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Delhi Higher Judiciary Prelims 2018 Question Paper with Answers

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  1. Question 1 · Prelims

    "Revolutionized" means:

    1. (A) made independent
    2. (B) made more interesting
    3. (C) radically changed
    4. (D) used for revolution

    Answer: (C) radically changed

  2. Question 2 · Prelims

    Match the two columns: A. Neeru Chadha B. C.B Muthamma C. Sarojini Naidu D. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit with I. First female to join the Indian Foreign Service II. President UN General Assembly III. Judge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea IV. First female to become governor of an Indian State

    1. (A) A-III; B-I; C-IV; D-II
    2. (B) A-IV; B-I; C-III; D-II
    3. (C) A-III; B-IV; C-I; D-II
    4. (D) A-IV; B-III; C-I; D-II

    Answer: (A) A-III; B-I; C-IV; D-II

  3. Question 3 · Prelims

    A Will can be proved by at least one attesting witness being examined. Therefore where both the attesting witnesses have died, the Will cannot be proved. Is this statement correct?

    1. (A) Yes, as this is the only way to prove the Will.
    2. (B) No, both the attesting witnesses must depose.
    3. (C) No, it is not necessary to produce attesting witnesses when the Will is registered.
    4. (D) No, the signatures of the attesting witnesses and the executant can be identified by the person acquainted with signatures of the attesting witnesses and the executant.

    Answer: (D) No, the signatures of the attesting witnesses and the executant can be identified by the person acquainted with signatures of the attesting witnesses and the executant.

  4. Question 4 · Prelims

    In April, 2018, the leaders of North and South Korea Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in held a meeting in:

    1. (A) Panmunjom
    2. (B) Wonsan
    3. (C) Hamhung
    4. (D) Kaesong

    Answer: (A) Panmunjom

  5. Question 5 · Prelims

    In 1885, the first session of the Indian National Congress was held in:

    1. (A) Ahmedabad
    2. (B) Calcutta (now named Kolkata)
    3. (C) Bombay (now named Mumbai)
    4. (D) Delhi

    Answer: (C) Bombay (now named Mumbai)

  6. Question 6 · Prelims

    "The consumer society seems to consider silence a crime" is:

    1. (A) irony
    2. (B) insulting comment
    3. (C) angry reaction
    4. (D) satiric comment

    Answer: (D) satiric comment

  7. Question 7 · Prelims

    The "Precautionary Principle" relates to:

    1. (A) Motor Accident Claims
    2. (B) Criminal Law
    3. (C) Environmental Law
    4. (D) Copyright Law

    Answer: (C) Environmental Law

  8. Question 8 · Prelims

    'Swamp' means:

    1. (A) forests
    2. (B) marshes
    3. (C) hilly regions
    4. (D) rivers.

    Answer: (B) marshes

  9. Question 9 · Prelims

    'B' is a person of unsound mind. 'A' hands over a petrol-soaked piece of cloth afire to him and instigates him to throw it into the car of 'C'. 'B' complies and as a result the car is destroyed in fire. 'A' and 'B' are prosecuted on the charge for offence of mischief. Here:

    1. (A) Both 'A' and 'B' are guilty because the acts committed show they had agreed to an illegal act.
    2. (B) Only 'B' is guilty because 'A' had not set the car on fire.
    3. (C) Only 'A' is guilty because he instigated 'B' to commit the act.
    4. (D) Both are not guilty because 'B' did not have the mens rea and 'A' is not responsible for actus reus.

    Answer: (C) Only 'A' is guilty because he instigated 'B' to commit the act.

  10. Question 10 · Prelims

    In P. Rathinam v. Union of India (1994) 3 SCC 394 the Supreme Court held Section 309 IPC as unconstitutional. Was this judgment overruled and if so in which case?

    1. (A) Yes, Smt Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab (1996) 2 SCC 648.
    2. (B) Yes, Sachidanand Singh v. State of Bihar (1998) 2 SCC 493
    3. (C) Yes, Sucha Singh v. State of Punjab (2003) 7 SCC 643
    4. (D) No, it was not overruled.

    Answer: (A) Yes, Smt Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab (1996) 2 SCC 648.