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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 statements is true?

  1. Law prohibits exhibition of performing animals.

  2. Law prohibits exhibition of performing specified animals.

  3. Law is silent on performing animals.

  4. Law restricts exhibition of performing animals.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Section 24 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 states that where it is proved to any magistrate on a complaint made by a police officer that the training or exhibition of any performing animals has been accompanied by unnecessary pain or suffering and should be prohibited or allowed only subject to conditions, the court may make an order against the person in respect of whom the complaint is made, prohibiting the training or exhibition or imposing such conditions in relation thereto, as may be specified by the order. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is true?

  1. Head of the Department under the pollution laws shall be guilty of the offence.

  2. Head of the Department under the pollution laws shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence.

  3. Head of the Department under the pollution laws shall not be guilty of the offence.

  4. Head of the Department under the pollution laws shall not be deemed guilty of the offence.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Where an offence under this act has been committed by any Department of Government, the Head of the Department shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

Multiple choice

Specific question of law in arbitration

  1. cannot be referred to arbitration

  2. can be referred to arbitration

  3. can be decided by the parties

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

The arbitration does not deal with the matter where there is a question of law.

Multiple choice

Conciliation proceedings shall commence when the other party

  1. receives in writing the invitation to conciliate

  2. accepts in writing the invitation to conciliate

  3. thinks for conciliation

  4. is invited for conciliation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Conciliation proceedings shall commence when the other party accepts in writing the invitation to conciliate. Upon acceptance of the invitation by the other party, the required information shall be submitted by both the parties along with the registration fees.

Multiple choice

Speaking order is also known as

  1. doctrine of proportionality

  2. doctrine of exhaustion of administrative remedies

  3. reasoned decision

  4. doctrine of ripeness
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Speaking order is also known as reasoned decision.

Multiple choice

The maxim ‘audi alteram partem’ means

  1. no man shall be judge in his own case

  2. everyone is the best judge of his own interest

  3. make an adjudication fair and impartial

  4. hear the other side
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Audi alteram partem' is a Latin phrase meaning "listen to the other side" or "let the other side be heard as well".

Multiple choice

The doctrines of “mootness” and “ripeness” both deal with _______ it is appropriate for a court to hear a particular case.

  1. when

  2. how

  3. where

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

The doctrines of “mootness” and “ripeness” both deal with when it is appropriate for a court to hear a particular case. They are related to the case or controversy requirement in the US Constitution, which limits courts to hearing only those cases in which actual people or companies have an actual stake in the matter.

Multiple choice

In which of the following grounds can the judicial review of an administrative action be made?

(i) Abuse of discretion (ii) Mala fide (iii) Irrelevant consideration (iv) Unreasonableness

  1. Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.

  2. Only (i) and (ii) are correct.

  3. Only (ii) and (iii) are correct.

  4. All (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

On the abuse of discretion of court, mala fide intention, irrelevant consideration and unreasonableness are the grounds on which the judicial review of an administrative action be made.

Multiple choice

A protest must contain

  1. the name of the person for whom the instrument has been protested

  2. the name of the person against whom the instrument has been protested

  3. the instrument itself or its literal transcript

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

A protest must contain all the above information.

Multiple choice

No notice of dishonour is necessary

  1. when it is dispensed with by the party entitled thereto

  2. in order to charge the drawer when he has countermanded payment

  3. when the party charged could not suffer damage for want of notice

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

Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act deals with the dishonour of cheque for insufficiency, etc. of funds in the account. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following is/are the limitation(s) of inscriptional evidence?

  1. Letters may be missing.

  2. Letters are faintly engraved.

  3. Exact meaning is not certain.

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

Inscriptional evidence (ancient writings on stone, metal, etc.) has multiple limitations: letters may be missing due to damage, engravings may be faint and hard to read, and the exact meaning may be uncertain due to archaic language, abbreviations, or damage. All three limitations (A, B, C) are valid, so D is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option for the given question.

Doctrine of constructive notice is exception to

  1. Doctrine of indoor management

  2. Doctrine of ultra vires

  3. Both (1) and (2)

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

Option (1) is correct: Doctrine of Constructive Notice seeks to protect the company against outsiders and Doctrine of indoor management operates to protect outsiders against the company. Option (2) is incorrect: Ultra Vires means beyond the power. 

Multiple choice

Doctrine of Colourable Legislation is applied where

  1. legislature acts within its jurisdiction

  2. legislature acts beyond its jurisdiction

  3. legislature acts apparently within its jurisdiction, but actually acts beyond its jurisdiction

  4. Both (2) and (3)

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Doctrine of Colourable Legislation is applied where legislature acts apparently within its jurisdiction, but actually acts beyond its jurisdiction.