PCS (Judicial Branch) (Preliminary) Examination- 2010
Question Number: 41-50
41. In which the following, the right of private defence does not extend to cause death of the offender?
(a) Rape
(b) Gratifying unnatural lust
(c) Causing miscarriage
(d) Kidnapping
42. A confession to be inadmissible under section 25 of Evidence Act
(a) must relate to the same crime for which he is charged
(b) must relate to another crime
(c) may relate to the same crime or any other crime
(d) none of the above
43. What can be the maximum gap between the two sessions of Parliament?
(a) Three months
(b) Four months
(c) Six months
(d) Nine months
44. Which of the following writs literally means 'you may have the body'?
(a) Habeas Corpus
(b) Mandamus
(c) Quo Warranto
(d) Certiorari
45. Which of the following Union Territories has a Legislature
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Dadra and nagar Haveli
(c) Pondicherry
(d) Chandigarh
46. A dual economy means
I. the existence of black money and white money
II. the existence of agriculture and industry
III. the existence of commercial agriculture with subsistence farming
IV. modern industry and commercial agriculture co-existing with subsistence farming and traditional handicraft
(a) 1 only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) II, III and IV
47. The term 'epicentre' is concerned with
(a) Nuclear explosion
(b) Earthquakes
(c) Cyclonic storms
(d) None of the above
48. Which one is not a port on the east cost?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Paradip
(c) Kochi
(d) Visakhapatnam
49. The Indian Military Academy is located at
(a) Dehradun
(b) Mt. Abu
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Udhampur
50. Which is the National Flower of India?
(a) Sunflower
(b) Rose
(c) Lotus
(d) Marigold
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) II, III and IV
47. The term 'epicentre' is concerned with
(a) Nuclear explosion
(b) Earthquakes
(c) Cyclonic storms
(d) None of the above
48. Which one is not a port on the east cost?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Paradip
(c) Kochi
(d) Visakhapatnam
49. The Indian Military Academy is located at
(a) Dehradun
(b) Mt. Abu
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Udhampur
50. Which is the National Flower of India?
(a) Sunflower
(b) Rose
(c) Lotus
(d) Marigold