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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

What is the duty that is not of a PIO?

  1. PIO may seek the assistance of any other officer for the proper discharge of his/her duties.

  2. Where a request has been rejected, the PIO shall communicate to the requester - (i) the reasons for such rejection, (ii) the period within which an appeal against such rejection may be preferred, and (iii) the particulars of the Appellate Authority.

  3. If the PIO fails to give decision on the request within the period specified, he can deny any application for information at his will.

  4. Where the information requested for concerns the life or liberty of a person, the same shall be provided within forty-eight hours of the receipt of the request.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

If the PIO fails to give decision on the request within the period specified, he can deny any application for information at his will.

Multiple choice

What could be the ground for rejection of an application?

  1. It is the authority of the PIO to deny or reject an application with out any reason

  2. A committee can deny the application

  3. If it is covered by exemption from disclosure (S.8)

  4. If it negatively effects the official authority of the officer in charge
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C Correct answer
Explanation

If it is covered by exemption from disclosure (S.8) information, disclosure of which would prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, relation with foreign State or lead to incitement of an offence.

Multiple choice

Article 20 (3) of the Constitution states that a person accused of an offence shall not be compelled to be a witness against himself. Which of the following is correct about the given provision?

  1. Retracted confession

  2. Tape-recorded confession

  3. Confession made to a fellow prisoner

  4. Confession made in police custody

  5. None of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Article 20(3) of the Constitution states that a person accused of an offence shall not be compelled to be a witness against himself. Confession made in police custody in the immediate presence of magistrate can be a valid statement against himself.

Multiple choice

Grave and sudden provocation is

  1. question of fact

  2. question of law

  3. mixed question of fact and law

  4. a presumption under the law
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is correct: Grave and sudden provocation is purely a question of fact under the Indian Penal Code.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a ground on which a witness under Section 161(2) of the CrPC may refuse to answer questions put by a police officer?

  1. Answers would have a tendency to expose him to a criminal charge.

  2. Answers would have a tendency to expose him to a penalty.

  3. Answers would have a tendency to expose him to forfeiture.

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option (4) is correct: A witness shall be bound to answer truly all questions relating to the case put to him by such officer other than questions the answers to which would have a tendency to expose him to a criminal charge or to a penalty or forfeiture.

Multiple choice

The rule that once the terms of any contract have been proved by documentary evidence, no evidence of any oral statement shall be admitted for contradicting such terms has ____ provisos establishing variations to the rule.

  1. 6

  2. 4

  3. 3

  4. 7
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is correct: The rule that once the terms of any contract have been proved by documentary evidence, no evidence of any oral statement shall be admitted for contradicting such terms has six provisos establishing variations to the rule.

Multiple choice

Oral admission as to contents of electronic records are relevant when the

  1. party proposing to prove them shows that he is entitled to give secondary evidence of the same

  2. genuineness of the electronic record produced is in question

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Option (2) is correct: Oral admission as to contents of electronic records is relevant only when genuineness of the electronic record produced is in question.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is true?

  1. There cannot be further cross-examination after re-examination.

  2. There can be further cross-examination after re-examination as per Section 137.

  3. There can be further cross-examination after re-examination as per Section 138.

  4. There can be further cross-examination after re-examination as per Section 139.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (3) is correct: Section 138 provides that there can be further cross-examination after re-examination if new matter is, by permission of the court, introduced in-re-examination.

Multiple choice

In petty offences, the accused may plead guilty only

  1. in person

  2. through an advocate

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. In petty offences, the accused may plead guilty in person or through an advocate or also by transmitting plea through post or messenger.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (3) is correct: Under the code of criminal procedure, in petty offences the accused may plead guilty in person or through advocate.

Multiple choice

A time barred debt can be claimed as a

  1. set off

  2. counter claim

  3. fresh suit

  4. None of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: A time barred debt cannot be claimed as a set off. Option (2) is incorrect: A time barred debt cannot be claimed as a counter claim. Option (3) is incorrect: A time barred debt cannot be claimed as a fresh suit. Option (4) is correct: A time barred debt can never be claimed as a set off, counter claim and a fresh suit.

Multiple choice

If in any case in which the defendant sets up counterclaim, the suit of the plaintiff is stayed, discontinued or dismissed, the counter claim,

  1. shall be stayed

  2. nevertheless be proceeded with

  3. may be continued with the leave of the High Court

  4. No specific provision
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Shall not be stayed. Option (2) is correct: Under Order VIII, Rule 6D of the CPC, if in any case in which the defendant sets up a counter claim, the suit of the plaintiff is stayed, discontinued or dismissed, the counter claim may nevertheless be proceeded with. Option (3) is incorrect: Can never be continued even with the leave of the court.

Multiple choice

A decree is preliminary

  1. when it is issued in the preliminary stages of the suit

  2. when further proceedings have to be taken or the suit to be completely disposed of

  3. when it deals with some preliminary issues

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Option (2) is correct: A decree is preliminary when further proceedings have to be taken or the suit to be completely disposed of on the basis of the decree.