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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

Which of the following is correct?

  1. Effect of acknowledgement — Section 17

  2. Effect of fraud or mistake — Section 16

  3. Exclusion of time in certain other cases — Section 15

  4. Exclusion of time of proceeding in court without jurisdiction — Section 13
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Effect of acknowledgement — Section 18 Effect of fraud or mistake — Section 17 Exclusion of time in certain other cases — Section 15 Exclusion of time of proceeding in court without jurisdiction — Section 14  

Multiple choice

To obtain a mandatory injunction under Section 39 of the Specific Relief Act, the plaintiff must show that there has been a breach of obligation in the nature of

  1. legal obligation

  2. It is necessary to maintain status quo

  3. None of these

  4. Both (1) and (2)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(4) An injunction under Section 39 of the Specific Relief Act may be granted to prevent the breach of legal obligation where it is necessary to maintain status quo.

Multiple choice

In a cognizable case, the police will have the powers to

  1. investigate, except the power to arrest without warrant

  2. investigate and the power to arrest without warrant only after seeking permission from the Magistrate

  3. investigate including the power to arrest without warrant

  4. investigate and arrest without warrant, only after informing the Magistrate having jurisdiction to inquire into or try the offence
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C Correct answer
Explanation

U/s 2(c) of CrPC, 1973, in a cognizable case, the police officer may, in accordance with the first schedule or under any other law, investigate and arrest without warrant.

Multiple choice

If a Magistrate administers oath before recording the confession of an accused, the confessional statement is

  1. good in law and admissible in evidence

  2. bad in law and inadmissible in evidence

  3. good in law but admissible only on corroboration

  4. bad in law but becomes admissible on corroboration by other evidence
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Administration of an oath to the accused before recording a confession is violative to article 20(3) of the constitution and section 281 of CrPC, i.e. Record of Examination of accused.

Multiple choice

What does the famous M' Naghten rules determine?

  1. Insanity as defence

  2. Law of sea

  3. Distinguished hurt from grievous hurt

  4. Established seasoning in criminal cases
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Under the M'Naghten rule, a criminal defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity if at the time of the alleged criminal act, the defendant was so deranged that she did not know the nature or quality of her actions.

Multiple choice

Which is not a suit of civil nature?

  1. Suit relating to religious procession

  2. Suit relating to a political question

  3. Suit relating to accounts

  4. Suit relating to partnership
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Right. According to section 9 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908, it is not the matter of civil jurisdiction.

Multiple choice

Law of limitation is

  1. lex loci

  2. lex fori

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Lex loci is the law of the country in which a transaction is performed, a tort is committed or a property is situated. Law of limitation is lex fori, which means the law of the place where the dispute is being adjudicated by a court.

Multiple choice

Under section 31 of Specific Relief Act, the essential conditions under which cancellation of an instrument may be ordered are that

  1. the written instrument is void or voidable against the plaintiff

  2. the plaintiff has reasonable apprehension of serious injury from the instrument is left outstanding

  3. in view of the circumstances, the court considers it as reasonable and necessary to cancel the document

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(4) When a written instrument is void or voidable against any person and the plaintiff has reasonable apprehension that such instrument, if left outstanding, may cause him serious injury may sue to have it adjudged void or voidable. The court may, in its discretion, so adjudge it and order it to be delivered up and cancelled.