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THE GAUHATI HIGH URTAT GUWAhIATI

(The High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)
Freliminary Examination (Objective type multiple choice) for direct recruitment to Grade-XI[
of Assam ludicial Service, 20LE

Dater 04-1n,-2018 (Sunday) Tinme: t$""00 arm tcl 51"0() trrrlrr

'Total
Marl<s: 100 Duration: 2 llclur:;
INSIRUCTI9NSi

(i) Alter receivttg the Question Paper Booklet, candidates are ln carcfully examine the booklet and tally the nutnbrt. o/'page.s
and number of questians rn the Booklet with the information prlnted above and if any dlscrcpancy is found shty'he shoukl
glet it replaced lmmediate/y by a corecl Booklet from the Invlgilator within five minutes.
(ii) Thls paper consisls of one hundred (100) multiple choice type questions and each qtestion carries one ntak. 'i ltere wlll bt:
no neqative marklnE.
(iii) Candidates httve to return the OMR Sheet to the invigllator beforc leaving the txamination Hall/Room. Howeve4 l/r:y an:
allouyed to carry the question paper on conclusion of the Examlnatlon.
(i,.,1 Carididates nust obserue complete silence and shall not c,opy fiorn other candiddtes or allow his/her owrt ;tapt,r [o ltt:
copiacl.
Candidates found violatlng the above mentioned rules wrl/ be liable for expulsion frorn the Examination l7;tl//t?cnrrt anrl
disqua/ification fron the Examination or any other punishment as deem fit by the authorlty.

Choose the correct synonyms (Q, No,l to 5)

L . The provision fr:r filing a suit for publlc nuisance and other wrongful acts aFFecting the p.rublie; is;
previded in
,4" Section 91 CPC9 B. Section 92 CPC C" Section 97 CPC D. Section 26 t"PC
7- . Which provision of CPC bars suit challenging the validity of a decree passed in former suit br-.tween
the same parties under whom they or any of thern claim litigating under the same title, or irny
ground based on an objection as to the place of suing?
A. Section Ll". B.
Section 14 C"
Section 21. Seciiori 2l .l\

3, Which provision of CPC bars the arrest or detention in civil prison of a woman in execution of a d*cr'o(r

A" Section 55, .,rDl Section 56 C" Section 5U D. Section 60

4. Which of the following shall not be liable to attachment or sale in exec:ution of a decree u/s 60 ( j.) oi'
the CPC?
A. A right to future B. Governmentsecurities C. Salary to the ABrCa
rnaintenance extent of the first
one thousand
rupees and two
third of the
remainder in
execution of any
decree other than
a decree for
maintenance
5. Where immovable property forms one estate or tenure situate within the local limit.s of ttre jirrisclici.ior:
of two or more courts, which couft may attach and sell the entire estate or tenure irr executiorr ol'ttrct
deo'ee?
A. The court which B. Any such courlupon ' C" Any of such courts D. Any other courts trr
passed the decree request of thecoutt within whose local which rjecrc:e il
which passed the jurisdiction any transferred
decree portion of the irrespect.ive of
estate or tenure wlrethe":r any
situates r eortion of t.he
estate or t.clnlrrt-:
situate within it:;
local juris;elict.rorr
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6" Plaintiff has withdrawn the first suit with the leave of the Court to file a fresh suit, By the time
subsequent suit is filed, the time has expired. What shall be the consequence?
.v &r" Plaintiff shall be B. The time consumed in C. Delay may be D. (il) and (C) ,
bound by the law prosecutiott of the first condoned if
of limitation in the suit shall be excluded sufficient cause is
same manner as from the period of shown
if the first suit lirnitation
ltad not been
instil.utcd
7. To whor"n among the following, the exemption from personal appearance in court uis 133 CPC is
available?
A, Chairman
Human Rights
of B. Lokayokta Minister of state
" D. Metnbers of
Election
Commission Commission
[} If a parLy obtains an order for leave to amend a pleading, where the CourL passing the order does not
prescribe any time lirrit for the purpose of amendment, what shall be the time limit to amend the
pleading from the date of order? t",
A" Thirty days B.
Two weeks ',,{,
Fourteen days r
Seven daysD.
9. t-learing of an appeal under Or<jer 41 t{ule 11-A should be concluded within:
A. One month frorr. ..8. Sixty days from the C.
Four weeks from D. Fourteen days from
the date on whicHciate on which memo the date on which the date on which
memo of appealof appeal is filed
" memo of appeal is memo of appeal is
is filed filed filed
10, Which of the following is not a ground for review under Order 47 Rule 1 of CPC
A. Discovery of new B"
Mistake or error not C.
Erroneous view or trp: None of the above:
or important apparent on the face
wrong application
matters or nf the record ?
of law
evidence which
could not be
produced at the
time when decree
was passecj due
to lacl< of
diligence
.1i., Ru.h 4-A of Order 26 CPC was insertecl by:
. A. Act 46 of 1999. B. Act 104 of 1976 C. Act 35 of 1934 D. Act 10 of 1.927
i2, l"he mandate of Order B Rule 1 CPC is that, unless time is extended by Court Written Statement shall
he filed from the date of service of surnmons within
A. Ninety days '., B. Thirty days, C. One month D. None of the above
1.3, Where any period is fixed or granted hy the Court for doing any act prescribed or allowed by the
Court, the Court may, in its discretion from time to time enlarge such period u/s i4B CPC, but such
extension cannot exceed (in total):
A" lrlinety days B" days
Sixty . C.d Thirty days, D. Fourteen days

:I'4, General power of amendment in any proceeding or a suit,is provided in

A. Order 6 Rule 17 B. Section 152 CPC -C/ Section 153 CPC D, Section 153-4 CPC
CPC,
:15, Which section of Iransfer of Property Act provides for contingent transfer, that is, transfer contingent
on happening of specified uncertain event
A, Section 22",F. Section 2lt C.
Section 25 ,
D. Section 2.6
16, Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act is based on the maxim:
.,4. ut lite pendent B.
Ex dolo malo non C. Both a & b D, None of the abovr;
nihil innoventurr
oritur actio
17, Whichof thefollowingisnotanessential ingredientof saleof tangibleimmovablerpropert.yof the
value of one hundred rupees and upward u/s 54 of the T,P, Act
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. the D'
A, Transfer of B. price paid or promisecl. !, Delivery of
'
None of the above p

owtrership or partly paid and possession

partly Promised
18, Where a moftgagor binds himself to repay the mortgage money on a certain date and transfers the:
mortgagled properfy absolutely to the mortgagee, but subject to a proviso that he
will retransfer it. tct
the mortgagor upon paymgnt of the mortgage money as agreecl, ttle transaction is called
C' Usufructuary D'
A, Mortgage by ' English mortgage
Anomalous
1,Pl'
conditionalsaler mortgage moftgage:
A, who, not havinq
19. A owes money to B, who transfers the clebt to C, B then demands the debt from
transfer, prescribed in Section 131, pays B. Whether C can sue A for the
receivecj notice of tire as
debt?
A" The payment is \ B. The payment is valid C. Irrespectiveof D. None of the abovcl
not valid and C ' and c cannot sue A for validity of the
can sue A for the the debt payment, C can
clebt. sue A for the debt
20. Deflnition of the term "victim" was inserted in the Cr'P"C by
1&;" Code of Criminal B.
Code of C.
Criminal Criminal Law D. Norre of tire above
Procedure Procedure (Amendment) Act
(Amendment) Act (Amendment) Ac:t 2013 (Act 13 of
2008 (Act 5of 2010)
2010 (Act 41 of 2'013).
2009)*
21, Police report is defined in Section of the Code of Criminal Procedure
A. 2 (s) B. 2(P) . C' 2(r), D' 2(v)

Sentence of fine which a Magistrate of the second class may pass

2.2-,
A, Not exceeding ten B. Not exceeding one C,
Not exceeding Not exceeding five
thousand rupees thousancl rupees three thousand"D thousand rupees.
rupees
23, When notice is issued by police u/s 41-A of the Cr.P.ito a person ancl such person complies and
continues to comply with the notice-
He shall not be
B. He shall not be C. if such person is D' None of the ahotrel
arrested in arrested without arrestecl he shall
"r9/ respect of the permission of the be released on
offence referred Magistrate having personal bond n
to in the notice, jurisdiction
unless reasons to
be recorded
24, The provision for legal aid to accused at state in section of the Crl)C
A. 300. B.
303 304 D" 307

25. Which irregularity among the following vitiates proceeding u/s 460 and 461. of CrPC, If any Magisl.ratc
not empowered by law:
A. Takes cggnizance 5P:' Tries anoffence C.
Recall a case D. (A) & (E)
and
of an offence summarily try it himself under
under clause (a) Section 4L0 CrPC '
or clause (b) of
Sub-Section (1) of
Section 190 CrPC
26, Choose the correct answer- No person who has been arrested by a police officer shall he di:;chatgeej

3/
- fxcept on his own B. C.
Only on furnishing bail Unless produced D, (A) & (C)
or
bond or on bail with or withoutsurety before the
unclerspecial Magistrate having
order of 6 territorial
Magistrate jurisdiction
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remain in force
l:ver/ warrant of arrest issued by a Court under the Code of Criminal Proced ure shall
?--/,
A. Until it is B' Unt.il it is executecl C' For six months .p;(A) & (ts) ,
cancellecl bY thc from the date
Court which when it is issued
issued it
28, Which provision ol'crpc provides for "victim compensation Scheme" to be prepare by the government
for providing funcl for the purpose of compensation to victim or his dependants

., A: Section 357 A, B' Section 357 B C' Section 357 C D' Section 358

29, Under the first schedule of the CrPC, offences against other laws
(not IPC offences) are non
cognizable
A. If it is punishable B. If it is punishable with c. If it is punishable ',P'j (A) arrd (B),
with fine onlY with imPrisonment
imprisonment for for three years and
less than 3 Years fine
30, power to impouncl clocument etc. Procluced before the Court is provided in section .."'.'"..'" of the
Code of Criminal Procedure
A" Section 95 U" Section 94, C'
Section 101 \D"
Section 104

31, (.ontingent contract is defined in section

A. 31 of T.P. Act- B' 28 of T.P. Act C, 29 of T,P. Act , P.'/ None of the abover

32, A agrees to sell a horse worth Rs. 1000/- (one Thousand) for Rs.10/- A's consent
to the agreement
was freely given
A. Agreement is void B' Agreement is voidable 1P.'' Agreement is a D The inadequacy of
valid contract the consideration is
notwithstanding a fact, which the
the inadequacy of Court should take
the consideration into account in
considering
whether or not A's
consent was freelY
given,
3"1, A promises to superintend, on behalf of B, a legal manufacturer
of indigo, and an illegal traffic in other
articles. B promises t<l pay'A'a salary of Rs'10,0001- ayear
..3t;;*;ment is void, B. Agreement is valid C' voidable D' Partly valid and
partly void
34, Sectiorr 1.7 of the Indian C-gntract Act defines
A. Ljndue influence 9: fraud . C. misrepresentation D. consent

to A either rice or
3lj. A and B agreerl that A shall pay B Rs,1000/- for which B shall afterwards deliver
smuggled oPium _ ./
l\. The agreement is B. The agreement is valid.*G/ This is a valid D' None of the above
void and cannot and can he enforced contract to deliver
be enforcecl. l'ice and a void
agreement as to
the oPiurn
36, The expression "Judge" is clefined in section of the IPC
A. 10 . B, 19. c' 20 D' ?-3

37, Offence against property is containecl in

.
A: ah;pt"r XVIi B. Chapter XIII of the IPC
of C. Chapter XVIII of D. Chapter XXI of the
tt'le tPC t the IPC IPC
jewels from z's clothes without Z's consent'
38. A holds Z down and fraudulenily takes Z's money and
What offence A is liable for?
A. theft B. extoftion Robbery. D. dacoity

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39, Z strikes g, ll is by this provocation excited to violent rage. A, a bystander intending to take
advantage of B's rage and to cause him to kill Z, puts a knife into B's hand for that purpose" U kills Z
with the l<nife. What offence'A' is liable for?

,rA, Murrler B, C" Abetment

Culpable homicide not for D. None of'thel allove:
amounting to murder murder'
40. T'he offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder is punishable under section

. A. 304 IPC. B. 304 A IPC C" 302 IPC D' 303 IPC

41, Section 319IPC defines

A. Grievous hurt B. hurt. C. Voluntarily causing D,
Voluntarily cttustnE
hurt grievous hurl"
42, Imprisonment for non payment of fine when the offence is punishable with fine only and the amourit.
of fine is above one hundred ruPees
.. .A. Not exceeding six B. Not exceeding two C.
Not exceeding four D'
Not exceeding orie
months " months montt-rs Year
43, A makes an attempt to steal some jewels by breaking open a box and finds after so opening the br:x
that there is no jewel in it and the box is empty. What offence A is liable for?
A. ]-heft B. Mischief ,.-!,'' Attempt to commit D. No offence
theft o

44. Which of the following is not an offence?

A. Making B. Making preparation to C. Collecting arms etc D. None of the above:
to
preparation commit extottion , with the intention
commit dacoity of waging war
against the
government of
India
45. Power of the Court to proceed against other persons not being an a'ccused, appearing tcl be quilty o{'
offence is provided in
A, Section 311 CrPC 1ft" Section 319 CrPC C, Section 314 CrPC D. Secticln 321 CrPC ,
46, Evidence may be given in any suit or proceeding of the,existence or non existence of-
A. l':act in issue B. Relevant facts '",ff' Facts in issue and D. Any fact.:;
relevant facts e
47. Tbe principle of res gestae is embodied in section-
,vA. 6 of the Evidence B. B of the Evidence Act C. 9 of the Evidence D. 5 o{ the l:viclence:
Act. Act Act
48, P;evious good character is relevant in
.r/{. criminal Cases. B. Civil Cases C. BothA&B D, None of the above
49, Which section of the Indian Evidence Act deals with the presumption of electronic messages'l
A. 85A B. BsC . d.' BBA, D, None of' the aborie:

50. Section 165 of the Evidence Act deals with

of
A, Froduction .,p." Judge's power to put C, Power of' jury or D.
Refreshing merrory
document question or order assessors to put
production ' question
51., Section 114A of the Evidenqe Act deals with the-
A. Presumption as to1B.' . Presumption as to C. Presumption as to D" None eif the allove,r
abetment of absence of consent in dowry death
suicide by a certain prosecution for
married woman r top€
52. Which section of the indian Evidence Act provides that improper admission or rejection of eviclerice
shall not be ground of itself for a new trial?

A. 160 B. 163 ,/,u," D. 164

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5:1, Part IVA of the Constitution deals with the

A" Directive -E t-undamental cluties, C' Citizenship D. None of the above

principles of state
policy
54, British parliament passed the Indian Irtdependence Act, 1947 on

A. 13il'Auqust l8tr' July. c. 15th July D. 16il'January

55, In which judgment the Supreme Court. said that'basic structure' of the constitution cannot be
amended in exercise of power under article 368 of the constitution?
, A. Keshavananda B" Citizens Welfare Forum C.
S.P. Gupta D. State of Punjab vs,
vs.
Bharati vs, State
vs. Union of India AIR
President of Indla
Sahil Sabhlok
of l(erala AIR1996 (SC) 271s
AIR 1982 (SC) 149
(2013) 5 SCC 1
1973 (SC) 1461.
5(i, lVhich article of the Constitution deals with equal justice and free legal aid?
A, Article 38 B. Article 39 ' ,"C- Article 39A v D' Article 41

5/, Control over District Courts-and Subordinate Coutts is vested in the High Court by article
A" Article 233 wBi Article 235 c, Article 234, D, Article 236

58, Which article of the Corrstitution provides for appointment of Acting Chief Justice of l-ligh Court?
A" Article B. Article
1.2.6r 127 Article
VG 223
Article224 D'
59.ProvisionforoathtryJudgesofHighCouttiscontainedin
A" Article 21.5, B. Article 216 C. Article 218 \p: Article 219

60. Which article of the Corrstitution provides for appointqent of a retired judge at sitting of l-ligh Courts?
A" Article 222
qB" Article 224 A Article C' 225.
Article 1"27D'
61, Provision asto the aclrninistration of tribal areas in the state of Assam, Meghalaya,'Iripura ancl
,S
Mizoram is laid down in
A. Fifth Schedule Sixth Schedule. C. Tenth Schedule D. None of the above

-l-he
62. maxim "ex turpi causa non oritur actio" means
. A; Frorn an immoral B. There ls no wrong C' Wrong itself is the D. None of the above
cause no action without relmedY ground of liabilities
arises .
-l-he
63. rnaxim "qui facit per alium facit per se" means
A. Superior must be ' B, He who does an act C' BothA&B D. None of the above
responsible or let through another does
the principal be it himself ,
liable
64, I-he rule laid down in Ryland vs. Fletcher is known as
A. Rule of absolute B. Rule of strict liability, C. Rule of 'no fault' D. None of the above
liability liability
65, Dollar is the currency of
A, USA g B. Zimbabwr: C. Jamaica D. All of the above.

66, "l'iarcl Choices" is the autobiography tlf:

A. Nelson Mandela .& Hillary Rodham Clintory C' Stephen l-lawking D l(uldip Nayar

67, 35U' President of the I.JSA was

*r/\, John F, Kennedy B, Bill Clinton C. Franklin D. D George Bush
Roosevelt,
68, Pulses are the good SOUtag,rdf
/\, t-ats Proteino C. Carbohydrates D. None of the above
"p/
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69 I he flottentots are the

A, Pigrnies of Congo r B. Negritoes of Eastern C. Sri D" Yellow s;l<in r:olotir

Negritoes of'
Basin Africa L"ankahaving of Souttr West
' brown colour" Africa ,
70, Among the following cities which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer'?

A. Nagpur. B. Delhi .rC. Kolkata D. Jodhpur.

71, Tea was discovered irr Assam in

A. 1801.. B. 1811 t,g{- 1823 D. 1.895

72, Bhogeswar Barua won a medal in the ...,.,". Asian games

A. 1962- B. 1966, C. rgTB D, 1"972

73, who is the first Assamese woman to be awarded by sangeet Natak Academy?
A' Aideo Handique B'
Mamoni Roisom C. Suclakshina Sarma D. Pratima panclety
Goswami Barua,
7a, Whjch tribe of North East celebrates the "Agalmaka"?
..4c'" Garo B. Dimasa c. Mishing. D. soneiwal l(aehai.i
75, Losoong is a festival which is celebrated in
A. Arunachal B. Kerala Sikkim D, Punjalt
Praclesh
/6, RobBee is
'
A. A micro robot B. Ariel to aquatic robot, C, Drone rplsoth nas
77, Which artificial protein is being said to block cancer cells.anei birth clefects?
A, Amino Acid B. Protein,
C . CiG" protein D, T protein
Protein
78' Inabagtherearecoinsof 25paisa, l0paisaand5paisaintheratioof 2:3:5. Ifthereareinall R:;"
105, number of 5 paisa coins is-
A, s0 B. 200 c. 400 _-0t 500 "
79. whir:h radioactive isotope is'the most useful for nuclear power generation?
,q, Uranium 238, \'8" Uranium 235 C,
Carbon 14 D. Rubicliunr 87
U0, Milk Sugar is a type of
A. (ilucoseO B, Sucrose .o"C, Lactosen D, Fructoscl
81, Which is known as the place of midnight sun?
A, IncJia B. USA . C. Non/vay, D, Netherlancl
ehoose the cnrrect one to fil! in the brlank space (e" E2 & e. gB):
82, I congratulated him .......,..,....,... his success
A. fcrr .. B. or. C. of D, tjecause of
83, The family composed . ten members
A. with B u-{)t. C. by D 1'ot"

Choose the correct word (e.84 to e.86):

84. One coming to a foreign lapd to settle there:
A. Foreigner r_t' Immigrant, C, Refugee D None of t.he ahorrcr
85. Incapable of committing error
. A. Irrfallible * B, Unmistakable C. Impregnable D None of the abetvet

86, Liable to be easily broken

. A. Brittle. B. Feeble C. Nebulous D. None of lhe: abilrr-t
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Clroose the cornect sentence (Q.87 to Q"B9)l

B7
A. He came B. l-le came last night C. He came yeste rdayuffiothB&C,
yesterday night at night
BB
A. No boy in the ,''/Bf No other hoy in the C. BothA&B D. None of the above
class is so good class is so good as
,
as Amal Amal
89,
A" He ascenderl up ts. He ascended on the ,,9," He ascended the D. BothA&B
the hill hill o " hill
'l-urn
90, the noun Emperor into adjective
Imperious B. ImPerial C. Empire, D. BothA&C
,.A.

91 . 'frvT6'"F1-G,I< vifh si'fBrq t;nr< coRriit

qq sq -1?-
.. A.fio*-<lirc-. B.fis+!5rt6
C. frrore t- <rs D. frs + < + qFo

92.'q'Tcfl dRcq. t' ..- qq4<rg <Kq-t< 6{Rl'lffil fr to:tt-

A. TiqtflF I le{t . B. vrocfoftTt
C. oraqf"lq kR1 ffi"r-m-l
93. oarro itu 1?"6lrs f-a',r{ "l-q-c<I<< csr;rc'.t'r$ "lq qFfs finl ?qrq.
*
A. s{.{ : \p-q{.l B. T'e{'R{: {6{lq{[
C. srff : \5fl{rt r,., D. v'l"i{: so;ff
'
94. srr< Gtr(fi *t€'cqlR$<l{sl< $'-n,.,{:
A. qS, B. srm
D. qBt\sI-q{
"f-:\tlfg

95. 'irFr\fi'*rqrt]< eq ft"Rlstaf+ {4i c$]il'cat -'-

./\.fiT{i" B. ct$Kl
C. rt{d D. qbls sq;r-{s

95. m;r& q<r< etB*fE-C<i< q;6+flat ?<e-

re-"r<

A. qf'i : G:ftsR-SI, ?"{ B. ,E{ = Sq"l-E, {FH

.. e . Om: {{l($,Ellb. D. <"q]:qft"5q,4{eilF{

97. 'g..Irrr- 6{ra.q ?t1' - ,!e {$<rsJeBr< $q qql csw&__

A.frR-+t<E'ilu;{B-s-<t .._-R-ritlDKIFIql.
C. r.ttct-1fl;rt l).1'ltft+<
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.!fiqq$ elalt $-<I (Q. 98-99)

98. l..rrirr qk'Frq6cq-
A. v<<w1ft ,*P;''ii.RT,
C. i[rTrefiqj D.,v<"i*Tlaf
99. curqt c{tfl fr {E
. A. u6, B. cDt<t

C. uffs D. eirtei-qr
sr|< t|,-$<l-(ql\A-{ftft q-t{s-{'t
100. ....,...".... qsRm, srclrc{ T-icRnt r

A. uJ-st\rrrcrl B T-'qwr
\! :,.
G'qqsficc. D €Ds ;R-{

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