CLATHead Quiz conducted on 23-22014

1. Which amongst the following states send highest number of parliamentarians in Lok Sabha? a) Maharashtra b) Bihar c) Andhra Pradesh d) amil !adu "ttar Pradesh has a total of #$ Lok Sabha constituencies allotted to it.

%. Which one of the following is a national part&? a) Bahu'an Sama' Part& b) (ommunist Part& )*ar+ist) c) !ationalist (ongress Part& d) All of the above ,ither it must ha-e polled . per cent of the -alid -otes polled in an& four states alongwith at least four seats in the Lok Sabha or it must ha-e got % per cent of the total seats in Lok Sabha from at least three states.

/. Pointing towards a girl0 Abhisek sa&s0 1 his girl is the daughter of onl& a child of m& father.1 What is the relation of Abhisek2s wife to that girl? A. 3aughter C. Aunt B. Mother

D. Sister

4nl& the child of m& father means 2Abhisek2 himself. his means the girl is the daughter od Abhisek. 5ence0 Abhisek2s wife is the mother of the girl.

6. Statements: Some 7uestions are answers. Some answers are writers. All the writers are poets. Conclusions:
1. Some writers are answers. 2. Some poets are 7uestions. 3. All the 7uestions are poets. 4. Some poets are answers.

A. 4nl& )1) and )%) B. Only (1) and ( )

C. 4nl& )1) and )/) D. 4nl& )%) and )6)

8. Lo-e marriages mostl& end in di-orce Assumption 9 : Lo-e marriages take place

99 : here are cases of di-orce a. Assumption 9 is -alid b. Assumption 99 is -alid c. Both assum!tions are valid d. !either is -alid he statement talks about lo-e marriages ending in di-orce. 9t can be assumed that lo-e marriages take place and some of them end in di-orce.

.. !ame the *ala&alam poetess0 who was awarded %%nd Saraswati Samman of ;.;. Birla <oundation ? A) Su"atha#umari B) *allika Sara ()Shibani Bathi'a 3)"r-ashi Butalia Sugathakumari was honoured for her collection of poems in *ala&alam entitled *anale=huthu )the writings on the sand) published in %$$..

>. Who lifted his third A P (hallenge title as he outclassed top seed Aleksandr !edo-&eso- .?/0 .?1 in the final of the 4!@(?@A9L 3elhi 4pen? A. *ahesh Bhupathi b. Anand Amritra' c. Somdev Devvarman d. Aohan Boppana

5e hit the headlines for being the onl& collegiate pla&er to ha-e made three consecuti-e finals at the !(AA0 winning back?to?back finals in his 'unior and senior &ears. 5e has also recei-ed Ar'una Award for his national tennis success

#. Who is0 at present0 the heir to the British throne after Bueen ,li=abeth? A. Prince Williams Charles b. Prince Philip0 3uke of ,dinburgh c. Prince Andrews d. $rince

(harles is the oldest Prince of Wales since it became the title granted to the heir apparent to the ,nglish throne0 and the third?longest ser-ing Prince of Wales0 behind @eorge 9C and ,dward C990 whose record he will surpass on D September %$1>. 9f he became monarch at present he would be the oldest person to do soE the current record holder is William 9C

D. !ame the director of a contro-ersial war film on Sri Lanka0 which was streamed it free online in 9ndia toda&0 after censors banned its theatrical release o-er fears it ma& strain friendl& ties with (olombo. a. Callum Macrae b. 3a-id Barrie c. (lio Barnard d. !ick Shaw

(allum *acrae0 the British director of 1 !o <ire Fone: he killing fields of Sri Lanka10 said the film will also be a-ailable free in *ala&sia0 !epal and Sri Lanka G the other countries where its general screening has been banned. he D/?minute film is a collection of footage recorded in Sri Lanka2s northeast b& doctors0 ci-ilians0 rebels and soldiers as the go-ernment allegedl& bombarded areas teeming with refugees tr&ing to flee the fighting.

1$. risha correctl& remembers that she took lea-e after %1st 4ctober and before %>th 4ctober. 5er colleague Pink& took lea-e on %/rd 4ctober but risha was present on that da&. 9f %6th 4ctober was a public holida& and %.th 4ctober was Sunda&0 on which da& in 4ctober did risha take lea-e? a. %%nd 4ctober b. %8th 4ctober c. %%nd or %&th October d. data inade7uate %1st 4ct HLea-e da& HHH.. %>th 4ct Lea-e not taken on %/rd 4ct Public holida& on %6th 4ct Sunda& was %.th 4ct 5ence Sonakshi would ha-e taken lea-e on %%nd 4ct or %8th 4ct.

11. Statement: Water suppl& in wards A and B of the cit& will be affected b& about 8$I on Sunda& because repairing work of the main lines is to be carried out. Conclusions:

9. he residents in these wards should economi=e on water on Sunda&. 99. he residents in these wards should store some water on the pre-ious da&. a. 9f 4nl& (onclusion 9 <ollows b. 9f 4nl& (onclusion 99 <ollows c. 9f !either (onclusion 9 or 99 <ollows d. 'f both Conclusion ' and '' (ollo) 9ntimation has been gi-en in ad-ance so that the residents can collect water on the pre-ious da& and use less water on Sunda&.

1%. (entral Cigilance (ommissioner under the (entral Cigilance (ommission Act of %$$/ shall be appointed b&J )a) Supreme (ourt )b) (K of 9ndia (c) $resident )d) Parliament he (entral Cigilance (ommissioner and the Cigilance (ommissioners shall be appointed b& the President on recommendation of a (ommittee consisting of the Prime *inister )(hairperson)0 the *inister of 5ome Affairs )*ember) and the Leader of the 4pposition in the 5ouse of the People )*ember).

1/. Nemo moriturus proesumitur mentiri means )a) *o one at the time of death is !resumed to lie )b) !o one should be 'udge in his own case (c) !o one can be condemned unheard )d) !one his is the reason in law to accept the -eracit& of her statement. 9t is for this reasonE the re7uirements of oath and cross?e+amination are dispensed with.

16. A filed a suit for breach of contract against B. he 3istrict (ourt decided in ALs fa-our. B0 howe-er0 appealed to the 5igh (ourt. he legal terminolog& for B is appellant0 while A would be called?

)a) Appellant )b) Plaintiff (c) +es!ondent )d) Litigant

18. M!eethi&in ;uralN )M he Coice of KusticeN) is written b& )a) *.(. Settelwad )b) *.(. (hagla )c) !.A. Palkiwala (d) ,ustice A.+. -a#shmanan

1.. X knowing that Y is labouring under such a disease that a blow is likel& to cause his death strikes him with the intention of causing bodil& in'ur&. Y dies in conse7uence of the blow0 X is guilt& of OOOO (a) Murder )b) 5omicide )c) (ulpable homicide )d) !one of these 9llustration B0 section /$$ 9P( MA0 knowing that F is labouring under such a disease that a blow is likel& to cause his death0 strikes him with the intention of causing bodil& in'ur&. F dies in conse7uence of the blow. A is guilt& of murder0 although the blow might not ha-e been sufficient in the ordinar& course of nature to cause the death of a person in a sound state of health. But if A0 not knowing that F is labouring under an& disease0 gi-es him such a blow as would not in the ordinar& course of nature kill a person in a sound state of health0 here A0 although he ma& intend to cause bodil& in'ur&0 is not guilt& of murder0 if he did not intend to cause death0 or such bodil& in'ur& as in the ordinar& course of nature would cause death.N

1>. MA contract to do or not to do something0 if some e-ent collateral to such contract does or does not happenN is called )a) (ontract of guarantee )b) (ontract of indemnit& )c) "nlawful contract

(d) Contin"ent contract A contracts to pa& to B As.1$0$$$ if Bs house is burnt. his is a contingent contract.

1#. Which one of the following laws was not enacted b& the British? )a) 9ndian ,-idence Act )b) 9ndian (ontract Act )c) 9ndian Penal (ode (d) .errorist / Disru!tive Activities ($revention) Act. .ADA0 was an anti?terrorism law which was in force between 1D#8 and 1DD8 )modified in 1D#>) under the background of Pun'ab insurgenc& and was applied to whole of 9ndia

1D. Which one of the following is not punishable under the 9ndian Penal (ode ? )a) Preparation to wage war against the State (b) $re!aration to commit murder )c) Preparation to commit dacoit& )d) Preparation to commit depredation on the territor& of a friendl& power. 9n the 9ndian Law0 *ere Preparation to commit an offense is punishable in the following offenses.
1. Waging War 2. Preparation to commit a dacoit& 3. Preparation for counterfeiting coins and @o-ernment stamps 4. Possessing counterfeit coins0 false weight or measurement and forged documents.

%$. $rinci!les: 1. An& law made b& the Parliament that infringes the fundamental rights of the citi=en is in-alid and unenforceable.

%. <reedom to carr& on trade or profession of oneLs own choice is a fundamental right. /. he Parliament is competent to impose reasonable restrictions on the e+ercise of this right. 6. 9f the restrictions0 of fundamental rights imposed b& the Parliament0 totall& remo-es or nullifies an& fundamental right when it will be construed as an unreasonable restriction. (actual Situation: 9n order to ensure that people li-e in an amicable atmosphere the @o-ernment of 9ndia decided to abolish courts and constituted 3ispute Settlement Boards. <urther0 to achie-e this ob'ecti-e0 the law stipulated that law&ers should not be allowed to espouse the claims of parties0 and instead their claims be espoused b& social workers. a. he law made b& the Parliament is -alid as it does not infringe an& fundamental right. b. he law made b& the Parliament is -alid as e-en though there is restriction of fundamental right0 such a restriction is reasonable. c. .he la) made by the $arliament is invalid as it constitutes an infrin"ement of fundamental ri"hts and the restriction im!osed is not reasonable. d. !one of the abo-e answers is correct. 9t is an unreasonable restriction as it pre-ents law&ers from e+ercising their fundamental right.

%1. Principle: !o person should be condemned unheard. <act: here was a complaint against a @o-ernment ser-ant that he had accepted bribe from a person of showing fa-our to him. A show cause notice was issued to the @o-ernment ser-ant asking him show cause wh& disciplinar& proceedings should not be initiated against him. 5e submitted the representation in repl& to the show cause notice. he officer incharge then submitted his report to the disciplinar& authorit& to the effect that the charge was pro-ed. he @o-ernment ser-ant was the dismissed from ser-ice. 5e contends that he was not gi-en an opportunit& of being heard. 3ecide a. 0overnment servant has been issued a sho) cause notice1 )hich means he has "ot the o!!ortunity to be heard b. @o-ernment ser-ant was not afforded an opportunit& to e+plain his defence to the authorities. c. here is enough e-idence to show that the go-ernment ser-ant was guilt&. d. he go-ernment ser-ant should approach the court @o-ernment ser-ant was indeed gi-en an opportunit& to be heard in the form of

show?cause notice.

%%. $rinci!le: An a"reement to do an im!ossible act shall be void (actual situation: 4lga0 a @erman !ational was a famous hiker and has climbed a number of peaks in @erman& P Swit=erland in record time. When she was in 9ndia0 Kairam0 a rich man promised to offer her Aupees one crore if she could climb *ount ,-erest in 18 *inutes. But 4lga was unable to e-en complete 1Q1$th of the total distance in the said time. 9s KairamLs offer -alid? a. Res. b. !o0 because 4lga has not climbed an& 9ndian Peak c. Res0 because it was done to moti-ate 4lga for setting a world record time d. *o1 because it )as an offer to do an im!ossible act As the agreement in-ol-es the performance of an act which impossible0 the offer is in-alid.

%/. 12 3hoever intendin" to ta#e dishonestly any moveable !ro!erty out of the !ossession of any !erson )ithout that !erson4s consent1 moves that !ro!erty in order to such ta#in"1 is said to commit theft. %2 3hoever1 bein" in any manner entrusted )ith !ro!erty1 or )ith any dominion over !ro!erty1 dishonestly misa!!ro!riates or converts to his o)n use that !ro!erty1 or dishonestly uses or dis!oses of that !ro!erty in violation of any direction of la) !rescribin" the mode in )hich such trust is to be dischar"ed1 or of any le"al contract1 e5!ress or im!lied1 )hich he has made touchin" the dischar"e of such trust1 or )illfully suffers any other !erson so to do1 commits 6criminal breach of trust4. (AC.S: Cishal has a C9SA 3ebit (ard and ga-e the card to his friend Siddarth and asked him

to gi-e it to his mother0 as he was lea-ing out of town. Siddarth knew his A * P9! code. As Siddarth needed some cash0 he used CishalLs card and withdrew As.%$0$$$ from the A *. he Bank ga-e a te+t message to Cishal stating mone& has been withdrawn from his account. 5as Siddarth committed an& offence? a. Res. 5e should ha-e checked with Cishal before withdrawing the amount. b. !o0 he used the card onl& because he was in urgent need of mone& c. 7es1 he has committed the offence of criminal breach of trust. d. !o0 he did not ha-e an& dishonest intention to steal0 as the bank has gi-en a message. Siddharth is guilt& of criminal breach of trust as he had withdrawn mone& from CishalLs account.

%6. $rinci!le: .he em!loyer is liable to !ay com!ensation for the in8uries suffered by his )or#ers1 if the accident has arisen out of and in the course of em!loyment. .he liability is absolute and the em!loyer )ill not have any defences if the accident results in death or total disablement. (acts: *r. harun is working as an unskilled worker in the furniture fabricating industr& run b& *r. 4mar in Bangalore. While *r. harun and his co?workers were working on the preparation of a double decker iron cot0 the thick iron sheet fell on the head of *r. harun. 5e suffered serious head in'uries. 5e was hospitali=ed and he died in the hospital. 9n the @o-ernment 5ospital0 where *r. harun was admitted0 the doctors dela&ed attending *r. harun. 9t was also found out in the course of treatment that *r. harun was drunk at the time when the accident occurred. a. he hospital and the @o-ernment are liable to pa& compensation to the dependents of *r. harun as there was negligence on the part of the doctors. b. *r. 4mar is not liable to pa& an& compensation to the dependents of *r. harun as he was drunk at the time of the accident. c. Mr. Omar is liable to !ay com!ensation as !er the la) to the de!endents of Mr. .harun. d. *r. 4mar can argue that the drunken condition of *r. harun is the reason for his death.

4mar has to compensate harunLs famil&0 as the accident occurred in the course of emplo&ment. hat harun was drunk is no e+cuse.