Q. 251 'A' promises 'B' in consideration of Rs.10,000 never to marry throughout the life. The agreement is:
- 1. The agreement is valid.
- 2. The agreement is void.
- 3. The agreement is voidable.
- 4. The agreement can be valid or voidable.
Section 26 of the Indian Contract Act of 1872 states that every agreement in restraint of marriage, except those in restraint of marriage of minors, is void. The fundamental idea behind this provision was to ensure that the citizens did not lose their right to marry (as per their choice, which is an essential part of a civil society having both personal and social significance) due to some contractual obligation entered into at any point of time.
Q. 252 'Murder' is defined under which section of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)?
- 1. SECTION 302
- 2. SECTION 299
- 3. SECTION 300
- 4. SECTION 304
SECTION 300 defines ‘murder’, whereas SECTION 302 provides ‘punishment for murder’.
Q. 253 Under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, permanent privation of the hearing of an ear constitutes the offence of-
- 1. Assault
- 2. Simple hurt
- 3. Grievous hurt
- 4. Bodily harm
Section 320 of IPC defines 8 kinds of hurt as ‘Grievous’, they are:
Emasculation; permanent privation of the sight of either eye; permanent privation of the hearing of either ear, privation of any member or joint; destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint; permanent disfiguration of the head or face; fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth (this was asked in last year’s entrance exam); any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferer to be during the space of twenty days in severe bodily pain, or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits.
Q. 254 Who is responsible for the introduction of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in India?
- 1. Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah
- 2. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer
- 3. Justice Y. V. Chandrachud
- 4. Justice P. N. Bhagwati
In 1986, the then Chief Justice PN Bhagwati introduced PIL to the Indian judicial system.
Q. 255 What does the term 'Intestate' mean?
- 1. Dying without legal heir
- 2. Dying from euthanasia
- 3. Dying without a legal will
- 4. Dying because of negligence of doctor
Q. 256 'Pangong Tso Lake, the world's highest saltwater lake, is situated in?
- 1. Arunachal Pradesh
- 2. Ladakh
- 3. Jammu & Kashmir
- 4. Sikkim
Q. 257 Established at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, the famous PRATYUSH and MIHIR are-
- 1. Light-weight satellites
- 2. Projects of Meteorology Department
- 3. Supercomputers
- 4. Air-to-surface missiles
Q. 258 'BCG' is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease. What does 'B' stand for in BCG?
- 1. Bacterium
- 2. Bacille
- 3. Bacillus
- 4. Brochea
Option 2 & 3, both are correct. ‘Bacillus’ is the plural for ‘Bacille’.
Q. 259 The doctrine of 'absolute liability' was laid down in which of the following cases?
- 1. Shriram Food and Fertilisers Ltd. v. Union of India
- 2. Mehta & Mehta v. Union of India
- 3. Warren Anderson v. Union of India
- 4. M.C. Mehta v. Union of India
Doctrine of Absolute Liability: This concept evolved in India after the case of M.C Mehta v. UoI (1986), famously known as Oleum Gas Leak case. According to this doctrine as defined by the Supreme Court, the enterprise owes an absolute and non-delegable duty to the community to ensure that no harm results to anyone on account of hazardous or inherently dangerous nature of the activity which it has undertaken.
The rule of Strict Liability: Till the MC Mehta case, India also followed the concept of ‘strict liability’. Under the “strict liability principle”, a party is not liable and need not necessarily pay compensation if a hazardous substance escapes its premises by accident or by an “act of God’” among other circumstances.
Q. 260 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 2021–2030 as the-
- 1. Decade on Biodiversity
- 2. Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification
- 3. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
- 4. Decade of Action for Road Safety
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration aims to massively scale up the restoration of degraded and destroyed ecosystems.
UN Environment and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will lead the implementation.
Decades ending in 2020: United Nations Decade on Biodiversity; Decade of Action for Road Safety; United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification.
Q. 261 Replacing the earlier 'Consumer Protection Act, 1986', the 'Consumer Protection Act, 2019' has/will come into effect from-
- 1. 01st August, 2020
- 2. 21st July, 2020
- 3. 20th July, 2020
- 4. 01st July, 2020
-The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019, got the President’s nod on August 2019.
-Definition of consumer: A person who buys any good or avails a service for a consideration.
- It does not include a person who obtains a good for resale or a good of service for commercial purpose.
- It covers transactions through all modes including offline, and online through electronic means, teleshopping, multi-level marketing or direct selling.
- Six consumer rights have been defined in the act: Right to Safety, Right to be Informed, Right to Choose, Right to be heard, Right to seek Redressal, Right to Consumer Education.
-The central government will set up Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers.
Q. 262 Who is the Chairman of Bar Council of India?
- 1. Y. R. Sadasiva Reddy
- 2. Ved Prakash Sharma
- 3. Satish Abarao Deshmukh
- 4. Manan Kumar Mishra
Vice-Chairman- Mr. Satish Abarao Deshmukh
Q. 263 In Pritesh vs. Maajid, Pritesh cannot be a-
- 1. Plaintiff
- 2. Appellant
- 3. Defendant
- 4. Prosecutor
According to the convention and nomenclature, whosoever initiates the proceeding (plaintiff/appellant/petitioner), his/her name is written first (in this case Pritesh). While the second name (Maajid) can be the defendant or the respondent. But, here, Prosecutor is absolutely wrong, because prosecutor represents the government side and is always denoted by the name Union of India or the state government’s. (This was once asked in CLAT and most of the answer keys suggest option no.4 as the right answer.)
A plaintiff (or petitioner) is the party who initiates a lawsuit before a court, or in simple words, a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
An appellant is a party (usually the primary applicant) who disagrees with a decision made by the court and submits an appeal to a higher court for a reversal of the decision.
The defendant (or respondent) is the person being sued or the person against whom the complaint is filed.
Q. 264 The 277th Law Commission of India report, presented in 2018, deals with-
- 1. Review of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
- 2. Human DNA Profiling
- 3. Wrongful Prosecution (Miscarriage of Justice): Legal Remedies
- 4. Abolition of death penalty
Q. 265 Which of the following sets is said to be the Golden triangle of the Indian Constitution?
- 1. Articles 14,15, and 16
- 2. Articles 14, 19 and 21
- 3. Articles 20, 21 and 22
- 4. Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties
Q. 266 Who is the author of the book titled '150 Years of Celebrating the Mahatma – the South African Legacy'?
- 1. Ramchandra Guha
- 2. Fakir Hassen
- 3. Shashi Tharoor
- 4. Subhadra Sen Gupta
Q. 267 Which of the following states does not fall under the jurisdiction of 'Gauhati High Court'?
- 1. Arunachal Pradesh
- 2. Nagaland
- 3. Mizoram
- 4. Manipur
States under the jurisdiction of 'Gauhati High Court': Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland.
Q. 268 Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding a 'No-Confidence Motion'?
- 1. A no-confidence motion can be moved by any member of the House.
- 2. It can be moved both in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
- 3. It can be moved against the entire council of ministers only.
- 4. If it is passed in the Lok Sabha, the council of ministers must resign from office.
A no-confidence motion can be moved by any member of the House. It can be moved only in the Lok Sabha and not Rajya Sabha.
Q. 269 'Uyghurs', an ethnic group sometimes seen in news, are recognized as native to-
- 1. Taiwan
- 2. Shandong
- 3. Xinjiang
- 4. Zhejiang
Q. 270 Which of the following Justices of the Supreme Court retired recently?
- 1. Justice Indu Malhotra
- 2. Justice Gyan Sudha Misra
- 3. Justice R Banumathi
- 4. Justice Indira Banerjee.
Q. 271 Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding 'Private Member's Bills'?
- 1. Private member’s bills are piloted by non-Minister MPs.
- 2. The Member must give at least a month’s notice before the Bill can be listed for introduction.
- 3. The last time a private member’s Bill was passed by both Houses was in 1998.
- 4. Private member’s Bills can be introduced and discussed only on Fridays.
Only 14 private members’ bill have been passed by both the Houses and become law in the history of Indian Parliament. The last such bill, the Supreme Court (enlargement of criminal appellate jurisdiction) Bill, was passed in 1970.
Q. 272 The ‘Manodarpan’ initiative, a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, has been launched by which Ministry?
- 1. Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
- 2. Ministry of Human Resource Development
- 3. Ministry of Health
- 4. Ministry of Tourism
Q. 273 'Adjourned sine die' means-
- 1. To adjourn for a specific period of time.
- 2. To adjourn by picking a particular date in the future
- 3. To adjourn as soon as possible because of a debacle.
- 4. To adjourn for an indefinite period of time.
Q. 274 What is the capital city of 'BRAZIL'?
- 1. Rio de Janeiro
- 2. Belo Horizonte
- 3. BrasÃlia
- 4. Johannesburg
Q. 275 Which country has recently become the 87th country to sign the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement?
- 1. Eritrea
- 2. Nicaragua
- 3. Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 4. Suriname
Headquarters of the International Solar Alliance (ISA): Gurugram
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