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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

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.

Multiple choice

The term legal sub judice means a

  1. case has been decided by a court

  2. case is pending before a court

  3. case has been dismissed by a court

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In law, the term 'sub judice' is a Latin term, which means under judgment. In other words, it means a particular case or matter is under trial or being considered by a judge or court.

Multiple choice

The purported maker of a statement is not able to successfully challenge the validity of the statement. What is this state of affairs referred to?

  1. Digital signature

  2. Non repudiation

  3. Information security

  4. Encryption

  5. Auditability
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Non repudiation refers to a state of affairs, where the purported maker of a statement will not be able to successfully challenge the validity of the statement or contract. The term is often seen in a legal setting wherein the authenticity of a signature is being challenged. In such an instance, the authenticity is being repudiated.

Multiple choice

Directions: A brief passage or a statement is given, and a question is asked, based on the information provided by the passage/statement. The question has four alternatives marked 1 to 4. Critically examine them and choose the best answer.

Which of the following if true, puts a legitimate doubt on the claims of the police?

Police has claimed that with imposition of speed limits, the number of deaths per kilometre driven, on a highway has been reduced substantially. But, there have been protests against the imposition of the speed limit, which itself has not been administered effectively.

  1. The transport drivers who work within a fixed time frame feel the measure as a deliberate harassment.

  2. The travelling public is of the opinion that accidents are due to the system of corruption in granting driving licences to the unqualified.

  3. The imposition has not been effective since the highway patrols are totally inadequate in catching erring drivers.

  4. The reduction in death is more due to ban on movement of vehicles in the midnight and early hours of the day.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

(1) Why the protests? Possible harassment, particularly because the imposition “has not been administered effectively”