Assam Judiciary Mock Test 4 — Questions & Solutions

Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Assam, is principally known as the world's major stronghold of the:

The river that the people of Assam know as the Brahmaputra is, in its upper Tibetan course, called the:

Which of the following is the State bird of Assam?

Dispur was made the capital of Assam in 1973 chiefly because the earlier capital had become the capital of a newly created State. That earlier capital was:

A sum of money doubles itself in 8 years at simple interest. The annual rate of interest is:

Find the next term in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?

Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son." How is the woman in the photograph related to the man?

Choose the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the word 'FRUGAL'.

Select the grammatically correct sentence:

If in a certain code language 'MANGO' is written as 'NBOHP', then 'APPLE' will be written as:

The Treaty of Yandaboo, signed in 1826, which brought Assam under British control, marked the end of which war?

Kaziranga National Park, renowned for the greater one-horned rhinoceros, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year:

Majuli, recognised as the largest river island in the world, was officially declared India's first island district in the year:

Srimanta Sankardeva, the 15th-16th century saint-reformer of Assam, is associated with the founding of which religious tradition?

The Gauhati High Court, established in 1948, has its principal seat at:

Rongali Bihu (Bohag Bihu), which marks the Assamese New Year and the spring harvest, is celebrated in the month of:

The famous line 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever' is the opening of which poem?

Choose the correct meaning of the phrase 'The child is father of the man' as used by Wordsworth:

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the word 'PROLIX'.

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: 'The accused was acquitted ______ the charge of theft for want of evidence.'

Choose the correctly spelt word.

Select the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom 'to throw down the gauntlet'.

Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'Neither the judge nor the lawyers / was / present / when the verdict was read.'

Choose the word that is the SYNONYM of 'PERFUNCTORY'.

Under Article 243D, what proportion of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Panchayat is reserved for women?

The writ that is issued to call upon a person holding a public office to show under what authority he holds that office is the writ of-

The minimum age prescribed for a person to be qualified for election as President of India under Article 58 is-

The removal of a Judge of a High Court on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity is effected under Article 217 read with-

The 'Directive Principles of State Policy' contained in Part IV of the Constitution are-

The protection against conviction under an ex post facto law and against double jeopardy and self-incrimination is guaranteed by-

Article 371B of the Constitution, which empowers the President to provide for the constitution and functions of a committee of the Legislative Assembly consisting of members elected from the tribal areas, was inserted by which Constitutional Amendment and relates to which State?

Article 244A of the Constitution, which empowers Parliament to form an autonomous State comprising certain tribal areas with a local Legislature or Council of Ministers, applies to tribal areas in which State?

The Gauhati High Court currently exercises jurisdiction over which of the following sets of States?

The High Court at Gauhati was originally established in the year:

Who is regarded as the chief exponent of the 'imperative theory' of law, which defines law as the 'command of the sovereign backed by sanction'?

In Hohfeld's scheme of jural relations, the jural correlative of a 'right' is:

The concept of 'Grundnorm' as the basic norm from which an entire legal order derives its validity is associated with:

Who was the first woman to be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of India?

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the punishment for murder is laid down in

Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 introduces 'community service' for the first time as a kind of punishment?

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, nothing is an offence which is done by a child under the age of

The doctrine of 'transferred malice'—where a person intending to kill one person causes the death of another—is embodied in which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

A registered medical practitioner who causes the death of a patient by a rash or negligent act while performing a medical procedure is punishable under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 with imprisonment which may extend to

Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the registration of a 'Zero FIR' for a cognizable offence irrespective of the area in which the offence is committed is now expressly recognised under which section?

Under Section 173(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, before registering an FIR for an offence punishable with imprisonment for three years or more but less than seven years, an officer in charge of a police station may, with the prior permission of an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police, conduct a preliminary enquiry within how many days?

Which provision of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, requires a police officer to issue a notice directing a person to appear, instead of arresting him, where the offence is cognizable and punishable with imprisonment up to seven years?

Under Section 35(7) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, no person accused of an offence punishable with imprisonment for less than three years, who is infirm or above a certain age, shall be arrested without the prior permission of an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. That age is:

Under Section 187(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the maximum total period of detention pending investigation (default-bail trigger) for an offence punishable with imprisonment for ten years, is:

Under Section 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, a civil court has jurisdiction to try all suits of a civil nature except those of which their cognizance is-

The doctrine of res judicata under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is contained in-

The principle of res sub judice, requiring stay of a subsequently instituted suit where the matter in issue is also directly and substantially in issue in a previously instituted suit between the same parties, is embodied in-

A second appeal to the High Court under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 lies only-

An appeal from every decree passed by a court exercising original jurisdiction (a first appeal) is provided under-

A contract to do an act which, after the contract is made, becomes impossible or unlawful by reason of an event which the promisor could not prevent, becomes void under the Indian Contract Act, 1872. This rule of supervening impossibility is contained in:

Under Section 74 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, where a sum is named in the contract as payable on breach, the party complaining of the breach is entitled to receive:

Section 182 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, defines an 'agent' as a person employed to do any act for another, or to represent another in dealings with third persons. The person for whom such act is done, or who is so represented, is called the:

Under Section 2(d) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, consideration for a promise may move from

Under Section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, in respect of an illegitimate boy or an illegitimate unmarried girl, the natural guardian is

A natural guardian transfers a minor's immovable property by sale without the previous permission of the court as required under Section 8 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956. Such a transfer is

Under Section 13 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, in the appointment or declaration of any person as guardian of a Hindu minor, the consideration that shall be paramount is

Under Section 5(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, at the time of marriage the bridegroom must have completed the age of ____ years and the bride the age of ____ years.

Under Muslim law, in the absence of evidence, a girl is presumed to have attained puberty (and thus capacity to contract her own marriage) on the completion of the age of:

The manager or superintendent of a waqf, who is appointed to administer the waqf property, is known as a:

Under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, the right of a wife to obtain a decree of dissolution on the ground of the husband's cruelty is contained in:

Under Section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963, a fresh period of limitation is computed from the time an acknowledgment of liability is made, provided the acknowledgment is—

In the case of a continuing breach of contract or a continuing tort, Section 22 of the Limitation Act, 1963 provides that a fresh period of limitation begins to run—

The right to access and use of light or air to and for any building acquired as an easement becomes absolute and indefeasible under Section 25 of the Limitation Act, 1963 where it has been peaceably enjoyed as of right and without interruption for—

Under Section 73 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, a settlement agreement drawn up and signed by the parties in conciliation proceedings-

Where, in an arbitration other than an international commercial arbitration, the parties fail to appoint an arbitrator under the agreed procedure, the appointment under Section 11 is to be made by-

A person approached for possible appointment as arbitrator must, under Section 12(1) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, disclose in writing-

A man walks 4 km towards north, then turns right and walks 3 km. How far is he from his starting point?

If 6 workers can build a wall in 8 days, how many days will 4 workers take to build the same wall, working at the same rate?

Which number is the odd one out in the following series? 4, 9, 16, 25, 30, 49

Under Section 3 of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, an employer is NOT liable to pay compensation in respect of an injury which does not result in total or partial disablement of the employee for a period exceeding-

Under Section 10 of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, a claim for compensation must, as a general rule, be preferred before the Commissioner within-

Under Section 22 of the Copyright Act, 1957, the term of copyright in a published literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work subsists for the lifetime of the author and-

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA), oral evidence in all cases must be 'direct'. This rule, which excludes hearsay, is laid down in:

In which case did the Supreme Court conclusively hold that a certificate under the (now) Section 63(4) electronic-records provision is a mandatory pre-condition for the admissibility of secondary electronic evidence, overruling Shafhi Mohammad?

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA), the maxim 'he who asserts must prove' is given statutory form by Section 104, which provides that whoever desires a Court to give judgment as to any legal right or liability dependent on facts he asserts:

The doctrine of election, based on the maxim 'quod approbat non reprobat' (one who accepts a benefit under an instrument must also bear its burden), is codified under which section of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?

In the absence of a contract or local law or usage to the contrary, a lease of immovable property for purposes other than agricultural or manufacturing is, under Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act, deemed to be a lease:

Under Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, a person driving a motor vehicle is deemed to be under the influence of drink if the alcohol content in his blood exceeds what level?

For the valid creation of a trust under Section 6 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882, the author must indicate with reasonable certainty all of the following EXCEPT:

The "neighbour principle", which forms the modern foundation of the duty of care in the tort of negligence, was enunciated by Lord Atkin in:

Where, owing to urgent necessity or unavoidable accident, a document is not presented within the prescribed time, the Registrar may, under Section 25 of the Registration Act, 1908, accept it for registration where the delay does not exceed four months, on payment of a fine not exceeding:

Under the Court-fees Act, 1870, all fees referred to in Section 3, or chargeable under the Act, shall ordinarily be collected:

Recovery of specific movable property under the Specific Relief Act, 1963, in the manner provided by the Code of Civil Procedure, is dealt with under which section?

After the 2010 amendment, a person employed to do supervisory work qualifies as a 'workman' under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 only if his wages do not exceed:

In Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal (2020), the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that for acquisition proceedings to lapse under Section 24(2) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013: