DU LLB - 2012 DELHI INSTITUTE OF LAW

DU LLB 2012
Directions: In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives, choose the one
which best expresses the meaning of the given word:
1. VAGUE
(a) Inadequate
(b) Insignificant
(c) Nebulous
(d) Meaningless
2. FATIGUE
(a) Sleepy
(b) Weariness
(c) Drowsiness
(d) Sweating
3. DEBONAIR
(a) Confident
(b) Elegant
(c) Charming
(d) Stylish
4. CARVE
(a) Acquire
(b) Cover
(c) Drive
(d) Achive
Directions: In each of the following questions, find out the best alternative for the given
words/sentences
5. The act of killing one's wife
(a) Avicide
(b) Uxoricide
(c) Genocide
(d) Canicide
6. To hold something in leash
(a) To restrain
(b) To discourage
(c) To disappoint
(d) To dismiss
7. A post without any compensation or remuneration
(a) Voluntary
(b) Sinecure
(c) Honorary
(d) Non-Participating
8. A short usually amusing story about some real person/event
(a) Anecdote
(b) Allegory
(c) Tale
(d) Antidote
Directions: Each of the following sentences is followed by four prepositions. Fill in the
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blanks with appropriate prepositions:

9. Don't lament .......... your misfortunes.
(a) over
(b) with
(c) to
(d) about
10. Don't be surprised and think like that.
(a) at
(b) about
(c) with
(d) on
11. He is not content this amount.
(a) on
(b) by
(c) at
(d) with
12. If you want to succeed let there be no in your effort.
(a) let up
(b) let off
(c) let on
(d) let by
Directions: Each of the following questions contains four words. One of the four words
is correctly spelled. Pick the correctly spelled word:
13.
(a) Amiable
(b) Aly
(c) Alow
(d) Alot
14.
(a) Bonny
(b) Boaste
(c) Bounc
(d) Bridl
15.
(a) Outwit
(b) Outskarts
(c) Overcaste
(d) Overhal
16.
(a) Haggard
(b) Hagle
(c) Halmark
(d) Hampar
Directions: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words is followed by
four pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that
expressed in the original pair.
17. OFFHAND: PREMEDITATION

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(a) Aboveboard : Guile

(b) Thrifty : Precocious
(c) Evanescent: Transition
(d) Upright : Integrity
18. SCURRY: MOVE
(a) Sleep : Drowse
(b) Agenda : Meeting
(c) Chatter : Talk
(d) Chant: Sing
19. SKIRT: ISSUE
(a) Siege : Vulnerability
(b) Feud : Acrimony
(c) Sweep : Election
(d) Dodge : Encounter
20. CURDLE: MILK
(a) Underlying : Foundation
(b) Fertilizer : Crop
(c) Clot : Blood
(d) Brew : Beer
Directions: One word substitution.
21. Fear of open spaces
(a) Obsession
(b) Agoraphobia
(c) Hallucination
(d) Somnambulism
22. Government by priest or Government which has its State religion
(a) Aristocracy
(b) Oligarchy
(c) Theocracy
(d) Sacerdotal
23. Of the sense of touch is
(a) Tannery
(b) Tactile
(c) Olfactory
(d) None of the above
24. A severe deserved punishment is
(a) Retribution
(b) Revisionism
(c) Repartee
(d) Abdication
25. The system of putting plants and animals into various classes.
(a) Topiary
(b) Ornithology
(c) Taxonomy
(d) Agronomy
Directions: Replace the underlined phrase/word with a suitable idiom/ word from the given
choices.

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26. Prohibition is gall and wormwood to distillers.

(a) Opportunity
(b) Mayhem
(c) Abominable
(d) Heaven
27. The girls hit it off right away.
(a) Got along very well
(b) Clobbered
(c) Became agitated
(d) Cracked the plan
28. You have to hustle to get there on time.
(a) Jostle
(b) Catch a bus
(c) Get ready
(d) Get a move on
29. Retirement can either be a ……….to age or an opportunity for new adventure.
(a) Surrender
(b) Defeat
(c) Setback
(d) Victory
30. Your treatment of your servant is ………..mean
(a) Golden
(b) Nobly
(c) Flexibly
(d) Notoriously
31. Gangotri is …………by mountains on three sides
(a) Hidden
(b) Kept
(c) Flanked
(d) Located
32. His performance did not come………….my expectation
(a) To
(b) Upto
(c) Off
(d) near
33. past civilization often saw comets as………of death and doom
(a) Portentous
(b) Usherers
(c) Harbingers
(d) Precursors
Directions: Replace the underlined word with a word that will not alter the meaning
34. A scurrilous attack or her character
(a) Disparaging
(b) Vain
(c) Oblique
(d) Slatternly
35. Rage against the new rules

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(a) Pillage
(b) Ram
(c) Culminate
(d) Fulminate
36. In a row of children facing north Ojas is fourth to the left of Abu who is tenth from the
left end. Aashi is second to the right of Abu and eighth from the right end of the row.
Total how many children are there in the row?
(a) 19
(b) 20
(c) 21
(d) 18
37. A lady a gentleman is shopping in the market when the lady’s friend happens to meet
them. The friend asks the lady ‘who is the gentleman with you?’ the lady replies ‘the
gentleman’s mother-in-law and my mother-in-law are related as mother and daughter’.
The lady is the gentleman’s……
(a) Wife
(b) daughter
(c) daughter-in-law
(d) Sister-in-law
38. Pointing to a photograph Nilcita said 'She is the only grand-daughter of my
grandmother's daughter'. How is the girl in photograph related to Nikita?
(a) Sister
(b) Niece/daughter
(c) Aunt
(d) Cannot be determined
39. If 'A' is substituted by 26, 'B' by 25 and so on up to ‘Z’ which is substituted by I,
what will be the sum of the numbers substituted for the word 'FRAY'?
(a) 57
(b) 58
(c) 60
(d) 56
40. A is Y's brother. S is T's mother and A's aunt. How is T related to A?
(a) Sister
(b) Cousin
(c) Aunt
(d) Cannot be determined
41. Raja started from point A and traveled 8 kms towards the north to point B, he then
turned right and traveled 7 kms to point C, from point C he took the first right and
drove 5 kms to point D, he took another right and traveled 7 kms to point E, and
finally turned right and traveled for another 3 kms to point F. What is the distance
between point F and B?
(a) 3 kms
(b) 2 kms
(c) 28 kms
(d) 29 kms
42. In a certain code FIGHT is coded as GJFIU and WRITE is coded as XSHUF; then
how will JUDGE be coded in the same code?

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(a) KVCHF
(b) HFEKV
(c) KVEHF
(d) VKCFH
43. As North Pole is related to Magnet, in the same way is related to Battery.
(a) Terminal
(b) Power
(c) Energy
(d) Cell
44. Find the missing number in the following series. 6, 12, 21 …48
(a) 40
(b) 33
(c) 38
(d) 45
45. What is the missing number in this series
675849
(a) 11
(b) 10
(c) 2
(d) 3
46. In the following question one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong
term. 8, 14, 26, 48, 98, 194, 386
(a) 14
(b) 48
(c) 98
(d) 194
47. A long rope has to be cut to make 23 small pieces. If it is double folded to start with
how many times does it need to be cut?
(a) 9
(b) 23
(c) 11
(d) 12
48. Peyush earns twice as much in November as in each of the other months. What part of
his entire year's earning does he earn in November?
(a) 2/11
(b) 2/13
(c) 3/14
(d) 1/6
49. In a certain Code CHANDIGARH is written as DNAHCHRAGI. How is SIKKIM
written in that Code?
(a) TJKJKM
(b) TJLLJN
(c) MIKKIS
(d) KISMIK
50. When Rajeev was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother
was 25 years older than his sister. If Rajeev's brother is 6 years older than Rajeev and
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was born?
(a) 15 years
(b) 7 years
(c) 17 years
(d) 10 years
51. Reptile is to lizard as flower is to .......
(a) petal
(b) bud
(c) marigold
(d) fish
52. Complete the following series:
A5QR,A4QS,A3QT……………A,, QV
(a) A,Q W
(b) A,Q V2
(c) A.QU
(d) A,Q3 U
Directions: In each of the following number series, look for a pattern or relationship
between the numbers, and fill in the missing number.
53. 1,2,2,5,5.............
(a) 25
(b) 19
(c) 10
(d) 26
54. 1, 8, 27,
(a) 16
(b) 10
(c) 28
(d) 64
55. 34,39,37,38,40,37,.............
(a) 43
(b) 35
(c) 13
(d) 45
56. 69,58,71,60............
(a) 71
(b) 73
(c) 72
(d) 70
Directions: Each question has a word followed by four answer choices. Choose the
word that is a necessary part of the leading word.
57. School
(a) Students
(b) Benches
(c) Class rooms
(d) Building
58. Crops
(a) Food

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(b) Labourers
(c) Harvest
(d) Irrigation
Directions:The following terms are from an artificial language, with their English
meanings. In the questions that follow, select the appropriate English translation of
the artificial language.
59. IngTor: Bust factory; igat ngot: has not; ngote aut: not a car; e Ing: a bus. What does
the word "autTor" mean in English?
(a) not a car
(b) Car factory
(c) not a bus
(d) a bus
60. If in addition to the above word meanings, if "aut boushp" means "car workshop",
what does "Ing boushp" mean?
(a) Car factory
(b) Bus factory
(c) Bus workshop
(d) Car shop
Directions: Fill in the relationships, based on the relationship that the question
mentions.
61. Sea is to whales as Road is to
(a) Tar
(b) Driving
(c) Kerbs
(d) Cars
62. Book is to author as judgment is to
(a) Jury
(b) Judge
(c) Advocate
(d) Defendant
63. Centimeter is to Meter as Kilobyte is to
(a) Computer Memory
(b) Gigabyte
(c) Information storage
(d) Memory
64. Fill in the blank:
DEF, DEF2, DE2F2 …D2E2F3
(a) D2E2F2
(b) D2E3F3
(c) DEF3
(d) DE3F3
65. ABC, CBA, DBE, EBD ......
(a) ABD
(b) CBD
(c) FBG
(d) GBF
66. Which word does not belong with others?

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(a) Treaty
(b) Legislation
(c) Pact
(d) Right
67. Which word does not belong with others?
(a) Jasmine
(b) Rose
(c) Hibiscus
(d) Petals
68. Pen is to poet as needle is to
(a) Cloth
(b) Sewing
(c) Tailor
(d) Burton
69. (i) Class A has higher enrollment than class B.
(ii) Class C has lower enrollment than class B.
(iii) Class A has lower enrollment than class C.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is:
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Partially true and partially false
(d) None of the above
70. Oats has more fiber corn but less fiber than bran. Corn has more fiber than rice but
less fiber than wheat. Rice has the lowest fiber content. If the first two statements are
true, the third statement is
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Partially true and partially false
(d) None of the above
71. The length of the year is greatest on the
(a) Mercury
(b) Earth
(c) Jupiter
(d) Pluto
72. The largest producer of sugar in the world is
(a) Brazil
(b) Indonesia
(c) Mexico
(d) Cuba
73. The state in India with largest coastline is?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
74. The weight of the cricket ball is approximately
(a) 3 oz
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(c) 5 oz
(d) 6 oz
75. The National Game of Canada is
(a) Cricket
(b) Football
(c) Ice Hockey
(d) Tennis
76. At which place the 2014 Common Wealth Games will take place
(a) Beijing
(b) London
(c) Glasgow
(d) Canada
77. How many foreign players can be part of playing eleven in IPL Cricket Tournament
organized in India?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
78. Name the first Arabic writer awarded Noble Prize for Literature?
(a) Salman Rushdie
(b) Gen. Gaddafi
(c) Naguib Mah Fouz
(d) Yasser Arafat
79. Sphygomomanometer is used to test
(a) Harmones Action
(b) Brain Tumour
(c) Functions of Intestines
(d) Blood Pressure
80. Which British Governor-General introduced postage stamp in India?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Canning
(d) Lord William Bentick
81. What is the Saudi Arabian currency called?
(a) Dirham
(b) Peso
(c) Dinar
(d) Rival
82. In which of the following States the Legislative Council has been
dispensed with?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Orissa
83. Diphtheria is a disease affecting
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(c) liver
(d) pancreas
84. In which of the following countries Chairman is the Head of the State?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Nepal
(c) Mauritius
(d) Bhutan
85. Which of the following Scams was not unearthed in 2010-11 in India?
(a) 2G
(b) CWG
(c) Adarsh
(d) Provident Fund
86. Which country has become the first country in the world to make broadband internet
access a legal right of all citizens?
(a) UK
(b) New Zealand
(c) Finland
(d) Switzerland
87. The border of which two countries is known as 49th parallel line?
(a) Germany & France
(b) USA & Canada
(c) South Korea & North Korea
(d) Germany & Poland
88. International Women's Day is observed on
(a) 9th January
(b) 8th March
(c) 1st February
(d) 25th March
89. Which Committee/Commission made recommendations to make civil services more
efficient and decorrupted?
(a) Kothari Commission
(b) Niyogi Committee
(c) Blawant Rai Committee
(d) P.C. Hota Committee
90. What is the unit for temperature in the metric system?
(a) Fahrenheit
(b) Kelvin
(c) Degree
(d) Celsius
91. Where is Secretariat of SAARC located?
(a) Colombo
(b) Islamabad
(c) New Delhi
(d) Kathmandu
92. Who wrote the book "Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power within India"?
(a) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(b) Atal Behari Vajpayee

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(c) L.K. Advani

(d) Arjun Singh
93. Who amongst the following won the election for the post of Chief Executive of Hong
Kong!
(a) Kim Joong-Keun
(b) Leung Chun-ying
(c) Henry Tang
(d) Albert Ho
94. Where did the Second Summit on Nuclear Security take place?
(a) Seoul
(b) Washington
(c) New Delhi
(d) Sydney
95. The SGPC and Akali Dai are appealing for mercy of who is on death row for the
killing of Punjab Chief Minister in 1995.
(a) Balwant Singh Rajoana
(b) Kehar Singh
(c) Gurdarshan Singh Bajwa
(d) Kuldeep Singh
96. Name the MLA who has been abducted by Maoists in Orissa?
(a) Lai Bihari Himirika
(b) Hema Gamang
(c) Surjya Narayan Patro
(d) Jhina Hikaka
97. The recent controversy between India and China is related to:
(a) Arabian Sea
(b) South China Sea
(c) Bay of Bengal
(d) Middle-East region
98. Name the two children who were placed under foster care due to lack of parental
care in 2011 in Norway.
(a) Ankit and Aradhya
(b) Abhijit and Anushka
(c) Abhigyan and Aishwarya
(d) Akhil and Asmita
99. Name the IPS Officer who was killed in Madhya Pradesh in March 2012?
(a) Narender Kumar
(b) Rajbir Singh
(c) S.K. Sharma
(d) Ravinder Kumar
100. Kurdistan is primarily known for
(a) Uranium stocks
(b) Oil reserves
(c) Dry fruit products
(d) Fertilser
Directions: Given below is the statement of facts of the case. After statement of
facts, legal principles are given. Apply the principles to the facts of the case and

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select the most appropriate answer from among the four alternatives.
101. Principle: Whoever causes the death of any person by doing any rash or negligent
act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with
both.
Facts: The resident of the adjoining slums were persistently using the park for defecation.
On the order of the Chairman of the DDA the park was fenced and electric current was
run on the wires on the top. A trespassing slum dweller touched a live wire and was
electrocuted. Can the Chairman be held liable for an offence of causing death by
negligence?
(a) No, because getting a public park electrically wired is no rash act.
(b) Administrative actions are immune to any liability.
(c) Yes, because getting a public park electrically wired is a rash and negligent act.
(d) None of the above
102. Principle: A person is said to cause an effect "voluntarily" whereby he intended to
cause it or by means which, at the time of employing those means, he knew or had
reason to believe, to be likely to cause it.
Facts: A sets fire, by night, to an inhabited house in a large town, for the purpose of
facilitating a robbery and this causes death of a person. A pleaded that he has intended the
robbery but not the causing of death and became sorry for the death caused by his act. Is
‘A’ liable for causing the death voluntarily?
(a) A is liable for causing the death voluntarily though he has not intended to cause death of
anyone, because he has set fire in an inhabited house not in abandoned house and it is
quite natural that in such house people must be there during night.
(b) A is not liable because he has not intended murder of anyone.
(c) A is not liable for murder but is liable for robbery only.
(d) A is not responsible for murder because he has not killed anyone by his own hands.
103. Principle: An incorporated company under the Companies Act has a separate entity
and corporate liability.
Facts: Certain persons transferred a tea estate to an incorporated company and claimed
exemptions from "ad valorem" duty on the ground that they themselves were shareholders in
the company.
(a) The shareholders are liable to pay as the company is a separate legal person.
(b) The shareholders are not liable to pay as it is a transfer from them in one name to
themselves under another name.
(c) The shareholders are liable because everybody has a duty to pay on a transfer or
conveyance.
(d) The shareholders will not pay the company would pay on their behalf.
104. Principle: Acts done by children below 12 years of age are not offences if they are not
mature enough to understand the nature and consequences of the acts.
Facts: Sahil, a child of 10 years of age, find a gold coin in the uncle's home. He gives the
coin to his sister Rachna who is 8 years old. The uncle reports the matter to the police. The
police conduct a search. During the investigation the police find the coin kept in the toys of
Rachna. Rachna tells the police that Sahil had given coin to her.
(a) Sahil is guilty of theft.
(b) Rachna is guilty of theft.
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(d) Neither Sahil nor Rachna is guilty of theft.

105. Principle: An employer is responsible for any accident or loss caused to his employees,
during the course of employment.
Facts: Ajay runs the 'Indian Circus'. The circus has an interesting night show. Two motor
cyclists, Ramesh and Suresh, rotate their motorcycles inside a big iron globe in complete
darkness and the audience, especially. the children gives a big clap. One day it so happens
that during one night show an accident occurs inside the globe. Ramesh and Suresh collide
with each other and Ramesh loses both his legs. His parents claim compensation from Ajay,
the proprietor of the circus. Ajay is not liable to pay any compensation because he cannot be
held responsible for the accident.
(a) Ajay is liable to pay compensation because he is the employer and the accident occurred
during the course of employment.
(b) Ajay is not liable to pay compensation but he can pay some amount to Ramesh if he has
sympathy for him.
(c) None of the above
106. Principles: (i) An occupier is not responsible to a trespasser except in respect of
willful act intended to cause harm or done with reckless disregards, (ii) Master is
liable for the acts of the employee/servant
Facts: A farmhouse is located in South Delhi on 2 acre plot of land. The owner of the
farmhouse keeps a specially trained ferocious dog to guard his property. He also employs
a dog-handler to handle this dog and instructs all his other employees to avoid the dog. A
sign is also put up on the gate saying "Beware of Dog". On the afternoon of 26th January,
a group of poor boys playing cricket in a nearby park hit the ball into the farmhouse. A 14
year old boy enters the farmhouse to get the ball. The dog attacks the boy and he dies of
the injuries. The family of the boy sues farmhouse owner for damages.
(a) The owner is liable because the dog has a vicious or savage propensity and he had
knowledge of the same.
(b) The owner should pay the damages because he is rich and the boy killed was poor.
(c) The owner is not liable because the boy was a trespasser.
(d) The owner is not liable because a 14 years old boy ought to have known about the
presence of the ferocious dog.
107. Principle: A person is liable for all direct consequences of his act, which he could
have reasonably foreseen as naturally flowing from his act.
Facts: Charu while driving her car at a high speed knocked down Seema, a middle aged
woman who was walking on the road. Seema got her leg fractured as a result of this
accident. As Seema was suffering from diabetes, her leg had to be amputated. Seema filed
a suit against Charu for damages for the loss of her leg.
(a) Charu is liable as the loss of leg is directly attributable to her act.
(b) Charu is not liable because she did not know Seema was suffering from diabetes.
(c) Charu is liable because she could have reasonably foreseen the loss of leg of Seema.
(d) Charu is not liable since a diabetes patient like Seema ought not to have walked on the
road.
108.Endosulfan is banned in India under the
(a) Environment Protection Act, 1986
(b) Hazardous Chemical Rules, 2000
(c) Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, 2001
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109. Gram Nyayalaya Act, 2008 refers to

(a) Access to justice to citizens at door steps
(b) Informal settlement of disputes
(c) Free legal services
(d) All the above
110. Which among the following has been added as a fundamental right in the Constitution
of India by 86th Amendment?
(a) Right to information
(b) Right to employment
(c) Right to food security
(d) Right to education
111.Special leave to appeal by the Supreme Court is available from the decision of
(a) Any court or tribunal
(b) Any court, tribunal or administrative authority
(c) Any court or tribunal relating to armed forces
(d) Administrative tribunals only
112. Who was the Chairperson of the Committee on Review of the Working of the
Constitution?
(a) Subhash C. Kashyap
(b) Justice Venkatachaliah
(c) LK. Advani
(d) Justice B.N. Kirpal
113. Under which provision of the Constitution, the Supreme Court reviews its own
judgments?
(a) Article 132
(b) Article 137
(c) Article 139
(d) Article 141
114. What does the phrase ‘lex est norma recti" mean?
(a) Law is a rule of right
(b) Law rules the rights
(c) Law is a rule of State
(d) Law follows equity
115. The Headquarters of the International Court of Justice is situated at
(a) Geneva
(b)Vienna
(c) Rome
(d) The Hague
116. When was the International Monetary Fund established?
(a) 1945
(b) 1946
(c) 1947
(d) 1950
117.Sachar Committee Report refers to
(a) Reservation for minorities
(b) Backwardness among the Muslim community
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(d) Election reform

118. Wetland conservation is an obligation undertaken by India in
(a) Ramsar Convention, 1971
(b) Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992
(c) Convention of Migratory Species, 1979
(d) U.N. Convention on Law of the Sea, 1982
119.Press Council of India is
(a) Statutory body
(b) Constitutional body
(c) Self-regulatory body
(d) Private Association
120.Who said that democracy is a "government of the people, by the people and for the
people"?
(a) Abraham Lincoln
(b) Woodrow Wilson
(c) Aristotle
(d) Plato
121. The Supreme Court being the highest court of appeal, is the most superior
judiciary, but the various High Courts exercise a jurisdiction even wider than that
of the Supreme Court under
(a) Article 32 of the Constitution
(b) Article 141 of the Constitution
(c) Article 164 of the Constitution
(d) Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution
122.Schedule X of the Constitution deals with
(a) Law protected from judicial review of the courts
(b) Disqualification on ground of defection
(c) Union and its territory
(d) Union, State and Concurrent lists.
123. Who amongst the following can attend the Session of the Parliament but has no
right to vote?
(a) Attorney-General for India
(b) Comptroller-General of India
(c) Chief Justice of India
(d) Chief of the Indian Army
124.In India, right to vote is?
(a) Fundamental right
(b) Statutory right
(c) Constitutional right
(d) Moral right
125.Which of the following was merged with the Union of India?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Goa
(c) Pondicherry
(d) Daman and Diu
126.Who headed the first Commission on Backward Classes?
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(b) Kaka Saheb Kalekar

(c) M.H. Mandal
(d) S.P. Mandal
127.Who prepares National Income Estimates?
(a) Central Statistical Organisation
(b) National Sample Survey Organisation
(c) Indian Statistical Institute
(d) Planning Commission
128.Who said "litigation is a game in which the Court is the umpire"?
(a) Salmond
(b) Pollock
(c) Dicey
(d) Blackstone
129.Who called Directive Principles as a "cheque on bank payable at the convenience of
the bank"?
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) H.M. Seervai
(c) K.T.Shah
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
130.India became a member of the UNO in the year
(a) 1950
(b) 1945
(c) 1947
(d) 1948
131.A temporary tax levied to obtain revenue is called
(a) Excise Duty
(b) Sales tax
(c) Surcharge
(d) Cess
132.The Uniform Civil Code was discussed at length in the case of
(a) Golak Nath case
(b) Keshavanand Bharti case
(c) Shah Bano case
(d) Indira Sawhney case
133.Which of the following female judges has not been a Judge of the Supreme Court?
(a) Ruma Pal
(b) Gyan Sudha Mishra
(c) Ranjana Desai
(d) Leela Seth
134. Pochampally saree is protected under?
(a) Patents law
(b) Trademark law
(c) Designs law
(d) Geographical indications law
135. In which year, the age of voting as universal adult franchise was lowered from 21
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(b) 1988
(c) 1990
(d) 1991
136. What is the minimum age to be appointed as a Governor of a State in India?
(a) 25 years
(b) 35 years
(c) 21 years
(d) 18 years
137. What is the name of the first Chief Justice of India?
(a) B.N. Mukherjee
(b) H.J. Kania
(c) B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Aslam Khan
138. The Parliament has power to amend all parts of the Constitution except
(a) Fundamental rights and duties
(b) Emergency provisions
(c) Provisions regarding the Supreme Court
(d) The Basic structure
139. Guidelines issued by the Supreme Court regarding sexual harassment at
workplace against women in the historic Vishakha's case are law and binding on all
courts in India by virtue of
(a) Article 141 of the Constitution
(b) Article 146 of the Constitution
(c) Article 147 of the Constitution
(d) Article 144 of the Constitution
140. Palimony is a term used to describe court ordered financial settlement in disputes
relating to:
(a) Partners in live-in-relations
(b) Environmental issues
(c) Consumer affairs
(d) Human rights violations
141. Which of the following is not a principle of natural justice?
(a) Audi alteram partem
(b) Pacta sunt servanda
(c) Justice, equity and good conscience
(d) Judges to be above suspicion
142. The line demarcating the boundaries of India and China is known as
(a) McMahan line
(b) Durand line
(c) Radcliffe line
(d) 24th parallel
143. Which of the following is the principal subject of private international law?
(a) Nation states
(b) Individuals
(c) Societies
(d) Multinational companies
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(a) M.K. Gandhi

(b) B.r. Ambedkar
(c) Vinobabhave
(d) Vallabh Bhai Patel
145. The Commission which required into and submitted report regarding the Godhra
train carnage is
(a) Chelliah Commission
(b) Wanchoo Committee
(c) Rangarajan Committee
(d) Nanavati Commission
146. Fiduciary relationship are relationships based on
(a) Financial terms
(b) Contracts Both
(c) (a) and (b)
(d) Trust
147. The right of minorities conferred in Article 30(I) of the Constitution is with respect to
the establishment of
(a) Educational Institution of their choice
(b) Charitable Hospitals and Dispensaries
(c) Place of worship to practice their religion
(d) Rest Houses
148. The phrase 'de facto’ means
(a) all the facts
(b) all the facts and figures
(c) bona fide
(d) for all practical purposes
149. The Supreme Court has held that hoisting the national flag atop the private buildings
is a fundamental right of every citizen under:
(a) Article 14 of the Constitution
(b) Article 19( I)(a) of the Constitution
(c) Article 21 of the Constitution
(d) Article 25 of the Constitution
150. Which one of the following statements is correct? Parliament can make a law with
respect to a matter in the State list in the national interest if
(a) The Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by a two-thirds majority
(b) Parliament passes a resolution
(c) A State makes a request
(d) The President of India gives permission
151. For a valid Muslim marriage
(a) offer and acceptance must be at the same place
(b) offer and acceptance must be at the same time
(c) offer and acceptance must be at the same time and place
(d) offer and acceptance may be at different times and at different places
152. A void agreement means
(a) Agreement not enforceable by law
(b) Agreement illegal in nature
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(d) Agreement violating legal procedure

153. A without the request of anybody, extinguishes the fire of B's godown. A suffers
injury thereby. If B promises to compensate A for the whole amount he has spent on
his treatment, then the contract is
(a) Valid and enforceable
(b) Unenforceable because of lack of- intention to create binding contract by the parties
(c) Void for want of consideration
(d) Voidable at B's option
154. Which of the following defences is not available to the accused in a criminal case?
(a) Infancy
(b) Self-defence
(c) Involuntary intoxication
(d) Consent of the other party to the death
155. Which of the following acts invite tortuous liability and is not saved by the doctrine
"volenti non fit injuria".
(a) A surgeon amputates a limb of a patient to save life.
(b) Injury is caused while play-fighting with naked swords at a religious function.
(c) Injury is caused to a player in a football match.
(d) Injury is caused while doing lawful acts under a contract.
156. Which offence does not require a minimum of five persons?
(a) Dacoity
(b) Riots
(c) Unlawful Assembly
(d) Robbery
157. The procedure for amendment of the Indian Constitution was borrowed from the
(a) Constitution of USA
(b) Constitution of USSR
(c) Constitution of Germany
(d) Constitution of South Africa
158. The Writ of Prohibition can be issued to
(a) Constitutional Authority
(b) Statutory Authority
(c) Non-Statutory Authority
(d) All of the above
159. The President is bound to summon Parliament
(a) Within 6 months from the last sitting of former session
(b) Within 3 months from the last sitting of former session
(c) Within 4 months from the last sitting of former session
(d) Within 12 months from the last sitting of former session
160. X, a doctor, informs his patient Y that Y was suffering from cancer. Hearing this Y
dies of heart failure. X has committed
(a) culpable homicide not amounting to murder
(b) no crime because he (X) communicated in good faith
(c) the crime of killing Y because X knew that Y could die after hearing the news
(d) The murder of Y.
161. When Supreme Court does gives advice to the President on a matter of law or fact?
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(b) On its own

(c) Only if the issue poses a threat to the unity and integrity of India
(d) Only if the matter relates to the violation of fundamental rights of the citizens
162. A Muslim man under personal laws cannot marry
(a) a Jew
(b) a Christian
(c) an idolatress or a fire-worshipper
(d) All the above
163. What is the meaning of this Latin phrase "audi alteram partem'!
(a) No one shall be judge in his own cause
(b) No one shall be condemned unheard
(c) Rights are associated with duties
(d) None of the above
164. In which of the following countries, an effort was made to ban a translated version of
Bhagavad Gita?
(a) France
(b) Philippines
(c) China
(d) Russia
165. Who is accused in the Israeli Embassy car attack which took place in New Delhi?
(a) Syed Mohammad Kazmi
(b) Suleman Mustafa
(c) Iqbal Khan
(d) Salim Iqbal
166. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) enjoys—
(a) Constitutional status
(b) Statutory status
(c) Autonomous body under Parliament
(d) None of the above
167. Which of the following is a correct pair?
(a) United Nations Organisation 1946
(b) Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948
(c) Constitution of India1951
(d) World Trade Organisation 1996
168. A marriage between a boy of below 21 years of age and a girl of below 18 years of age
is
(a) Void
(b) Valid
(c) Voidable
(d) Irregular
169. In which of the following copyright does not subsist?
(a) Industrial designs
(b) Artistic works
(c) Computer software
(d) Sound recording
170. When did International Criminal Court come into existence?
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(b) 2000
(c) 2001
(d) 2002
171. Under which Chapter of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council can take
enforcement action?
(a) Chapter VI
(b) Chapter VII
(c) Chapter VIII
(d) Chapter XII
172. Which of the following companies has recently been issued compulsory license under
Indian Patents Act, 1970?
(a) Natco Pharma
(b) Cipla
(c) Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
(d) Ranbaxy
173. Which of the following has adopted a resolution against Sri Lanka for war crimes?
(a) United Nations Human Rights Council
(b) International Committee of the Red Cross
(c) International Criminal Court
(d) Security Council of the United Nations
174. Which of the following grounds has been proposed for divorce in Human Marriage
Act, 1955 and Special Marriage Act, 1954?
(a) Cruelty
(b) Abstention of sexual intercourse by spouse
(c) Irretrievable breakdown of marriage
(d) Desertion
175. What is the term used for the principles laid down in a judgment?
(a) Obiter dicta
(b) Ratio decidendi
(c) Jus cogens
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ANSWER KEY DU LLB 2012

L.(C) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4.(D)

7.(C) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (A)
13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (A) 16. (A)
19. (D) 20. (C) 21. (B) 22. (C)
25. (C) 26. (B) 27. (A) 28. (D)
32.(C) 32. (B) 33. (C) 34. (A)
37. (C) 38. (B) 39. (B) 40. (B)
43. (A) 44. (B) 45. (D) 46. (B)
49. (D) 50. (D) 51. (C) 52. (C)
55. (A) 56. (B) 57. (A) 58. (C)
61. (D) 62. (B) 63. (B) 64. (A)
67. (D) 68. (C) 69. (B) 70. (A)
73. (C) 74. (C) 75. (C) 76. (C)
79. (D) 80. (A) 81. (D) 82. (C)
85. (D) 86. (C) 87. (B) 88. (B)
91. (D) 92. (A) 93. (B) 94. (A)
100.
97. (B) 98. (C) 99 (A) (B)
103. 104. 105. 106.
(A) (D) (B) (A)
109. 110.
(A) (D) 111 (A) 111(B)
115. 116. 117. 118.
(D) (A) (B) (A)
121. 122. 123. 124.
(D) (B) (A) (C)
127. 128. 129. 130.
(A) (B) (C) (B)
133. 134. 135. 136.
(D) (D) (B) (B)
139. 140. 141. 142.
(A) (A) (B) (A)
145. 146. 147. 148.
(D) (D) (A) (D)
151. 153. 154.
(C) 15 (A) (A) (D)
157. 158. 159. 160.
(D) (D) (A) (B)
163. 164. 165. 166.
(B) (D) (A) (D)
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L69. 170. 171. 172.

(A) (D) (B) (A)
175.
(B)

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