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100 Most Important Legal Knowledge Questions for AILET

1. Doli incapax

• A person with mala fide intention
• A person with bona fide intention
• A person unable to form an intention
• Intention being irrelevant

2. Obiter dicta refer to

• Material facts of the case plus the decision thereon
• Observations made by a court in a particular case
• Hypothetical facts, illustrations and casual expressions made by a court in a particular case
• Both (a) and (b)

3. Iddat means

• The age of a girl fit for marriage
• The demand of dowry from the girl side
• a period of seclusion (compulsory) undergone by a Muslim window or divorce
• none of the above

4. Ex parte means

• In presence of both the parties
• In absence of another party
• Third party to the suit
• Hearing both the sides

5. Identify the incorrect statement:

• A constitution is the basic structure defining the powers of the state and the rights and duties of the citizens
• The father of the Indian Constitution is B.R. Ambedkar
• The constitution of India was enacted by a Consitute assembly set up in July 1946
• The chairman of the Drafting committe of the Indian Constitution was Rajendra Prasad.

6. Void ab initio means:

• Contracts invalid from the beginneing
• Contracts which can be rectified
• Contracts which cannot be terminated
• Conditional contracts

7. Ad interim means:

• From the beginning
• In the meanwhile
• Against the law
• Against the will

8. The term of copyright for an author lasts how long?

• Life time of the author
• Life time of the author plus 50 years from his death
• Life time of the author plus 60 years from his death
• None of the above

9. Which one of the following features has India not borrowed from the Constitution of the United Kingdom?

• Parliament type of Government
• Supreme Court Privilages of the Members of the Parliament
• Two houses of the Parliament
• Supreme Court

10. Who presides over Lok Sabha if neither the speaker nor the Deputy Speaker is available?

• The senior-most member of Lok Sabha
• A member of the panel announced by the Speaker
• A member nominated by the President
• None of the above

11. The command issued by the Supreme Court to act lawfully and to desist from perpetrating an unlawful act is:

• Mandamus
• Prohibition
• Habeas Corpus
• Quo Warranto 

12. Article 213 deals with:

• Promulgation of Ordinance by the Governor
• Appointment of Chief Minister in a state
• Relations between Union and the States
• Appointment of Governor

13. Which Article of the Constitution provides that "There shall be a Governor for each state"?

• Article 150
• Article 151
• Article 153
• Article 154

14. The maxim 'ubi  jus ibi remedium' means

• Where there is a right, there is remedy
• There is no remedy without a wrong
• There is no wrong without a remedy
• There is no right without a remedy

15. Which of these is incorrect?

• Art 51A of Part IVA deals with Funadmental Duties of an Indian Citizen
• Article 110 defines a Money Bill
• Judges of High Courts are appointed by the Governor
• RajyaSabha must return the Money Bill within a period of 14 days

16. Identify the incorrect statement:

• The chairman of the constituent assembly was Rajendra Prasad
• The idea of the Constitution of India was first of all given by M.N.Roy
• The Indian Constitution was enforced on 26th January, 1949
• The constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly.

17.  Identify the incorrect statement:

• The constituent Assembly took to finally pass the constitution about 3 year since 9th December 1946
• India became a sovereign, democratic republic on 15th August 1947
• The constitution named our country as 'India that is Bharat'
• The preamble was proposed before the drafting committee of the constitution by Jawaharlal Nehru.

18. Which of the following is incorrect

• An ordinate promulgated by the president will lapse on the expiration of 6 months after the reassembly of session
• The president can promulgate an ordinance when both the houses of the parliament are not in session
• The judges of the Supreme Court can be removed by the president on the recommendation of the parliament
• Article 123 defines ordinances making power of the president.

19. 'Pacta Sunt Servanda' means: (a) Treaties have to be observed; (b) Treaties are a source of international law; (c) Treaties are law binding; (d) Treaties have validity in international law. Select the correct answer using the codes given below

• (b) alone
• (a) alone
• (c) and (d) 
• (a), (c) and (d)

20. Identify the incorrect statement:

• Socialist and secular, integrity was added to the 'Preamble to the Constitution through the 42nd amendment
• The preamble to the Indian Constitution reads "We, the people of India.. in our constituent assemble... Adopt, enact and give to ourselves this constitution".
• The part of the constitution that reflects the mind and ideals of the framers is the basic structure.
• The correct nomenclature of India according to the Preamble is sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic

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