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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

The evidentiary value of a retracted confession is that it

  1. still remains an evidence

  2. remains an evidence but a weak evidence

  3. becomes a corroborative but a weak evidence

  4. becomes other evidence from only evidence
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Retracted Confession is a confession which has been withdrawan or rejected later on by the accused who made it. It can be used for a corroboration later on hence it is a weak type of evidence.

Multiple choice

Hostile witness is the one who

  1. tells the truth and gives testimony in the favour of the party who called him as a witness

  2. gives statements against the opposite party

  3. gives statement against the party who called him as a witness

  4. is not desirous to tell the truth, and gives testimony against the party who called him as a witness in his favour

  5. Either (2) or (3) or (4)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Hostile witness is the one who is not desirous to tell the truth, and gives testimony against the party who called him as a witness in his favour. 

Multiple choice

While executing a decree of other State on reciprocity, a court

  1. can execute the decree in the same manner as if it itself had passed it

  2. can decide all questions relating to execution

  3. can provide any incidental and consequential relief

  4. cannot execute a decree relating to fine, charges, penalty, taxes or arbitration award of that state
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

While executing a decree of other State on reciprocity, a court can execute the decree in the same manner as if it itself had passed it.

Multiple choice

Once revision is made before the court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, it

  1. acts as a stay on the proceedings

  2. acts as a res-judicata on the issues

  3. acts as an injuction for immediate relief

  4. shall not operate as a stay of suit or other proceeding before the court except where such suit or proceeding is stayed by the court

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Revision means the act of revising and careful examination of cases. The power of Revision under CPC is lies with High Court. U/s 115(3), A revision shall not operate as a stay of suit or other proceeding before the court except where such suit or other proceeding is stayed by the High Court.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. The Ombudsman’s authority is limited to claims matters only.

  2. The Ombudsman is not a judicial authority.

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Insurance Ombudsman scheme was created by the Government of India for individual policyholders to have their complaints settled out of the courts system in a cost-effective, efficient and impartial way. The Ombudsman is not a judicial authority.

Multiple choice

In a civil suit, to which the bank is not a party, one of the parties has produced certified copy of books of account. One party to the suit wants to call the bank officer as witness to prove the contents of copy. Can it be done?

  1. Yes, as it is the right of the party to get reaffirmed in evidence.

  2. No, as the certified copy is a prima facie evidence that is admissible in evidence.

  3. No, unless the bank volunteers to do so.

  4. Yes, but if the court allows the application to call the witness.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

No, as the certified copy is a prima facie evidence that is admissible in evidence. Bank is not required to produce itself as the certified copy of evidence is presented and it is a prima facie evidence.

Multiple choice

Adjudication means

  1. arrest

  2. remand

  3. <font size="2">p</font>rosecution

  4. decision by a competent court
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Adjudication is the legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation, including legal reasoning set forth by opposing parties or litigants to come to a decision which determines rights and obligations between the parties involved.

Multiple choice

Defamation infringes a person's right to

  1. Privilege

  2. Status

  3. Pride

  4. Reputation

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct Answer: Reputation Defamation Law falls under Tort Law. It refers to false statements about a person, communicated as fact to one or more other persons by an individual or entity (such as a person, newspaper, magazine, or political organization), which causes damage and does harm to the target’s reputation and/or standing in the community.

Multiple choice

In which of the following is the right of private defence not available?

  1. When public servant is not acting in good faith

  2. When public servant is acting under the direction of superior authority

  3. When there is no apprehension of death

  4. When there is only hurt

  5. /
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

There is no right of private defence against an act which does not reasonably cause the apprehension of death or of grievous hurt, if done, or attempted to be done, by a public servant acting in good faith under colour of his office, though that act may not be strictly justifiable by law.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is considered as the standard of proof of evidence to convict an accused person under criminal law?

  1. Balance of convenience

  2. Beyond reasonable doubt

  3. Below reasonable doubt

  4. Discretion of court

  5. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. According to Holroyd J, it is better that ten guilty men should escape rather than the conviction of one innocent person. So, standard of proof must be beyond reasonable doubt.