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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 which of these cases is the offence of assault made out?

I. A shakes his fist at Z, intending or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause Z to believe that A is about to strike Z. II. A medical examination of a woman without her consent. III. A person throws brickbats into the house of another person.

  1. Only I

  2. Only II

  3. Only III

  4. I, II and III

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

All the above statements are correct as an offence of assault has been made out in all of them.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

Slander and libel laws stand as a protection of a person’s reputation against the ______ dissemination of falsehood.

  1. inferential

  2. inevitable

  3. incontestable

  4. irresponsible

  5. responsible
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Slander and libel laws protect reputation from false statements. 'Irresponsible' means not showing proper care or consequences, which perfectly describes the harmful spread of falsehoods that damages someone's reputation. The other options don't fit: inferential means based on inference, inevitable means unavoidable, incontestable means undeniable, and responsible is the opposite of what's needed.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following statement regarding the preamble is correct

  1. it is not enforceable in a court of law

  2. it has been amended twice

  3. All the above are correct

  4. none of these

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

The Preamble is not enforceable in courts (not justiciable) - it's a part of the Constitution but courts cannot enforce its provisions. It has been amended only ONCE (42nd Amendment, 1976 adding 'socialist', 'secular', 'integrity'), not twice. Since A is correct and B is wrong, 'All of the above' cannot be correct.

Multiple choice

The modern consensus regarding the sending of disciplinary cases to the principal's office is that

  1. it should be used only when other means have failed

  2. it is generally the best use for the first offense to show that nonsense will not be tolerated

  3. it is a sign of poor discipline

  4. it is generally advisable, since the principal is ultimately responsible for the discipline in his school
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Modern educational philosophy emphasizes progressive discipline - teachers should handle minor issues in the classroom and only refer serious or persistent cases to administration. This approach preserves the principal's time for major issues while helping students learn from graduated consequences. Immediate escalation for first offenses is considered outdated.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

A. The President is not legally liable for his official acts. B. The President is not legally liable in any civil or criminal cases, and even for his personal acts during his term of office. C. Civil cases can be processed against the President after giving a prior notice of at least 14 days.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Only C

  4. Both A and C

  5. Both A and B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Both the statements are correct.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. When a part of statute is unconstitutional, the whole statute is unconstitutional.

  2. When a part of statute is unconstitutional, it can be separated from statute.

  3. When a part of statue is unconstitutional, it does not affect the whole statute.

  4. When a part of statute is unconstitutional, the whole statute is unenforceable.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Right- It is a correct statement according to the doctrine of severability.

Multiple choice

What is 'ex post facto' law?

  1. No person shall be convicted of any offence exept violation of law.

  2. No person shall be punished for the same offence more than once.

  3. No person excused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.

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

Right- According to Article 20(1) it is ex post facto law.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of law.

  2. Every person is protected from a penality greater than that which he might have been subjected to.

  3. Article 20(1) imposes limitation on the law making power of legislature.

  4. Article 20(1) applies to every person whether accused or not.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Right- It is an incorrect statement because Article20(1) only applies to criminals.

Multiple choice

What does the doctrine of 'Pith and Substance' that guides the operation of judicial review in India imply?

  1. Distinguishing good and bad parts of an impugned law

  2. Examining whether the law making authority has acted within its jurisdiction or not

  3. Determining the extent of damage done by the law

  4. Establishing credentials of the petitioner
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Doctrine of Pith and Substance is used by the judiciary to determine whether a legislature has overstepped its constitutional jurisdiction. It looks at the 'true nature and character' of a law to decide which list in the Seventh Schedule it belongs to, even if it incidentally touches upon a subject in another list.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements: Public Interest Litigation intends to

  1. redress public injury
  2. enforce public duty
  3. protect diffused rights
  4. reprimand the law-enforcing agency Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 4 only

  2. 1, 2 and 3 only

  3. 2, 3 and 4 only

  4. 1, 3 and 4 only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is designed to protect the rights of the public at large, especially those who cannot approach the court themselves. Its primary goals include redressing public injury, enforcing public duties, and protecting 'diffused' or collective rights, rather than simply reprimanding agencies.

Multiple choice

A client accusing a service provider of deficiency will find it difficult to prove damage if there is a lack of some other service provider to testify about the proper procedures.

  1. if there is a lack of some other service provider to testify

  2. unless there will be another service provider to testify

  3. without another service provider’s testimony

  4. should there be no testimony from some other service provider

  5. lacking another service provider to testify
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The most obvious problem with options (1), (2) and (5) is the use of ‘testify’ with ‘about’ which is incorrect. Option (4) is unnecessarily verbose. Hence (3).