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UGC NET Law 2007 (December) - Paper II Question Paper with Answers

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  1. Question 1 · Prelims

    Contract becomes impossible of performance if :

    1. (A) The goods are not available in the market
    2. (B) Workers are on strike
    3. (C) Subject matter of the contract was destroyed at the time of contract
    4. (D) Money is not available

    Answer: (C) Subject matter of the contract was destroyed at the time of contract

  2. Question 2 · Prelims

    Schedule IX was inserted in the Constitution of India by :

    1. (A) 1st amendment 1951
    2. (B) 42nd amendment 1976
    3. (C) 44th amendment 1978
    4. (D) 52nd amendment 1985

    Answer: (A) 1st amendment 1951

  3. Question 3 · Prelims

    Arrange the grounds of divorce in the order in which they appear in the Hindu Marriage Act 1955. Use the code given below : (i) Mutual Consent (ii) Breakdown (iii) Fault (iv) Customary

    1. (A) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
    2. (B) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
    3. (C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
    4. (D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

    Answer: (A) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

  4. Question 4 · Prelims

    "Secularism as the basic structure of the constitution has been held to be so on the basis of more than 50 years' experience of the working of the constitution. The complete apathy for all kinds of religious teachings in institutions of the State have not helped in removing mutual misunderstanding and intolerance inter se between sections of the people of different religious faith and beliefs." This was stated by the Supreme Court of India in :

    1. (A) Aruna Roy V/s Union of India
    2. (B) Arunditi Roy V/s Union of India
    3. (C) P.A. Inamdar V/s State of Maharashtra
    4. (D) Unni Krishnan V/s State of A.P.

    Answer: (A) Aruna Roy V/s Union of India

  5. Question 5 · Prelims

    Assertion (A) : Agreement between 'A' and 'B' is void : Reason (R) :

    1. (A) Consent of a party was caused by coercion
    2. (B) Both the parties were under mistake as to a fact essential to the agreement
    3. (C) Consideration in the contract is inadequate
    4. (D) Consent was given under mistaken conception as to the value of the subject matter of contract.

    Answer: (B) Both the parties were under mistake as to a fact essential to the agreement

  6. Question 6 · Prelims

    "The task of Social engineering is to build as efficient structure of the society as possible with minimum friction and waste," said by :

    1. (A) Kelsen
    2. (B) Karl Marx
    3. (C) Roscoe Pound
    4. (D) Savigny

    Answer: (C) Roscoe Pound

  7. Question 7 · Prelims

    Rules relating to Sapinda relationship are based on the principle of :

    1. (A) polygamy
    2. (B) monogamy
    3. (C) endogamy
    4. (D) exogamy

    Answer: (D) exogamy

  8. Question 8 · Prelims

    The characteristic feature of a Tort is :

    1. (A) Tort is a civil wrong
    2. (B) Tort is both civil and criminal wrong
    3. (C) Tort is only criminal wrong
    4. (D) None of the above

    Answer: (A) Tort is a civil wrong

  9. Question 9 · Prelims

    The difference between possession and ownership is as follows :

    1. (A) Full enjoyment of the property is restricted in possession and there is no restriction in ownership
    2. (B) The right of ownership consists of excluding others from using it and there is no such right in possession
    3. (C) Both (A) and (B)
    4. (D) None of the above

    Answer: (A) Full enjoyment of the property is restricted in possession and there is no restriction in ownership

  10. Question 10 · Prelims

    The meaning of per incurium is as follows :

    1. (A) A decision which ignores a statute on the subject
    2. (B) A decision which ignores the case law on the subject
    3. (C) A decision which ignores the constitution on the subject
    4. (D) All the above

    Answer: (D) All the above