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Delhi APO Prelims 2020 Question Paper with Answers

120 questions. The first 10 questions are free to attempt. All Delhi APO papers

  1. Question 1 · Prelims

    Under the provisions of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002, ‘originator’ means:

    1. (A) a financial institution or bank which has been granted a certificate of registration under Section 3(4) of the Act.
    2. (B) a person who is liable to pay a financial asset or discharge any financial asset, whether existing, future or contingent.
    3. (C) the owner of a financial asset which is acquired by an asset management company for the purpose of securitization.
    4. (D) a foreign institutional investor registered under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

    Answer: (C) the owner of a financial asset which is acquired by an asset management company for the purpose of securitization.

  2. Question 2 · Prelims

    In the recent Ayodhya Land Dispute Case, who among the following was a member of the panel of mediators constituted on 08th March 2019?

    1. (A) Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla
    2. (B) Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman
    3. (C) Justice U.U. Lalit
    4. (D) Justice Kurian Joseph

    Answer: (A) Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla

  3. Question 3 · Prelims

    Which of the following is NOT deemed to be the Constitutional Power of the President of India?

    1. (A) Dissolving both the Houses of Parliament
    2. (B) Proroguing both the Houses of Parliament
    3. (C) Addressing both the Houses of Parliament
    4. (D) Granting pardons

    Answer: (A) Dissolving both the Houses of Parliament

  4. Question 4 · Prelims

    A law of preventive detention can provide detention of a person without the intercession of advisory board for a period of:

    1. (A) one month.
    2. (B) two months.
    3. (C) three months.
    4. (D) six months.

    Answer: (C) three months.

  5. Question 5 · Prelims

    Which one of the following is NOT considered as essential condition for the application of the doctrine of Lis Pendens of Transfer of Property Act, 1882?

    1. (A) There is a pendency of a suit or proceeding
    2. (B) A right to immovable property is directly and specifically involved in the suit
    3. (C) The transfer must affect the rights of the other party to litigation
    4. (D) The suit or proceeding must be collusive

    Answer: (D) The suit or proceeding must be collusive

  6. Question 6 · Prelims

    Under the provision of Order XL Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, when can a “Receiver” be appointed by the Court? 1. Only after the decree has been granted 2. Before or after the issuance of the decree 3. Only before the issuance of the final decree Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    1. (A) 1 only
    2. (B) 2 only
    3. (C) 1 and 2 only
    4. (D) 1, 2 and 3

    Answer: (B) 2 only

  7. Question 7 · Prelims

    Which one of the following types of mortgages is NOT defined under Section 58 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?

    1. (A) English Mortgage
    2. (B) Anomalous Mortgage
    3. (C) Partial Mortgage
    4. (D) Mortgage by deposit of title deed

    Answer: (C) Partial Mortgage

  8. Question 8 · Prelims

    People who are coming to deal with the company through its directors or other persons, they can assume that the directors or other persons of the company are performing their acts within the scope of their apparent authority by virtue of the doctrine of:

    1. (A) Ultra-Vires
    2. (B) Indoor Management
    3. (C) Constructive Notice
    4. (D) Holding Out

    Answer: (B) Indoor Management

  9. Question 9 · Prelims

    Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 a person to whom an operational debt is owed or any person to whom such a debt has been legally assigned or transferred, is known as:

    1. (A) Corporate Debtor.
    2. (B) Personal Guarantor.
    3. (C) Operational Creditor.
    4. (D) Related Party.

    Answer: (C) Operational Creditor.

  10. Question 10 · Prelims

    ‘A’ proposes, by a letter sent by post, to sell his house to ‘B’. ‘B’ accepts the proposal by a letter sent by post. Two days after sending the proposal, ‘A’ wants to revoke his proposal. Suggest ‘A’ as to when he can revoke his offer from the choices given below:

    1. (A) ‘A’ may revoke his proposal at any time before or at the moment when ‘B’ post his letter of acceptance but not afterwards
    2. (B) ‘A’ may revoke his proposal at any time before the acceptance reaches to him
    3. (C) ‘A’ may revoke his proposal before he actually sold his house
    4. (D) ‘A’ may revoke his proposal at any time whenever he likes

    Answer: (A) ‘A’ may revoke his proposal at any time before or at the moment when ‘B’ post his letter of acceptance but not afterwards