Law Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Law Quiz Set 30

Questions
1 According to Austin the positive law has following three attributes :
1 command, sovereign, obedience
2 command, sovereign, sanction
3 command, obedience, sanction
4 sovereign, obedience, sanction

Answer: command, sovereign, sanction
2 “The movement of progressive societies has hitherto been a movement from status to contract.” This statement is of
1 Hegel
2 Savigny
3 Henry Main
4 Puchta

Answer: Henry Main

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3 Which one of the following is not a theory of corporate personality ?
1 Fiction Theory
2 Interest Theory
3 Bracket Theory
4 Will Theory

Answer: Will Theory
4 ‘A’ has a house and nobody should interfere with the enjoyment of proprietary right over the house. This right is called
1 Personal right
2 Imperfect right
3 Right in rem
4 Right in personam

Answer : Right in rem
5 Who has remarked that “It is both practically inconvenient and also contrary to the best juristic thought to deny its (International law) legal character” ?
1 H.L.A. Hart
2 J.G. Starke
3 Edward Collins
4 J.L. Brierly

Answer: J.L. Brierly
6 Read both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and give the correct answer by using the codes given below :

Assertion (A) : ‘Res Judicata’, ‘estoppel’, etc. are examples of the General Principles of Law recognised by civilised states. Reason (R) : In the case of diversion of water from Muese, the Permanent Court of International justice applied ‘Res Judicata’ and ‘Estoppel’. Codes :

1 Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
3 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
4 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
7 Which of the following is not a “theory” propounded to explain the relationship between International Law and Municipal Law ?
1 Transformation Theory
2 Delegation Theory
3 Fiction Theory
4 Specific Adoption Theory

Answer: Fiction Theory
8 Which of the following statement/s is/are correct ? Answer by using the codes below :
  1. The Charter of the United Nations came into force on October 24, 1945
  2. The purposes of the United Nations are enshrined in Article 2 of the Charter
  3. The seventh and the last principle of the United Nations states that nothing contained in present Charter shall authorise the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within domestic jurisdiction of any state
  4. The provision relating to suspension of a Member finds mention in Article 3 of the charter

Codes :

1 Only (a) and (c) are correct
2 (a), (b) and (c) are correct
3 (b), (c) and (d) are correct
4 (a), (b), (c) and (d) all are correct

Answer: Only (a) and (c) are correct
9 Which of the following statement/s is/are correct ? Answer by using the codes below :
  1. “Mediation” is not “pacific means” of settlement of International Disputes
  2. “Pious Fund Case” is an important decision given by the Permanent Court of Arbitration
  3. “Retorsion” is a compulsive or ‘coercive’ means of settlement of international Disputes
  4. A leading case on “Reprisal” is the “Naulilaa Incident”

Codes :

1 Only (b) is correct
2 (a), (b) and (c) are correct
3 (b), (c) and (d) are only correct
4 (a), (b), (c) and (d) all are correct

Answer: (b), (c) and (d) are only correct
10 Which of the following statement/s is/are incorrect ? Answer by using the codes below :
  1. The Commission on Human Rights was established by the Economic and Social Council in February, 1946
  2. The General Assembly decided to replace U.N. Human Right Commission by Human Right Council Vide Resolution 60/251 of 15 March, 2006
  3. The Human Right Council concluded its first session at Hague on 30 June, 2007
  4. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the General Assembly by a vote of 48 to nil with eight abstentions

Codes :

1 Only (c) is incorrect
2 (a), (b) and (c) are incorrect
3 (b), (c) and (d) are incorrect
4 (a), (b), (c) and (d) are incorrect

Answer: Only (c) is incorrect
11 Read the following statements and answer with the help of codes given below :
  1. Two persons are said to be related to each other by full blood when they are descended from a common ancestor by the same wife
  2. Two persons are said to be related to each other by uterine blood when they are descended from a common ancestress but by different husbands
  3. Two persons are said to be related to each other by half blood when they are descended from a common ancestor by the same wife
  4. Two persons are said to be related to each other by half blood when they are descended from a common ancestor but by different wives

Codes :

1 (a) and (b) are correct, but (c) and (d) are incorrect
2 (a), (b) and (d) are correct, but (c) is incorrect
3 (d) and (b) are correct, but (c) and (a) are incorrect
4 (b) and (c) are correct, but (a) and (d) are incorrect

Answer: (a), (b) and (d) are correct, but (c) is incorrect
12 A person shall not be treated as Buddhist under sec. 2(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, if :
1 Both of his parents were Buddhists
2 His father was Christian, mother was Buddhist and he was brought up as Buddhist child
3 His father was Christian, mother was Buddhist and he was brought up as Christian child
4 He was a Muslim and has converted to Buddhist religion

Answer: His father was Christian, mother was Buddhist and he was brought up as Christian child
13 Ancient sources of Hindu law are :
1 Custom, Sruti, Precedent
2 Sruti, Vedas, Custom, Legislation
3 Smritis, Custom, Precedent
4 Sruti, Smritis, Custom, Digests etc

Answer: Sruti, Smritis, Custom, Digests etc
14 The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act 1937 is applicable to all kinds of property except
1 Agricultural land, testamentary succession and Charities other than wakfs
2 Testamentary succession and charities other than wakfs only
3 Agricultural land and testamentary succession only
4 Agricultural land and charities other than wakfs only

Answer: Agricultural land, testamentary succession and Charities other than wakfs
15 Presently the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 recognizes the following theories of divorce :
1 Fault and Mutual Consent
2 Mutual Consent and Breakdown of Marriage
3 Fault, Breakdown of Marriage, Mutual Consent and Customary
4 Fault, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage and Mutual Consent

Answer: Fault, Breakdown of Marriage, Mutual Consent and Customary

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