Previous Paper Punjab Judicial Branch (Prelims) - 2013
Description: Punjab & Haryana High Court HCS (Judicial Branch) [Preliminary] Examination 2013 | |
Number of Questions: 125 | |
Created by: Avatara Chahal | |
Tags: Punjab & Haryana High Court HCS (Judicial Branch) [Preliminary] Examination 2013 Judicial Services |
As per section 2[12] of CPC, ‘mesne profits’ of property are profits received by a person in
The general power to transfer suits under section 24 has been granted to:
Which of the following property is not liable to be attached and sold in the execution of a decree?
Under section 32 of CPC, the maximum fine which can be imposed by the court for compelling the attendance of any person to whom a summons has been issued under section 30 is
Assault or use of criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation under Section 353 of the IPC is which kind of offence?
The stipulation that in a suit by the Central Government, the authority to be named as plaintiff shall be “the Union of India” has been provided for in Section
The authority to annul, alter or add to the rules in the First Schedule of the Code of Civil Procedure rests with the
Under section 58 of CPC, a person detained shall be released from the detention on the amount mentioned in the warrant of his detention being paid to
A decree is preliminary
Which of the following is true?
Which of the following is true?
Attempt to commit suicide is triable by which of the following?
“Any relief claimed in the plaint, which is not expressly granted by the decree, shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to have been refused.” This provision is incorporated in
Under section 89 of CPC, the court cannot make a reference for
Precepts are issued under section 46 of CPC for
The stipulation that all offences under Indian Penal Code would be tried according to the provisions in Code of Criminal Procedure, is contained in which Section?
That a petition dismissed under Article 226 would operate as res judicata so as to bar a similar petition in the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution was held in the case of
In relation to the commission of which of the following offence, the general public does not have a duty under section 39 of CrPC to give information to the nearest Magistrate or police officer?
No second appeal shall lie from any decree when the subject matter of the original suit is for recovery of money not exceeding
Which one of the following Magistrate is authorised under section 110 CrPC to require security for good behaviour from habitual offenders within his local jurisdiction?
Which of the following persons cannot claim maintenance under section 125 of CrPC?
Which one of the following is not a necessary requirement for a proper procedure of arrest under section 41 B of CrPC?
Any court may alter or add to any charge any time before
Which of the following is a ground on which a witness under section 161[2] of CrPC may refuse to answer questions put by a police officer?
Chapter XXIA of the CrPC was incorporated in the year
In case of plea bargaining by the parties,
Under section 53A of CrPC, when a person is arrested on the charge of committing rape, the arrestee may be examined by a registered medical practitioner other than a registered medical practitioner employed in a hospital run by the Government or by a local authority when the later is not available within a radius of sixteen kilometres at the place
The Information Technology Amendment Act came into force in
Which of the following is not a ‘fact’?
Which one of the following has not been mentioned in the definition of “Documents” as the means by which any matter is expressed or described upon any substance?
In which of the following cases, it has been held that presence of a lawyer at the time of interrogation cannot be demanded as a matter of right?
The definition of the “victim” was incorporated in the Code of Criminal Procedure by the Amendment Act of
The stipulation that facts which enable the court to determine the amount of damages are relevant is incorporated in Section _______ of Evidence Act.
‘Res Gestae’ literally means
Which of the following state of minds has not been expressly mentioned in section 14 of the Indian Evidence Act?
Which one of the following has not been mentioned as a ground under section 24 rendering a confession by an accused person irrelevant?
Oral admission as to contents of electronic records are relevant when
Under section 45 of Evidence Act, which of the following have not been mentioned as points on which opinion of experts is relevant?
Section 32 of Evidence Act does not speak of which of the following kind of persons?
Which one of the following is not a public document?
Under section 57 of the Evidence Act, the court is not bound to take judicial notice of which of the following facts?
The rule that once the terms of any contract have been proved by documentary evidence, no evidence of any oral statement shall be admitted for contradicting such terms has ________ provisions establishing variations to the rule.
A person is presumed to be alive if it is shown that he was alive within ______ years.
If a child is born within ____________ days after the dissolution of a valid marriage, it is a conclusive proof of the legitimacy of the child.
The provisions of section 126 of the Evidence Act dealing with confidentiality of professional communication shall apply to
Which one of the following is not an act for the prevention of which an order cannot be made under section 144 CrPC?
Which of the following does not figure in Section 115 while dealing with applying the principle of Estoppel?
Which of the following is true?
The Best Evidence Rule in relation to documentary evidence is incorporated in section
Indecent and scandalous questions may be forbidden by the court under
In relation to devolution of joint liabilities, as a general rule the Indian Contract Act incorporates the principle of
Competency to contract relates to
An agreement enforceable by law at the instance of one party & not of other party under section 2(i) is called
A sub-agent is responsible to the principal on which of the following grounds?
A general offer open for world at large can be accepted
Which of the following Section of the Indian Contract Act provides that the responsibility of finder of goods is similar to that of a bailee?
Under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, a person cannot sue for recovering the possession of immovable property
Which one of the following is not a ground on which reasonable restrictions on the right to freedom of speech and expression can be imposed?
Practising untouchability is
Which of the following is included in the definition of ‘law’ as provided in Article 13?
Which one of the following is a ground which is not mentioned in both Articles 15 and Article 16 on which the State cannot discriminate?
Which one of the following is a ground on which the state can impose reasonable restrictions on the right to move freely throughout the territory of India?
Petitions to the Supreme Court under Article 32 are subject to the rule of Res judicata except
What is the minimum age to be eligible for becoming the President of India?
As per Article 21A, the state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of
When the President is to be impeached, the charge shall be preferred by
According to Article 50, the state shall take steps to
The words ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ were inserted in the _________ Preamble by amendment of the constitution.
During the Proclamation of Emergency, the duration of the House of People may be extended by the Parliament for a period not exceeding _______ at a time.
As far as armed forces are concerned, the fundamental rights granted under Articles 14 and 19 of the constitution are
Which of the following are not included in the right to personal liberty?
Which of the following grounds is necessary to be proved in order to remove a speaker of any Legislative Assembly?
Questions as to the age of a judge of a High Court are to be decided by
When the President refers a matter to the Supreme Court,
Which of the following Sections deal with an implied warranty in every contract of sale?
Which of the following rights of an unpaid-seller can be exercised only when the buyer has become insolvent and not otherwise?
As per section 41, the buyer must have the reasonable opportunity to examine the goods for the purpose of ascertaining that
Within how many months of attaining majority, a minor admitted into the benefits of a partnership firm must decide whether he wants to become a partner in the firm?
Generally, an introduction of a new partner in a partnership firm would require the consent of
Which of the following sections deal with personal bars to the remedy of specific relief?
Which section of the Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973 deals with eviction of tenants?
Naveen Kohli v. Neelu Kohli’s case dealt with
A petition for divorce may be presented under section 13(1) A if even after the passing of a decree for restitution of conjugal rights, which have not been restored for a period of at least
The period of limitation for a suit to claim compensation for false imprisonment is
The decree of Restitution of Conjugal Rights can be enforced under the following provision of CPC.
The period of limitation for seeking an annulment of marriage on the grounds of fraud is
Forced intercourse by a man with his wife while a decree of judicial separation is in effect
One of the following is not a condition for determining the capacity of a male Hindu to adopt.
Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, a wife will not be entitled to maintenance if
A Hindu man wants to adopt a girl-child. The difference in age between the two should be
A Nikah solemnised in the absence of Qazi is
Customs are an important source of Hindu Law. One of the following is not a necessary feature of customs.
As a general rule, interest in the coparcenary property is acquired by virtue of
The term “offence” is defined under Section __________ of IPC.
In the IPC, nothing is an offence when it is done by a child below
A, under the influence of grave provocation by Z, kills Y, Z’s child. A is guilty of
A crime under section 399 can sufficiently attract punishment under the IPC at the stage of
Under section 376 of the IPC, a public servant committing rape on a woman in his custody shall be punishable with
S.511 of the Indian Penal Code applies to offences punishable under the
Under section 103 of IPC, the right to private defence of property extends to causing death if the offence is
Smith v. Desmond is a leading case on:
For which of the following offences, mens rea is not a requisite?
If the offender is armed with deadly weapons at the time of attempting dacoity, he is liable to be punished with
A was attempting to kill a deer in a sanctuary. While doing so, the gunshot hit a man who died instantly. A is guilty of
In the Indian Penal Code, the offence of Criminal Breach of Trust has been dealt with in ______ Section.
Irresistible impulse is a defence
‘Infancy’ as an exception has been provided under Section ______ IPC.
Abettor is a person
The maxim ‘ignorantia furls non excusat’ means
10 persons were charged for offence under section 302/149 IPC, out of which six persons were acquitted, the remaining four
In the context of the exception of grave & sudden provocation, which of the following is correct
Which one of the following is not a “Public Servant”?
Grave & sudden provocation is
The highest airfield in India is
Navy Day is observed on
The shorter version of India's National Anthem has a playing time of
Who among the following had the longest tenure as the President of India?
Shaurya Chakra made up of bronze is awarded for
What is the meaning of ‘lex loci’?
Who is known as 'Little Corporal'?
What is the effect of deficit financing on economy?
Asian Games have been organised in India
Ranji Trophy and Aga Khan Cup are associated with
The term ‘deuce’ is common in which of the following two games?
Mother Teresa was born in