CLAT LLM 2014 Question Paper

1. Which one of the following sections of the Indian Penal Code defines the term ‘Judge’?

(A)         Section 17                                       (B)         Section 18

(C)         Section 19                                       (D)         Section 20

 

2. The principle of proximity of crime under criminal law is immaterial, while deciding the liability for the offence of:

(A)         Robbery and dacoity                    (B) Kidnapping and abduction

(C)         Abetment and conspiracy           (D) Culpable homicide and murder

 

3. Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code applies the principle of:

(A)         Strict liability                                 (B)         Tortious liability

(C)         Absolute liability                           (D)         Vicarious liability

 

4. Which one of the following is the first exception to section 300 of the Indian Penal

Code?

(A)         Sudden Fight

(B)         Grave and Sudden Provocation

(C)         Exceeding the right to private defence

(D)         Act of public servant

 

5. ‘B’, a self-styled expert in family planning, gave ‘C’ some medicinal drug. After the consumption of that drug the child in the womb of ‘C’ died in the womb. ‘B’ has committed the offence of:

(A)         Murder

(B)         Culpable homicide not amounting to murder

(C)         Miscarriage

(D)         None of the above

 

6. Which one of the following is associated with settlement under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947?

(A)         Lock-out                                         (B)         Strike

(C)         Conciliation                                   (D)         Retrenchment

7. Publication of every award of a Labour Court shall be made within a period of:

(A)         25 days                             (B) 30 days

(C)         35 days                             (D) 45 days

 

8. Minimum number of members required for the registration of a trade union is:

(A)         Ten or more                    (B)         Seven or more

(C)         Six or more                      (D)         Five or more

 

9. In respect of any act done in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute, a member of a registered trade union has immunity from:

(A)         Civil proceedings             (B)         Criminal trespass

(C)         Willful misconduct          (D)         None of the above

 

10. Under the Factories Act, 1948 adolescent is a person who has completed the age of:

(A)         Fifteen years but below eighteen years

(B)         Fourteen years but below eighteen years

(C)         Thirteen years but below sixteen years

(D)         Twelve years but below eighteen years

 

11. Under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 types of evidence cannot be:

(A)         Primary and secondary                (B)         Oral and documentary

(C)         Real and hearsay                          (D)         Procedural and substantive

 

12. Assertion (A): If the court is satisfied that the dying declaration is true and voluntary then it can base the conviction on it without corroboration.

Reason (R): Where dying declaration is suspicious, it should not be acted upon without corroborative evidence.

(A)         Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(B)         Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(C)         A is false but R is true

(D)         A is true but R is false

 

13. The principle of res judicata is NOT applicable to the writ of:

(A)         Habeas Corpus                               (B)         Mandamus

(C)         Certiorari                                        (D)         Quo-warranto

 

14. Which one of the following is NOT a suit relating to immovable property?

(A)         Suit for partition of immovable property

(B)         Suit for redemption of mortgaged property

(C)         Suit for rent in respect of immovable property

(D)         Suit for recovery of immovable property

 

15. Which one of the following does not signify the term ‘natural justice ?

(A)         Universal Justice                           (B)         Fundamental Justice

(C)         Fair play in action                          (D)         Corrective Justice

 

16. ‘Estrada doctrine’ is connected with:

(A)         State Responsibility                      (B)         Recognition of State

(C)         Collective Security                        (D)         State Territory

 

 

17. Which one of the following is NOT a UN specialised agency?

(A)         International Labour Organization (B)     International Monetary Fund

(C)         World Trade Organization               (D)     World Tourism Organization

 

18. Under the UN Charter the inherent right of individual or collective self defence for a member State is available in:

(A)         Article 42                                        (B)         Article   2(4)

(C)         Article 51                                        (D)         Article   41

 

19. The term ‘International Law’ first appeared in the work of:

(A)         Jeremy Bentham                           (B)         HugoGrotious

(C)         Christian Thomasius                     (D)         Samuel von Pufendorf

 

20. Which one of the following is NOT a part of the International Bill of Rights?

(A)         Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948

(B)         International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966

(C)         International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966

(D)         Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, 1950