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391.
Principle: The fact that any person was born during the continuance of a valid marriage between his mother and any man, or within two hundred and eighty days after its dissolution, the mother remaining unmarried, shall be conclusive proof that he is the legitimate son of that man, unless it can be shown that the parties to the marriage had no access to each other at any time when he could have been begotten.
Facts: X and Y married on January 15, 1995. Y, the wife of X, never left her parental home and never went to her husband’s home. A boy was born to Y on July 15, 1995. For the Court:
  • There shall be a conclusive proof that the boy is the legitimate son of X
  • There shall be no conclusive proof that the boy is the legitimate son of X
  • There shall be no conclusive proof that the boy is the legitimate son of X
  • There shall be no conclusive proof that the boy is the legitimate son of X
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392.
Principle: An unlawful interference with a person’s use or enjoyment of land, or some right over, or in connection with it, is a nuisance in law of tort.
Facts: During the scarcity of onions, long queues were made outside the defendant's shop who has a license to sell fruits and vegetables used to sell only 1 Kg. of onion per ration card. The queues extended onto the highway and also caused some obstruction to the neighbouring shops. The neighbouring shopkeepers filed a suit for nuisance against the defendant. Which one of the following decisions will be correct in this suit?
  • The defendant is liable for nuisance
  • The defendant is not liable for nuisance
  • The defendant is liable under the principle of strict liability
  • The defendant is liable under the principle of strict liability
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393.

199. Match the schedule I and II and choose the appropriate answer-
Schedule I    Schedule II

i Republic      1. Head of the state is elected by the people

ii Secular       2. State does not recognize any religion as religion of the

                         state

iii Democracy       3. The government which gets authority from the will 

                               of the people

  • i   ii  iii

     1 2 3

  •   i ii iii
     1 3 2

  •   i ii iii
     2 3 1

  •   i ii iii
     2 3 1

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394.
Principle: Every agreement in restraint of the marriage of any person, other than a minor, is void.
Facts: Qadir Khan died in a road accident. Two co-widows, Sultana and Marjina enter into an agreement that if any of them will remarry, would forfeit her right to her share in the deceased husband’s property
  • The agreement is void because it was restraint of marriage
  • The agreement is not void because no restraint was imposed upon either of two widows for remarriage
  • The restraint was partial so agreement is valid
  • The restraint was partial so agreement is valid
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395.

Principle: Nothing is an offence merely by reason of its being done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause harm, if it be done without any criminal intention to cause harm, and in good faith for the purpose of preventing or avoiding other harm to a person or property.
Facts: Mr. Sharman, the Italian captain of a steam vessel, suddenly and without any fault or negligence on his part, finds himself near the Kochi coast in such a position that before he can stop his vessel, he must inevitably run down a boat B with twenty or thirty passengers on board, unless he changes the course of his vessel, and that by changing his course, he must incur risk of running down a boat C with only two passengers on board, which he may possibly clear. Whether Sharman has committed an offence?

  • Sharman has committed no offence because this was done out of necessity
  • Sharman can be held responsible for the act of criminal negligence
  • Sharman can be held responsible for culpable homicide
  • Sharman can be held responsible for culpable homicide
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396.
Principle: Only the Parliament or the State Legislatures have the authority to enact laws on their own. No law made by State can take away a person’s
 fundamental right.
Facts: Parliament enacted a law, which according to a group of lawyers is violating the fundamental rights of traders. The group of lawyers filed a writ petition against theParliament for enacting such law and requests the court to quash the law and to direct theParliament to make a new law.
  • No writ would lie against the Parliament, as the Court has no authority to direct the Parliament to enact or re-enact a law
  • The Court can quash the existing law if it violates fundamental right and can direct to make a new law.
  • The Court can quash the existing law if it violates fundamental right but cannot direct the Parliament to make a new law.
  • The Court can quash the existing law if it violates fundamental right but cannot direct the Parliament to make a new law.
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397.

. Five years’ experience is a must to be able practice as an advocate in the Superme Court of India, This rule was prescribed by the…….

 

  •  Bar Council of India

     

  •  Supreme Court of India

  •  High Court of Delhi

     

  •  High Court of Delhi

     

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398.

 Consider the following statement and choose the best option:

1. The Chairman of the national legal services Authority (NALSA) is the chief Justice of India.

2. Chief Justice Mr. Justice H.L. Dattu is the present Chairman of NALSA.

3. The Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is the senior most judge (after CJI) of the supreme court of India.

4. Hon’ble Mr. Justice T.S. Thakur is the present chairman of NALSA.

 

  •  1 and 2 are correct

     

  •  2 and 3 are correct

     

  •  3 and 4 are correct

  •  3 and 4 are correct


B.

 2 and 3 are correct

 

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399.

. Select the correct statement about 14th Finance Commission which submitted its report to president.

1. It covers the period between 1st April 2015 and 31 March 2020

2. The Commission headed by former RBI Governor YV Reddy.

3. Provides for devolution of tax receipts from the centre to the states.

4. Article 280 of Constitution provides for appointment of Finance commission.

5. 1st and 13th Finance Commission was head by KC Neogy &Dr. Vijay Kelkar respectively.

 

  •  1, 3 & 5 are correct

     

  • 1, 2 & 3 are correct

  •  1, 3 & 4 are correct

     

  •  1, 3 & 4 are correct

     

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400.

Direction: The question consists of two statements, on elabeled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) you are to examine the two statements carefully and select the best option

 Assertion:Custom per se law, independent of prior recoginition by the sovereign or the judge.

Reason: Custom is source of law but by itself in not law

 

 

  •  Both A and R are individually true and R is correct explanation to A

     

     

  •  Both A and R are Individually true but R is not correct explanation of A

     

     

  •  A is true but R is false

     

     

  •  A is true but R is false

     

     

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