MCQ Legal English & Communication Skills, 105
MCQ Legal English & Communication Skills, 105
a. Inaccurate
b. Erroneous
c. Defective
d. Accurate
a. Outlining Method
b. Sentence method
c. Semantic method
d. Cornell Method
53. Which of the following maxim means " a persuasive but not binding comment or reason given by
a judge in his or her decision"?
a. Obiter dictum
b. Parens patriae
c. Noscitur a sociis
d. Nolle prosequi
54. Which of the following means " a principle that allows a court to act as the parent of a child or other
person who needs protection"?
a. Obiter dictum
b. Parens patriae
c. Noscitur a sociis
d. Nolle prosequi
55. Which of the following means " a formal statement that a prosecutor, or in a civil case the claimant,
has decided to drop a case"?
a. Obiter dictum
b. Parens patriae
c. Noscitur a sociis
d. Nolle prosequi
72. Which of the following maxim means " An act of the court shall prejudice no man"?
a. Actus curiae neminem gravabit
b. Actus dei Nemini facit Injuriam
c. Actus legis nemini facit injuriam
d. None of the above
73. 24. Oral communication ensures________ and__________.
a. fluency; speed
b. adequate attention; immediate response
c. speedy interaction; immediate response
d. speed; attention
82. Which of the following is not the type of communication on the basis of direction?
a. Horizontal
b. Diagonal
c. Upward
d. Written
a. Constitution
b. Fundamental Rights
c. Legal Right
d. All of the above
85. Qui facit per alium, facit per se means
a. No one transfers better title than he himself have
b. The thing speaks for itself
c. He who acts through another does the act himself.
d. None of the above
86. Amicus curiae means
a. Friend of Party
b. Friend of counsel
c. Friend of litigant
d. Friend of court
87. Cypress means
a. Fresh
b. As near as possible
c. As a matter of legal right
d. As a whole
88. In pari material means
a. Upon the same matter or subject
b. Let justice be done
c. Cause to be done
d. By divine right
89. Which of the ethical principles of Counselling enunciates that the counsellor is to avoid sexual,
financial and emotional or any form of exploitation.
a. Self-Respect
b. Non-maleficence
c. Beneficence
d. Autonomy
90. When was Martin Luther King Jr. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
a.1961
b.1962
c.1963
d.1964
91. The famous speech of Martin Luther King Jr. Is
a. Sisters and brothers of America
b. I have a dream
c. I refuse to accept
d. Give me blood and I promise you freedom
92. Before getting involved in the civil rights movement, what was Martin Luther King Jr. Job?
a. Lawyer
b. Minister
c. Medical Doctor
d. Professor
93. Martin Luther King Jr. Led an important protest against what on April 3, 1968?
a. slavery
b. discrimination
c. poverty
d. starvation in India
94. Which party did Nelson Mandela join?
a. Indian National Congress
b. African National Congress
c. National African Party
d. he did not join any party
95. What change brought international leaders to South Africa?
a. End of Apartheid
b. humanity
c. peace
d. trade negotiations
96. In a case of mistaken identity Bhagat Singh Singh killed John P. Saunders, an Assistant
Superintendent of Police instead of _____________.
a. J. Coldstream
b. G. C. Hilton
c. James A. Scott
d. Horace Williamson
97. Bhagat Singh was sentenced to death in which case?
a. Kakori Case
b. Chauri Chaura Case
c. Assembly bomb case
d. Lahore conspiracy case
a. Bhagat Singh
b. Ram Prasad Bismil
c. Ashfaqulla Khan
d. Khudiram Bose
120. Who was considered the mastermind behind the Kakori Train Dacoity?
a. Bhagat Singh
b. Khudiram Bose
c. Ram Prasad Bismil
d. Udham Singh
121. Which mythological character does Mahasweta Devi portray Dopdi Mehjen’s character in the
play?
a. Sita
b. Draupadi
c. Hidimba
d. Ahalya
122. Which of the following statements is not true of Mahesh Dattani's Final Solutions?
a. The play centres around a middle class Hindu family during a communal riot.
b. It challenges communalism.
c. It is concerned with homosexual relationship.
d. It promotes religious pluralism in South Asia.
123. Ubi jus, ibi remedium
a. The sovereign never dies
b. The thing perishes to its owner, the laws falls on the owner.
c. An accessory follows the principal.
d. When there is a right there is a remedy.
124. Mala fide means
a. In good faith
b. In bad faith
c. In utmost good faith
d. Man of Faith
125. Actio personalis moritur cum persona means
a. A personal right of action dies with the person
b. Personal Care of citizens.
c. An action directed toward a Criminal for reformation.
d. An action is not given to him who is not injured
126. One of the basic tenets of criminal liability is "actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea". What does
this mean in English?
a. The act is not guilty unless the mind is guilty
b. The guilty mind and guilty act are the same thing
c. If a person does a criminal act, he will be found guilty
d. A guilty act is not required in criminal law
127. Tort seems to be full of catchy Latin phrases - what does this one mean? "Volenti non fit injuria"
a. Violence is never the answer
b. No injury is done to a willing victim
c. Consent is never a defence
d. A person must do an act willingly
128. What is meant by Quid pro quo?
a. Nothing for nothing
b. Cheap bargain
c. Illegal agreement
d. Something for something/ consideration.
129. What is meant by doctrine of restitution?
a. Law doctrine gains based recovery
b. Law doctrine which bars recovery
c. Law doctrine which allows mercy petitions
d. Law doctrine based on death penalty
130. Who was considered as “outlaws” in South Africa?
a. The whites
b. The people
c. The black
d. The Anglo Indians
131.The play ‘Draupadi’ by Mahashveta Devi was originally written in which language?
a)English
b)Hindi
c)Bengali
d)Marathi
132. The play ‘Draupadi’ focus on which revolutionary group?
a)Maoists
b)Naxalites
c)Socialists
d)Separatists
133. Mahesh Dattani’s play ‘Final Solutions’ was written after which event in India?
a) Patriarchy
b) Gender Bias
c) Communalism
d) Communism
135. What was the main theme of John’s Galsworthy play ‘Justice’?
136. What reform was introduced after the play ‘Justice’ by Galsworthy?
a) Reservation
b) Reduced Solitary confinement
c) Reduced voting age
d) Amended marriage laws
137. The play in ‘Arms and the Man’ by George Bernard Shaw was written in background of
which war?
a) Serbo-Bulgarian War
b) First World War
c) Second World War
d) Russo-Japanese War
a) Madiba
b) Nessie
c) Mendeley
d) Mdingane
a) Kenya
b) South Africa
c) South America
d) Zimbabwe
140. Nelson Mandela received which award for his contribution to the humanity?
a) Booker Prize
b) Pulitzer Prize
c) Magsaysay Award
d) Nobel prize
141. Martin Luther King Jr. was bestowed with Nobel Prize in which category?
a) Medicine
b) Literature
c) Peace
d) Physics
a) Bhagat Singh
b) Rajguru
c) Sukhdev
d) Chandrashekhar Azad
a) Ghadar Party
b) Rashtra Sewa Sangh
c) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
d) Socialist Party
144. In which landmark legal case it was held that preamble is not a part of the Indian
Constitution?
a. Berubari Union(I), Re
b. Keshavnanada Bharti v. State of Kerala
c. S.R Bommai v. Union of India
d. T.M.A Pai v. Union of India
145. The ratio decidendi of a case refers to?
a. A statement said by the way.
b. The reason for deciding a case.
c. The principle whereby lower courts are bound by the decisions of higher courts.
d. The process whereby a court avoids a binding precedent on the ground that the
current case differs materially from the precedent.