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1. Manu Smriti is related with: * Justice Indira Banerjee appointed on 7 August 2018 and
(a) Economics (b) Political Science will retire on 23 September 2022.
(c) Medical Jurisprudence (d) Law * Justice Hima Kohli appointed on 31 August 2021 and will
* It is the oldest Code of Law in India. retire on 1 September 2024.
* Justice B.V. Nagarathna appointed on 31 August 2021 and
2. When is the first Law commission established in British will retire on 29 October 2027.
India? * Justice Bela Trivedi appointed on 31 August 2021 and will
(a) 1834 (b) 1847 (c) 1857 (d) 1879 retire on 9 June 2025.

3. Who is the chairman of 1st Law Commission established in 13.Who had the shortest tenure as Chief Justice of India?
British-India? a) H.J. Kania b). P.N.Bhagwati
(a) Sir John Shore (b) Lord Lytton c). Y.V. Chandrachud d) K N Singh
(c) Lord Lansdowne (d)Lord Macaulay
14.Who had the longest tenure as Chief Justice of India?
4. In independent India, Law commission established in a) H.J.Kania b). P.N. Bhagwati
(a) 1955 (b) 1960 (c) 1947 (d) 1950 c). Y.V. Chandrachud d).None of these

5. Chairman of 1st Law Commission in independent India is 15.First woman justice of Supreme Court:
(a) Rangnath Mishra (b) A.M. Ahmadi a) Ms. Vijayalakshmi Pandit b) Ms. Sarojini Naidu
(c) M. C. Setalvad (d) Mr. A.R.Lakshmanan c) Ms. Harita Kaul d) Ms. Fatima Beevi

6.Commission which looks after the task of Law Reforms is 16. Who is the first Chief Justice of India?
(a) Commission of Law Reform a) P. N. Bhagwati b) A. S. Anand
(b) National Human Rights Commission c) Fatima Beebe d) Hira Lal J. Kania
(c) Law Commission of India
(d) Administrative Law Reforms Committee 17. Who is present Chief Justice of India?
a) P. N. Bhagwati b) A. S. Anand
7.Law Commission is c) D.Y. Chandrachud d) N V Ramana
(a) Statutory body (b) Constitutional body
* Justice D.Y. Chandrachud taken oath as the 50th Chief
(c) Advisory body (d) None of these Justice of India on November 9, 2022
*Term of law commission is 3years
18. The present chief justice is
8. Previous law commission is the (a)36th (b)35th (c) 39th (d) 50th
(a) 18th (b) 21st (c) 20th (d) 21st
st
* chairman of 21 law commission is Balbir Singh Chauhan 19. Killing the member of a family for bringing shame by
marrying someone of lower status is known as
9.At present, law commission is (a) Honour killing (b) Capital Killing
(a) 18th (b) 22nd (c) 20th (d) 21st (c) Genocide (d) None
Rituraj Awasthi appointed as chairman of 22nd law
commission. 20. I.P.C. stands for
(a) Indian Parliamentary Committee (b) Indian police council
10.AIR stands for (c) Indian penal code (d) Indian punishment
(a)All India Reporter (b) All India Resolution code.
(c) All India Resources (d) All India Repeal
21. Who is associated with drafting of the Indian Penal
11.“Life imprisonment” in India means imprisonment Code?
for: (a)Thomas Macaulay (b) Lord W. Bentick
(a) 10 years (b) 14 years (c) 20 years (d)for life (c) Warren Hasting (d) Lord Mount Batten

12.At present, woman judges of the Supreme Court: 22. Out of the following which statute is older than the
(a) Justice Indira Banerjee & Justice Hima Kohli others?
(b) Justice B.V. Nagarathna & Bela Trivedi (a) Indian Contract Act (b) Indian Penal Code
(c) Justice Ranjana Prakash desai & Indu Malhotra (c) Transfer of Property Act (d) Companies Act
(d) (a), (b) * Indian Contract Act 1872, Indian Penal Code 1860,
* Justices M Fatima Beevi (1st), Sujata Manohar(2nd) and Transfer of Property Act 1882. And Companies Act 1956.
Ruma Pal(3rd), Justice Gyan sudha mishra (4th), Justice
Ranjana Prakash desai (5th), Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi (6th) 23. A crime is considered to be
Justice Indu Malhotra (7TH ) , Justice Indira Banerjee(8th ) , (a) Private Wrong (b) Public Wrong
Justice Hima Kohli (9th), Justice B.V. Nagarathna (10th) and (c) Civil Wrong (d) Social Wrong
Bela Trivedi (11th) are women Judges of the SC.
*Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra is the first woman lawyer 24. A civil wrong is considered to be
who is directly elevated from the Bar to the Supreme Court (a) Private Wrong (b) Public Wrong
as a judge. (c) Civil Wrong (d) Social Wrong
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(a) Investigation (b) Trial

25. The proof of insanity lies on the: (c) Coronation (d) Inquest
a) Prosecution b) Accused
c) Parents d) Doctors attending the accused. 40. Bigamy includes
(a) Polygamy (b) Polyandry (c) Both (d) None of the
26. When force is used to cause bodily pain, disease or above
infirmity to any person, it is called: 41. To betray a nation is an offence of
a) Hurt b) Assault c) Grievous assault d) None of these (a) Sedition (b) Treachery
(c) Treason (d) Anti-nationality
27. Permanent disfiguration/mark on the head or face is an
offence of: 42. The offence of inciting disaffection, hatred or contempt
a) Hurt b) Grievous hurt c) Murder d) None of these against government is:
a) Defamation b) Treason c) Sedition d) None of these
28. 'Micky' has knocked down two teethes of 'Ticky'. 'Micky'
is liable for 43. Information technology Act was enacted in
a) Grievous Hurt b) Simple hurt (a) 1998 (b) 1999 (c) 2002 (d) 2000
c) Homicide d) Assault
44. Right to Information Act was enacted in
29. A grievous hurt does not mean causing (a) 1998 (b) 1999 (c) 2005 (d) 2000
(a) Bodily pain
(b) Fracture of bone 45. Bye-law making power granted to the executive by the
(c) Permanent disfigurement of face Legislature is called
(d) Dislocation of tooth (a) Delegated legislation (b) Parliamentary legislation
(c) Authority (d) Supreme legislation
30. If a person knowingly makes false statement in court, he
commits offence of: 46. International court of justice is located in
a) Cheating b) False evidence c) Perjury d) sedition a) New York b) London c) Hague d) None of
these
31. “Dying intestate” means dying
(a) insane (b) heavily indebted 47. The Global Criminal Court is located in:—
(c) without leaving a will (d) insolvent a) Hague b) New York c) London d) None of
these
32. A criminal court generally award
a) Punishment b) Damages c) Penalty d) Injunction 48. The rule of evidence, which forbids a person from
denying the truth of some statement formerly made by him is
33. A civil court generally do not award called:
a) Punishment b) Damages c) Penalty d) Injunction a) Estoppel b) Ratio decidendi c) Obiter dicta d) None

34. An accused seeks pardon from court and offers to give 49. Risk of conviction and punishment is called:
evidence against all others involved in crime. He is called: a) Jeopardy b) Ratio decidendi
a) Hidden Witness b) Clone c) Approver d) None c) Obiter dicta d) None

35. The two classes of advocates in India are: 50. Defamation means:
a) Advocate and Senior Advocates b) Barrister and a) Attack on the person’s self respect
Solicitors b) Attack on the person’s reputation
c) Lawyers and junior lawyers d) None c) Attack on the person’s freedom
d) Attack on the person’s equality
36. Lawyers are officers of the Court and are constituted into
an independent profession under the: 51. Defamation is
(a) Constitution of India (b) Indian Penal Code (a) Civil Wrong (b) Criminal Offence
(c) Civil Procedure Code (d) Advocates Act (c) Both (d) None

37. Payment made as a favour without any legal obligation is 52. 'Libel' is addressed to:
called: (a) Heart (b) Ear (c) Eye (d) All of these
a) Ex officio b) Ex-gratia c) Ex parte d) None of these
53. 'Slander' is addressed to:
38. Offence committed when a servant wrongfully a) Heart b) Ear (c) Eye (d) All of these
appropriates the master's property for his own use is called:
a) Embezzlement b) Forgery 54. Impious speech, profane abuse of anything sacred
c) Cheating d) Intimidation e) mischief (a) Blasphemy (b) Bogus
(c) Boisterous (d) None of the above
39. By which legal term out of the following is ‘an enquiry
into cause of unnatural death’ known as: 55. Immoral acts are called
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(a) Obscenity (b) Corrupt things (c) U.S.A. (d) Germany

(c) insane things (d) Public nuisance
69. Which is the second country to allow mercy killing?
56. Capital punishment means (a) Holland (b) Belgium (c) U.S.A. (d) Germany
(a) Rigorous imprisonment
(b) Sentence of life imprisonment 70. The word “jurisdiction” means
(c) Sentence for capital investment (a) Territorial extent of the court of law
(d) Punishment for frauds of money (e) Sentence of death (b) Power of law (c) Operational area of law
(d None of these.
57. Who can pardon capital punishment?
(a) President (b) Chief Justice of India 71. An official Government Journal is called
(c) Prime Minister (d) Parliament (e) Law-Minister. (a) Green book (b) decree (c) red book (d) Gazette

58. The burden of proving a criminal case depends on 72. A person who willingly aids before or after the crime is
(a) Accused (b) Prosecution called:
(c) Plaintiff (d) Defendant (a) Accessory (b) ancillary
(c) Attenuate (d) fait accompli
59. A crime of unlawfully damaging property by fire is
called: 73. Collective term used for Advocates as a body is-
(a) Arson (b) Rioting (c) Affray (d) None of these (a) Bench (b) Bar
(c) Association (d) Council
60. The Competition act-2002 replaced
(a) The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 74. A wife on legal separation from her husband may be
1969 entitled to ________.
(b) The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (a) debt (b) alimony
(c) The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (c) Compensation (d) damages
(d) None of these
75. Practice of killing of new born children is called
61. Which of the following is/are sources of law? (a) infanticide (b) Abortion
(a) Custom (b) Precedent (c) Foreticide (d) Malfeasance
(c) Legislation (d) a, b only (e) All
76. Ownership and possession are
62. Corruption is (a) same (b) similar (c) different (d) identical
(a) Against the nation (b) Against the country
(c) Against the state (d) Against the society 77. Rights and duties are:
(a) co- related (b) coordinated
63. Viscera test is for determining (c) Separated (d) exclusive
(a) Death by sunstroke (b) Death by poisoning
c) Death by fire (d) none of the above 78. A person if attempts to contact a woman to foster
interaction despite a clear indication of disinterest by such
64. The maximum litigation in courts is caused by woman, commits an offence of__________.
a) Caused by b) businessman c) govt. d) None (a) Under the civil law (b) Voyeurism
(c) Stalking (d) None of these
65. Murder by a person is
a) Killing of human being 79. When a woman is changing her clothes in a trial room, A
b) Killing of living being captures the image through hidden camera and uploads on
c) Killing of human being and living being internet. What offence is committed by A?
d) Killing of anybody (a) Rape (b) Sexual assault
(c) Voyeurism (d) Stalking
66. Desertion
(a) Abandonment by one spouse of the other 80. Exemption from punishment is called:
(b) Abandonment by one child of the other (a) Privilege (b) impunity
(c) Abandonment by one mother of the child (c) Doctrine Privy (d) envy
(d) None of these
* Abandonment by one spouse of the other for a continuous 81. Exemption from the operation of law is called:
period of two years. (a) Privilege (b) immunity
(c) Doctrine Privy (d) envy
67. An another name of mercy killing:
a) Final exit b) Euthanasia 82. The right of a party to initiate an action and be heard
c) Murphy’s death d) none of these before a Court of law is called
(a) Locus Standi. (b) De-Jure (c) De-Facto d) Res- Judicata
68. Which is the first country to allow mercy killing?
(a) Netherlands (Holland) (b) Rome 83. An act of parliament is called:
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(a) Bill (b) Legislation (c) Statute (d) Public policy 95. Labourers below the age of ______ year of age are called
child labourers.
84. What is “Statute”? (a) 12 years (b) 16 years (c) 14 years (d) 13 years
(a) A bill introduced in the parliament
(b) A full fledge law or an act passed by Parliament. 96. Money paid to abductors to secure the release of someone
(c) A legislative proposal who has been abducted is called
(d) none of these. a) Random b) ransom c) extortion d) None

85. A government servant and a public servant are: 97. The official who investigates complaints by the public
(a) Same (b) Different against government departments and high officials is called
(c) Public servant includes Government servant a) Liquidator b) posteriori
(d) Government servant includes public servant. c) ombudsman/Lok Pal d) receiver

86. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 98. Enactment means
2012 (POCSO) came into force on (a) An act of Parliament (b) Legal right
(a) November 14, 2012 (b) November 2013 (c) Fundamental right (d) none of these
(c) January 2014 (d) December 2013
99. A juvenile delinquent is a
87. A case of sudden fight between the two parties (a) Hardened criminal (b) drug peddler
(a) Only accused will be guilty (b) No one is guilty (c) Minor who commits criminal acts (d) Recidivist
(c) All persons will be held guilty (d) none of the above
100. A Juvenile Court deals with
88. Homicide means killing of a human being by a human (a) Cases of corruption
being. However, it may be (b) Cases of corruption in high public officials
(a) Unlawful (b) lawful (c) Crimes committed by minors (d) all
(c) Either lawful or unlawful (d) None of the above
101. A juvenile means a person who has not completed
89. Lok Adalats have been created under: (a) 18 years (b) 21 years (c) 16 years (d) 14 years
(a) Legal Services Authorities Act
(b) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 102. A juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offence
(c) Administration of Justice Act (d) None of above and has not completed the age of 18 years means
* Legal Services Authorities Act -1987 (a) juvenile in conflict with law
(b) Juvenile in bad with law
90. Compensation cases are decided by (c) Juvenile in love with law
(a) Insurance company (b) Lok adalats (d) Juvenile admires the law
(c) Vigilance commission (d) enquiry commission
103. Extradition refers to
91. A Lok Adalat is different from other courts (a) Surrender criminal by one country to another by a
(a) because its decisions cannot be challenged in any Previous extradition treaty
Court of Law (b) Migration of people one country to another
(b) Because the system is developed by the judges (c) Both (d) None of the above
(c) Because the Parliamentary Act guides it
(d) None of these 104. F.I.R stands for
(a) First Information report (b) First instant report
92. Bigamy is (c) First incident report (d) First intelligence report
(a) The breaking of legal marriage
(b) Entering into marriage with one person while still 105. DDR stands for:
illegally married to another (a) Daily Diary Report (b) First instant report
(c) Entering into marriage with one person while still (c) First incident report (d) First intelligence report
legally married to another (d) None of the above
106. An earlier judgment referred by the Court is known as
93. Polygamy is (a) Precedent (b) ratio decidendi
(a) The breaking of legal marriage (c) Obiter dicta (d) judicial dicta
(b) Entering into marriage with one person while still
illegally married to another 107. Public holidays are declared under
(c) Entering into legal marriage with more than one living (a) Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
Wives/ Husbands (b) Indian Contract Act, 1872
(d) None of the above (c) Public Employee Act, 1967
(d) Specific Relief Act, 1963
94. In case of Dowry death, the court relies on which of the
following? 108. A person who aids or instigates in the commission of an
(a) Evidence of the husband (b) Police investigation report offence known as
(c) Dying declaration of the lady (d) None of these. (a) Abettor (b) Harbouring (c) Accomplice (d) None
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a) Not a person in the eye of laws b) A natural person

109. An act of providing food, shelter, protection or clothes c) A legal person d) None of these
to the offender is known as
(a) Abettor (b) Harboring (c) Accomplice (d) None 125. The true meaning of a ‘convict’ is:
(a) An accused held guilty by a Court
110. A partner in crime is known as (b) An accused convicted and punishment by a court
(a) Abettor (b) Accessory (c) Accomplice (d) None (c) An accused convicted and punished by court
undergoing punishment
111. When a witness repeats another person’s statement, the (d) An accused enlarged on bail
evidence is called
(a) Heresy (b) Hearsay 126. Which of the following cases is ‘Zahira Sheikh’
(c) Presumptive Evidence (d) None associated with:
(a) Tandoor Murder Case (b) Best Bakery Case
112. Offences for which a police officer cannot arrest a (c) Jessica Lal Case (d) P. Mattoo Case
person without a warrant
(a) Cognizable offences (b) Non-cognizable offences 127. Dishonoring of a cheque is a punishable offence under:
(c) Bailable offences (d) Non-bailable offences (a) Transfer of Property Act (b) Indian Companies Act
(c) Negotiable Instruments Act 1881
113. Offences for which a police officer can arrest a person (d) Specific Relief Act
without a warrant
(a) Cognizable offences (b) Non-cognizable offences 128. Gram Nyayalaya Act, 2008 refers to:
(c) Bailable offences (d) Non-bailable offences (a) Access to justice to citizens at door steps
(b) Informal settlement of disputes
114. PIL stands for (c) Free legal services (d) All the above
(a) Public Interest Litigation (c) Public Insane Litigation
(b) Public Insolvent Litigation (d) all 129. Family Courts Act passed in
(a) 1980 (b) 1984 (c) 1986 (d) 1975
115. Public Prosecutor is the counsel for the state
(a) in a criminal trial (b) in a civil trial 130. A man is presumed to be innocent until he is proved
( c) both (d) none of these guilty it is a maxim of
(a) Natural Law (b) Criminal Law
116. Who said “litigation” is a game in which the Court is the (c) Common Law (d) Universal Law
umpire”?
(a) Salmond (b) Pollock (c) Dicey (d) Blackstone 131.Liability of a Principal for the torts committed by his
agent is based on
117. In which year the Domestic Violence Act was passed? (a) Strict liability (b) absolute liability
(a) 2008 (b) 2007 (c) 2006 (d) 2005 (c) Vicarious liability (d) fiduciary liability

118. To legislate is to 132. An authority given by one person to other to act on his
(a) make law (b) break law (c) understand law (d) mock behalf is legally termed as
law (a) Passing off (b) Share authority
(c) Power of Attorney (d) None of the above
119. *Some new amendments were made to Consumer
Protection 1986 in 2019. 133. A deponent means?
(a) a person who signs an FIR
120. According to new Amendments Pecuniary Jurisdiction (b) a person who files a plaint
of District Forum is enhanced from 20 lakhs to (c) a person who makes a statement on oath
(a) 1 crore (b) 30 lakhs (c) 50 lakhs (d) 80 lakhs (d) a person who is a defaulter of certain government dues

121. New Pecuniary Jurisdiction of State Commission does 134.DNA fingerprinting is useful to determine-
not exceed (a) Cause of death (b) Identity of an individual
(a) 20 lakhs (b) 30 lakhs (c) 50 lakhs (d) 1 to 10 crore (c) Time of death (d) None of the above

122. New Pecuniary Jurisdiction of National Commission is 135. Caveat emptor means
above (a) let the buyer beware (b) Let the seller beware
(a) 20 lakhs (b) 30 lakhs (c) 50 lakhs (d) 10 crore (c) Let the traveler beware (d) Let the children

123. Legal person is one: 136. What is Moot Court?

a) Who knows law (a) Debatable question (b) Basic fact of the case
b) Capable of being right and duty bearing unit (c) Mock court (d) Magistrate’s real court
c) Who is involved in a legal case d) None of these
137. A person is required to be produced before the
124. An idol of Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva in a temple is : magistrate
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(a) Immediately (b) within 12 hours (a) Corporate Social Responsibility (b) Fundamental Duties
(c) Within 24 hours (c) Human Duties (d) Human Rights
(d) within 24 hours excluding the time taken from the
place of arrest to the nearest magistrate 149.The expression SAL used as a substitute of PIL by
certain jurists denotes:
138. A void agreement means: (a) Social Activity Litigation
(a) Agreement not enforceable by law (b) Society Action Litigation
(b) Agreement illegal in nature (c) Social Action Litigation
(c) Agreement not acceptable to Court of law (d) Social Accountability Litigation
(d) Agreement violating legal procedure
150. Which one of the following is NOT considered as an
139. Which of the following defences is not available to the Intellectual Property?
accused in a criminal case? (a) Invention (b) Logo
(a) Infancy (b) Self-defence (c) Literary work (d) Agricultural land
(c) Involuntary intoxication
(d) Consent of the other party to the death Law Commission
The object of Law Commission of India is to reform law. The
140. Covenant means commission is an advisory body to Ministry of law and
(a) Meeting (b) reform (c) Agreement (d) objective Justice. The first law commission was established during the
British regime in 1834 by charter Act of 1833. The first Law
141. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Commission of Independent India was established in 1955
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, was for a three year term. The first law commission of British
passed in the year. India was set up in 1834 under the chairmanship of Lord
(a) 2011 (b) 2012 (c) 2013 (d) 2015 Macaulay. The first law commission of independent India
was established in 1955. The chairman of this commission
142. Which of the following laws recognizes the liability of a was Mr. M.C. Setalvad who was also the first Attorney
celebrity for endorsing a product, proved to be defective? General of India.
(a) The Copyright Act, 1957 What is the news?
(b) The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 The government approved the constitution of the 22nd Law
(c) The Competition Act 2002 Commission on February 19, 2020.
(d) The Celebrity Liability Act, 2020
Rituraj Awasthi appointed as chairman of 22nd law
143. Witnessing the execution of an instrument and affixing commission.
signatures certifying such execution by an executants is
called NHRC
(a) Authorization (b) Attestation
(c) Delegation (d) Subrogation  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
of India was established on 12 October 1993.
144. The Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention  It is a statutory body established under the
of Atrocities) Act was enacted in the year: Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993.
(a) 1980 (b) 1985  It is based on the Paris Principles, adopted at the
(c) 1989 (d) 1995 first international workshop on national institutions for the
promotion and protection of human rights held in Paris in
145. Keeping a movable property as security for repayment October 1991.
of a debt is called:  The NHRC is an embodiment of India’s concern for
(a) Mortgage (b) Surety the promotion and protection of human rights.
(c) Pledge (d) Bailment

146. Ram cuts down a tree on Govind’s ground, with the

intention of dishonestly taking the tree out o Govind’s
possession without Govind’s consent. Here, as soon as Ram
has severed the tree in order to such taking, he has committed
the offence of_________.
(a) Cheating (b) Theft
(c) Criminal Misappropriation
(d) Environmental Pollution

147. Causing Public Nuisance amounts to:

(a) A tort (b) An Offence
(c) A breach of contract (d) A hate crime

148. Magna Carta which is a great charter is associated

with_________.
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