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

HCS (Judicial Branch) (Preliminary) Examination- 2010

Question Number: 41-50

41. Under section 32 of Evidence Act, a statement of a person who is dead, to be admissible
(a) must relate to the cause of his own death
(b) may relate to the cause of someone else's death
(c) may relate to the cause of his own death or someone else's death
(d) both (b) & (c) are correct

42. When the Court obtains a sample of handwriting or signature of a person under section 73 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the Court
(a) itself may compare the same
(b) itself may compare the same or may refer it to an expert under section 45
(c) can not refer it to an expert under Section 45
(d) must refer the same to an expert under section 45

43. A bigamous marriage contracted before the commencement of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
(a) ipso facto becomes void
(b) becomes voidable
(c) remains valid
(d) neither of them

44. A Hindu ceases to be a Hindu by
(a) renunciation
(b) abandonment
(c) conversion
(d) neither of these

45. Spinda relationship includes relationship by
(a) half or uterine blood
(b) full blood
(c) adoption
(d) all the above

46. Venereal disease to be a ground for divorce under section 13(1)(v) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
(a) must be in communicable form
(b) must be in non-communicable form
(c) must be in either (a) or (b)
(d) form is not relevant

47. When two persons are the descendents of a common ancestor but by different wives, they are said to be related to each other by
(a) half blood
(b) full blood
(c) uterine blood
(d) either (b) or (c)

48. Which school of law does not recognise the talaq pronounced under compulsion or undue influence or by
(a) Shia
(b) Malikis
(c) Shafiis
(d) All the above

49. For divorced women not subject to menstruation "Iddat period" means -- lunar months after her divorce
(a) two
(b) three
(c) four
(d) nine

50. Set -off can be
(a) legal set-off
(b) equitable set-off
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above

Question Paper | UPHJS Pre 2009 | Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service (Preliminary) Examination- 2009


Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service (Preliminary) Examination- 2009

Question Number: 41-50

41. Which amongst the following cannot be levied by a Development Authority?
(A) Mutation charges
(B) Water fees
(C) Fee on carrying a trade or business in a development area
(D) Betterment charges

42. When a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all-
(A) each of such person is liable for that act in the same manner as if it were done by him alone
(B) each of such person is liable for his own overt act
(C) each of such person shall liable according to the extent of his participation in the crime
(D) both (B) and (C)

43. ‘X’ and ‘Y’ go to murder ‘Z’. ‘X’ stood on guard with a spear in hand but did not hit ‘Z’ at all. ‘Y’ killed ‘Z’.
(A) only ‘Y’ is liable for murder of ‘Z’
(B) ‘X’ and ‘Y’ both are liable for murder of ‘Z’
(C) ‘X’ is not liable as he did not perform overt act
(D) both (A) and (C)

44. Section 76 of IPC provides that nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is or who by reason of-
(A) Mistake of fact in good faith believes himself to be bound by law to do it
(B) Mistake of law in good faith believes himself to be bound by law to do it
(C) Mistake of fact believes himself to be bound by morals to do it
(D) All the above

45. Which Section of IPC has been declared unconstitutional and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India?
(A) Section 314
(B) Section 301
(C) Section 303
(D) Section 306

46. For a defence of intoxication, to escape criminal liability, the intoxication-
(A) can be self administered
(B) administered against his will or knowledge
(C) should not be self administered
(D) All the above

47. In a case of free fight between two parties-
(A) right of private defence is available to both the parties
(B) right of private defence is available to individuals against individual
(C) no right of private defence is available to either party
(D) right of private defence is available only to one party

48. For proving an offence under Section 307 of IPC-
(A) intention to commit murder has to be proved
(B) causing of grievous hurt is to be proved
(C) use of lethal weapon is to be proved
(D) actual injury is to be proved

49. Preparation to commit murder is-
(A) punishable
(B) not punishable
(C) punishable with fine
(D) All the above

50. Preparation to commit dacoity is a -
(A) punishable offence
(B) not punishable offence
(C) no offence
(D) None of the above