Assam Judiciary Mock Test 6 — Questions & Solutions

Dispur became the capital of Assam in 1972 after which city ceased to be its capital following the creation of Meghalaya?

Bohag Bihu, the most important festival of Assam, primarily marks which occasion?

Which classical dance form of India developed in the Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras) of Assam?

In a certain code language, 'PAPER' is written as 'QBQFS'. How will 'PENCIL' be written in the same code?

A sum of money doubles itself in 8 years at simple interest. In how many years will the same sum become four times itself at the same rate?

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

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

Select the correctly punctuated and grammatically correct sentence.

The Gauhati High Court, which serves as the High Court for Assam, presently exercises jurisdiction over how many States of the Indian Union?

Majuli, located in the State of Assam, is notable for being the world's largest of which of the following?

Kaziranga National Park in Assam, famous for the one-horned rhinoceros, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in the year:

The river known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet enters India through Arunachal Pradesh, where it is first called the:

Srimanta Sankardeva, the 15th-16th century saint-reformer of Assam, is regarded as the founder of which religious movement?

Digboi in Assam holds a special place in India's industrial history as the site of:

The State animal of Assam is the:

Rongali Bihu (Bohag Bihu), which marks the Assamese New Year and the onset of the sowing season, is celebrated in the month of:

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: 'The accused was acquitted ______ all charges by the trial court.'

Select the meaning of the Latin legal maxim 'ubi jus ibi remedium'.

Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'Neither the witnesses nor the accused (a)/ were present (b)/ when the magistrate (c)/ called the case. (d)'

Choose the word that best fits the definition: 'a formal statement made by a witness on oath, usually in writing, for use as evidence in court.'

Select the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom 'to throw the book at someone'.

Choose the correct passive form of: 'The court has dismissed the appeal.'

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: 'The judgment was so ______ that even laypersons could understand its reasoning without difficulty.'

Choose the correct meaning of the foreign phrase 'prima facie'.

Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: 'The pen is mightier than the sword.'

Under Article 326 of the Constitution, elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States are to be on the basis of adult suffrage. The minimum age for entitlement to be registered as a voter, after the Sixty-first Amendment, is:

Under Article 215 of the Constitution, every High Court is declared to be a court of record. A necessary incident of being a court of record is that the High Court has the power to:

Which Article of the Constitution provides that there shall be a High Court for each State, while also permitting Parliament by law to establish a common High Court for two or more States?

Article 20(3) of the Constitution, which provides that no person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself, confers this protection against self-incrimination on:

Under Article 233 of the Constitution of India, the appointment of a person to be a District Judge in a State is made by the Governor of the State-

A person not already in the service of the Union or the State is eligible to be appointed a District Judge under Article 233(2) only if he has been an advocate or pleader for not less than-

The control over District Courts and Courts subordinate thereto, including the posting, promotion and grant of leave to persons holding any post inferior to that of District Judge, is vested in the High Court by-

Article 233A of the Constitution of India, which validated the appointments of, and judgments delivered by, certain District Judges, was inserted by-

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

The defence that a child above seven and under twelve years of age, who has not attained sufficient maturity to judge the nature and consequences of his conduct, is exempt from criminal liability is contained in which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

The doctrine of 'transferred malice', under which a person who causes the death of one whose death he neither intended nor knew himself likely to cause is liable as if he had caused the death of the person intended, is embodied in which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the offence of murder is defined in

The offence formerly described as 'sedition' has been replaced by which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, dealing with acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India?

Anticipatory bail (direction for grant of bail to a person apprehending arrest) is now provided under which section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 'criminal conspiracy' is defined in

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the punishment for the commission of rape is provided in

Whoever does an act with intent to threaten the unity, integrity, sovereignty, security or economic security of India, or to strike terror in the people, commits a 'terrorist act' under which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 'organised crime' as a distinct offence is dealt with under

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, voluntarily causing grievous hurt is ordinarily punishable under Section 117 with imprisonment which may extend to

Under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which introduces trial in absentia of a proclaimed offender, the Court shall not commence the trial unless a period of how many days has elapsed from the date of framing of the charge?

Under Section 23 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Court of a Magistrate of the first class may pass a sentence of imprisonment not exceeding three years, or of fine, or of both, or of community service, where the fine shall not exceed:

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 introduces 'community service' as a recognised form of punishment that a Magistrate may order. Community service, as explained in the Sanhita, means work which the convict is ordered to perform as a form of punishment that benefits the community, and for which he:

Under Section 472 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a convict under sentence of death (or his legal heir or relative) may file a mercy petition to the President or the Governor within how many days of receiving information of the dismissal of the appeal by the Supreme Court or confirmation of the sentence by the High Court?

In which decision did the Supreme Court issue comprehensive guidelines on arrest and the grant of bail, reiterating that 'bail is the rule, jail is the exception', which guidelines continue to inform practice under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

A plaint shall be rejected on the ground that the suit appears from the statement in the plaint to be barred by any law, under-

A temporary injunction restraining the defendant where property in dispute is in danger of being wasted, damaged or alienated may be granted under-

An application for restitution, to place the parties in the position they would have occupied but for a decree which has since been varied or reversed, is made under-

Where Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh share the common Gauhati High Court, an application to transfer a suit pending in a subordinate court to another competent court within the State is maintainable before the High Court under-

A caveat, enabling a person to be heard before any order is passed on an application in a suit or proceeding instituted or about to be instituted, may be lodged under-

A promise to pay a debt barred by the law of limitation is enforceable under Section 25(3) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 only if it is

The doctrine of frustration, by which a contract becomes void on the subsequent impossibility or unlawfulness of its performance, is embodied in which section of the Indian Contract Act, 1872?

Under Section 74 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, where a sum is named in the contract as the amount to be paid in case of breach, the aggrieved party is entitled to

A contract by which one party promises to save the other from loss caused to him by the conduct of the promisor himself, or by the conduct of any other person, is, under Section 124 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, called a contract of

Under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the second motion for divorce by mutual consent must ordinarily be made:

In Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur (2017), the Supreme Court held that the six-month waiting period under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is:

Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides that, ordinarily, no petition for divorce shall be presented to the court:

In Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India (1995), the Supreme Court held that a Hindu husband who converts to Islam and contracts a second marriage without dissolving his first marriage:

Under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, the pronouncement of talaq-e-biddat (instantaneous triple talaq) by a Muslim husband upon his wife is declared to be:

A Muslim husband who pronounces talaq referred to in Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 upon his wife is liable to be punished with imprisonment which may extend to:

Under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, custody of the minor children, in the event of pronouncement of talaq, is to be granted to:

Under Section 3 of the Limitation Act, 1963, every suit instituted, appeal preferred and application made after the prescribed period shall be dismissed -

The benefit of Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 (extension of prescribed period on showing sufficient cause) is available to -

Where the prescribed period for a suit, appeal or application expires on a day when the court is closed, Section 4 of the Limitation Act, 1963 provides that the proceeding may be instituted, preferred or made -

Under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the number of arbitrators determined by the parties :

The doctrine of 'kompetenz-kompetenz', empowering the arbitral tribunal to rule on its own jurisdiction, is embodied in which section of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ?

Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral proceedings in respect of a particular dispute commence under Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 on the date on which :

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series? 7, 14, 28, 56, 112, ?

A sum of Rs. 6,000 amounts to Rs. 7,440 in 4 years at simple interest. What is the annual rate of interest?

In a certain code language, MANGO is written as NCQKT. How is APPLE written in that code?

Under the Advocates Act, 1961, a complaint of professional or other misconduct against an advocate is referred for disposal by the State Bar Council to its :

Under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961, advocates are classified into :

The right of an advocate, whose name is entered on a State roll, to practise as of right throughout the territories to which the Act extends, in all courts including the Supreme Court, is conferred by :

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 has been replaced with effect from 1st July 2024 by which of the following enactments?

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, no confession made to a police officer shall be proved against a person accused of any offence. This rule is contained in which section?

The principle that so much of the information received from an accused in police custody as relates distinctly to the fact thereby discovered may be proved, is now embodied in which provision of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?

Under Section 123 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, a gift of immovable property must be effected by:

Under Section 122 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, for a valid gift the acceptance by or on behalf of the donee must be made:

After the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, Section 164 provides a no-fault liability compensation for death arising out of the use of a motor vehicle of what fixed sum?

Under Section 10 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882, where a trust involves the exercise of discretion, the trustee cannot execute it unless he is:

The maxim "damnum sine injuria", meaning damage without violation of a legal right (and therefore not actionable), is best illustrated by:

Under Section 47 of the Registration Act, 1908, a registered document operates:

Under Section 7 of the Court-fees Act, 1870, in a suit to enforce a right of pre-emption, the court-fee is computed according to:

Which of the following contracts CANNOT be specifically enforced under Section 14 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (as amended in 2018)?

Under Section 4 of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, gratuity is calculated at the rate of fifteen days' wages, based on the last drawn wages, for:

Under the RFCTLARR Act, 2013, where land acquired remains unutilised for the purpose for which it was acquired for a period of five years from the date of taking possession, the land: