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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
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Admissible as extrajudicial confession
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Inadmissible due to involuntariness
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Admissible as a supporting evidence to the fact deposed by the witness
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Partly admissible
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.
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The court will not dictate them.
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The court will hear quietly.
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The court will report to State Bar Council.
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The court will permit to ask.
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.
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Admissions are conclusive proof.
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Admissions may operate as estoppels.
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Admissions are always irrelevant.
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None of these
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.
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A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statement in writing.
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Leading question may not be asked in cross-examination.
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A person called to produce document can be cross-examined.
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A party calling the witness may cross-examine him with the permission of the court.
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.
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Admission may be documentary.
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All confessions are admissions, but all admissions are not confessions.
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Admission relates to a civil transaction only.
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Admission may be proved against the representative in interest of the maker.
D
Correct answer
Explanation
(4) Admission cannot be proved against the representative in interest of the maker.
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cognizable
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non-Cognizable
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It is to be seen whether it is a warrant case.
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It is to be seen whether it is a summon case.
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.
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liability
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disability
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duty
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immunity
B
Correct answer
Explanation
(2) Four sets of various Hohfeldian jural relations are duty/liberty, right/no-right, liability/immunity and power/disability.
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innuendo
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slander
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libel
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Slender is the correct usage.
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Ignorance of law is no excuse.
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Ignorance of fact is no excuse.
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Ignorance of law is an excuse.
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Ignorance of fact is an excuse.
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Option (1) is correct: Ignorance of law can never be an excuse in the proceedings of the court.
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it is not obligatory to furnish it
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it is obligatory to furnish it
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one can refuse to provide information
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
(2) When the Motor Vehicle Inspector demands any information, it is obligatory to furnish it.
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compulsion
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fraud
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under a mistake
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All of the above
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.
D
Correct answer
Explanation
(4) A lawyer's first duty is to the court.
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declaratory relief
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petition for injunction
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contempt of the court
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mandamus
D
Correct answer
Explanation
(4) Mandamus is a kind of writ and not available against an unauthorised practice of law.
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the written instrument is void or voidable against the plaintiff
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the plaintiff has reasonable apprehension of serious injury from the instrument is left outstanding
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in view of the circumstances, the court considers it as reasonable and necessary to cancel the document
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All of the above
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Option (1) is incorrect: It is one of the essential conditions.
Option (2) is incorrect: It is one of the essential conditions.
Option (3) is incorrect: It is one of the essential conditions.
Option (4) is correct: All are the essential conditions under Section 31 of the Specific Relief Act.
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a procedural law
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a substantive law
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both procedural and substantive law
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Option (1) is incorrect: Law of limitation doesn’t provide procedure to be followed by the court.
Option (2) is correct: Law of limitation provides rights; so it is a substantive law.
Option (3) is incorrect: Only substantive law
Option (4) is incorrect: Option (2) is correct.