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Punjab Civil Judge Prelims 2023 Question Paper with Answers
113 questions. The first 10 questions are free to attempt. All Punjab Civil Judge papers
Question 1 · Prelims
Section 17 (1)(d) of Registration Act applies to:
- (A) A lease for any term exceeding one year
- (B) A lease from year to year
- (C) A lease reserving a yearly rent
- (D) All the above
Answer: (D) All the above
Question 2 · Prelims
The rule of "No one can blow hot and cold in the same breath" relates to:
- (A) Doctrine of lis pendens
- (B) Doctrine of feeding the grant by estoppel
- (C) Doctrine of holding out
- (D) Doctrine of election
Answer: (D) Doctrine of election
Question 3 · Prelims
Which of the following is incorrect about the Attorney General for India:
- (A) Attorney General has the right to audience before all Courts in India
- (B) Attorney General should be a person qualified to be Judge of the Supreme Court
- (C) The Attorney General shall hold office during the pleasure of the President
- (D) The Attorney General shall have the right to speak and vote in proceedings of either house
Answer: (D) The Attorney General shall have the right to speak and vote in proceedings of either house
Question 4 · Prelims
To create an agency:
- (A) Consideration is absolutely necessary
- (B) Consideration is not necessary
- (C) Some consideration is necessary
- (D) Adequate consideration is necessary only
Answer: (B) Consideration is not necessary
Question 5 · Prelims
The unpaid seller can exercise his right to stoppage of goods in transit when the buyer:
- (A) becomes insolvent
- (B) refuses to pay price
- (C) acts fraudulently
- (D) all of the above
Answer: (A) becomes insolvent
Question 6 · Prelims
A, who was previously convicted under Section 376 IPC is again convicted under same section for life imprisonment. Here imprisonment for life means:
- (A) Remainder of A's natural life
- (B) 20 Years
- (C) 14 Years
- (D) 30 Years
Answer: (A) Remainder of A's natural life
Question 7 · Prelims
Which of the following punishments cannot be awarded under the Indian Penal Code?
- (A) forfeiture of property
- (B) rigorous imprisonment
- (C) transportation for life
- (D) death
Answer: (C) transportation for life
Question 8 · Prelims
Testimony of a witness to the existence or non- existence of the fact or the facts in issue is:
- (A) Hearsay evidence
- (B) Original evidence
- (C) Oral evidence
- (D) Direct evidence
Answer: (C) Oral evidence
Question 9 · Prelims
Acceptance of an offer must be:
- (A) Absolute
- (B) Qualified
- (C) Clear
- (D) Absolute and unqualified
Answer: (D) Absolute and unqualified
Question 10 · Prelims
Under which provision of CPC a High Court can transfer any case?
- (A) Section 20
- (B) Section 12
- (C) Section 24
- (D) Section 15
Answer: (C) Section 24