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Delhi Civil Judge Prelims 2023 Question Paper with Answers

200 questions. The first 10 questions are free to attempt. All Delhi Civil Judge papers

  1. Question 1 · Prelims

    A plaint, under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC, shall be rejected on which of the following conditions -

    1. (A) where it does not disclose a cause of action
    2. (B) where the suit appears from the statement in the plaint to be barred by any law.
    3. (C) Both (1) and (2)
    4. (D) None of the above

    Answer: (C) Both (1) and (2)

  2. Question 2 · Prelims

    A married woman gives birth to an illegitimate child. To escape from societal shame, she leaves the child outside the gates of an orphanage. Has the mother committed an offence?

    1. (A) She has committed the offence of abandonment of child.
    2. (B) Abandonment of child is not a punishable offence in India.
    3. (C) Abandonment of child a punishable offence only for legitimate children.
    4. (D) Abandonment of child is not a punishable offence if the mother is in a destitute state.

    Answer: (A) She has committed the offence of abandonment of child.

  3. Question 3 · Prelims

    A decree for recovery of money of Rs. 10 Lakhs is passed against a company ABC limited. The decree holder files an execution petition and impleads Mr. A and Mrs. A as Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 since they are the promoter directors of the company. Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 seek their deletion. Is this application liable to allowed or disallowed?

    1. (A) The application is liable to be disallowed as they are proper parties.
    2. (B) The application is liable to be allowed as they were not the defendants in the suit before the Trial Court and are not liable for payment of the decretal amount.
    3. (C) The application liable to be allowed subject to their undertaking that they will pay the decretal amount if ABC limited fails to satisfy the decree.
    4. (D) The application is liable to be disallowed as they are jointly liable in law for the payment under the decree.

    Answer: (B) The application is liable to be allowed as they were not the defendants in the suit before the Trial Court and are not liable for payment of the decretal amount.

  4. Question 4 · Prelims

    George is on trial for the murder of his neighbour Victoria. George informs his lawyer, Pankaj before the bail hearing he is in fact guilty of murder. Pankaj during the course of defending George also comes to learn that George is plotting to kill Sofia, who is his girlfriend. Which of the following is true?

    1. (A) George's confession to the murder of Victoria is privileged communication, but his intention to murder Sofia is not protected from disclosure.
    2. (B) George's confession in respect of murder of Victoria as well as his intention to murder Sofia are both privileged communications and protected from disclosures.
    3. (C) Neither George's confession in respect of murder of Victoria nor his intention to murder Sofia, are protected from disclosure, as there is no attorney client privilege in India.
    4. (D) George's confession to the murder of Victoria is not a privileged communication. The issue of the intention to kill Sofia, will not arise unless and until Sofia is murdered.

    Answer: (A) George's confession to the murder of Victoria is privileged communication, but his intention to murder Sofia is not protected from disclosure.

  5. Question 5 · Prelims

    Which of the following is not a legal entity and therefore cannot sue as a plaintiff in its own name?

    1. (A) Sole proprietorship firm
    2. (B) Registered Partnership firm
    3. (C) Hindu Undivided Family
    4. (D) Statutory authority

    Answer: (A) Sole proprietorship firm

  6. Question 6 · Prelims

    Which of the following is the punishment for counterfeiting an Indian coin?

    1. (A) Imprisonment of upto 7 years and fine.
    2. (B) Either imprisonment of upto 10 years or fine.
    3. (C) Imprisonment of upto 10 years and fine.
    4. (D) Imprisonment of upto 7 years or fine or both.

    Answer: (C) Imprisonment of upto 10 years and fine.

  7. Question 7 · Prelims

    In the year 2019, the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into -

    1. (A) The State of Jammu and Kashmir, and the State of Ladakh.
    2. (B) The State of Jammu and Kashmir, and the Union Territory of Ladakh.
    3. (C) The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and the State of Ladakh.
    4. (D) The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and the Union Territory of Ladakh.

    Answer: (D) The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and the Union Territory of Ladakh.

  8. Question 8 · Prelims

    Which of the following constitutes secondary evidence?

    1. (A) Copies made from the original by mechanical processes which in themselves ensure the accuracy of the copy.
    2. (B) Oral accounts of the contents of a document given by a person who has seen such document.
    3. (C) Both (1) and (2)
    4. (D) None of the above

    Answer: (C) Both (1) and (2)

  9. Question 9 · Prelims

    Where would a suit for compensation for wrongs to a person be instituted, if the wrong is committed within territorial jurisdiction of one court and the defendant resides within the territorial jurisdiction of another court?

    1. (A) Place where the wrong took place
    2. (B) Place where the defendant resides
    3. (C) Place where the plaintiff resides
    4. (D) Either of (1) or (2)

    Answer: (D) Either of (1) or (2)

  10. Question 10 · Prelims

    Selvam went on a trek in the Himalayas, and went missing, and neither his family nor his friends heard from him for many years. What is the number of years after which it can be presumed that he is dead under the Indian Evidence Act?

    1. (A) 30 years
    2. (B) 7 years
    3. (C) 12 years
    4. (D) No particular number is prescribed.

    Answer: (B) 7 years