Uttar Pradesh Judiciary Mock Test 4 — Questions & Solutions

In which year was 'Project Elephant' launched by the Government of India as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme?

Which animal has been declared India's 'National Heritage Animal'?

The Ganges River Dolphin is recognised in India as the national ______.

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, under which the Central Pollution Control Board was established, was enacted in which year?

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act in India was enacted in which year?

India's first national park (now part of a tiger reserve), established in 1936, was originally named which of the following?

Which was the first Biosphere Reserve to be established in India (in 1986)?

The Montreal Protocol, a landmark international agreement, deals primarily with which environmental issue?

The Ramsar Convention, signed in 1971 in Ramsar (Iran), is concerned with the conservation of which type of ecosystem?

The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, which led to the designation of World Environment Day, was held in 1972 in which city?

World Environment Day is observed every year on which date?

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was opened for signature in 1992 at the Earth Summit held in which city?

The Cartagena Protocol, a supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity, primarily deals with which subject?

The Nagoya Protocol, adopted in 2010 under the Convention on Biological Diversity, is concerned with which of the following?

India enacted the Biological Diversity Act in which year, to give effect to the Convention on Biological Diversity?

The headquarters of the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) of India is located in which city?

How many global biodiversity hotspots are recognised within India's territory?

Which of the following is one of India's four recognised global biodiversity hotspots?

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was established in India under an Act of which year?

Where is the Principal Bench (principal place of sitting) of the National Green Tribunal located?

The Kyoto Protocol, adopted in 1997, is associated with which international convention?

The Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted in which year under the UNFCCC?

By definition, the global warming potential (GWP) of which gas is taken as the reference value of 1?

The CITES convention regulates which of the following?

In an ecosystem, organisms that synthesise their own food using sunlight, such as green plants, are classified as:

The Forest (Conservation) Act, which restricts the de-reservation of forests and use of forest land for non-forest purposes, was enacted in which year?

Which of the following is a base (fundamental) unit in the International System of Units (SI)?

The SI unit of force is the:

The approximate speed of light in vacuum is:

Which physical quantity is measured in pascal (Pa)?

The SI unit of electrical resistance is the:

A nautical instrument that always points roughly towards the geographic north uses which property?

The phenomenon responsible for the splitting of white light into seven colours by a prism is:

According to Newton's first law of motion, a body continues in its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external:

The unit 'watt' is used to measure:

Which mirror is used as a rear-view mirror in vehicles because it gives an erect, diminished image and a wider field of view?

The chemical symbol of sodium is:

The chemical symbol 'Au' represents which element?

The pH value of a neutral solution at 25 degrees Celsius is:

The chemical formula of water indicates that one molecule contains:

The hardest naturally occurring substance is:

Common table salt is chemically known as:

Baking soda is chemically:

Which of the following is the lightest noble (inert) gas?

The atomic number of carbon is:

The gas that turns lime water milky is:

Rusting of iron requires the presence of oxygen and:

The total number of bones in a normal adult human body is:

The largest gland in the human body is the:

The green pigment in plants responsible for absorbing light during photosynthesis is:

Deficiency of vitamin C in the human diet causes:

Deficiency of which vitamin causes rickets in children?

Malaria in humans is transmitted by the bite of:

Which blood group is known as the universal donor?

The average lifespan of a human red blood cell is about:

The process by which green plants make their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water is called:

Which is the highest mountain peak situated entirely within the territory of India (not on any international border)?

The Ganga is the longest river of India. Approximately what is its total length?

The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?

Indian Standard Time is based on the standard meridian of 82°30' E longitude, which passes near which town in Uttar Pradesh?

Which is the largest Indian state by geographical area?

Indira Point, the southernmost point of India's territory, is located on which island?

According to the 2011 Census, which state has the largest population in India?

Which state is the leading producer of sugarcane in India?

Which Indian state is the largest producer of coffee?

Which Indian state shares its boundary with the maximum number of other Indian states?

Wular Lake, the largest freshwater lake in India, is located in which Union Territory/State?

Chilika Lake, the largest brackish-water lagoon in India, lies in which state?

Nathu La, a Himalayan mountain pass on the India-China border, is located in which Indian state?

The Zoji La pass, on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway, connects the Kashmir Valley with which region?

The Narmada and Tapi rivers are notable among peninsular rivers because they flow:

Black soil (regur), well suited to cotton cultivation, is chiefly associated with which physiographic region of India?

Which state is the largest producer of iron ore in India?

Which is the smallest Indian state by geographical area?

Which mainland Indian state has the longest coastline?

Assam is the leading Indian state in the production of which beverage crop?

The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet at which hill range in the south?

The Palk Strait separates India from which neighbouring country?

Which is the highest peak of the Western Ghats?

The northernmost range of the Himalayas, containing peaks such as Everest and Kanchenjunga, is known as the:

The Sundarbans delta, the world's largest delta, is formed by which river system?

Which strait separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands?

The Damodar river, once called the 'Sorrow of Bengal', is a tributary of which major river?

India's first iron and steel plant set up at Jamshedpur (TISCO) lies in which present-day state?

The Aravalli Range, one of the oldest fold mountain systems in the world, runs mainly through which state?

Which two states does the Indira Gandhi Canal, drawing water from the Sutlej-Beas, mainly serve to irrigate?

The two largest and most well-known cities of the Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation were Harappa and which other city, known for its 'Great Bath'?

The mature (urban) phase of the Harappan Civilisation is generally dated by archaeologists to approximately which period?

The oldest of the four Vedas, a collection of hymns, is which one?

Vardhamana Mahavira is traditionally regarded in Jainism as which Tirthankara?

Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon (Dhammachakkappavattana), expounding the Four Noble Truths, at which place near Varanasi?

Which ancient kingdom (mahajanapada) had its capital first at Rajagriha and later at Pataliputra and rose to dominance under the Haryanka rulers?

The Maurya Empire was founded around 322 BCE by which ruler, aided by his adviser Chanakya (Kautilya)?

Megasthenes, who wrote the 'Indica' describing Pataliputra, was a Greek ambassador sent to the Mauryan court by which Hellenistic ruler?

The Kalinga War, which led Emperor Ashoka to renounce war and embrace Dhamma, is generally dated to about which year?

Most of Ashoka's edicts (rock and pillar inscriptions) were written predominantly in which script?

The Third Buddhist Council is traditionally said to have been held at Pataliputra during the reign of which emperor?

Which Kushana ruler is most associated with the spread of Mahayana Buddhism and convening the Fourth Buddhist Council?

The Gupta Empire, often called the 'Golden Age' of ancient India, flourished approximately during which span?

Which Gupta ruler, celebrated for his extensive conquests recorded in the Allahabad Prashasti, was dubbed the 'Napoleon of India' by historian V.A. Smith?

The Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien (Faxian) visited India primarily during the reign of which Gupta emperor?

The mathematician-astronomer Aryabhata, who worked on the place-value system and the rotation of the earth, belonged to which classical age?

The Chinese pilgrim Hsuan-tsang (Xuanzang) visited India during the reign of which northern Indian ruler in the 7th century CE?

The Chola king Rajaraja I built which great Dravidian temple at Thanjavur, completed around 1010 CE?

The famous Rathas and the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) were built under the patronage of which dynasty?

The Kailasa (Kailasanatha) temple at Ellora, carved out of a single rock, was built mainly under which dynasty?

Who founded the first dynasty (the Mamluk or 'Slave' dynasty) of the Delhi Sultanate around 1206 CE?

Razia Sultan, the first and only woman to rule from the throne of Delhi, was the daughter of which Sultan?

The introduction of the silver tanka and the copper jital, and the organisation of the iqta system, are associated with which Slave-dynasty Sultan?

Which Delhi Sultan is famous for his market control (price regulation) measures and for repelling Mongol invasions in the early 14th century?

Which Tughlaq Sultan is notorious for shifting his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad (Devagiri) and for an ill-fated token (copper) currency experiment?

The Vijayanagara Empire was founded in 1336 CE by which pair of brothers?

The Vijayanagara Empire reached its zenith under which ruler of the Tuluva dynasty (r. 1509–1529), a great patron of Telugu literature?

The Battle of Talikota (1565), which led to the sacking of Vijayanagara's capital Hampi, was fought against the empire by a confederacy of which states?

Babur founded the Mughal Empire in India by defeating Ibrahim Lodi at which battle in 1526?

Which Mughal emperor promulgated a syncretic religious order called the Din-i-Ilahi in 1582?

The Battle of Plassey, which laid the foundation of British political power in Bengal, was fought in which year?

After the Battle of Buxar (1764), the East India Company obtained the Diwani (right to collect revenue) of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa from the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II in which year?

The Brahmo Samaj, a reform movement advocating monotheism and opposing idol worship, was founded in 1828 by:

The practice of Sati was legally abolished in British India in 1829 by Regulation XVII under which Governor-General?

The Revolt of 1857 is generally considered to have begun with the firing on his officers by sepoy Mangal Pandey at which cantonment?

During the Revolt of 1857 the rebels proclaimed which person as the symbolic Emperor of India at Delhi?

As a direct consequence of the Revolt of 1857, the Government of India Act 1858 transferred the governance of India from the East India Company to the:

Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress at its inaugural session held in Bombay in December 1885?

The Partition of Bengal that triggered the Swadeshi Movement was announced in 1905 by which Viceroy of India?

The Partition of Bengal of 1905 was annulled in 1911 at the Delhi Durbar during the viceroyalty of:

Mahatma Gandhi's first satyagraha in India, launched in 1917 on behalf of exploited indigo cultivators, took place at:

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, in which troops fired on an unarmed crowd at Amritsar, occurred on:

The repressive law of 1919 that allowed detention without trial and provoked nationwide protests preceding the Jallianwala Bagh massacre was the:

Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Non-Cooperation Movement in February 1922 following a violent incident at which place in present-day Uttar Pradesh?

The Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Gandhi in 1920 was closely linked with which other contemporaneous movement?

Lala Lajpat Rai, who later died of injuries from a police lathi-charge, was leading a protest in 1928 against which body?

At which session did the Indian National Congress adopt 'Purna Swaraj' (complete independence) as its goal in 1929?

Mahatma Gandhi began the Dandi Salt March, marking the start of the Civil Disobedience Movement, on:

The Quit India Resolution was passed by the All India Congress Committee at its Bombay session on:

The famous slogan 'Do or Die' (Karenge ya Marenge) is associated with which movement led by Mahatma Gandhi?

Subhas Chandra Bose founded which political organisation in 1939 after resigning from the Congress presidency?

Subhas Chandra Bose assumed the leadership of the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) in 1943 in which city?

Subhas Chandra Bose was first elected President of the Indian National Congress at which session in 1938?

The Cabinet Mission, which proposed a scheme for an undivided India and the formation of a Constituent Assembly, came to India in:

The plan for the partition of India announced by Lord Mountbatten on 3 June 1947 is commonly known as the:

Under the Indian Independence Act 1947, the partition of British India into the Dominions of India and Pakistan took effect from:

The Swadeshi Movement, emphasising the boycott of British goods and use of indigenous products, arose primarily in response to:

The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was directed against the exploitative system that forced peasants to grow indigo, known as the:

The Indian National Congress observed 26 January 1930 for the first time as:

Which Governor-General is associated with the 'Doctrine of Lapse', a policy of annexation that fuelled discontent leading up to the Revolt of 1857?

In which city was the Charter of the United Nations signed on 26 June 1945?

How many States are the original (founding) members of the United Nations?

How many members does the United Nations Security Council have in total?

Which of the following is NOT a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

Under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the bar of res judicata is contained in which one of the following Sections?

A suit against the Government cannot be instituted, save as otherwise provided, until the expiration of how many months after written notice under Section 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (A) Stay of suit (B) Settlement of disputes outside the court (C) Restitution (D) Inherent powers of the court List-II 1. Section 89 CPC 2. Section 144 CPC 3. Section 10 CPC 4. Section 151 CPC

Under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, a second appeal lies to the High Court only on the ground that the case involves a-

Daryao vs. State of U.P., AIR 1961 SC 1457, is a leading case on which one of the following topics?

Which one of the following Sections of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, empowers the court to enlarge the period fixed or granted by it for the doing of any act prescribed by the Code?

Arrange the following provisions in chronological (ascending) order on the basis of their Section numbers in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: I. Restitution II. Stay of suit III. Notice to Government IV. Inherent powers of the court Select the correct answer using the code below:

Under Section 96(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, no appeal shall lie from-

Provisions relating to 'Suits by Indigent Persons' are contained in which one of the following Orders of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?

'A', without ever intending to marry 'B', obtains her consent to sexual intercourse by a false promise of marriage. Such consent is not free consent and 'A' is liable under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Under which section and for what maximum term?

'X', in order to commit theft, suddenly and forcibly grabs a mobile phone from the hand of 'Y' and runs away. Identify the most specific offence and the maximum imprisonment under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Which of the following acts is NOT enumerated as a 'petty organised crime' under Section 112 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

Under Section 117(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, where a group of five or more persons acting in concert causes grievous hurt to a person on the ground of caste, community or personal belief, each member is liable to imprisonment which may extend to-

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the offence of murder is defined in which section, the provision that corresponds to the erstwhile Section 300 IPC?

'A', intending to cause grievous hurt, gives 'Z' a single spear blow on the abdomen which is sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death, and 'Z' dies. Applying the principle in Virsa Singh v. State of Punjab under clause 'thirdly' (now Section 101 BNS), 'A' is guilty of-

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, when a group of five or more persons acting in concert commits murder on the ground of caste, the minimum sentence prescribed in such a case is-

Which of the following statements regarding culpable homicide and murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is correct?

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the offence of snatching - introduced for the first time as a distinct offence from theft - is dealt with in-

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, robbery becomes dacoity when the number of persons conjointly committing or attempting to commit the robbery is-

Match List-I (offence) with List-II (section under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) and select the correct answer: List-I: (P) Theft (Q) Cheating (R) Criminal breach of trust (S) Extortion List-II: (1) Section 308 (2) Section 303 (3) Section 318 (4) Section 316

'A', a child aged six years, picks up and carries away a gold ring belonging to 'B'. Under the general exceptions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 'A'-

The defence of unsoundness of mind, which exempts a person incapable of knowing the nature of his act or that it is wrong or contrary to law, is contained in which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the offence of voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, which prescribes a minimum imprisonment of ten years extendable to imprisonment for life, is contained in-

Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 introduces 'organised crime' as a distinct offence committed by a crime syndicate?

The provision in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 penalising acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India - which replaces the erstwhile offence of sedition under Section 124A IPC - is-

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, where the act causing death is done with the intention of causing death, prescribes imprisonment for life or imprisonment-

Section 187(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, while permitting a Magistrate to authorise detention of an accused otherwise than in police custody, allows the fifteen days of police custody to be sought-

Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 newly provides for inquiry, trial or judgment in absentia of a proclaimed offender. The proviso bars the Court from commencing such trial unless a period of-

Under the first proviso to Section 479(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, an under-trial prisoner who is a first-time offender (never previously convicted of any offence) shall be released by the Court on bond if he has undergone detention up to-

Section 176(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 makes it mandatory for the officer in charge to cause a forensic expert to visit the crime scene to collect forensic evidence and to videograph the process on a mobile phone or other electronic device, in respect of an offence which is made punishable for-

With reference to the punishment of 'community service' under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which of the following statements is correct?

Section 472 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which newly prescribes a procedure and timeline for mercy petitions in death sentence cases, provides that a convict under sentence of death may file a mercy petition within-

Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, no arrest shall be made without the prior permission of an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police where the offence is punishable with imprisonment for less than three years and the person to be arrested is infirm or is above the age of -

The power to grant anticipatory bail (direction for grant of bail to a person apprehending arrest) is contained in which section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

Under Section 173(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for a cognizable offence punishable for three years or more but less than seven years, the officer in charge of a police station may, with prior permission of an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police, conduct a preliminary enquiry to ascertain a prima facie case within -

Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Court of a Magistrate of the first class may pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding -

A new provision for trial in absentia of a proclaimed offender, who has absconded to evade trial and against whom there is no immediate prospect of arrest, has been introduced by which section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

Under Section 184 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, where an offence of rape is alleged, the victim shall be sent for medical examination by a registered medical practitioner within -

Under Section 290 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, an application for plea bargaining by the accused may be filed within -

Under Section 187 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, where the investigation relates to an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of less than ten years, the accused becomes entitled to statutory (default) bail if the charge-sheet is not filed within -

Under Section 176(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the visit of a forensic expert to the crime scene to collect forensic evidence is mandatory in respect of an offence punishable with imprisonment for -

Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a convict under sentence of death whose mercy petition before the Governor has been rejected may file a mercy petition before the President of India within -

The statutory obligation on every State Government to prepare and notify a Witness Protection Scheme has been introduced by which section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

Under the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the power of the Court to decide a case ex aequo et bono is governed by which provision, and on what condition may it be exercised?

Which of the following correctly states the position regarding the term of office of the members (judges) of the International Court of Justice under its Statute?

Under Article 53 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969, a treaty which, at the time of its conclusion, conflicts with a peremptory norm of general international law (jus cogens) is:

Under Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, when a receiving State declares a member of the diplomatic staff persona non grata, it:

The 'Uniting for Peace' Resolution (Resolution 377) adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1950 enables the General Assembly to take up a matter where the Security Council is paralysed by the lack of unanimity of its permanent members. Within what time may an emergency special session be convened under this mechanism?

Under Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948, which of the following is expressly enumerated as an act constituting genocide when committed with the requisite intent?

The Trusteeship Council, one of the principal organs of the United Nations, suspended its operations in 1994. This followed the attainment of independence by the last remaining UN trust territory, namely:

Under Article 18 of the Charter of the United Nations, decisions of the General Assembly on 'important questions' require a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting. Which of the following is NOT classified as an important question under Article 18(2)?

The most authoritative enumeration of the sources of international law is contained in which provision?

Under Article 38(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, which of the following is treated only as a 'subsidiary means' for the determination of rules of law?

The International Court of Justice is composed of how many judges, elected for a term of how many years?

Which of the following is NOT one of the six principal organs of the United Nations established under Article 7 of the UN Charter?

The United Nations Security Council consists of:

The 'veto' power of the permanent members of the Security Council is derived from which provision of the UN Charter?

A 'peremptory norm of general international law' (jus cogens), from which no derogation is permitted, is defined under which Article of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969?

The maxim 'pacta sunt servanda', meaning that every treaty in force is binding upon the parties and must be performed by them in good faith, is embodied in which Article of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969?

Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, a receiving State may at any time, and without having to explain its decision, declare a member of the diplomatic staff to be:

'A' agrees to sell to 'B' a specific cargo of goods supposed to be on its way from England to Bombay. It turns out that, before the day of the bargain, the ship conveying the cargo had been cast away and the goods lost. Neither party was aware of the fact. The agreement is -

When consent to an agreement is caused by coercion, undue influence, fraud or misrepresentation, the agreement is -

Match List-I (Provision) with List-II (Section of the Indian Contract Act, 1872) and select the correct answer using the code given below: List-I: (A) Coercion (B) Undue influence (C) Fraud (D) Misrepresentation; List-II: (1) Section 15 (2) Section 16 (3) Section 17 (4) Section 18

If a person incapable of entering into a contract is supplied by another with necessaries suited to his condition in life, the person who has furnished such supplies is entitled to be reimbursed -

A guarantee which extends to a series of transactions is called -

When a contract contains an undertaking to pay a sum named as a penalty, the party complaining of the breach is entitled to receive -

The substitution of a new contract for an existing one between the same parties is known as -

Under Section 2(d) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, an act or abstinence may amount to consideration only when it is done or promised-

An agreement which is enforceable by law at the option of one or more of the parties thereto, but not at the option of the other or others, is-

A promise made in writing and signed to pay a time-barred debt is a valid contract by virtue of-

Which of the following statements as to consideration under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 is correct?

Every person is competent to contract who, among other things, is of the age of majority according to the law to which he is subject. This rule of capacity is contained in-

An agreement by a minor under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 is-

Match List I (Provision) with List II (Subject-matter) and select the correct answer using the code given below: List I: (A) Section 26 (B) Section 27 (C) Section 28 (D) Section 56 List II: (1) Agreement in restraint of legal proceedings (2) Agreement in restraint of marriage (3) Agreement to do an impossible act (4) Agreement in restraint of trade

An agreement to do an act impossible in itself is-

Which of the following is NOT a condition for the application of the doctrine of part performance under Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?

Under Section 54 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, a sale of tangible immovable property of the value of one hundred rupees and upwards can be made only by:

Under Section 58 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, a mortgage where the mortgagor delivers possession to the mortgagee and authorises him to retain such possession until payment, and to receive the rents and profits in lieu of interest or in payment of the mortgage-money, is called a:

The maxim 'once a mortgage always a mortgage', which bars any clog on the equity of redemption, is reflected in which provision of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?

In the absence of a contract or local usage to the contrary, a lease of immovable property for agricultural or manufacturing purposes shall, under Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, be deemed to be a lease:

Under Section 107 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, a lease of immovable property from year to year, or for any term exceeding one year, or reserving a yearly rent, can be made only by:

Under Section 122 read with Section 123 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, for a valid gift of immovable property, the transfer must be effected by:

Where a person erroneously represents that he is authorised to transfer certain immovable property and professes to transfer it for consideration, and he subsequently acquires an interest in that property while the contract of transfer still subsists, the transfer, at the option of the transferee, operates on such interest. This embodiment of the doctrine of 'feeding the grant by estoppel' is contained in which section of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?

Under Section 14 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (rule against perpetuity), the maximum period for which the vesting of an interest may be postponed is the lifetime of one or more persons living at the date of the transfer plus:

'A' professes to transfer to 'B' a farm belonging to 'C', and by the same instrument gives a sum of Rs. 1,000 to 'C'. 'C' is not bound to relinquish the farm but, on the principle of election under Section 35 of the Transfer of Property Act, must do which of the following if he retains the farm?

Which one of the following is NOT capable of being transferred under Section 6 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?

Where the mortgagor binds himself to repay the mortgage-money on a certain date and transfers the mortgaged property absolutely to the mortgagee, but subject to a proviso that the mortgagee will re-transfer it to the mortgagor on payment of the money as agreed, the transaction under Section 58 of the Transfer of Property Act is a:

Under Section 58 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, in a transaction where the mortgagor delivers possession of the mortgaged property to the mortgagee, authorising him to retain possession until payment and to receive the rents and profits in lieu of interest or in payment of the mortgage-money, the mortgage is termed a:

A gift of immovable property which the donor and donee agree shall be revocable wholly at the mere will of the donor is, under Section 126 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882:

Under Article 248 of the Constitution, the exclusive power to make any law with respect to a matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or the State List is vested in-

Article 20 of the Constitution affords protection in respect of conviction for offences. Which one of the following is NOT among the protections guaranteed under Article 20?

With reference to the pardoning powers of the President under Article 72 and of the Governor under Article 161, which of the following statements is correct?

Which Article of the Constitution was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly as 'the very soul of the Constitution and the very heart of it'?

In Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India (2015), the Supreme Court struck down the Ninety-ninth Constitutional Amendment and the NJAC Act. The principal ground on which they were held unconstitutional was that they violated-

Match List-I (Constitutional provision) with List-II (Subject matter) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I: A. Article 110 B. Article 143 C. Article 248 D. Article 312 List-II: 1. Residuary powers of legislation 2. Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court 3. All India Services 4. Definition of Money Bill

The doctrine of 'basic structure' of the Constitution, which limits the amending power of Parliament under Article 368, was propounded by the Supreme Court in which one of the following cases?

By which Constitutional Amendment were the words 'Socialist', 'Secular' and 'Integrity' inserted in the Preamble of the Constitution of India?

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar described which one of the following Articles as 'the very soul of the Constitution and the very heart of it'?

Assertion (A): After the Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978, the right to property is no longer a fundamental right. Reason (R): The right to property was deleted from Part III and made a constitutional/legal right under Article 300-A. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Match List - I (Article) with List - II (Subject) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I: (A) Article 17 (B) Article 18 (C) Article 32 (D) Article 44 — List-II: (1) Right to Constitutional Remedies (2) Abolition of Untouchability (3) Uniform Civil Code (4) Abolition of Titles

The distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the States through the three Lists of the Seventh Schedule is provided under which Article of the Constitution?

Residuary powers of legislation, i.e., the power to make laws on matters not enumerated in the Concurrent List or the State List, are vested in Parliament under which Article?

The doctrine that 'greatest happiness of the greatest number' is the measure of right and wrong, and the principle of utility, is associated primarily with-

The Fiction Theory of corporate personality, which holds that a corporation has a fictitious personality distinct from its members attributed to it by law, is associated with-

The concept of 'Volksgeist' (the spirit of the people) as the true source of law was propounded by-

'Social engineering' as a function of law, balancing competing interests so as to secure the maximum with the minimum friction and waste, is the theory of-

Match List-I (kind of possession) with List-II (illustration) and select the correct answer: List-I A. Mediate possession B. Immediate possession C. Corporeal possession D. Incorporeal possession ; List-II 1. Owner wearing his own watch 2. A principal who has handed goods to his agent 3. An author's copyright in his work 4. A buyer who has taken delivery of goods from the shopkeeper

The legal maxim 'Ubi jus ibi remedium' means-

A right that is available against the whole world at large, and not merely against a determinate person, is classified as a-

The view that 'living law' is the law that dominates social life even though it has not been posited in legal propositions, and that the centre of gravity of legal development lies in society itself, was expounded by-

The expression 'res nullius' in jurisprudence denotes-

Who among the following jurists defined jurisprudence as 'the science of the first principles of the civil law'?

According to John Austin's analytical (imperative) theory, law properly so called is essentially:

In Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law, the norm which lies at the apex of the hierarchy of norms and from which all other norms derive their validity is termed:

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, when the question is whether any person is an accomplice, and an accomplice is declared to be a competent witness against an accused person, the relevant provision is:

The classic proposition that a confession may consist of words spoken to oneself and need not be communicated to another person was laid down by the Supreme Court in:

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, where a woman dies of burns within seven years of marriage and it is shown that she was subjected to cruelty for dowry, the court shall presume that her husband caused the dowry death. This presumption is contained in:

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the fact that a person was born during the continuance of a valid marriage between his mother and any man, or within two hundred and eighty days after its dissolution (the mother remaining unmarried), is:

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, leading questions may NOT be asked, if objected to by the adverse party, in:

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, a witness may, while under examination, refresh his memory by referring to any writing made by himself at the time of the transaction or so soon afterwards that the court considers it likely the transaction was fresh in his memory. This is provided in:

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the judge's power to put any question he pleases, in any form, at any time, to any witness or the parties, about any relevant or irrelevant fact, in order to discover or obtain proper proof of relevant facts, is contained in:

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, entries in books of account, including those maintained in an electronic form, regularly kept in the course of business:

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

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which Section provides that no confession made to a police officer shall be proved as against a person accused of any offence?

In the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the provision corresponding to old Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (how much of information received from an accused in police custody, leading to discovery of a fact, may be proved) is found in -

A dying declaration is made relevant under which provision of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?

The case of Pakala Narayana Swami v. Emperor, which laid down that a dying declaration covers not only the cause of death but also the 'circumstances of the transaction' resulting in death, is relevant to which provision of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?

Which Section of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 declares that an accomplice shall be a competent witness against an accused person?

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the provision that no particular number of witnesses shall in any case be required for the proof of any fact is contained in -

Match List-I (Concept under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023) with List-II (Section) and select the correct answer using the code given below: List-I: (A) Opinions of experts (B) Estoppel (C) Refreshing memory (D) Leading questions. List-II: (1) Section 121 (2) Section 162 (3) Section 39 (4) Section 146.

The presumption as to dowry death is provided under which Section of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the fact that a child was born during the continuance of a valid marriage is, subject to non-access, treated as -

Hira Lal Patni vs. Sri Kali Nath, AIR 1962 SC 199, is concerned with which one of the following principles?

Under which one of the following Orders and Rules of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, may a court strike out or add parties at any stage of the proceedings?

A plaint shall be rejected, among other grounds, where it does not disclose a cause of action. This provision is found in-

Which one of the following Sections of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, deals with the power of the High Court to call for the record of a case decided by a subordinate court (revision)?

Where, on the day of hearing, the plaintiff does not appear but the defendant appears, the court shall, under Order IX of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908,-

Which one of the following Sections of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, empowers the High Court or the District Court to transfer any suit, appeal or other proceeding pending before it to another competent court?

Under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the principle of res judicata is contained in:

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?

The provision for settlement of disputes outside the court (reference to arbitration, conciliation, mediation or Lok Adalat) was inserted in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 as:

A civil court has jurisdiction to try all suits of a civil nature excepting suits of which their cognizance is either expressly or impliedly barred. This principle is contained in:

Power of revision is conferred on the High Court by which section of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List-I: (A) Place of suing - immovable property (B) Notice before suit against Government (C) Power to add or strike out parties (D) Rejection of plaint List-II: (1) Section 80 (2) Order 7 Rule 11 (3) Section 16 (4) Order 1 Rule 10

Under Order 8 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the defendant shall ordinarily present a written statement of his defence within:

Temporary injunctions and interlocutory orders are dealt with under which Order of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?

All questions arising between the parties to the suit in which the decree was passed and relating to the execution, discharge or satisfaction of the decree shall be determined by:

The doctrine of restitution, which restores to a party the benefit lost owing to a decree that is later varied or reversed, is statutorily recognised in:

Under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the term 'decree' is defined in:

Power of the High Court (and District Court) to transfer and withdraw any suit, appeal or other proceeding pending before it or any subordinate court is contained in: