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Question Paper | PCS (J.B.) Pre 2010 | PCS (Judicial Branch) (Preliminary) Examination- 2010

PCS (Judicial Branch) (Preliminary) Examination- 2010

Question Number: 11-20

11. An agreement which is enforceable by law at the option of one or more of the parties thereto, but not at the option of the other, is a :
(a) valid contract
(b) unenforceable contract
(c) voidable contract
(d) void agreement

12. The correct sequence in the formation of a contract is :
(a) offer, acceptance, agreement, consideration
(b) agreement, consideration, offer, acceptance
(c) offer, consideration, acceptance, agreements
(d) offer, acceptance, consideration, agreements

13. Which one of the following is a contingent contract?
(a) 'A' insures his factory against damage or destruction by fire
(b) 'A' sells his property subject to the condition that the property will be reconveyed to him on repayment of price with interest
(c) A guard is appointed at a swimming pool for the sole purpose of rescuing drowning persons
(d) A borrower solemnly promises to payoff the lender when the borrower will be in funds

14. Which one of the following contracts is void?
(a) 'A' and 'B' contract to marry each other. Before the time fixed for the marriage, 'A' goes mad
(b) 'A' and 'B' contract to marry each other at an early date. 'A' insists on marriage immediately after expiry of one month from the date of the contract
(c) 'A' and 'B' contract to marry each other, but 'A' can fix the date of marriage only after his return from England where he had gone for business
(d) 'A' and 'B' contract to marry each other. Before the time fixed for the marriage, 'A' falls ill and his physician advises 'A' to take rest in bed for one month

15. An offer is :
(a) only a declaration of intention
(b) only a proposal
(c) an invitation
(d) a willingness to do or abstain from doing something with a view to obtaining assent of the addressee.

16. The inadequacy of consideration will be taken into account by a court of law:
(a) when the promisor expresses his desire to get maximum return for his promise
(b) when the promisor performs his promise
(c) when fraud, coercion or undue influence in the formation of the contract is pleaded
(d) always at the discretion of the court

17. A deed of adoption requires
(a) compulsory registration
(b) optional registration
(c) no registration
(d) none of the above

18. A document relating to land, registered at a place where no part of the property is situated, the registration is
(a) void ab initio
(b) void only if parties in collusion with each other, committed fraud on the registering authority
(c) voidable and may be set aside within the period of limitations
(d) either (b) or (c)

19. Acknowledgement made by a person other than a person under liability is good if
(a) the person making it is known to the person under liability
(b) the person making it is an agent of the person under liability
(c) the person making it is a servant of the person under liability
(d) none of the above

20. Limitation for filing an appeal commences from
(a) the date of judgment
(b) the date of signing of the decree
(c) the date of application for copy of the judgment
(d) none of the above

Question Paper | UPHJS Pre 2012 | Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service (Preliminary) Examination- 2012

Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service (Preliminary) Examination- 2012

Question Number: 11-20

11. Recently which country has severed all its ties with United Nations Human Rights Council?
(A) Syria
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Israel
(D) Russia

12. Entomology is a science related to-
(A) Fishes
(B) Insects
(C) Reptiles
(D) Mammals

13. Thesaurus is associated with-
(A) study of religion
(B)study of God
(C) study of earth
(D) study of words

14. Tejaswani Sawant is the First Indian Woman to be crowned world champion in-
(A) Boxing
(B) Shooting
(C) Athletics
(D) Wrestling

15. During sleep the blood pressure of a man-
(A) increases
(B) decreases
(C) fluctuates
(D) remains constant

16. Tides in the ocean occur due to-
(A) attraction of the moon
(B) attraction of the sun
(C) both (A) & (B)
(D) spherical shape of the earth

17. The Nilekani panel set up in February 2011 recently submitted its report on-
(A) inflation control
(B) Lokpal Institution
(C) Public Distribution Ststem
(D) Price-mechanism

18. Red blood cells are formed in which part of our body?
(A) Liver
(B) Heart
(C) Bone marrow
(D) Kidney

19. What is the name of the first indigenously developed super computer of India?
(A) Tejas
(B) Anupam
(C) Aryabhatt
(D) Param

20. Which one of the following is correct Hindi translation of word 'revoke'?
(A) प्रत्याहरण
(B) प्रतिसंहरण
(C) प्रत्यावर्तन
(D) अपवर्तन