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1 Which feature best describes the Indian court system? Legal Studies
Structure and hierarchy of courts
Easy
2 Who is the highest law officer of the Government of India? Legal Studies
Structure and hierarchy of courts
Easy
3 A dispute arises between the Union Government and a state government over a constitutional power. In which ju… Legal Studies
Structure and hierarchy of courts
Medium
4 A citizen wants to challenge an arbitrary government order that violates a statutory right but not a Fundamen… Legal Studies
Structure and hierarchy of courts
Medium
5 Why is Article 141 important for the hierarchy of courts in India? Legal Studies
Structure and hierarchy of courts
Hard
6 Which safeguard most directly protects judges from financial pressure by the government? Legal Studies
Constitution, role and impartiality of courts
Easy
7 A judge discovers that one party to a case is a company in which she holds shares. What should she ideally do? Legal Studies
Constitution, role and impartiality of courts
Easy
8 Which provision asks the State to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the Sta… Legal Studies
Constitution, role and impartiality of courts
Medium
9 Which statement correctly distinguishes judicial independence from judicial impartiality? Legal Studies
Constitution, role and impartiality of courts
Medium
10 A Member of Parliament moves an ordinary debate criticising how a High Court judge decided a case. Why is thi… Legal Studies
Constitution, role and impartiality of courts
Hard
11 What is the retirement age of a judge of a High Court in India? Legal Studies
Judges
Easy
12 On which grounds can a Supreme Court judge be removed from office? Legal Studies
Judges
Easy
13 In 2015 the Supreme Court declared the NJAC unconstitutional. What was the main effect of this decision? Legal Studies
Judges
Medium
14 A motion to remove a Supreme Court judge is supported by a majority of the total membership of the Lok Sabha … Legal Studies
Judges
Hard
15 An advocate has practised in a High Court for twelve years but has never been a judge. Can she be appointed t… Legal Studies
Judges
Medium
16 Which landmark case laid down the basic structure doctrine in India? Legal Studies
Judicial review
Easy
17 Which Article declares laws inconsistent with Fundamental Rights to be void? Legal Studies
Judicial review
Easy
18 A statute has one section that violates Article 14, while the rest is valid and can stand on its own. What wi… Legal Studies
Judicial review
Medium
19 Parliament passes a constitutional amendment that removes the power of High Courts to hear any writ petition.… Legal Studies
Judicial review
Hard
20 Which statement best describes the limits of judicial review in India? Legal Studies
Judicial review
Medium
21 Under which Article is the right to property now protected in India? Legal Studies
Law of property
Easy
22 Which of the following is an example of intangible property? Legal Studies
Law of property
Easy
23 Ravi rents a flat from Meena and lives in it. Which statement correctly describes their legal positions? Legal Studies
Law of property
Medium
24 Farmer A has used a path across B's field to reach the main road for many years under a legal right. What is … Legal Studies
Law of property
Medium
25 The government takes over a person's land by a mere executive order without any law authorising it. Why can t… Legal Studies
Law of property
Hard
26 According to the Indian Contract Act, 1872, what is a contract? Legal Studies
Law of contracts
Easy
27 A shopkeeper displays a shirt with a price tag in the window. In law, what is the display? Legal Studies
Law of contracts
Easy
28 A 16-year-old borrows money from a lender and signs a mortgage of his house as security. What is the legal st… Legal Studies
Law of contracts
Medium
29 Suman signs a contract only after being threatened that her shop will be damaged. What is the legal effect? Legal Studies
Law of contracts
Medium
30 A transporter's delay causes a mill to lose unusual profits that the transporter could not have foreseen. Wha… Legal Studies
Law of contracts
Hard
31 Which remedy is most commonly granted for a tort? Legal Studies
Law of torts
Easy
32 A spectator at a cricket match is hit by a ball struck in the normal course of play. Which defence will the o… Legal Studies
Law of torts
Easy
33 Which case established the neighbour principle in the law of negligence? Legal Studies
Law of torts
Medium
34 A delivery driver, while making deliveries for his company, carelessly injures a pedestrian. Under which prin… Legal Studies
Law of torts
Medium
35 A gas leak from a chemical plant injures nearby residents. The company argues the leak was caused by an unfor… Legal Studies
Law of torts
Hard
36 Which law replaced the Indian Penal Code from 1 July 2024? Legal Studies
Criminal law in India
Easy
37 What standard of proof must the prosecution meet in a criminal trial? Legal Studies
Criminal law in India
Easy
38 Arun decides to steal from a shop, buys a tool to break the lock, and is caught while forcing the door open. … Legal Studies
Criminal law in India
Medium
39 Which of the following is a protection guaranteed by Article 20 of the Constitution? Legal Studies
Criminal law in India
Medium
40 A new law in 2026 makes a certain act punishable and also says it will apply to acts done in 2020. A person w… Legal Studies
Criminal law in India
Hard
41 Which system of trial does India mainly follow? Legal Studies
Adversarial and inquisitorial systems
Easy
42 In which system does the judge take the leading role in investigating facts? Legal Studies
Adversarial and inquisitorial systems
Easy
43 Critics say a wealthy litigant won a case mainly because he hired a far more skilful lawyer. This criticism i… Legal Studies
Adversarial and inquisitorial systems
Medium
44 Which committee recommended adopting useful features of the inquisitorial system in India's criminal justice … Legal Studies
Adversarial and inquisitorial systems
Medium
45 A judge in an Indian trial asks a witness questions on his own to clarify a doubtful fact. What does this sho… Legal Studies
Adversarial and inquisitorial systems
Hard
46 Which ADR method involves no third party at all? Legal Studies
ADR and its types
Easy
47 Which provision allows a civil court to refer a suitable dispute to ADR? Legal Studies
ADR and its types
Easy
48 Two neighbours want a neutral person to help them talk, but they want to decide the solution themselves. Whic… Legal Studies
ADR and its types
Medium
49 Which of these is a genuine limitation of ADR? Legal Studies
ADR and its types
Medium
50 Arrange these methods in increasing order of the third party's power over the outcome. Legal Studies
ADR and its types
Hard