CLAT LLM 2018 Question Paper

1. Which of the following judgments was not over-ruled by the judgment in K. S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017) 10 SCC 1
A. M. P. Sharma v. Satish Chandra (1954) SCR 1077
B. Kharak Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh (1964) 1 SCR 332
C. ADM Jabalpur v. ShivakantShukla (1976) 2 SCC 521
D. Govind v. State of M. P. (1975) 2 SCC 148

2. Rights over resources within the territorial waters, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone, vest in the Union of India, under which provision of the Constitution of India?
A. Article 297
B. Article 51
C. Article 253
D. Article 260

3. Which of the following is not a special procedure or feature in respect of a Money Bill?
A. It shall not be introduced in the Council of States.
B. The House of the People may not accept any recommendations of the Council of States and shall return the Money Bill to the Council of States requesting that the Council of States reconsider its recommendations.
C. A Bill only imposing pecuniary penalties shall not be deemed to be a Money Bill.
D. The House of the People may not accept any recommendations of the Council of States and the Money Bill shall be deemed to have been passed by both Houses.

4. Which of the following shall not be eligible for further office under the Government of India or Government of any State?
A. Speaker of the House of the People
B. Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
C. Attorney General for India
D. Member of a Public Service Commission

5. Part IX of the Constitution of India providing for constitution of Panchayats was introduced to give effect to which provision of the Constitution?
A. Article 40
B. Article 21A
C. Article 23
D. Article 48

6. Which Constitution (Amendment) Act brought about modifications to Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy as well as Fundamental Duties?
A. The Constitution (Eightieth Amendment) Act, 1999
B. The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002
C. The Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015
D. The Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act, 2005

7. On which of the following matter in List II to Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India is the Legislative Assembly for the National Capital Territory of Delhi empowered to make laws?
A. Banking
B. Police
C. Rights in land
D. Officers and servants of the High Court

8. In which of the following judgments was it held that the jurisdiction conferred upon the High Courts under Article 226 and upon the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution is part of the inviolable basic structure of the Constitution of India?
A. Common Cause v. Union of India (1999) 6 SCC 667
B. L Chandra Kumar v. Union of India (1997) 3 SCC 261
C. In re Special Courts Bill (1979) 1 SCC 380
D. S. R. Bommai v. Union of India (1994) 3 SCC 1

9. The National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 was declared as unconstitutional and void in:
A. Youth Bar Association of India v. Union of India (2016) 9 SCC 473
B. Common Cause v. Union of India (2015) 6 SCC 332
C. Madras Bar Association v. Union of India, AIR 2015 SC 1571
D. Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record Association v. Union of India (2016) 5 SCC 1

10. Which of the following is the correct position in law regarding administration of narco-analysis techniques, in the light of the judgment in Selvi v. State of Karnataka (2010) 7 SCC 263?
(i) Compulsory administration constitutes cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in the context of Article 21.
(ii) Compulsory administration violates the right against self-incrimination under Article 20(3).
(iii) Compulsory administration may, however, be justifiable in compelling public interest in combatting terrorist activities.
(iv) Information subsequently discovered with the help of voluntarily administered narco-analysis results may be admitted in evidence.

Select the correct answer from the following:
A. (ii) and (iv) only
B. (i) and (ii) only
C. (i), (ii) and (iv) only
D. (iii) and (iv) only