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When one see violating the law, one immediately think of informing the __________.

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  1. Police

  2. Judge

  3. Lawyer

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

One important function of the police is to investigate any complaint about the commission of a crime. When one see violating the law, one immediately think of informing the police. The police officer investigate and prevents crimes from happening.

"A tenant who is being forced to move out files a case in courts against the landlord". The matter is a concern of _______________.

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  1. Civil Law

  2. Social law

  3. Economical law

  4. Criminal law

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Correct Option: A
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Civil courts exercise jurisdiction in the cases related to land, property and money transactions; arbitration; guardianship, marriages; divorce; and cases involving a Will.

When someone violates the law, we immediately inform the ________.

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  1. Neighbours

  2. Relative

  3. Judge

  4. Police

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Correct Option: D
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When we see someone violating the law, we immediately think of informing the police. After a person is arrested, it is a court of law that decides whether the accused person is guilty or not. According to the Constitution, every individual charged of a crime has to be given a fair trial.

In the modern times the rule of law was propounded by __________.

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  1.  A. V. Dicey.

  2. B.N. Rau

  3. Laski

  4. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A. V. Dicey is the most widely known author of "Introduction to the study of the law of the constitution". Dicey viewed the necessity of establishing a stable legal system. He considered that a stable legal system is necessary to stop the injustice occur from following unjust law. In modern times the rule of law was propounded by A. V. Dicey.

 D. K. Basu guideline include ________.

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  1. The police official should wear, accurate & visible name tags with their identifications

  2. A memo of arrest should be prepared at the time of arrest

  3. Both (a) & (b)

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

D. K. Basu guidelines includes:-

1. The police officials carrying out the arrest and handling the interrogation of the arrestee should bear accurate, visible and clear identification and name tags with their designations.
2. The police officer carrying out the arrest shall prepare a memo of arrest at the time of arrest and attested by at least one witness.
3. The time, place of arrest and venue of custody of an arrestee must be notified by the police to any friend or relative of the arrestee.
4. Copies of all the documents including the memo of arrest should be sent to the Magistrate for his record.

'A group of girls are harassed by a group of boys'. This comes under _________________.

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  1. Civil Law

  2. Social law

  3. Economical law

  4. Criminal law

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It regulates social conduct and proscribes whatever is threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering the property, health, safety, and moral welfare of people. It includes the punishment of people who violate these laws. 

In respect of anything said by a member of Parliament in Parliament or any committee thereof, he can claim immunity _____________.

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  1. Both from civil as well as criminal cases

  2. From civil cases only

  3. From criminal cases only

  4. Cannot claim immunity either from civil or from criminal cases

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Correct Option: A

Appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in appeal from High Courts in regard to civil matters pertain only to a ______________.

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  1. substantial question of law

  2. question of law

  3. question of fact

  4. mixed question of fact and law

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Correct Option: A

With which country does India have a strange problem of Enclaves and Adverse Possessions?

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  1. Pakistan

  2. Afganistan

  3. China

  4. Bangladesh

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India's border with Bangladesh has a strange problem of 'Enclaves and Adverse Possessions'. There are 111 Indian enclaves within Bangladesh and 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in India. Thirty-four tracts of Indian land are under the adverse possession of Bangladesh and 40 pieces of Bangladeshi land are in India's adverse possession. The area is densely populated, and the cultivation is carried out till the last inch of the border at many stretches. Though the Land Border Agreement of 1974 has provisions for the settlement of the issue of adverse possession, it has not been applied so far as the problem is administratively sensitive.