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4051 Priya enjoys drafting agreements and advising businesses on compliance but dislikes courtroom arguments. Whic… Legal Studies
Legal education and careers
Medium
4052 Which teaching method trains law students by letting them argue imaginary cases before a mock bench? Legal Studies
Legal education and careers
Medium
4053 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
4054 Who was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India? Legal Studies
Changes in the profession
Easy
4055 Which law removed the bar on women practising law in India? Legal Studies
Changes in the profession
Easy
4056 Which economic change most directly increased demand for corporate lawyers and large law firms in India? Legal Studies
Changes in the profession
Medium
4057 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
4058 What did the Supreme Court decide in Bar Council of India v. A.K. Balaji (2018)? Legal Studies
Changes in the profession
Hard
4059 Which Article of the Constitution directs the State to provide free legal aid? Legal Studies
Legal aid framework
Easy
4060 Which day is observed as National Legal Services Day? Legal Studies
Legal aid framework
Easy
4061 Who heads a District Legal Services Authority? Legal Studies
Legal aid framework
Medium
4062 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
4063 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
4064 Which of these persons is entitled to free legal services regardless of income under Section 12? Legal Studies
Criteria for free legal services
Easy
4065 Which law contains the criteria for free legal services in India? Legal Studies
Criteria for free legal services
Easy
4066 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
4067 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
4068 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
4069 Why are Lok Adalats considered especially useful for poor litigants? Legal Studies
Lok Adalats and social justice
Easy
4070 Which part of the Constitution promises social, economic and political justice to all citizens? Legal Studies
Lok Adalats and social justice
Easy
4071 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
4072 Which is a common criticism of Lok Adalats from a social justice perspective? Legal Studies
Lok Adalats and social justice
Medium
4073 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
4074 Which article of the ICJ Statute lists the sources of international law? Legal Studies
Introduction and sources of international law
Easy
4075 What does the principle pacta sunt servanda mean? Legal Studies
Introduction and sources of international law
Easy
4076 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
4077 Under Article 38(1), how are judicial decisions treated as a source of international law? Legal Studies
Introduction and sources of international law
Medium
4078 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
4079 Which is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations? Legal Studies
International institutions and human rights
Easy
4080 On which date did the United Nations come into existence? Legal Studies
International institutions and human rights
Easy
4081 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
4082 Which body of independent experts monitors states' compliance with the ICCPR? Legal Studies
International institutions and human rights
Medium
4083 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
4084 Which theory treats international law and municipal law as one single legal system? Legal Studies
International law and municipal law
Easy
4085 Which Article allows Parliament to make laws to implement international treaties? Legal Studies
International law and municipal law
Easy
4086 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
4087 Which Directive Principle asks the State to foster respect for international law and treaty obligations? Legal Studies
International law and municipal law
Medium
4088 An Indian statute clearly conflicts with a provision of an international covenant India has ratified. Followi… Legal Studies
International law and municipal law
Hard
4089 Where is the International Court of Justice located? Legal Studies
International dispute resolution
Easy
4090 Which court can try an individual accused of genocide when national courts are unable to act? Legal Studies
International dispute resolution
Easy
4091 How many judges sit on the International Court of Justice? Legal Studies
International dispute resolution
Medium
4092 What does the ICC's principle of complementarity mean? Legal Studies
International dispute resolution
Medium
4093 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
4094 What does the maxim doli incapax mean? Legal Studies
Maxims on crime and liability
Easy
4095 Which element of a crime refers to the guilty mind? Legal Studies
Maxims on crime and liability
Easy
4096 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
4097 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
4098 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
4099 Which maxim means "hear the other side"? Legal Studies
Maxims on justice and procedure
Easy
4100 Who is an amicus curiae? Legal Studies
Maxims on justice and procedure
Easy