UPPCS(J) Exam [Pre] 2018 Question Paper
Delhi Judicial Service Exam [Pre] 2018 Question Paper
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- The constitution was finally signed by the members of the Constituent Assembly on –
(a) 24 January, 1950
(b) 26 November, 1949
(c) 17 October, 1949,
(d) 10 December, 1948
- The short title of the Constitution “Constitution of India” is mentioned under Article –
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 393
(d) 394
- In educational institutions reservation of scats in favour of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is governed by –
(a) Article 15 (4) of the Constitution
(b) Article 16 (4) of the Constitution
(c) Article 29 (2) Of the Constitution
(d) Article 14 of the Constitution
- Which of the following has been described by Justice Gajendragadkar as the “very foundation and corner stone of the democratic way of life ushered in this country by the Constitution”?
(a) Preamble
(b) Fundamental Rights
(c) Fundamental Duties
(d) Directive Principles of State Policy
- Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) V. Union of India (2017) was decided by –
(a) a Bench of 9 Justices
(b) a Bench of 7 Justices
(c) a Bench of 11 Justices
(d) a Bench of 5 Justices
- In which of the following case, majority judgement of the Supreme Court held that Aadhar not only gave them a unique identity but also a life dignity?
(a) Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) V. Union of India.
(b) B. L. Kapoor V. State of Karnataka
(c) Joseph V. Union of India
(d) None of the above
- In which case, the Supreme Court has observed that “Social morality also changes from age to age”?
(a) Maneka Gandhi V. Union of India
(b) NALSA V. Union of India
(c) A. K. Kraipak V. Union of India
(d) A. K. Gopalan V. State of Madras
- Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I
A) Article 39 B) Article 213
C) Article 44 D) Article 50
List II
1) Ordinance issuing power of the Governor
2) Uniform Civil Code
3) Separation of Judiciary from Executive
4) Free Legal Aid
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 1 4 3 2
- Assertion (A): Directive Principles of State Policy are relevant for determining the reasonableness of restrictions under Article 19(2)
Reason (R): Directive Principles of State Policy have been declared superior to the Fundamental Rights.
Codes:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
- Match List – 1 with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List -1
- A) Power to grant pardon
- B) Executive power of the Union
- C) Power to appoint Prime Minister
- D) Appointment of Attorney General
List -II
1) Article 76 2) Article 75
3) Article 53 4) Article 72
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 1 3 2 4
- What is the correct chronological order in which in which the following provisions were incorporated into the Constitution of India through amendments?
1) Right to education as fundamental right
2) Certificate for appeal to Supreme Court
3) Nagar Palika Act
4) Free Legal Aid
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 4, 2,3, 1
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 1,3, 2,4
(d) 3, 1,2,4
- The Supreme Court is the guardian of the ‘Rule of Law’. This observation has been made by the Supreme Court in –
(a) Rupa Ashok- Hurra V. Ashok Hurra
(b) In Re, Arundhati Ray
(c) BALCO Employees Union V. Union of India.
(d) Bejoy Kumar Mohanty V. Jadu
- Arrange the following cases, of the Supreme Court of India relating to ‘Personal Liberty’ in correct chronological order.
i) Maneka Gandhi V. Union of India.
ii) D.M. Jabalpur V. Shivakant
iii) A. K. Gopalan V. State of Madras
(a) iii, ii, i
(b) ii, i, iii
(c) ii, iii, i
(d) i, ii, iii
- The principle of “Collective Responsibility” has been incorporated in: .
(a) Article 75
(b) Article 74
(c) Article 73
(d) Article 76
- Assertion (A): Right to education is a fundamental right.
Reason (R): Our Constitution had no provision for education before making right to education as a fundamental right.
Codes:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(d) (A) is true, but (R) is false
- Which one of the following is not included in Article 21 of the Constitution of India?
(a) Right to die
(b) Right to life
(a) Right to Livelihood
(b) Right to dignity
- “Persons in possession of an object have better title over it, against the whole world except the real owner’’. This principle has been illustrated in which one of the following cases?
(a) Armory V. Delamire
(b) Bridges V. Hawkeswath
(c) R V. Moor
(d) R. C. Cohen’s case
- Which one of the following theories has been proposed by Savigny to explain legal personality?
(a) Realist Theory
(b) Fiction Theory
(c) Bracket Theory
(d) Purpose Theory
- Which one of the following jurists has rejected customary law as law?
(a) Austin
(b) Kant
(c) Keeton
(d) Savigny
- Who is the author of the book “Taking Rights Seriously”?
(a) Hart
(b) Dworkin
(c) Kelsen
(d) Julius Stone
- “Some shared morality is essential to the existence of any society” is the assertion of –
(a) Fuller
(b) Hart
(c) Kelsen
(d) Justice Krishna Iyer
- Who propounded that ‘Animus domini’ is an essential element of possession?
(a) Savigny
(b) Salmon
(c) Pollock
(d) Ihering
- Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List -I
A) Thomas Aquinas
B) John Austin
C) Kelsen
D) Rawls
List – II
1) Normative order
2) Command Theory
3) Dictates of reasoning
4) Theory of Justice
5) System of Rules
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 4 2 5 1
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 2 1 4
- Arrange the following stages of development of law according to Maine :
1) Customary law
2) Law made by the ruler under divine inspirations.
3) Codification
4) Knowledge of law in the hands of priests.
Select the correct order of development using the code given below :
(a) 4-2-1-3
(b) 2- 1-4-3
(c) 3-1 -2-4
(d) 4 -3 -2- 1
- “Justice is the first virtue of social institutions” is the observation of whom?
(a) R. Pound (b) Aristotle
(c) John Rawls (d) Mahatma Gandhi
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