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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

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 incorrect?

  1. Ombudsman is appointed by the Central Government under powers of the Insurance Act 38 and under Redressal of Public Grievance Rules 1998.

  2. The recommendations of the Ombudsman are always binding on the insured.

  3. The Ombudsman can act as a mediator by mutual agreement between the insurer and the insured.

  4. If mediated, the decision of the Ombudsman is final whether to accept or reject the complaint.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The recommendations of the Ombudsman are not binding on the insured. Hence, option (2) is the incorrect statement.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect in case of a non-medical case?

  1. In a non-medical case, risk cannot be assessed in the absence of medical report.

  2. Risk assessment is possible in a non-medical proposal.

  3. More than 90% of people who submit proposals on their lives are accepted at ordinary rates.

  4. In preferred lives, the level of anticipated mortality is likely to be lower than even standard lives.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In a non-medical case, risk can be assessed in the absence of medical report. No medical report is required in a non-medical case.

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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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

Which of the following could be classified as non-disclosure?

  1. Inadvertent omission of information

  2. Intentional suppression of information (concealment)

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Inadvertent omission of information as well as intentional concealment of information would be considered as non-disclosure.

Multiple choice

Can complaints be filed through an advocate as the authorised representative of the complainant?

  1. Advocates are not allowed to act as authorised representative of the complainant.

  2. Advocates can file the complaint, provided they have been given the vakalatnama by the party.

  3. Advocates can appear for the parties as they can present the case well before the Banking Ombudsman.

  4. Advocates are allowed to appear only if the party does not stay within the jurisdiction of the Banking Ombudsman.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The complaint can be filed by one's authorised representative (other than an advocate).

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

Which of the following is not correct in connection with the mandate given by a customer?

  1. Mandate can be given by the customer any time.

  2. Mandate can be withdrawn by the customer any time.

  3. If after mandate, a power of attorney is given by the customer in favour of another person, the mandate ceases to operate.

  4. A customer can give more than one mandate at a time and all remain operative.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct Answer: If after mandate, a power of attorney is given by the customer in favour of another person, the mandate ceases to operate.

Multiple choice

Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option.

“______ Supreme Court declined to entertain ______ public interest writ petition that sought ______ direction to quash ______ order of suspension of and ______ charge sheet filed against ______ officer.”

  1. the, a, a, the, a, the

  2. the, a, a, the, the, the

  3. the, a, a, the, the, a

  4. the, a, a, an, the, the

  5. the, a, an, the, the, the
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The answer is - “The Supreme Court declined to entertain a public interest writ petition that sought a direction to quash the order of suspension of and the charge sheet filed against the officer.”

Multiple choice

Adjudication means

  1. arrest

  2. remand

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

  4. decision by a competent court
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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.