Assam Judiciary Mock Test 9 — Questions & Solutions

If in a certain code language 'BENCH' is written as 'CFODI', then how will 'JUDGE' be written in the same code?

Choose the option that best completes the analogy: 'Pen is to Writer as Scalpel is to ____'.

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

Majuli, the world's largest river island formed by the Brahmaputra, became which numbered district of Assam when it was declared India's first island district in 2016?

The Battle of Saraighat (1671), in which the Ahom forces decisively repelled the Mughal navy on the Brahmaputra, was led on the Ahom side by

Srimanta Sankardeva, the 15th-16th century saint-reformer of Assam, is best known as the founder of which religious order?

The river known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet enters India through which State before flowing across Assam as the Brahmaputra?

Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu), the Assamese New Year and spring festival, is celebrated in which Assamese month corresponding to mid-April?

Dispur became the capital of Assam in 1973 following the carving out of which new State, whose creation made the earlier capital unavailable?

According to United Nations data, in 2025 India became the world's most populous country, overtaking which nation?

In December 2023, UNESCO inscribed which Assamese cultural tradition on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?

Which of the following expressions correctly completes the analogy: Manuscript : Author :: Statute : ?

A sum of Rs. 5,000 is lent at 8% per annum simple interest. What is the total amount payable after 3 years?

Choose the option that correctly fills the blank: "The witnesses, along with the accused, ______ present in the court when the verdict was read."

In a certain code, MONDAY is written as NPOEBZ. How is FRIDAY written in the same code?

Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'ACQUIT' as used in a criminal trial.

Choose the word which is the ANTONYM of: FRUGAL

Choose the word which is the SYNONYM of: CANDID

Choose the word which is the ANTONYM of: BENEVOLENT

Fill in the blank with the correct word: The witnesses gave conflicting accounts, so the judge had to _____ the truth from the evidence.

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: 'To turn a blind eye'.

Choose the correct meaning of the Latin maxim: 'Audi alteram partem'.

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: The accused was charged _____ theft and criminal breach of trust.

Choose the word which is the SYNONYM of: TENACIOUS

Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: 'The law is a faithful watchdog that guards the rights of citizens.'

Which Article of the Constitution of India confers on every High Court the power of superintendence over all courts and tribunals throughout the territories in relation to which it exercises jurisdiction?

The power of a High Court under Article 226 to issue writs may be exercised for the enforcement of-

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar described which Article of the Constitution of India as the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution?

Under the Constitution of India, the power to establish a common High Court for two or more States rests with-

Until the establishment of separate High Courts for Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura in 2013, the Gauhati High Court exercised jurisdiction over those areas. The mandate that there shall be a High Court for each State flows from-

A person not already in the service of the Union or of a 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 doctrine of 'double jeopardy', protecting a person from being prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once, is embodied in which clause of Article 20 of the Constitution of India?

A writ issued by a superior court directing a public authority to perform a public or statutory duty which it has failed to perform is the writ of-

The concept of 'Zero FIR' (registration of a First Information Report irrespective of the jurisdiction of the police station) has been given statutory recognition in:

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, a confession made by an accused person to a police officer:

'A, accused of murder, alleges that, by reason of unsoundness of mind, he did not know the nature of the act. The burden of proof is on A.' Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, this illustration falls under the section dealing with proof of facts especially within knowledge / exceptions, namely:

The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, consists of how many sections?

Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which penalises acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India, is broadly regarded as the successor provision to which offence under the Indian Penal Code, 1860?

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 'organised crime' committed by a crime syndicate is, for the first time, made a distinct offence under:

Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, for the first time within a general penal code, separately defines and punishes the offence of-

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, where a group of five or more persons acting in concert commits murder on the ground of race, caste, community, sex, place of birth, language or personal belief (commonly called mob lynching), the relevant provision is-

Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 introduces a new offence relating to-

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the definition of rape is contained in Section 63 and the general punishment for rape is provided in-

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the offence of criminal conspiracy is dealt with under-

Under the BNSS, 2023, every State Government is statutorily obliged to prepare and notify a Witness Protection Scheme for the State. This obligation is contained in:

Under Section 530 of the BNSS, 2023, which of the following may be held in electronic mode through audio-video electronic means?

Under the BNSS, 2023, the power of a Magistrate empowered under Section 210 to order an investigation by the police into a cognizable case, on a complaint received, is provided in:

Under the scheme of bail provisions in the BNSS, 2023, the power of a Court (other than the High Court or the Court of Session) to release on bail a person accused of a non-bailable offence is contained in:

Under the BNSS, 2023, the special powers of the High Court and the Court of Session regarding bail, including the power to cancel bail already granted, are contained in:

A foreign decree of a reciprocating territory may be executed in India as if it were passed by a District Court, under-

The power of the High Court to call for the record of a case decided by a subordinate court in which no appeal lies, where such court has exercised jurisdiction not vested in it, is the power of-

The provision preserving the inherent power of the Court to make such orders as may be necessary for the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of the process of the Court is-

Amendment of pleadings under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is governed by-

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

When consent to an agreement is caused by coercion, fraud or misrepresentation, the agreement under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 is-

Under Section 23 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the consideration or object of an agreement is unlawful in all the following cases EXCEPT where it is-

A contract whereby 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 defined under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 as a contract of-

In a contract of guarantee under Section 126 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the person in respect of whose default the guarantee is given is called the-

A petition for divorce by mutual consent under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 requires that the parties have been living separately for a period of

In Saroj Rani v. Sudarshan Kumar Chadha (1984), the Supreme Court of India held that Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, relating to restitution of conjugal rights, is

Which section of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 declares that any marriage solemnised after the commencement of the Act shall be null and void if it contravenes the condition that neither party has a spouse living at the time of marriage?

Children of a marriage which is null and void under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 are nevertheless deemed to be legitimate by virtue of

In Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum (1985), the Supreme Court held that a divorced Muslim woman who is unable to maintain herself:

In Danial Latifi v. Union of India (2001), the Supreme Court, while upholding the constitutional validity of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, held that the husband must make a reasonable and fair provision for the divorced wife:

Under Muslim law, the period of iddat to be observed by a widow on the death of her husband (where she is not pregnant) is:

The maximum period of limitation prescribed by the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963 (for instance for a suit by a mortgagor to redeem under Article 61) is -

Under Article 65 of the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963, the period of limitation for a suit for possession of immovable property based on title is twelve years, computed from -

In computing the period of limitation for an appeal under Section 12 of the Limitation Act, 1963, which of the following is excluded?

Under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, a judicial authority before which an action is brought in a matter which is the subject of an arbitration agreement shall refer the parties to arbitration, provided the application is made by the party not later than :

In Bharat Aluminium Co. v. Kaiser Aluminium Technical Services Inc. (BALCO), the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that :

Under Section 63 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, in conciliation proceedings there shall be ______ unless the parties agree otherwise.

What should come next in the series? Z, X, V, T, R, ?

A shopkeeper marks his goods 40% above the cost price and allows a discount of 10% on the marked price. What is his profit percent?

Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting in a row facing North. R is to the immediate right of P. T is at one extreme end and Q is at the other extreme end. S is between U and Q, and U is to the immediate left of S. R is to the immediate left of U. Who is sitting immediately to the right of R?

The doctrine of 'notional extension' of employment, applied under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, is used to determine :

Under Section 22 of the Copyright Act, 1957, copyright in a published literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work subsists until :

Under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, the registration of a trade mark is, in the first instance, valid for :

The rule that no particular number of witnesses shall in any case be required for the proof of any fact is contained in which section of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?

The doctrine of estoppel is contained in which section of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the power of the Judge to ask any question he considers necessary, in any form, at any time, of any witness or of the parties, is contained in which section?

The rule against perpetuity embodied in Section 14 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 permits the vesting of an interest to be postponed only up to:

The doctrine of 'feeding the grant by estoppel', under which a transferor who fraudulently or erroneously represents that he is authorised to transfer immovable property and later acquires an interest in it is bound to pass that interest to the transferee at the transferee's option, is contained in which section of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?

In National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Pranay Sethi (2017), the Constitution Bench held that for a deceased having a permanent job and below 40 years of age, the addition to actual income towards 'future prospects' should be what percentage?

The principle that a trustee may not use or deal with the trust-property for his own profit or for any other purpose unconnected with the trust is contained in which section of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882?

Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, a consumer complaint shall not, ordinarily, be admitted by a Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission unless it is filed within ______ from the date on which the cause of action arose.

An appeal against an order of a Sub-Registrar refusing to register a document lies to the Registrar under Section 72 of the Registration Act, 1908, in every case except where the refusal is made on the ground of:

The Court-fees (Assam Amendment) Act, 1972 substituted the table of ad valorem fees leviable on the institution of suits, fixing a maximum institution fee of:

Under Section 41 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, an injunction CANNOT be granted:

Under Section 2(m) of the Factories Act, 1948, premises wherein a manufacturing process is carried on WITHOUT the aid of power amount to a 'factory' if the number of workers working there on any day of the preceding twelve months is:

Under the RFCTLARR Act, 2013, the rehabilitation and resettlement entitlements of affected families are set out in the: