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Odisha Civil Judge Prelims 2017 Question Paper with Answers

100 questions. The first 10 questions are free to attempt. All Odisha Civil Judge papers

1. Question 1 · Prelims

   An admission may be ______ in nature.

   1. (A) Oral
   2. (B) Documentary
   3. (C) Oral and Documentary
   4. (D) Oral or documentary or contained in electronic form

   Answer: (D) Oral or documentary or contained in electronic form

2. Question 2 · Prelims

   Motive is insignificant when

   1. (A) Direct evidence is available
   2. (B) Direct evidence is not available
   3. (C) Only circumstantial evidence is available
   4. (D) None of the above

   Answer: (A) Direct evidence is available

3. Question 3 · Prelims

   An application to set aside an ex parte decree shall be filed before

   1. (A) The High Court
   2. (B) The court which passed the decree
   3. (C) The court to which an appeal lies from the decree
   4. (D) None of the above

   Answer: (B) The court which passed the decree

4. Question 4 · Prelims

   Which of the following order deals with issue and service of summons?

   1. (A) Order V
   2. (B) Order VI
   3. (C) Order VII
   4. (D) Order IV

   Answer: (A) Order V

5. Question 5 · Prelims

   In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court held that 'no arrest can be made because it is lawful for the police officer to do so. The existence of the power to arrest is one thing and the justification for the exercise of it is quite another. The police officer must be able to justify the arrest apart from his power to do so'?

   1. (A) State of Gujarat v. Lal Singh
   2. (B) Joginder Kumar v. State of UP
   3. (C) Nandini Satpathy v. P. L. Dani
   4. (D) None of the above

   Answer: (B) Joginder Kumar v. State of UP

6. Question 6 · Prelims

   The accused filed an application before the magistrate to allow him to appear through his power of attorney holder. The magistrate allowed the petition. The order is:

   1. (A) Legal
   2. (B) Illegal
   3. (C) Improper
   4. (D) Irregular

   Answer: (B) Illegal

7. Question 7 · Prelims

   Principle of res judicata applies to

   1. (A) Suits only
   2. (B) Execution proceedings only
   3. (C) Arbitration proceedings only
   4. (D) Suits as well as execution proceedings

   Answer: (D) Suits as well as execution proceedings

8. Question 8 · Prelims

   Indian Constitution is:

   1. (A) Unitary
   2. (B) Federal
   3. (C) Quasi-federal
   4. (D) None of the above

   Answer: (C) Quasi-federal

9. Question 9 · Prelims

   A new proviso was added to Section 157(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008 in relation to an offence of:

   1. (A) Murder
   2. (B) Rape
   3. (C) Terrorist Acts
   4. (D) None of the above

   Answer: (B) Rape

10. Question 10 · Prelims

    The Supreme Court considered the scope of Freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) for the first time in:

    1. (A) Cross Roads Case
    2. (B) K. A. Abbas Case
    3. (C) Bandit Queen Case
    4. (D) None of the above

    Answer: (A) Cross Roads Case