Legal Aptitude Quiz-1
Legal Aptitude is an important subject in CLAT,DULLB & Other Law Exams. In any of law exam, legal aptitude carries weightage of 25 % of questions. With focused practice good marks can be fetched from this section. These questions are very important in achieving your success in CLAT, DULLB and Other Law Exams..
Q1. Which of the following is considered as Indian innovation in Parliamentary practice?
Solution
Zero Hour denotes the time immediately following the Question Hour in both Houses of Parliament. This is about 12 noon which is why it is called Zero Hour. During this hour members can raise matters of great importance without prior notice. However, the duration of the Zero Hour has varied over the years. There is no mention of what kind of matters might be raised during Zero Hour in the rules of the Parliament..
Q2. Who among the following is considered as the “Guardian of the Public Purse of India?.
Solution
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is an authority, established by the Constitution of India under Article 148, who audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments, including those of bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government. The current CAG of India is Shashi Kant Sharma who was appointed on 23 May 2013. He is the 12th CAG of India.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is an authority, established by the Constitution of India under Article 148, who audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments, including those of bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government. The current CAG of India is Shashi Kant Sharma who was appointed on 23 May 2013. He is the 12th CAG of India.
Q3. A District Forum under Consumer Protection Act of 1986 can entertain complaints of claims up to:
Solution
If the relief claimed by a consumer in the complaint is less than Rs. 20,00,000/-, then the complaint must be filed before the District Consumer Forum. If the relief claimed is between Rs. 20,00,000/- and Rs. 1,00,00,000/-, then the complaint must be filed before the State Commission. When the relief claim exceeds Rs. 1,00,00,000/- then the complaint must be filed before the National Commission at New Delhi.
If the relief claimed by a consumer in the complaint is less than Rs. 20,00,000/-, then the complaint must be filed before the District Consumer Forum. If the relief claimed is between Rs. 20,00,000/- and Rs. 1,00,00,000/-, then the complaint must be filed before the State Commission. When the relief claim exceeds Rs. 1,00,00,000/- then the complaint must be filed before the National Commission at New Delhi.
Q4. The correct designation of Hindi is:
Solution
Article 343 of Constitution of India provides “The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script
Q5. Writ of Habeas Corpus is relevant in:
Solution
By the writ of Habeas corpus, the Supreme Court under Article 32 or High Court under Article 226 can cause any person who has been detained or imprisoned in violation of his fundamental right to liberty, to be physically brought before the court. The court then examines the reason of his detention and if there is no legal justification of his detention, he can be set free.
Q6. Negligence occurs when there is:
Solution
Negligence is a tort defined as breach of duty to take care towards the plaintiff.
Q7. Which of the following is correct?
Solution
Limited liability is where a person’s financial liability is limited to a fixed sum, most commonly the value of a person’s investment in a company or partnership
Q8. Which of the following is true for a limited liability partnership (LLP) firm?
Solution
Every partner of an LLP would be, for the purpose of the business of the LLP, an agent of the LLP but not of the other partners. Hence partners are not liable for the acts of other partners.
Q9. Liability of the Partners in a partnership firm is:
Solution
Sec 9 of Indian Partnership Act provides the liability of partners in a partnership firm as joint and several
Q10. The rule laid down by the House of Lords in Rylands v Fletcher deals with:
Solution
Rylands v. Fletcher was the 1868 English case that was the progenitor of the doctrine of Strict Liabilityfor abnormally dangerous conditions and activities. Doctrine of strict liability states that a person who for his own purposes brings on his land and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief, he must keep it at his peril. If such thing escapes he is prima facie answerable for all the damages that is the natural consequence of its escape.
Rylands v. Fletcher was the 1868 English case that was the progenitor of the doctrine of Strict Liabilityfor abnormally dangerous conditions and activities. Doctrine of strict liability states that a person who for his own purposes brings on his land and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief, he must keep it at his peril. If such thing escapes he is prima facie answerable for all the damages that is the natural consequence of its escape.
