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51 Which law governs arbitration in India? Legal Studies
Arbitration and tribunals
Easy
52 What is the decision of an arbitrator called? Legal Studies
Arbitration and tribunals
Easy
53 Which constitutional provision permits Parliament to set up administrative tribunals for service matters of p… Legal Studies
Arbitration and tribunals
Medium
54 Two companies have an arbitration clause. The losing company asks a court to overturn the award only because … Legal Studies
Arbitration and tribunals
Medium
55 A government employee loses a service dispute before the Central Administrative Tribunal. What did L. Chandra… Legal Studies
Arbitration and tribunals
Hard
56 Under which Act are Lok Adalats organised? Legal Studies
Mediation, conciliation and Lok Adalats
Easy
57 What is the legal status of an award made by a Lok Adalat? Legal Studies
Mediation, conciliation and Lok Adalats
Easy
58 How does a conciliator differ from a mediator in the usual sense? Legal Studies
Mediation, conciliation and Lok Adalats
Medium
59 A consumer has a dispute with the electricity board over a wrong bill and wants a quick forum that can decide… Legal Studies
Mediation, conciliation and Lok Adalats
Medium
60 Parties settle a pending suit in a Lok Adalat. What happens to the court fee they had paid when filing the su… Legal Studies
Mediation, conciliation and Lok Adalats
Hard
61 In which country did the ombudsman institution originate? Legal Studies
Ombudsman, Lokpal and Lokayukta
Easy
62 Which body recommended the creation of a Lokpal and Lokayuktas in India in 1966? Legal Studies
Ombudsman, Lokpal and Lokayukta
Easy
63 A citizen alleges that a Union Cabinet minister took a bribe to grant a licence. To which body may the compla… Legal Studies
Ombudsman, Lokpal and Lokayukta
Medium
64 What is the minimum share of judicial members in the Lokpal under the 2013 Act? Legal Studies
Ombudsman, Lokpal and Lokayukta
Medium
65 Which statement best explains why an ombudsman is called a "citizen's defender" and not a court? Legal Studies
Ombudsman, Lokpal and Lokayukta
Hard
66 When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted? Legal Studies
International context
Easy
67 Which instrument deals mainly with rights such as freedom of speech and the right to a fair trial? Legal Studies
International context
Easy
68 The right to a clean environment and the right to development are usually classified as which generation of r… Legal Studies
International context
Medium
69 Which documents together form the International Bill of Human Rights? Legal Studies
International context
Medium
70 A state argues that it may deny the right to education because it fully protects free speech. Which human rig… Legal Studies
International context
Hard
71 Which Article did Dr B.R. Ambedkar call the "heart and soul" of the Constitution? Legal Studies
Constitutional framework
Easy
72 Which case recognised the right to privacy as a Fundamental Right? Legal Studies
Constitutional framework
Easy
73 A foreign tourist is detained by police without any lawful procedure. Can she claim protection under Article … Legal Studies
Constitutional framework
Medium
74 In Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan, how did the Supreme Court use international law? Legal Studies
Constitutional framework
Medium
75 After Maneka Gandhi (1978), a law permits impounding of passports without giving any reason or hearing. Why i… Legal Studies
Constitutional framework
Hard
76 Under which law was the National Human Rights Commission set up? Legal Studies
Complaint mechanisms
Easy
77 Which national commission is a constitutional body under Article 338? Legal Studies
Complaint mechanisms
Easy
78 A person files a complaint with the NHRC about police torture that happened three years ago. What is the like… Legal Studies
Complaint mechanisms
Medium
79 After an inquiry, the NHRC finds a violation. What can it normally do? Legal Studies
Complaint mechanisms
Medium
80 Which feature makes the NHRC a quasi-judicial body rather than an ordinary advisory council? Legal Studies
Complaint mechanisms
Hard
81 Which Act created a single class of legal practitioners called advocates in India? Legal Studies
Advocates Act and Bar Council
Easy
82 Which body enrols a new law graduate as an advocate? Legal Studies
Advocates Act and Bar Council
Easy
83 Who are ex officio members of the Bar Council of India? Legal Studies
Advocates Act and Bar Council
Medium
84 An advocate is found guilty of misconduct by a State Bar Council, and the BCI dismisses his appeal. Where can… Legal Studies
Advocates Act and Bar Council
Medium
85 A law graduate has enrolled with a State Bar Council but has not yet cleared the All India Bar Examination. W… Legal Studies
Advocates Act and Bar Council
Hard
86 Which act by an advocate is clearly unethical under the BCI Rules? Legal Studies
Professional ethics
Easy
87 An advocate distributes leaflets at a hospital offering to handle accident claims. What rule does this break? Legal Studies
Professional ethics
Easy
88 Which information may an advocate place on a website under the amended BCI Rules? Legal Studies
Professional ethics
Medium
89 An advocate knows that he will be an important witness in a case. A client asks him to argue that case. What … Legal Studies
Professional ethics
Medium
90 Midway through a trial, an advocate abandons his client without notice because another client offered a highe… Legal Studies
Professional ethics
Hard
91 Which institution pioneered the five-year integrated law degree in India? Legal Studies
Legal education and careers
Easy
92 Which body sets standards of legal education for the purpose of enrolment as an advocate? Legal Studies
Legal education and careers
Easy
93 Priya enjoys drafting agreements and advising businesses on compliance but dislikes courtroom arguments. Whic… Legal Studies
Legal education and careers
Medium
94 Which teaching method trains law students by letting them argue imaginary cases before a mock bench? Legal Studies
Legal education and careers
Medium
95 A law student volunteers at a clinic run by her college, helping villagers understand their land records unde… Legal Studies
Legal education and careers
Hard
96 Who was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India? Legal Studies
Changes in the profession
Easy
97 Which law removed the bar on women practising law in India? Legal Studies
Changes in the profession
Easy
98 Which economic change most directly increased demand for corporate lawyers and large law firms in India? Legal Studies
Changes in the profession
Medium
99 A British law firm wants to open an office in Delhi to advise Indian clients on English contract law. Under t… Legal Studies
Changes in the profession
Medium
100 What did the Supreme Court decide in Bar Council of India v. A.K. Balaji (2018)? Legal Studies
Changes in the profession
Hard