BHU UET LLB 2013 Question Paper

BHU UET LLB 2013 Question Paper

Time: 2 Hours Total Marks: 450

1. Indian Parliament is based on the principle of
(1) nomination system
(2) bicameralism
(3) unicameralism
(4) hereditary principle

2. Speaker of Lok Sabha is appointed/elected by
(1) President
(2) Prime Minister
(3) Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(4) Members of Lok Sabha only

3. Who is responsible for introduction of Public Interest Litigation in India?
(1) Justice P. N. Bhagwati
(2) Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah
(3) Justice A. M. Ahmadi
(4) Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer

4. Which writ quashes the order of a lower court which has been without jurisdiction?
(1) Mandamus
(2) Quo warranto
(3) Prohibition
(4) Certiorari

5. What is the minimum number of Judges of Supreme Court who must sit together to constitute a Constitution Bench?
(1) 3
(2) 5
(3) 7
(4) 9

6. The age of retirement of High Court Judges is
(1) 62 years
(2) 64 years
(3) 65 years
(4) No age limit

7. In which case, Supreme Court held that Parliament has no power to amend Fundamental Rights?
(1) Golaknath Case
(2) Sajjan Singh Case
(3) Shankari Prasad Case
(4) A. K. Gopalan Case

8. The Family Courts Act was passed in the year ?
(1) 1980
(2) 1984
(3) 1986
(4) 1992

9. Muslim religious foundations are known as
(1) Ulema
(2) Jihad
(3) Quzat
(4) Waqf

10. A sentence of death by a lower court
(1) must be confirmed by High Court
(2) must be confirmed by Supreme Court
(3) is operational if no appeal is made to higher courts
(4) must be confirmed by the President

11. Which of the following is not a source of law in India?
(1) Custom
(2) Public opinion
(3) Legislation
(4) Precedent

12. The time limit for filing different kinds of suits is contained in
(1) Court Fees Act
(2) Limitation Act
(3) Suit-times Act
(4) Court Rules of India

13. What is the maximum term of imprisonment for contempt of court?
(1) 2 months
(2) 4 months
(3) 6 months
(4) 12 months

14. The law relating to prisoners of war has been codified by
(1) Hague Convention
(2) Geneva Convention
(3) Vienna Convention
(4) New York Convention

15. The Indian Contract Act was enacted in the year?
(1) 1870
(2) 1872
(3) 1874
(4) 1876

16. Public holidays are declared under
(1) Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
(2) Contract Act, 1872
(3) Public Employees Act, 1967
(4) Partnership Act

17. Defamation infringes a person’s right to
(1) reputation
(2) pride
(3) privilege
(4) status

18. Can a woman be charged with the offence of adultery?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Circumstantial
(4) None of the above

19. Rights and duties are
(1) correlated
(2) coordinated
(3) separated
(4) opposite to each other

20. A husband is obliged to maintain his divorced wife
(1) forever
(2) for 20 years
(3) till the children grow up 4
(4) till she gets remarried

21. There are two classes of Advocates in India
(1) Advocates and Senior Advocates
(2) Barristers and Solicitors
(3) Lawyers and Attorneys
(4) Pleader and Vakil

22. Can a child under seven years of age be arrested?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Circumstantial
(4) For heinous offences

23. “Law is a jealous mistress”, this often quoted phrase is attributed to
(1) Francis Bacon
(2) Dryden
(3) Joseph Story
(4) John Selden

24. When a person aids the commission of an offence, he is called
(1) abettor
(2) accessory
(3) accomplice
(4) abeyer

25. What does adjudication mean?
(1) A decision given by an emperor
(2) decision given by a mediator
(3) Arbitration
(4) decision given by a court

26. An insolvent person is
(1) not able to walk
(2) infirm
(3) financially unsound
(4) bankrupt

27. The burden of proof in a criminal case generally rests on the
(1) accused
(2) plaintiff
(3) Judge
(4) prosecution

28. What is a caveat?
(1) a warning
(2) an injunction
(3) Certiorari
(4) Writ

29. Joint heirs to a property are called
(1) Joint owners
(2) Coparceners
(3) Co-owners
(4) Co-heirs

30. “Damages’ are awarded except in one case
(1) tort
(2) breach of contract
(3) libel suit
(4) criminal conduct

31. Give another name for mercy killing
(1) Euthanasia
(2) Final exit
(3) Murphy’s death
(4) Honour killing

32. A prerogative writ used to command a person who is detaining another in custody to produce that person before the court
(1) Habeas corpus
(2) Certiorari
(3) Quo warranto
(4) Mandamus

33. The Universal Declaration of Human flights’ was adopted by the UN in
(1) 1946
(2) 1947
(3) 1948
(4) 1949

34. One of the following cannot be taken as intellectual property
(1) Patents
(2) Copyright
(3) Know-how
(4) Discovery

35. The expression ‘dying intestate’ refers to
(1) dying without a penny
(2) dying heavily indebted
(3) dying without leaving a will
(4) dying in minds of a legal transaction

36. Jurisprudence is
(1) divine principles, followed by law
(2) logic of law
(3) study of old judgments
(4) philosophical aspects of law

37. A person who attests copies of original documents, to render them authentic is called
(1) Nisi parries
(2) Court bailiff
(3) Notary Public
(4) Driscoll

38. A previous judgment cited by court to decide on a similar set of facts is called
(1) precedent
(2) case
(3) Obiter dicta
(4) judicial dicta

39. LL. B. stands for
(1) Law est jury
(2) Legalite Lawyers Baccili
(3) Legume Baccalaureus
(4) Basic Legislative laws

40. What is the legal term for the name and fame of a trading firm?
(1) Balance Sheet
(2) Trade name
(3) Goodwill
(4) Turnover

41. The Guardian of the Indian Constitution is
(1) Supreme Court of India
(2) President of India
(3) Parliament of India
(4) Both President and Prime Minister of India

42. The Advocate General is appointed by
(1) Law Secretary
(2) Chief Minister of the State
(3) Chief Justice of the High Court
(4) Governor of State

43. The maxim Ubi jus ibi remedium means
(1) Justice should not only be done but should be seen to be done
(2) In law there is a remedy for every wrong
(3) Justice according to law
(4) No remedy for every wrong

44. The Headquarters of ICJ is at
(1) London
(2) New York
(3) Hague
(4) Washington

45. A Lok Adalat is different from other courts
(1) because its decisions cannot be challenged in any Court of Law
(2) because the system is developed by the Judges
(3) because the Parliamentary Act guides it
(4) because in this system court decides on the basis of merit

46. The first permanent Global Criminal Court which was established in the year 2002 will sit in
(1) Hague
(2) New Delhi
(3) London
(4) New York

47. The maximum number of litigations in the courts are related to
(1) business
(2) Government or State
(3) agricultural land
(4) crime

48. In which year the States in India were first organized on a linguistic basis?
(1) 1956
(2) 1971
(3) 1952
(4) 1950

49. How much is one barrel of oil approximately equal to?
(1) 131 litres
(2) 159 litres
(3) 257 litres
(4) 321 litres

50. Who among the following is not a member of the Committee which elects the Central Vigilance Commissioner?
(1) President of India
(2) Prime Minister of India
(3) Leader of Opposition
(4) Home Minister of India

51. Who among the following was the first Indian to become the Chief Justice of Mumbai High Court?
(1) Justice Kania
(2) Justice M. C. Chagla
(3) Justice Fazal Ali
(4) Justice P. B. Gajendra Gadhkar

52. Parole is a suspension of sentence. The statement is
(1) True
(2) False
(3) Partly correct
(4) Partly wrong

53. Who is considered as the master of the litigation in criminal cases?
(1) Police
(2) Prosecutor
(3) State
(4) Central Government

54. Which one of the following National Law Schools was established in 2011 ?
(1) Assam
(2) Orissa
(3) Kerala
(4) Jharkhand

55. According to Bentham, which of the following are the eyes and ears of Justice?
(1) Judges
(2) Prosecutors
(3) Witnesses
(4) Accused

56. A Lawyer’s Journey. An Autobiography is the autobiography of
(1) Justice R. M. Sahai
(2) Justice A. R. Lakshman
(3) Justice J. S. Verma
(4) Justice A. P. Shah

57. Who among the following is the author of the book Off the Bench ?
(1) Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer
(2) Justice A. R. Lakshman
(3) Justice J. S. Verma
(4) Justice Y. V. Chandrachud

58. In which of the following years, Union Budget had first introduced service tax payable by law firms?
(1) 2008-2009
(2) 2009-2010
(3) 2010-2011
(4) 2011-2012

59. Who among the following was the first Asian to become the President of the International Court of Justice?
(1) Justice R. S. Pathak
(2) Justice Nagendra Singh
(3) Justice Zafarullah Khan
(4) Justice Dalveer Bhandari

60. Who among the following Judges was appointed to the Supreme Court after the retirement from the High Court?
(1) Justice Sikri
(2) Justice Fathima Bibi
(3) Justice A. N. Ray
(4) Justice P. N. Bhagwati

61. The concept of Anticipatory Bail was introduced in India in the year
(1) 1951
(2) 1960
(3) 1973
(4) 1980

62. Procedural Law is also known as
(1) Substantive Law
(2) Penal Law
(3) Adjective Law
(4) Basic Law

63. In bailable offence bail can be granted by
(1) police
(2) court
(3) prosecutor
(4) either (1) or (2)

64. Who drafted the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 ?
(1) Denning
(2) Dicey
(3) Macaulay
(4) J. F. Stephan

65. Which of the following is India’s top anti-corruption watchdog?
(1) CBI Director
(2) NIA Director
(3) CVC
(4) Delhi police

66. Which of the following is the first country to introduce universal male suffrage?
(1) USA
(2) UK
(3) France
(4) India

67. The Doctrine of Rule of Law is ascribed to
(1) Austin
(2) Dicey
(3) Salmond
(4) Bentham

68. Indian Law Institute (ILI) was instituted in the year
(1) 1950
(2) 1952
(3) 1955
(4) 1956

69. Who among the following is the first woman to be appointed as an Additional Solicitor General of India?
(1) Kamini Jaiswal
(2) Indira Jai Singh
(3) Rani Jethmalani
(4) None of the above

70. Who among the following was lawyer by profession?
(1) Mahatma Gandhi
(2) Sardar Patel
(3) Rajendra Prasad
(4) Sarojini Naidu

71. The 26/11 trial was held at a special court in
(1) Arthur Road Jail
(2) Tihar Jail
(3) Yerwada Jail
(4) Tees Hajari Jail

72. Who among the following pointed out that ‘the grant of Special Leave has become a gamble’?
(1) M. C. Setalwad
(2) Nani Palkiwala
(3) Shanthi Bhushan
(4) Ram Jethmalani

73. Where is the headquarters of Intellectual Property Appellate Board located?
(1) Delhi
(2) Chennai
(3) Mumbai
(4) Kolkata

74. The Manager of Waqf is known as
(1) Sajjadanashin
(2) Khadim
(3) Mutawalli
(4) Mujawar

75. My Life : Law and Other Things is the autobiography of
(1) M. C. Setalwad ,
(2) Nani Palkiwala
(3) H. M. Seervai
(4) F. S. Nariman

76. Which of the following reports of Law Commission of India deals with ‘Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage—Another Ground for Divorce’?
(1) 217th
(2) 179th
(3) 184th
(4) 209th

77. The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) was constituted in the year
(1) 1995
(2) 1985
(3) 1988
(4) 1990

78. Which of the following High Courts in India declared the assets of its Judges for the first time in India?
(1) Delhi
(2) Madras
(3) Kerala
(4) Allahabad

79. Release of a prisoner before completion of his sentence is called
(1) probation
(2) parole
(3) acquittal
(4) discharge

80. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act came into force in the year
(1) 2008
(2) 2007
(3) 2009
(4) 2010

81. Reduction of a severe sentence to a lesser sentence is called
(1) probation
(2) parole
(3) commutation
(4) admonition

82. International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on
(1) 16.12.1966
(2) 16.12.1948
(3) 24.12.1950
(4) 24.12.1967

83. The Rights of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 came into force with effect from
(1) 1.4.2010
(2) 1.4.2009
(3) 31.4.2010
(4) 1.1.2010

84. In which of the following countries death sentence is awarded in case of rape?
(1) China
(2) USA
(3) UK
(4) Australia

85. An Act of Parliament is called
(1) Rules
(2) Acts
(3) Notification
(4) Sub-rules

86. A party to the suit is called
(1) plaintiff
(2) complainant
(3) accused
(4) litigant

87. The First Woman Judge of Bombay High Court was
(1) K. K. Usha
(2) Sujatha Manohar
(3) Faxhirna Bibi
(4) Anna Chandy

88. Who among the following Governors of an Indian State was forced to resign after a Supreme Court verdict?
(1) S. R. Bommai
(2) A. R. Antulay
(3) Buta Singh
(4) Golaknath

89. One who employs a lawyer is called
(1) Lis
(2) Plaintiff
(3) Client
(4) Party

90. One who is receiving rent for the premises held by a tenant is called
(1) owner
(2) holder
(3) landlord
(4) possessor

91. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission was constituted in the vear
(1) 1988
(2) 1986
(3) 1987
(4) 1990

92. The offence of ‘custodial rape’ was introduced in the Indian Penal Code in
(1) 1980
(2) 1983
(3) 1981
(4) 1970

93. “Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.” Who said this?
(1) Plato
(2) Will Henry
(3) Thomas Carline
(4) Hugo Grotius

94. Object of Criminal Law is to
(1) find out the criminals
(2) punish criminals
(3) make deterrent to the society
(4) punish criminal and made deterrent to others

95. An offence punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding two years is a
(1) Summons Case
(2) Warrant Case
(3) Summary Case
(4) Cognizable Case

96. A person accepting the proposal is called
(1) Offeror
(2) Promisor
(3) Acceptor
(4) Promisee

97. The First Law Commission was established in 1834 under
(1) Charter Act of 1833
(2) Regulating Act, 1833
(3) Charter Act of 1834
(4) None of the above

98. Most essential element of partnership is
(1) sharing of profit
(2) capital contribution
(3) mutual agency
(4) mutual coordination

99. Sukhoi-30MKI Squadron is not stationed at
(1) Tezpur
(2) Pune
(3) Jamnagar
(4) Bareilly

100. Rules or principles of justice or fairness to supplement the law are called
(1) equity
(2) maxim
(3) obiter
(4) good conscience

101. Husband and wife have a right to each other’s company. This right is called
(1) Legal Right
(2) Conjugal Right
(3) Matrimonial Right
(4) Consortium Right

102. ‘Alibi’ means
(1) not guilty
(2) somewhere else
(3) innocent
(4) ignorant

103. Who was the chief architect of the Indian Penal Code?
(1) Lord Warren Hastings
(2) Lord Macaulay
(3) Lord Elphinstone
(4) J. F. Stephen

104. The word ‘due process of law’ indicates
(1) in course through courts
(2) by police action
(3) by the interference of the Government
(4) by interference of Home Minister

105. The main characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization was
(1) town planning
(2) drainage system
(3) well laid out roads
(4) pucca houses

106. Which of the following Harappan sites had a dock?
(1) Harappa
(2) Mohenjodaro
(3) Lothal
(4) Alamgirpur

107. The expounder of Yoga Philosophy is
(1) Patanjali
(2) Gautam
(3) Jaimini
(4) Shankaracharya

108. Jainism was divided into two sects known as
(1) Kapalika and Kalamukha
(2) Mahayana and Hinayana
(3) Ajivika and Nayaya Vaisesika
(4) Svetambara and Digambara

109. Charaka was the court physician of
(1) Kanishka
(2) Chandragupta Maurya
(3) Ashoka
(4) Harshavardhana

110. In whose rule was Islam, as the State religion, abolished?
(1) Akbar
(2) Babur
(3) Ibrahim Lodi
(4) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq

111. Which Mughal Emperor prohibited the use of tobacco?
(1) Babur
(2) Jahangir
(3) Aurangzeb
(4) Muhammad Shah

112. Who was the founder of the French East India Company?
(1) Dumas
(2) Colbert
(3) Dupleix
(4) De La Haye

113. Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS ?
(1) Satendra Nath Tagore
(2) Sarojini Naidu
(3) Lala Lajpat Rai
(4) C. R. Das

114. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?
(1) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(2) C. Rajagopalachari
(3) Lala Lajpat Rai
(4) Dadabhai Naoroji

115. The practice of Sati was declared illegal by
(1) Lord Ripon
(2) Lord Cornwallis
(3) Lord William Bentinck
(4) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

116. Who among the following annulled the Partition of Bengal?
(1) Lord Chelmsford
(2) Lord Curzon
(3) Lord Minto
(4) Lord Hardinge

117. Who gave the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’?
(1) Iqbal
(2) M. K. Gandhi
(3) Bhagat Singh
(4) Subhash Chandra Bose

118. The hottest planet is
(1) Mercury
(2) Venus
(3) Jupiter
(4) Saturn

119. The approximate diameter of the earth is
(1) 4200 km
(2) 6400 km
(3) 12800 km
(4) 15600 km

120. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percentage by mass in the earth’s crust?
(1) Silicon
(2) Oxygem
(3) Carbon
(4) Calcium

121. Which one of the following is not the effect of the Revolution of the Earth?
(1) Change of seasons
(2) Length of days and nights
(3) Determination of latitudes
(4) Change in the direction of winds and ocean

122. Which of the following is an example of Midlatitude Desert?
(1) Sahara Desert
(2) Arabian Desert
(3) Thar Desert
(4) Patagonia Desert

123. In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found?
(1) Granite
(2) Igneous
(3) Metamorphic
(4) Sedimentary

124. Among the following countries, which one is the most densely populated?
(1) Belgium
(2) France
(3) Germany
(4) Netherlands

125. Which State has smallest land area?
(1) Goa
(2) Nagaland
(3) Sikkim
(4) Tripura

126. The cause of inflation is
(1) increase m money supply
(2) fall in production
(3) both increase in money supply and fall in production
(4) decrease in money supply and fall in production

127. Monetary Policy is regulated by
(1) Money Lenders
(2) Reserve Bank of India
(3) Private Entrepreneurs
(4) Government Policy

128. The highest denomination of currency notes in circulation in India is at present
(1) Rs 50
(2) Rs 100
(3) Rs 500
(4) Rs 1,000

129. When was the Reserve Bank of India taken over by the Government?
(1) 1945
(2) 1948
(3) 1952
(4) 1956

130. An ad valorem duty is a tax on the basis of
(1) the price of a commodity
(2) the value added
(3) the advertisement expenditure
(4) the unit of the commodity

Section—II
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

Note : Four alternatives are given as possible answers to each question. Give the correct choice as an answer.
Directions : (Question No. 131-133) Select the word nearest in meaning to the given italic word.

131. Garnish
(1) Dirty
(2) Paint
(3) Decorate
(4) Abuse

132. Inebriated
(1) Inexperienced
(2) Tired
(3) Befuddled
(4) Intoxicated

133. Quiescent
(1) Calm
(2) Work
(3) Trouble
(4) Disturbed

Directions : (Question No. 134-136) Select the word opposite in meaning to the given italic word.

134. Bleak
(1) Offensive
(2) Artificial
(3) Anxious
(4) Encouraging

135. Radiant
(1) Splendid
(2) Dim
(3) Beaming
(4) Restive

136. Facsimile
(1) Original
(2) Reproduction
(3) Engineered
(4) Repress

Directions : (Question No. 137-139) Select the right word to fill in the blanks.

137. It is difficult to drive in the hills as the roads are ______.
(1) curly
(2) winding
(3) wandering
(4) twisted

138. In his address to the senior managers, the managing director ________ certain measures being taken for improving the office discipline.
(1) claimed
(2) imposed
(3) instructed
(4) highlighted

139. Leadership defines what the future should be like and ______ people with that vision.
(1) aligns
(2) trains
(3) encourages
(4) develops

Directions : (Question No. 140-142) Select the word which can be substituted for the given group of words.

140. Animals that feed on grass
(1) Herbivorous
(2) Carnivorous
(3) Vegetarian
(4) Epicurean

141. One who feels at home in every country
(1) Denizen
(2) Cosmopolitan
(3) Citizen
(4) Metropolitan

142. An imaginary name assumed by an author for disguise
(1) Pen-name
(2) Nickname
(3) Homonym
(4) Pseudonym

Directions (Question No. 143-145) Select the correct tags to complete the following sentences.

143. There are some books on the table, _______.
(1) Aren’t it?
(2) Won’t it?
(3) aren’t there?
(4) Isn’t it?

144. Honey tastes sweet, ________.
(1) doesn’t it?
(2) isn’t it?
(3) aren’t it?
(4) does it?

145. Everybody was drunk ______.
(1) wasn’t he?
(2) weren’t they?
(3) wasn’t she?
(4) are they?

Directions : (Question No. 146 and 147) Identify the parts of speech of the underlined word in the given sentences.

146. He moved in his sleep
(1) Intransitive Verb
(2) Transitive Verb
(3) Auxiliary Verb
(4) Modal Verb

147. You are the very man I wanted to see.
(1) Adjective
(2) Adverb
(3) Determiner
(4) Infinitive

Directions : (Question No. 148-150) Choose the correct option to correct underlined part of the given sentences.

148. Because of the patient’s ill health, losing weight was advised him by the doctor.
(1) to lose weight was advised to him by the doctor
(2) he was advised by the doctor to lose weight
(3) the doctor’s advice to him was losing weight
(4) lose weight was what the doctor advised

149. I was telling a lie if I ever said that I liked you.
(1) have been telling
(2) would have told
(3) would have been telling
(4) am telling

150. There is nothing quite miserable than property in youth.
(1) as miserable
(2) very miserable
(3) more miserable
(4) very much miserable