| 101 |
Which Article of the Constitution directs the State to provide free legal aid? |
Legal Studies
Legal aid framework |
Easy |
| 102 |
Which day is observed as National Legal Services Day? |
Legal Studies
Legal aid framework |
Easy |
| 103 |
Who heads a District Legal Services Authority? |
Legal Studies
Legal aid framework |
Medium |
| 104 |
In which case did the Supreme Court hold that free legal aid and speedy trial are part of Article 21? |
Legal Studies
Legal aid framework |
Medium |
| 105 |
A poor accused is produced before a magistrate, who proceeds without telling him he can get a free lawyer. Wh… |
Legal Studies
Legal aid framework |
Hard |
| 106 |
Which of these persons is entitled to free legal services regardless of income under Section 12? |
Legal Studies
Criteria for free legal services |
Easy |
| 107 |
Which law contains the criteria for free legal services in India? |
Legal Studies
Criteria for free legal services |
Easy |
| 108 |
A man who lost his home in an earthquake needs help to claim compensation. Is he eligible for free legal aid? |
Legal Studies
Criteria for free legal services |
Medium |
| 109 |
An undertrial prisoner with no money asks for a lawyer. On which ground is he most clearly eligible? |
Legal Studies
Criteria for free legal services |
Medium |
| 110 |
A woman applies for legal aid to file a suit that is obviously baseless and only meant to harass a neighbour.… |
Legal Studies
Criteria for free legal services |
Hard |
| 111 |
Why are Lok Adalats considered especially useful for poor litigants? |
Legal Studies
Lok Adalats and social justice |
Easy |
| 112 |
Which part of the Constitution promises social, economic and political justice to all citizens? |
Legal Studies
Lok Adalats and social justice |
Easy |
| 113 |
A bank wants to recover a small loan from a farmer before filing any suit. Which Lok Adalat route is availabl… |
Legal Studies
Lok Adalats and social justice |
Medium |
| 114 |
Which is a common criticism of Lok Adalats from a social justice perspective? |
Legal Studies
Lok Adalats and social justice |
Medium |
| 115 |
A village has many bonded labourers who do not know they have legal rights. Which step by the legal services … |
Legal Studies
Lok Adalats and social justice |
Hard |
| 116 |
Which article of the ICJ Statute lists the sources of international law? |
Legal Studies
Introduction and sources of international law |
Easy |
| 117 |
What does the principle pacta sunt servanda mean? |
Legal Studies
Introduction and sources of international law |
Easy |
| 118 |
Many states follow a practice merely out of courtesy, without feeling legally obliged. Why does this not crea… |
Legal Studies
Introduction and sources of international law |
Medium |
| 119 |
Under Article 38(1), how are judicial decisions treated as a source of international law? |
Legal Studies
Introduction and sources of international law |
Medium |
| 120 |
State X argues that an ICJ judgment in a dispute between States Y and Z directly binds X as well. Why is this… |
Legal Studies
Introduction and sources of international law |
Hard |
| 121 |
Which is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations? |
Legal Studies
International institutions and human rights |
Easy |
| 122 |
On which date did the United Nations come into existence? |
Legal Studies
International institutions and human rights |
Easy |
| 123 |
Which mechanism of the Human Rights Council reviews the human rights record of every UN member state in turn? |
Legal Studies
International institutions and human rights |
Medium |
| 124 |
Which body of independent experts monitors states' compliance with the ICCPR? |
Legal Studies
International institutions and human rights |
Medium |
| 125 |
During an armed conflict, a state mistreats captured enemy soldiers. Which body of international law most dir… |
Legal Studies
International institutions and human rights |
Hard |
| 126 |
Which theory treats international law and municipal law as one single legal system? |
Legal Studies
International law and municipal law |
Easy |
| 127 |
Which Article allows Parliament to make laws to implement international treaties? |
Legal Studies
International law and municipal law |
Easy |
| 128 |
India signs a treaty but Parliament passes no law to implement it. A citizen tries to enforce a treaty right … |
Legal Studies
International law and municipal law |
Medium |
| 129 |
Which Directive Principle asks the State to foster respect for international law and treaty obligations? |
Legal Studies
International law and municipal law |
Medium |
| 130 |
An Indian statute clearly conflicts with a provision of an international covenant India has ratified. Followi… |
Legal Studies
International law and municipal law |
Hard |
| 131 |
Where is the International Court of Justice located? |
Legal Studies
International dispute resolution |
Easy |
| 132 |
Which court can try an individual accused of genocide when national courts are unable to act? |
Legal Studies
International dispute resolution |
Easy |
| 133 |
How many judges sit on the International Court of Justice? |
Legal Studies
International dispute resolution |
Medium |
| 134 |
What does the ICC's principle of complementarity mean? |
Legal Studies
International dispute resolution |
Medium |
| 135 |
A private company wants to sue a foreign state in the ICJ for breaking a contract. Why will the ICJ not hear … |
Legal Studies
International dispute resolution |
Hard |
| 136 |
What does the maxim doli incapax mean? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on crime and liability |
Easy |
| 137 |
Which element of a crime refers to the guilty mind? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on crime and liability |
Easy |
| 138 |
A shop owner tells his employee to sell adulterated goods, and the employee does so. Which maxim makes the ow… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on crime and liability |
Medium |
| 139 |
In a murder trial, the body of the victim is never found. What must the prosecution still establish under the… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on crime and liability |
Medium |
| 140 |
A woman picks up a bag at a station, honestly and reasonably believing it is her own identical bag. Why is sh… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on crime and liability |
Hard |
| 141 |
Which maxim means "hear the other side"? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on justice and procedure |
Easy |
| 142 |
Who is an amicus curiae? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on justice and procedure |
Easy |
| 143 |
A municipal officer cancels a shopkeeper's licence without notice or any chance to reply. Which principle has… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on justice and procedure |
Medium |
| 144 |
A plaintiff loses a property suit against a neighbour on merits, then files a fresh suit on the same issue ag… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on justice and procedure |
Medium |
| 145 |
A journalist files a petition about the conditions of bonded labourers, though she is not a labourer herself.… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on justice and procedure |
Hard |
| 146 |
Which part of a judgment is binding on lower courts? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on precedent and interpretation |
Easy |
| 147 |
What does stare decisis mean? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on precedent and interpretation |
Easy |
| 148 |
A statute refers to "lions, tigers, leopards and other animals". A court holds that "other animals" does not … |
Legal Studies
Maxims on precedent and interpretation |
Medium |
| 149 |
A High Court decision is later found to have ignored a directly relevant statutory provision. How may later c… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on precedent and interpretation |
Medium |
| 150 |
To understand the word "charges" in a new tax law, a court reads two older Acts on the same tax together with… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on precedent and interpretation |
Hard |