1. According to which school, “the purpose of jurisprudence is to analyse and dissect the law of the land as it exists today”?

(A) Analytical Jurisprudence
(B) Historical Jurisprudence
(C) Sociological Jurisprudence
(D) Philosophical Jurisprudence



2. “The one who holds the property is the owner.” Give your correct response from following on the basis of above statement:

(A) The holder of property may be mere possessor or bailed.
(B) The holder of property need not be the owner.
(C) This statement is not correct.
(D) This statement is correct.


3. The sources of law have been divided into two classes. These are

(A) Divine sources and human sources
(B) Formal sources and material sources
(C) Natural sources and universal sources
(D) (A) and (B) both of the above



4. According to whose theory, “Law is not universal in its nature; like language it varies with people and age”?

(A) Bentham’s theory
(B) Austin’s theory
(C) Savigny’s theory
(D) Montesquieu’s theory



5. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Law properly so-called (in regard to notion of law): Which is distinct from morals?
(B) Law improperly so-called (in regard to notion of law): Other laws.
(C) Audi alteram partem: Rule of natural justice.
(D) Conspectus of justice: Justice denied.



6. Assertion (A): The Maneka Gandhi’s case is a landmark decision from the point of human rights and remedial jurisprudence.

Reason (R): From the positivist point of view, equality is antithetic to arbitrariness.

Examine the above statements (A) and (R) and select whether the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion using the codes given below:

Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.



7. Who among the following said that the law of nation is “the body of legal rules which apply between states and such entities as have been granted international personality”?

(A) Fenwick
(B) Oppeheim
(C) Schwarzenberger
(D) Verdoss



8. “It is likely that free India may be federal India, though in any event there would be a great deal of Unitary Control.” This statement was made by

(A) Sir Alladi Krishna Swami Iyyer
(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(C) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel



9. Judicial Review in the Constitution of India is based on

(A) Precedents and conventions
(B) Rule of law
(C) Due process of law
(D) Procedure established by law



10. The Constitution of India embodies the parliamentary form of government because:

(A) The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha.
(B) The Council of Ministers is responsible to Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
(C) The President, the head of the executive, is answerable to Parliament.
(D) The Prime Minister, the Head of the Cabinet, is accountable to Parliament.



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