A. Government of India Act 1858 control     1. Absolute imperial
B.Indian Councils Act 1861                          2.Non official members in executive council 
C. Indian Council                                         3.Separate representation of Muslim community                       Act1909
D. Government of                                         4.Dyarchy in the India Act 1919 provinces    

Which of the following is/are the principal features of the government of India Act 1919?
1. Introduction of diarchy in the executive government of the provinces.
2. Introduction of separate communal electorate for Muslims.
3. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to the provinces.
4. Expansion and reconstitution of central and provincial legislatures.

Consider the following statements:
The Indian constitution is
1. Unwritten constitution
2. Written constitution
3. Largely based on government of India
Act, 1935

Consider the following statements with reference to the term secularism:
1. Secularism means that the state has no recognized religion of state.
2. Secularism means that the state treats all the religions equally.
3. Secularism means that the state regulates the relation of man with God.
Which of these statements is/are correct ?

Which one is not correctly matched?

The Governor of a State is appointed by the President on the advice of the 

 An accused person has been provided with the following protections by constitution of India:
1. Ex post facto law
2. Safeguard against arrest and detention
3. Double jeopardy.
 Arrange the protections in the order in which  they appear in the Indian constitution.

Article 16(4A) which gives power to the State to make laws regarding reservation in favour of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was added by the

Match the following:
A. Right to go                  1. Bhim Singh's  case.
abroad
B. Prisoner's right            2. Maneka Gandhi's case
C. Death penalty             3. Bacchan Singh's case
D. Government's             4. Sunil Batra's case.
liability

A resolution passed under Clause (1) of Article 249 shall remain in force for such period not exceeding

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Match the following:
A. Right to go abroad                 1. Bhim Singh's  case.
B. Prisoner's right                       2. Maneka Gandhi's case
C. Death penalty                         3. Bacchan Singh's case
D. Government's liability           4. Sunil Batra's case.

Match the following:

List-I                                                   List-II
Balaji vs. Stateof Mysore          1. Doctrine of waiver
of fundamental rights               
Maneka Gandhi                        2. Religious freedom
vs. UOI
Rev. Stanilaus                          3. Right to life and  personal liberty
vs. State of MP           
Bashesher Nath                         4. Reservation for backward classes
vs. IT, Commr.                             5. Doctrine of severeability

List-I                                  List-II
Independence of judiciary            1. Administrative adjudication
Executive legislation                     2. Parliamentary form of government
Quasi-judicial  functions               3. Appointment and transfer of judges
Collective responsibility                4. Ordinance

The 73rd Amendment provides a ____ tier system of panchayats:

 List-I                       List-II
A Habeas corpus     1. Violation of natural  justice
B. Mandamus           2. Unlawful arrest and detention
C. Quo-warranto       3. Exercise of power  without jurisdiction
D. Certiorari              4. Non performance of  public duty.

The fundamental duties provided in the  constitution are:
1. To value and preserve rich heritage of our  composite culture.
2. To safeguard private property.
3. To develop scientific temper, humanism, and spirit of inquiry and reform of these  fundamental duties include:

If a new state of Indian union is to be created____ schedule of the constitution must be amended?

Which one of the following statements correctly describes the fourth schedule of the constitution of India?

The 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution contains the:

Provisions regarding anti defection are provided in ____of the constitution of India.

At the time of framing there were ____Schedules in the constitution of India.

The house may declare the seat vacant after_____ , of any member, if he is absent from all meetings without permission of the house.

When the offices of both the speaker and the deputy speaker are vacant, _____ appoints a person to perform the functions of the speaker.

The framers of the constitution borrowed the  idea of judicial review from the constitution  of:

Decision of _______is final regarding the disqualification of a member of either house of Parliament under Art. 103.

Part______ of the constitution of the India talks about municipalities?

It is often said that the key to the minds of the makers of our constitution lies in the:

Disqualification of a member of parliament on the ground of defection is to be decided by

Preamble to the constitution of India:

The preamble to the Indian constitution is:

The source of Directive Principles of State Policy in our constitution can be traced back to the constitution of

The following are enshrined in the preamble to the constitution of India
(a) Equality of status and opportunity
(b) Liberty of thought , expression , belief ,faith and worship.
(c) Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual.
(d) Unity and integrity of the nation .
Which one of the following is the correct order in which they appear in the preamble ?

Which one of the following is in correct order in the preamble of the Indian constitution ?

The text of the preamble of the constitution of India aims to secure  ?

Words secular and integrity were added by ______amendment  of the constitution.

Preamble of the constitution of India has been amended _____times so far?

The word secular denotes:

The term socialist used in the preamble means a state whose basic policy is to:

In which of the following case/s the six rights guaranteed by Article 19 can be suspended?
1. External Aggression
2. Internal Emergency
3. When Martial Law is in force

Which of the following rights is/are available to foreigners in India.
1. Right to Education
2. Right to Information
3. Right to Vote

Article 21 declares that - "No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law." The protection under Article 21 is:

Which of the following statement/statements, is/are correct:
1. Right to Information is a fundamental right enshrined in Article 19 (1) of the constitution
2. Supreme Court of India is not under the purview of RTI Act.
3. Supreme Court of India has the advisory jurisdiction.

Article 32 confers the right to remedies for the enforcement of the FR of an aggrieved citizen. Consider the following statements
w.r.t. Article 32.
1. Parliament can suspend this right during national emergency.
2. Only SC shall have the power to issue writs for the enforcement of any of the FR
3. High courts have the power to issue writs  under Article 226 of the constitution.

Which of the following right/s is/are enshrined in Article 21 - "No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law."?
1. Right to speedy trial.
2. Right against delayed execution.
3. Right against wrongful detention and arrest.

Which of the following writs can be issued against administrative authorities?

The directive principles were made non- justiciable and legally non-enforceable because:
1. The country did not possess sufficient financial resources to implement them.
2. There was widespread backwardness in the country that could stand in the way of implementation.

Which of the following statement/s is/are  correct?
1. The directive principles are meant to establish Political Democracy.
2. The directive principles are meant to  establish Social Democracy.
3. The directive principles are meant to  establish Economic Democracy.

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
1. Fundamental Rights enjoy legal supremacy over Directive principles.
2. The parliament can amend the Fundamental Rights for implementing the directive principles.
3. Fundamental rights cannot be curtailed under any circumstances by the Parliament.

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding Constitutional Amendment Bill?
1. Prior permission of President is required before introducing the constitutional amendment Bill in Parliament.
2. President must give his assent to the Bill if duly passed by both houses.
3. Constitution amendment Bill can be introduced in any house of the Parliament.

The emoluments, allowances, privileges and so on of Governor can be altered by:

Which of the following is/are federal feature/s of our constitution?
1. Supremacy of the Constitution.
2. Rigid Constitution.
3. Independent Judiciary.

Which of the following statements are true about Centre-State relations?
1. In respect to matters enumerated in the concurrent list, the executive power rests with the states.
2. In respect to matters enumerated in the  concurrent list, the legislative power rests  with the centre
3. Residuary powers are assigned to the  parliament.

Which of the following statements are true about Centre-State relations?
1. During the proclamation of emergency (Article 352) the Center can give direction to a state on any matter.
2. During the proclamation of emergency (Article 352) President can modify the constitutional distribution of revenues between the Centre and the states.
3. Word 'cabinet' is mentioned only once in the constitution under Art. 352.

Which of the following statements are correct?
1. The chairman and members of state PSC are appointed by the Governor, but can be removed only by the President.
2. The State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Governor but can be  removed only by the President.
3. Finance commission is mentioned under  Art. 280 of the constitution.

Which of the following statement is correct  with regard to Proclamation of Emergency?

Which of the following situation/s will be proper to impose President's rule in a state (Article 356)?
1. Where after general elections to the assembly, no Party secures a majority.
2. Serious maladministration in the state.
3. Stringent financial exigencies of the state.

Which of the following situation/s are correct  with regard to Proclamation of Financial  Emergency (Article 360)?
1. It can be extended to an indefinite period  with an approval of the parliament for every six months.
2. A resolution approving the proclamation  of financial emergency is to be passed by  either house of Parliament by simple
majority.
3. The President may issue directions for  reduction of salaries and allowances of  Supreme Court and High Court Judges.

The Electoral College for President's election
consist of:
1. Elected members of both the houses of
Parliament.
2. Elected members of the legislative
assemblies.
3. Elected members of all Union Territories.

When the offices of both Speaker and Deputy Speaker falls vacant Art. 95 provides that

With Regard to Constitutional Amendment Bill -

The correct statement/s with regard to Ordinance making power of President is/are
1. The President cannot promulgate an ordinance to amend tax laws.
2. The President cannot promulgate an ordinance to amend the constitution.

The Vice President can be removed from office before completion of his term in which  of the following manner?

The Council of Ministers' does not consist  of:
1. Deputy Ministers.
2. Parliamentary Secretaries.
3. Deputy Chairman-Planning Commission.

The Representatives of states & UT in the Rajya Sabha are elected by:
1. The members of the State Legislative  Assembly only.
2. Elected members of the Legislative Assembly of that State legislative
assembly or electoral college of the UT  as the case may be.
3. The system of proportional representation by single transferrable vote.
4. The system of proportional representation by List.

Which of the following criteria is laid down by the constitution Read with the Representation of the People Act, 1951, for a person
to be chosen a member of Parliament?
1. If a candidate is to contest a seat reserved  for SC/ST, he must be a member of a SC/ST in any state or Union Territory.
2. He/she must not have been punished for  preaching and practicing social crimes such as untouchability, dowry and sati.
3. He/she must not have any interest in government contracts, works or services.

Which of the following statements are correct?
1. If an MLA is elected to be an MP, his seat in Parliament becomes vacant if he does not resign his seat in the state legislature within 14 days.
2. If a person is elected to two seats in a house, he should exercise his option for one. Otherwise both seats become vacant.

As observed by Salmond, jurisprudence is  concerned with

Who said jurisprudence is formal science of  positive law?

Who said "Jurisprudence is nothing but lawyers, extroversion"?

Who is the author of the book, ‘Taking rights seriously’?

The concept of law depends largely on the:

Law consists of social norms which are:

Jurisprudence has been defined as the science of first principle of civil law by:

The expression ‘law’  in jurisprudence is  mostly used to denote

Austin's law is:

Which of the following is not a statement from the Austinian theory?

Mark the incorrect statement:

Who said: Law consists of rules which are of broad application and non-optional character, but which are at the same time amenable to formulisation, legislation and adjudication?

Which of the following is not a statement  from Hart's theory?

Mark the incorrect statement:

The pure theory of law advocated by Kelsen implies that:

According to Kelsen, the law is a system of behavioural norms which can be traced back to some grundnorms or basic norms from which they derive their existence. The grundnorm:
I must be efficacious
II. The Grundnorm is not deduced from anything else but is assumed as an initial hypothesis.
III. should secure for itself a minimum of effectiveness and when it ceases to derive minimum of support of people, it is replaced by some other grundnorm.
Codes:

Mark the incorrect option:

Mark the correct statement:

The philosophical school seeks to investigate:

Law is a product of social life and is not created by arbitrary will of individual but by slow unavoidable advancement of human development. This statement belongs to:

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
I. Fuller           - inner morality
II. Bentham    - utilitarianism
III. Maine      - status of contract
IV. Duguit     - social solidarity
V. Hart         -rules on fundamentals of a legal system
Codes:

Mark the correct option:

A legal custom has to possess a sufficient  measure of antiquity. Sufficient under the English law means that it must have existed since 1189. The law in India:

The actual finding of true meaning of  particular word in a statute is called:

It is one of the cardinal principle of delegate legislation that the legislature should not delegate to a subordinate body the power
make rules on:

Which of the following is not a means for exercising control over delegated legislation?

Mark the incorrect option:

Which rule of interpretation is employed in  the social welfare legislation?

Which rule of construction is applied in the construction of penal statutes?

The maxim Ejusdem generis means:

Which of the following is an internal aid to construction of a statute?

The maxim Generalia  specialibus non deterogant means:

Which of the following is not an external aid to construction of a statute?

Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in the present day context?

Who said: "Case law is gold in mine while statute law is coin of the realm ready for  immediate use"?

The realist theory is given by

The making of law by the recognition and  application of new rules by the courts themselves in the administration of justice implies:

The doctrine of precedent is of antiquity. while the stare decisis is relatively modern, the latter relates to:

Ratio decidendi of a case can be defined as the:

The decision of the Supreme Court are  bounded on:

According to who, ratio decidendi is nothing more than the decision based on the material facts of a case?

Who said: "A right is a faculty which resides in a determinate party or parties by virtue of a given law and which avails against a party or parties other than the party or parties in whom it resides"?

Which of the following is incorrect in relation  to right in its various forms and its opposites?

Mark the incorrect options:

In India, it is a duty of every citizen to respect national flag, protect culture etc., it is:

What is the main element of a right?

A jural relation between:

Duties without a corresponding rights are  called:

A gives B Rs. 600 as a consideration for a contract. Now A has:

Mark the incorrect option:

Duty implies:

Which of the following is incorrect in relation to right in its various forms and its opposites?

When a power is coupled with a liberty to exercise it, it is called:

A primary right can be a:

All cases of damnum sine injuria are cases of:

Which of the following is not mentioned in the Hohfeldian scheme?

A right in personam is:

The object of right is called:

A time barred claim is a:

A person is any being whom the law regards  as capable of:

Legal theory assumes that a person is an entity which is capable of suing and being sued. In view of this, which of the following is/are not a legal person?

Who said the child in womb is not a legal  personality and can have no right?

Natural persons being human beings are:

A company is vested with a distinct corporate personality from the members who compose it was held in:

The main purpose of corporate sole is:

An incorporated group of coexisting persons

Who amongst the following was the propounder of the theory that says: "the movement of the progressive societies has hitherto been a movement from status to contract"?

Law is the sum of the conditions of social life in the widest sense of the term, as secured  by the power of the state through the means
of external compulsion. This statement relates to:

Which one of the following is not natural  law?

A right with me is a child of law_____ natural law is a son that never had a father. Who said this?

Which of the following pairs are jural correlatives?
1. Power - liability
2. Power - disability
3. Liberty - duty
4. Immunity - disability
Of the above pairs choose the correct answer:

The concept of social engineering is at the root of the definition of law given by:

Do you know how they make it? Just as a man makes law for his dog. This famous statement on judge made law was made by:

Who amongst the following treats law as a system of rules?

In order that a local custom may be valid operative as a source of law, which of the following requirements besides antiquity to be satisfied?
1. Reasonableness
2. Conformity with the statute
3. Observance as matter of moral right
Select the correct answer using codes given below:

The idea of natural law first appeared in:

Consider the following statements:
1. Precedents are created by the judges
2. A precedent is not binding if it is inconsistent with a statute
3. Precedent can sometimes be created by legislation
Choose the correct answer:

Who is generally considered as the founder  of the historical school of jurisprudence?

Which of the following statement is correct?

"Sovereignty according to Austin has the characteristics:

Consider the following four types of legal doctrines:
(1) Volksgeist
(2) Imperative theory of law
(3) Social engineering
(4) Social solidarity
Identify the correct order in terms of time in which they appeared:

Who opines that codification is the reduction of the whole corpus juris so far as practicable  in the form of enacted law?