have equal
political rights and access to it.
7. Liberty: Absence of restraints on the activities of individuals and providing opportunities for
the development of individual personalities.
8. Equality: Absence of special privileges to any section of the society and providing
opportunities without any discrimination.
9. Fraternity : Sense of brotherhooD. It also assures two things: 1.Dignity of the individual and
2.Unity and integrity of the nation.

23. D
Sol. Judicial review is a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary. A
court with authority for judicial review may invalidate laws acts and governmental actions that are incompatible with
a higher authority: an executive decision may be invalidated for being unlawful or a statute may be invalidated for
violating the terms of a constitution. Judicial review is one of the checks and balances in the separation of powers:
the power of the judiciary to supervise the legislative and executive branches when the latter exceed their authority.
The doctrine varies between jurisdictions, so the procedure and scope of judicial review may differ between the
countries. In India, a judicial review is a review of government decisions done by the Supreme
Court of India. A court with authority for judicial review may invalidate laws acts and
governmental actions which violates the Basic features of Constitution. Related articles for the
judicial review For Supreme court Article 32(Right to Constitutional Remedy) and Article
136(Special leave to appeal by the Supreme Court). For High Court Article 226 (Power of
High Courts to issue certain writs.) and Article 227(Power of superintendence over all courts
by the High Court)

24. A
Sol. * Justice B.N. Rau was the first Indian judge to be elected to ICJ (1952-53).

* He was a renowned Indian Jurist, and had served on a large number of Top positions, that are:
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i. Judge at ICJ

ii. President of United Nations Security Council

iii. Constitutional advisor to the constituent assembly.

iv. Minister in the State of J&K.

* Justice Dalveer Bhandari is the present Indian judge at ICJ.

25. B
Sol. Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan was the Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India.

Currently Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan is Chairman of the Cauvery River Water Disputes Tribunal.