Under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, any person who teases an animal in a zoo may be punished
A. With fine which may extend to 5000
B. With imprisonment which may extend upto 1 year
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Neither (A) nor (B)
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The rule of construction 'Nocsitur a sociis' means
A. The meaning of a word is to be judged by the company it keeps
B. To reconcile incompatibility between the specific and general words
C. No word in a statute is superfluous
D. None of the above
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In which case, the Supreme Court of India issued guidelines for preventing custodial violence?
A. Parmanand Katra v. Union of India, (1989 SC)
B. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, (1978 SC)
C. PUCL v. Union of India, (1997 SC)
D. D. K. Basu v. State of West Bengal, (1997 SC)
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Which one is a Foreign Award
A. An award in a arbitration where at least one party is non-Indian
B. An award passed in a foreign seated arbitration
C. An award passed in a arbitration where both the parties are non-Indian
D. None of the above
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In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court held that "the services in lieu of the right of occupation would amount to receipt of rent under the Rent Act to create sub-tenancy?"
A. Dipak v. Lilabati, AIR 1987 SC 2058
B. Brijendra Nath v. Harshvardhan, AIR 1988 SC 293
C. Mangat Rai v. Kedar Nath, AIR 1980 SC 1709
D. Rupchand v. Gopi Chand, AIR 1989 SC 1416
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Income' is defined under Section 24 of the Income Tax Act, as
A. Profits and gains
B. Dividend
C. Voluntary contribution received by a Trust for charitable Purpose
D. All of the above
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Who among the following are within the jurisdiction in respect of inquiry under Section 14 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013?
A. Any Group 'A' or Group 'B' officers
B. Any Group 'C' or Group 'D' officials
C. Any Group 'E' or Group 'F' employees
D. Any Group 'G' or Group 'H' workers
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With reference to the Crime, respond the following:
A. It is a state wrong
B. It is a civil wrong
C. It is a private wrong
D. None of the above
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Which one of the following Sections provides provisions relating to hunting of wild animals to be permitted in certain cases under the Wild-life (Protection) Act?
A. Section 9
B. Section 11
C. Section 17A
D. Section 17B
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Actus Reus includes
A. Positive (intentional doing) as well as negative (intentional non-doing, i.e., omission) acts
B. Only positive acts
C. External (bodily) as well as internal (mind) acts
D. Both A and C
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Which of the following is an infringement of a Registered Trade mark:
A. Use of a mark identical to the Trade mark in relation to goods without authorisation
B. Advertising of that Trade mark such that the advertisement is against the reputation of the Trade Mark
C. Use of that Trade mark as a business name without authorisation
D. All of the above
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Hindu Joint Family Property consists of:
A. All ancestral property
B. Property acquired with the aid of ancestral property
C. Separate property of a coparcener which is voluntarily thrown by him into the common stock to such an extent that it cannot be distinguished from Joint Family Property
D. All of the above
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What is the term of imprisonment prescribed under Section 63 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 for counterfeiting or defacing marks on trees and timber and for altering boundary marks?
A. Six months
B. One year
C. Two years
D. Three years
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If the average of a, b is 15, the average of b, c is 12 and the average of a, c is 13, then the value of b is
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In which of the following recent cases did the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court hold that Indian courts have no jurisdiction over arbitral award seated outside of India?
A. Bhatia International v. Bulk Trading
B. Bharat Aluminium Co. v. Kaiser Aluminium Technical Service
C. Standard Chartered Bank v. HSBC
D. None of the above
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Benefits of probation to a convict of offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 can be provided only if:
A. He is under 21 years of age and is convicted for offence punishable under Section 26 or 27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
B. He is under 18 years of age or is convicted for offence punishable under Section 26 or 27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
C. To any accused, regardless of his age, sentenced to rigorous imprisonment upto 10 years
D. None of the above
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Hunting of wild animals specified in schedule I, II, III and IV is prohibited except as provided in-
A. Section 11 and 12
B. Section 9
C. Section 6
D. Section 40A
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When reviewing administrative action, the Court's duty is to confine itself to the question of legality. What is/are the ground(s) for judicial review?
A. Committed an error of law or exceeded its powers
B. Breach of natural justice or decision without reason
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Which Full Bench decision of this Court has held that Deputy Director of Consolidation has no power of review his judgement
A. Ram Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh, 2005 (99) RD 823
B. Smt. Guddi v. State of Uttar Pradesh, 1997 2 UPLBEC 872
C. Smt. Shiv Raji v. Deputy Director of Consolidation, 1997 (88) RD 562
D. Daya Ram Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh, 2007 (3) ESC 1760
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A question between A and B is whether a certain deed is or is not forged. A affirms that it is genuine while B says it is forged . . . . . . . .
A. A can prove a statement by himself that the deed is genuine
B. B can prove a statement by himself that the deed is forged
C. Both A and B are correct
D. Both A and B are wrong
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