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SVKM’S NMIMS UNIVERSITY, MUMBAI
KIRIT P MEHTA SCHOOL OF LAW
LLM ENTRANCE EXAM ~ QP SET-2
TIME: 02 Hours Total Marks: 140
Instructions to Students:
* Students are required to answer all 120 Multiple Choice Questions and an
Essay Question i.
* Each Multiple Choice Question carries One mark and Essay Type Question
carries 20 Marks .
‘* Please note that there would be no Negative Markifig
1) Which of the following is Void Agreement?
a) Wagering Agreement
b) Agreement with a Minor
©) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of These
2) Under the Indian Contract Act, an agent has a right to:
* a) Indemnity
6) Lien
c) Remuneration and Compensation
d) All of the Above
3) Which section of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 defines Guarantee?
a} $.122
b) s, 124
¢) $.125
d) 5.126
4) Consent is not free if it is given under:
a) Fraud ~
b) Coercion
¢) Undue influence
d) All-of the Above
Page 1 of 265) An Auction is:
a) An Offer
b) A Promise
¢) An Invitation to Offer
‘d) None of the Above
6} Which of the following makes a party competent to Contract?
a) Major
b) Insane
¢) Insolvent
d) Disqualified by any Law
7) Aperson obtains Guarantee by Fraud. Such a Guarantee is:
a) Valid
b) Invalid
‘) Voidable
d) None of the Above
~ 8) Which of the following is not considered as @ an impossibility of
performance?
a) Loss of subject Matter
b) Death of the Parties
¢} Performance becoming Impossible
d) Commercial Impossibility
9) AContract of Life Insurance is:
a) A Pure Indemnity Contract
b) Resembles an Indemnity Contract
¢) Not an indemnity Contract
d) None of the above
10) Which of the following Countries have the lengthiest constitution in the
world? ~
a) India
b) United States
©} United Kingdom
d) France
Page 2 of 2611) Article 32 of the Constitution is about:
a) Right to Equality
b) Right to Religion
¢) Right to Constitutional Remedies
d) Right to Freedom
12) An Ordinary Bill can Originate:
a} Only in Rajya Sabha
b) Only in Lok Sabha
¢) In. Either House of Parliament
4) Joint Sitting of Both the Houses of Parliament
13) Whatis not correct about the Directive Principles of State Policy?
a) They are borrowed from the Irish constitution
hb) They are meant for Promoting social and economic democracy
c) They can be enforced in court of faw
d) All of the Above
14) Who is the head of the government in India?
a) Presiderit of india
b) Prime Minister
“¢) Peoples of india
4) Chief Justice of india
15) The words ‘Secular and’ Socialist’ were added in the Preamble by the:
a) 40% Amendment
b) 42" Amendment
¢) 44" Amendment
d) 46" Amendment
16) How many menibers are nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha?
a) 2 Members
b) 5 Members.
¢} 10 Members
d) 12 Members
Page 3 of 2617) Respect for the National Flag of India is a:
a) Fundamental Right
by Fundamental Duty
¢) Directive Principle of State Policy
d) None of the Above
18) Which Articles in the Constitution rants us the Right to Freedom of
Religion? .
a) Article 14-18
b) Article 23-34
¢) Article 25-28
d) Article 368
~ 19) Promotion of internal Peace and Security is Contained in which article of
the Constitution?
a) Art. 49
b) Art. 50
c) Art, 52
d) Art. 52
20) United Nations was established in the year:
a) 1945
b) 1939
c) 1919
d) 1914
21) The Union List Contaitis:
a) 66 items
b} 97 items
¢) 47 items
d) 105 ites
22} Debentures payable to a holder of certificate is called as:
{a) Bearer -
(b) Registered
(c) Secured
{d) Both ((a} & ({(b)
Page 4 of 2623) Transfer of shares in the case of public company ts
{a) Prohibited
(b) Restricted
(c) Freely transferable
(d) None of these
24) Maximum no, of Persons in case of partnership banking business is:
a) Twenty
b) Fifty
c) Ten
d) None of the Above
25) The opposite of the Rule of indoor Management is the:
a) Rule of Constructive Notice .
b) Rute of Intra Vires
¢) Rule of Ultra Vires
d) None of the Above
26) An Ordinary Resolution can be passed by a:
a) Two Third Majority
b) Three Fourth Majority.
¢) Simple Majority
d) None of the Above
27) Shareholders are considered as of the company:
a) Owners
b) Shareholders
¢) Creditors
d} Members:
28) The Minimum number of Members in a Private Company are:
a) Two
b) Three
¢) Five
d) Seven.
29) In addition to their name, companies are now allotted:
a) PAN
b) PIN
c) DIN
@) CIN
Pages of 2630) Who conceives the idea of a Company?
a) Director
b) Promoter
¢) Shareholder
4) Auditor
31) Section 354 C of IPC deals with the Offence of;
a) Stalking
b) Sexual Harassment at Workplace
¢) Voyeurism
4) Assault or Criminal Force to Women with the intent to disrobe
32) Which Section of Indian Penal Code defines ‘Rape’?
a} 375
b) 377
¢) 493
d) 494
33) Common Intention Means:
a) Same Intention
b) Sharing of intention by all Persons
¢) Similar Intention
d} None of the Above
34) Which Section of Indian Penal Code deals with “Cruelty by Husband or
his relative’?
a) Section 354
b) Section 498 A
c} Section 498
d) Section 304 B
38) Wrongful Gain means:
a) Gain by unlawful means of property which the person gaining i, is legally
entitled
b) Gain by lawful means of property which the person gaining itis not legally
entitled
Pege 6 of 26¢) Gain by lawful means of Property which the person gaining it is legally
entitled
d) All of the above,
~ 36) ‘Dishonestly’ has been defined under which section of IPC?
a) Section 23
b) Section 25
¢) Section 24
d) Section 26
37) General Exceptions are contained in which chapter of the IPC?
a) Chapter- |i
b) Chapter- Iv
¢) Chapter-V
d) None of the Above
38) Abettor is a person
a} who commits the offence
b) who instigates the commission of offence
¢) against whom the offence is committed
) who is innocent
39). The maxim ‘de minimis non curat lex’ means:
a) Law would not take action on trifling matters
b) Law does not ignore any act which causes the slightest harm
¢) Law would not take action in serious matters
d) None of the above.
40) . Section 463 of the Indian Penal Code deals with:
a) Forgery
b) Dowry Death
¢) Mischief
d) None of These
Page 7 of 2641) _S.[Link] CRPC is available to:
a) Dependent Parents
b) Abandoned Children
c) Neglected Wives
d) All of These
42) The Consumer Protection Act was enacted in the year:
a) 1936 _
b) 1956
c) 1986.
d) 2002
43) A complainant under the Consumer Protection Act is:
a) Consumer himself
b) Legal heirs of the Consumer
¢)_One or more consumers having a common interest
d) All of the Above
44} Liability for tort of another is:
a} Absolute Liability
b) Strict Liability
©) Vicarious Liability
d) None of These
45) The Pecuniary Jurisdiction of the State Commission is:
a) Value more than one crore
b) Value more than 20 lakhs but less than one crore
¢) Value less than 20 lakhs .
d) None of the above
~ 46) Which of the following cases dealt with the Tort of Negligence?
a) Donoghue v. Stevenson
b) Re Polemis
¢) Doughty v. Tumer Manufacturing [Link]
d) Asbhy v white
Poge B of 2647) Ashby v White is a leading case explaining:
a) Injuria Siné Darmnum
b) Damnum Sine Injuria
¢) Resipsa Loquitur
d) Ex Turpi Moritur Causa
48) The main element of ‘Tort’ is:
a) Intention
b) infringement
¢) Unlawful Enrichment
d) Legal Wrong
49) Whichis not a modern source of Hindu Law?
a) Legislations
b) Precedents
€) Shruti and Smriti
d) None of These
50) A Muslim man cannot marry:
a) aJew woman
b) a Christian woman
¢) an idolatress or.a fire-worshipper,
d) Both (a) and (b)
54). The purpose of. observing Iddat period is to:
a) Give time after divorce for the wife to settle
b) Ascertain the Paternity of the Child
¢) Give sufficient timte for inheritance
d) None of these
Page 9 of 2652) On'non- consummation of a muta marriage, the wife is entitled to:
a) Half dower
b) full dower
¢) double dower
d) no dower.
53) Marriage is a sacrament amongst
a) Hindus
b) Muslims
¢) Christians
d) both (a) and (¢).
54) Marriage of two Hindus can be solemnized under:
a) Hindu Marriage Act,.1955
b) Special Marriage Act, 1954
c) Either (a) or (b)
d) Neither (a) or (b)
~ 55) Section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides for
a) conditions of marriage.
b) capacity to marry
¢) ceremonies of marriage
d) All of the above.
56) Section 16 of Hindu Marriage Act,1955 confers legitimacy on children of:
a) avoid marriage
b) avoidable marriage
©) avalid marriage
d) both void & voidable marriages.
Page 10 of 2657) As per the Factories Act "Child Means a person who has not completed
year of age.
a) 14
b) 15
¢) 16
d) 18
58) Ensuring the safety, health and welfare of the employees is the primary
purpose of the;
a) Factories Act, 1948
b) Payment of Wages Act, 1936
¢) Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
d) Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
59) The term Sabbatical is connected with:
a) Paid leave for study
b) Paternity leave
©) Maternity leave
d) Quarantine leave
50) The employee welfare facilities available inside the organization are
called: to
a) Intra-mural facilities
b) Extra-mura} facilities
¢) Extravagance
d) None of the above
61) The Protection of the Environment finds mention in the Constitution in:
a) Fundamental Rights :
b) Fundamental Duties
c) Directive Principles of State Policy
d) All of the Above
Page 11 of 2662) Which day is celebrated every year as World Environment Day?
a) 02 December
b) 10" December
c) 05 June
d) 24" October
63) _ Which city municipality was taken to court on environmental issue?
a) Ratlam
b) Ujjain
<} Indore
d) Jaipur
64) Hunting under the Wild Life Protection Act,1972 includes:
a) capturing, killing, poisoning, snaring, or trapping any wild animal, and
every attempt to do so.
b) driving any wild animal for any of the purposes specified in sub clause
) injuring, destroying or taking any body part of any such animat, or in the
case of wild birds or reptiles, disturbing or damaging the eggs or nests of
such birds or reptiles
d) All of the Above
65) Which gas leaked from the plant of Shriram Food Fertlisers in Delhi?
a) Oleum Gas
b) Ammonia Gas
¢) Sulphur Dioxide
d) Methyl! Isocynate
66) Res Ipsa Loquitur means:
a) Things speak for itself
b) Things do not speak for itself
¢) Things speak for others
d) Things do not speak for others
67) Atortis a violation of a:
a) Right in Rem
b) Right in Personam
©) Imperfect Right
d) None of These
Page 12 of 2668) Which section of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 deals with transfer in
favour of an unborn person?
a) Section 13
b) Section 14
¢) Section 15
d) Section. 16
69) Section 14 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 deals with:
a} Doctrine of Cyprus
b} Doctrine of Accumulation
¢) Rule against Perpetuity
d) Doctrine of Election
70) Atransfers-Rs. 500 to B on condition that he shall execute a certain lease
* within three months after A’s death, and, if he should neglect to do so, to C,
B dies in A’[Link]-time. The disposition in favour of C takes-effect. This is an
example oft
a) Conditional Transfer
b) Contingent Transfer
¢) Lis Pendens
d) Doctrine of Election
71) lis Pendens is contained in which section of the Transfer of Property Act?
a) Section 52
b) Section 14
©) Section 32
d) Section 10
72) Aperson is not put to his election, unless he has a Proprietary interest in
the property disposed off in derogation of his rights. This Is the subject
matter under provisions of:
a) section 35 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882
b) section 35 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908
Page 13 of 26¢) section 35 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925
d) General Clauses Act, 1897,
73) ‘A’ transfers his house to ‘8’ on the condition that she shall divorce her
husband ‘C’. The transfer is:
a) Void
b) Valid
©) Voidable
d) Irregular
74) Which of the following is/are true as regards Aids of Interpretation of
Statutes?
a) Preamble is an Inte/nal Aid
6) External aid would be used only when internal aids fail to resolve the
ambiguity
¢) Both (a) and (b) are correct
d) Only (b) is correct
75) Aright which is available against only-a particular person is called:
a) Right in Rem
6) Right in Personam
©) Particular Right
4d) None of These
76) Acustom to be recognised by a court of law must be:
a) Reasonable
b) Followed for a long period
c) In conformity with the Statute
d) All of These
77) Who linked the task of a lawyer to engineering?
a) Karl Marx
b) Charles Darwin
¢) Emmanuel Kant
d) Roscoue Pound
Page 14 of 2678) Legal Realism is associated with:
a) Law as practice of people
b) Lawas practice of courts
¢) Law as practice of legislature
d) Law in Reality
79) The correlative of Immunity is;
a) Lability
b) Disability
©) No-Right
d) Duty
80) The [Link] ownership consists of:
a) Using the thing
b) Excluding from using it
€) Disposing of the thing
d) All of These
81) The term ‘Legal Theory’ has been for the first time coined by:
a) Kelson
b) Salmond
¢) Friedman
d) Ronald Dworkin
82) The word ‘Jurisprudence’ ts derived from:
a) Jus Prudentia
b) Juris Prudentio
¢) Jucas Prudent
d} None of These
83) Passing Off is committed:
a) If he does not adhere to the standards
b) If [Link] the trademark of his competitor
¢) Ihe eliminates competition
d) None of these
Page.15 of 2684) If Hari sells his bicycle for Rs. 720, he makes a lass of 25 %. How much will
he have to cell his bicycle for making a profit of 25 %?
a) 1200 nee oe
b) 1000 a set
©) 900 .
d) 1300
85) It was Wednesday on Jan 1, 2008. What would be the day of the week Jan
1, 2010?
a) Sunday
b) Thursday
¢) Friday
d) Saturday
86) Whois the ‘Finance Minister’ in the current Modi Government?
a) Niramala Sitharaman
b) Rajnath Singh
¢) Amit Shah
d) None of These
87) What is the Antonym of ‘Provocation’?
a) Pacification
b) Dislike
¢) Instigate
d) Both (b) and {c)
88) What is the Synonym of ‘Differ’?
a) Defy o
b) Deny
¢) Vary
d) None of These
Page 16 of 2689) Change the Voice: They boys were playing Tennis
a) Tennis had been played by the bays
b) Tennis has been played by the boys
¢) Tennis was played by the boys
4) Tennis was being played by the boys
90) To drive home means:
a) To go driving
b} [Link]
¢) To find one’s roots
d) None of these
91) Story of old-time Gods or heroes is called:
a) lyric
b) Epic
¢} Legend
d) None of these
92) A man who has committed such a heinous crime should get
punishment: .
a) Severe
b) Several
¢) Sincere .
) None of these
£3) _ Interest: Money lender:: Salary : ?
a) Prisoners
b) Farmers .
¢) Employees
d) Zamindar
Page 17 of 2694) Mother: Daughter: Father : ?
a) Son
b) Brother
c) Boy
a) Sister
95) 12s related to 36 in the same way as 17 is related to—
a) 34
b) 51
c} 63
d) 68
96) TALE: LATE
a) FACE
b) CAEF
¢) CEFA
d) FEAC
97} DGJ: KMO:: MPS:?
a) TVX
b) wus
c) XTV
d) XVT
98) Sapling: Tree::
@) Horse: Mare
b) Student: Teacher
<) Bud: Flower
d) River: Brook
Poge 18 of 2699) Which number would come next in the series: 3, 10, 101, ?
a) 10101
b) 10201
¢) 20202
d) 11012
100) Garampani sanctuary is located at:
a) Sikkim
b) Assam
ca ¢) Nagaland
4) Gujarat
101) Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?
a) India
b) Fiji
©) UK
d) USA
102) The headquarter of the United Nations is at:
a) Geneva
b) Paris .
¢) New York
d) Washington
103) Thomas Cup is associated with:
- a) Badminton
b} Billiards
c) Lawn Tennis
d) Table Tennis
Page 19 of 26104) Bifapur is known for its:
a) Severe Drought
b) Gol Gumbaz
¢) Heavy Rainfall
d) Statue of Gomateshwara
105) The ‘Char Minar’ is in:
a) Ahmedabad
b) Hyderabad
c) Delhi
d) Jaipur
106) The famous Meenakshi temple is located in
a) Andhra-Pradesh
b) Madurai
¢) Madras
q) Trichy
‘107) The Ghadar Party was founded (November 1913) at San‘Francisco USA
by:
a) Madam Cama
~ b) Lala Har-Dayal
¢) Tilak
d) Ranade
108) Who said the following words “Swaraj is my Birthright and I shall have
it”
a} Tilak
b) Mahatma Gandhi
¢} Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Ranade
Poge 20 of 26109) The missing number in the series 4,9,16,?,36,49,64 is:
a) 20
b) 24
o) 25
d) 30
140) [Link] GH: ?
a)
b) JK
c) LM
d) HI
111) Ina certain language, EGG is written as 577, CAB would be written as:
a) 342
b) 123
¢) 213
d) 324
112) Which number would come next in the sequence: 9,8: 8,8: 6_
6 3
a6
b) 7 .
8
a) 9
113) Choose the Odd word:
a) Clergy
b) Priest
¢) Monk
d) Layman
Page 21 of 25114) Chodse the number which is different from others?
_ a) a2
b) 49
o) 63
a) 83
115) CDROM stands for:
a) Computer Disk Read Only Memory
b) Compact Disk Read Only Memory
c) Compact Disk Read Over Memory
d) Computer Disk Read Only Memory
116) Slums in the Metro City are the result of:
a) Rural to Urban Migration
b) Poverty of the City
©) Lack of Urban Infrastructure
d) Urban Governance :
117) Inductive Reasoning Proceeds from:
a) General to Particular
b) Particular to General
©) General to General
d) Particular to Particular
118) Value Judgements are:
a) Factual judgements
) Ordinary Judgements
¢) Normative Judgements
d) None of These
Page 22 of 26119) Sea level rise results primarily due to:
a} Heavy Rainfall
b) Melting of Glaciers
¢} Submarine Volcanoes
d) Seafloor Spreading
120} Aratio represents relation between:
a) Part and Part
b) Part and Whole
¢) Whole and Whole
d) None of These
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