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Legal Principles and Doctrines

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Legal principles and doctrines establish the foundational rules of jurisprudence and civil rights. Questions cover constitutional reasonable restrictions, courtroom evidence standards, and property laws. These topics are strictly necessary for law legal studies exams and judicial services prelims.

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Legal Principles and Doctrines Questions

Multiple choice

A court may not issue a commission to

  1. examine any person

  2. examine accounts

  3. perform any ministerial act

  4. arrest a person
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Under Section 75 of the Code of Civil Procedure, a court may issue commission to examine any person. Option (2) is incorrect: Under Section 75 of the Code of Civil Procedure, a court may issue commission to examine and adjust accounts. Option (3) is incorrect: Under Section 75 of the Code of Civil Procedure, a court may issue commission to perform any ministerial or clerical act. Option (4) is correct: Under Section 75 of the Code of Civil Procedure, a court cannot issue commission to arrest a person. 

Multiple choice

A rustic woman in apprehension of assault and maltreatment makes a confession for murder of her mother-in-law at the village panchayat. Whether this confession is admissible or not?

  1. Admissible as extrajudicial confession

  2. Inadmissible due to involuntariness

  3. Admissible as a supporting evidence to the fact deposed by the witness

  4. Partly admissible
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: A confession, whether it is judicial or extrajudicial, made under a threat is not admissible in evidence. Option (2) is correct: If it is made with fear of assault or is of involuntarily nature, then it is inadmissible. Option (3) is incorrect: A confession made involuntarily can never be used as a supporting evidence. Option (4) is incorrect: Partly is of no criteria.

Multiple choice

If any advocate asks questions without any reasonable ground, then what procedure should the court adopt?

  1. The court will not dictate them.

  2. The court will hear quietly.

  3. The court will report to State Bar Council.

  4. The court will permit to ask.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: The court cannot dictate the question to the advocate under any provision of law. Option (2) is incorrect: The court is under no authority to hear the question. Option (3) is correct: If the court is of the opinion that any such question was asked by any barrister, pleader, vakil or attorney without reasonable grounds, then the court may report the circumstances of the case to the High Court or other authority to which such barrister, pleader, vakil or attorney is subject in the exercise of his profession. Option (4) is incorrect: The court is under no authority to give permission and to hear the question.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is true about 'admissions'?

  1. Admissions are conclusive proof.

  2. Admissions may operate as estoppels.

  3. Admissions are always irrelevant.

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Under Section 31 of the Indian Evidence Act, admissions are not conclusive proof of the matters admitted, but they may operate as estoppels. Option (2) is correct: Under Section 31 of the Indian Evidence Act, admissions are not conclusive proof of the matters admitted, but they may operate as estoppels. Option (3) is incorrect: Admissions are not always relevant.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is not true?

  1. A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statement in writing.

  2. Leading question may not be asked in cross-examination.

  3. A person called to produce document can be cross-examined.

  4. A party calling the witness may cross-examine him with the permission of the court.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Under Section 145 of the Indian Evidence Act, a witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing without such writing being shown to him or being proved. Option (2) is correct: Section 143 of the Indian Evidence Act states that leading questions may be asked in cross-examination. Option (3) is incorrect: A person summoned to produce a document does not become a witness by the mere fact that he produces it and cannot be cross-examined unless and until he is called as a witness. Option (4) is incorrect: A person summoned to produce a document cannot be cross-examined even with the permission of the court unless and until he is called as a witness.

Multiple choice

What of the following is not correct regarding ‘admission’?

  1. Admission may be documentary.

  2. All confessions are admissions, but all admissions are not confessions.

  3. Admission relates to a civil transaction only.

  4. Admission may be proved against the representative in interest of the maker.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(4) Admission cannot be proved against the representative in interest of the maker.

Multiple choice

In a First Information Report, if an offence is cognizable and other is non-cognizable, the the whole case shall be deemed to be

  1. cognizable

  2. non-Cognizable

  3. It is to be seen whether it is a warrant case.

  4. It is to be seen whether it is a summon case.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

CrPC includes a provision that in a First Information Report, if an offence is cognizable and another is non-cognizable, then the whole case shall be deemed to be cognizable.

Multiple choice

What does the maxim 'ignorantia juris non excusat' mean?

  1. Ignorance of law is no excuse.

  2. Ignorance of fact is no excuse.

  3. Ignorance of law is an excuse.

  4. Ignorance of fact is an excuse.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is correct: Ignorance of law can never be an excuse in the proceedings of the court.

Multiple choice

When the Motor Vehicle Inspector demands any information,

  1. it is not obligatory to furnish it

  2. it is obligatory to furnish it

  3. one can refuse to provide information

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

(2) When the Motor Vehicle Inspector demands any information, it is obligatory to furnish it.

Multiple choice

The defence of 'volenti non fit injuria' is not available if the consent is obtained by

  1. compulsion

  2. fraud

  3. under a mistake

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Defence of 'volenti non fit injuria' is available if the consent is obtained by compulsion, fraud and under a mistake. Option (2) is incorrect: Defence of 'volenti non fit injuria' is available if the consent is obtained by compulsion, fraud and under a mistake. Option (3) is incorrect: Defence of 'volenti non fit injuria' is available if the consent is obtained by compulsion, fraud and under a mistake. Option (4) is correct: Defence of 'volenti non fit injuria' is available if the consent is obtained by compulsion, fraud and under a mistake.