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NLU 2008
1. The Indian territory which fell under the states on the eve of independence was
(a) only 20 percent
(b) only 80 percent
(c) 54 percent
(d) 46 percent
2. The supreme court of India enjoys
(a) Only original jurisdiction
(b) Only appellate jurisdiction
(c) Only advisory jurisdiction
(d) All the above types of jurisdictions
3. A money bill can be introduced in parliament by
(a) The finance minister alone
(b) Any minister
(c) Any member of parliament
(d) Any member of the ruling party
4. The most powerful legislature in the world is the
(a) Indian parliament
(b) U.S. Congress
(c) Swiss legislature
(d) British parliament
5. In the USA, residuary powers or reserve of powers are
(a) Left to the federal government
(b) Left to the states
(c) Not defined properly
(d) Given to local government.
6. Members of Rajya Sabha are not associated with
1. Public Accounts Committee
2. Estimates Committee
3. Committee on Public Undertaking
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1 and 3
7. According to the Constitution, amendments cannot be proposed in either House to
(a) The Annual Financial Statement (Budget)
(b) Appropriation bill
(c) Demand for grants
(d) All of the above
8. Match the following:
List I
List II
I. Nagpur Session (1920)
II. Madras Session (1927)
A. Poorna Swaraj
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1. The Indian territory which fell under the states on the eve of independence was (a) only 20 percent (b) only 80 percent (c) 54 percent (d) 46 percent 2. The supreme court of India enjoys (a) Only original jurisdiction (b) Only appellate jurisdiction (c) Only advisory jurisdiction (d) All the above types of jurisdictions 3. A money bill can be introduced in parliament by (a) The finance minister alone (b) Any minister (c) Any member of parliament (d) Any member of the ruling party 4. The most powerful legislature in the world is the (a) Indian parliament (b) U.S. Congress (c) Swiss legislature (d) British parliament 5. In the USA, residuary powers or reserve of powers are (a) Left to the federal government (b) Left to the states (c) Not defined properly (d) Given to local government. 6. Members of Rajya Sabha are not associated with 1. Public Accounts Committee 2. Estimates Committee 3. Committee on Public Undertaking (a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1 and 3 7. According to the Constitution, amendments cannot be proposed in either House to (a) The Annual Financial Statement (Budget) (b) Appropriation bill (c) Demand for grants (d) All of the above 8. Match the following: List I List II I. Nagpur Session (1920) II. Madras Session (1927) A. Poorna Swaraj

III. Calcutta Session (1928) IV. Lahore Session (1929) V. Karachi Session (1930) B. Changes in the Constitution of Congress C. Resolution of fundamental rights and national economic policy D. Return of Gandhiji to active politics after 6 year E. Independence resolution passed for the first time. A B C D E (a) (iii) (i) (ii) (v) (iv) (b) (i) (ii) (iv) (v) (iii) (c) (ii) (v) (iv) (i) (iii) (d) (i) (iii) (ii) (v) (iv)

9. …..are words, which appear innocent, but have a latent defamatory meaning. (a) Libel (b) Slander (c) Innuendo (d) None of the above 10. Which Article of our Constitution provides that the state shall make effective provision for securing right to work? (a) Article 41 (b) Article 3 9 (c) Article 21 (d) Article 45 11. Who of the following does not constitute an exception to equality before law? (a) The foreign diplomats (b) The Prime Minister (c) The Governor (d) The President 12. The constitution of India describes India as (a) A Quasi-federal country (b) Union of states (c) A federation of states and union territories (d) None of the above 13. Which one of the following fundamental rights has been the subject of maximum litigation and controversies? (a) Right to property (b) Right to equality (c) Right to freedom of religion

22. the display of articles in a show room indicating their prices amounts to (a) Offer (b) Counter offer (c) Invitation to an offer (d) Mere advertisement 23. an idol of lord Krishna in a temple is (a) A natural person (b) A legal person (c) Not a person in the eye of law because only the priest of the temple will be a person (d) Not a person because a personality cannot be conferred on God. 24. When a court sends someone in judicial custody, what does it mean by judicial custody? (a) Sent to jail (b) Sent to police lock up (c) Sent to home under judicial protection (d) None of these 25. In criminal law, the intention is an essential constituent of offence. In law of torts (a) Intention is relevant (b) Intention is irrelevant (c) Intention is relevant only in some torts (d) None of these 26. The law forbids the number of partners in partnership. According to law, the maximum number of people who can form a partnership firm is (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) No limit. 27. The term of office of a judge of the International Court of Justice is (a) 1 0 years (b) 9 years (c) 7 years (d) 5 years 28. The democratic device, used in constitutional states, by which important political questions, particularly question relating to the states of region, may be referred to the people of the region for their final decision, is called. (a) Plebiscite (b) Referendum (c) Recall vote (d) Quorum 29. Ancient treatise on law are (a) Vedas (b) Upanishads (c) Smritis (d) Shrutis 30. Muslim religious foundations are called (a) Ulema

(b) Jihad (c) Quzat (d) Wakfs.

31. The maximum litigation in courts is caused by (a) Businessmen (b) Middle class (c) Government (d) Criminals 32. The first-regular adjudicatory mobile court in the country has been inaugurated at Punbanna village in (a) Haryana (b) Bihar (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Punjab 33. Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939, provides grounds of dissolution of Muslim marriage to (a) Spouses (b) Only males (c) Only females (d) Muslim parents and parents-in-law 34. A married man commits adultery if he has sexual intercourse with a/an (a) Unmarried women (b) Married women (c) Any women except his wife (d) Unmarried woman without his consent. 35. A husband is obliged to maintain his divorced wife (a) Forever (b) For 20 years (c) Till the children grow up (d) Till she gets re-married. 36. Match the following: List I List II I. Default II. Delict III. Derelict IV. Dictum A. Failure to do something required by law B. A wrongful act C. A thing thrown away by its owner D. A judge’s observation (a) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B (b) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A (c) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B (d) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D 37. You send your servant with a typewriter to be delivered to your friend. The servant takes the typewriter home and uses it over a period of time. You discovered this a fortnight later and report him for

(d) Protected because to any ordinary person there would have appeared a reasonable apprehension of kidnapping

43. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: when a contract has been broken, the party who suffers by such breach is entitled to receive, from the party who has broken the contract, compensation for any loss or damage caused to him thereby, which naturally arose in the usual course of things from such breach or which the parties knew, when they made the contract to be likely to result from the beach of it. Such compensation is not given for any remote or indirect loss or damage sustained by reason of the breach Decide whether and to what extent B is entitled to damages in the following situation: FACTUAL SITUATION: A contracts with B to sell him 1000 tons of iron at Rs. 100 per ton. B tells A that he needs the iron for export purposes, and that he would be selling the iron at Rs. 200 per ton. A breaks the contract. When the question comes about damages, A says he will pay only Rs. 5000 as damages because the same variety of iron was available in the market at Rs. 105 per tone. B however contends that he should be given Rs. 100, because that was the profit which he would have made had A fulfilled the contract. B had actually bought the iron at Rs. 110 and had exported it. B is (a) Not entitled to damages. (b) Entitled to Rs. 10,000 as damages. (c) Entitled to Rs. 5,000 as damages. (d) Entitled to Rs. 1,00,000 as damages. 44. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: contract is an agreement freely entered into between the parties. FACTUAL SITUATION: Tapan was a dealer in mustard oil. The government of India by an order issued under the Essential commodities Act, fixed the price of mustard oil, and also the quantity which a person can buy from the dealer. Tapan carried on his business under this order for a while, but he refused to pay sales tax on his sale transactions on the ground that these were not the contracts freely entered into by him (a) Tapan would succeed because the price and quantity were not negotiated by him. (b) Tapan would not succeed because free consent between the parties was there despite the restriction on price and quantity (c) He would succeed because the Government under the new order forced him to enter into contracts. (d) Both (a) and (c) 45. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: An occupier is not normally liable to a trespasser except in respect of willful act intended to cause him harm or done with reckless disregard. FACTUAL SITUATION: Tony, a rich man, had kept a ferocious dog to guard his house. He strictly instructed all his servants not to go near the dog. Further a special attender was hired to take care of the dog. Visitors were warned by a prominent warning sign board about this dog. One day, a 13 year old boy playing in the neighborhood, running after his ball got into the house. The dog attacked him and killed him. Tony was sued for damages. (a) Tony was not liable because the boy was a trespasser (b) Tony is not liable because a 13 year old boy ought to have known about the presence of the ferocious dog. (c) Tony is liable of the negligence of his servant to keep watch on such a ferocious dog during the day time.

(d) Both (a) and (b)

46. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: A master will be liable for the wrongful acts of his servants in the course of employment. FACTUAL SITUATION: Maria was an old widow who opened an account with the Indian overseas Bank, whereby she would deposit Rs. 5 everyday in the bank. Stephen was her neighnour who used to collect the amount and deposit them in the bank. Stephen would get a small commission from the bank for the money deposited. One day it was discovered that Stephen who had not deposited the money for more than three months, had vanished with the amount. Maria filed a suit against the bank. (a) Bank would not be liable because Stephen was not an employee of the bank (b) Bank would not be liable for the failure of Maria to check the balance in her account. (c) Bank would be liable because Stephen was paid commission by the bank for doing its work (d) None of the above. 47. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: The contract after death of one party can be continued if it is ratified by the surviving party. FACTUAL SITUATION: Vishal, a famous artist was requested by arun, an industrialist to draw the portrait of his deceased wife and paid Rs. 20,000 in advance and agreed to pay when the work was completed, a sum of Rs. 2 lakhs. When the portrait was half drawn, vishal died due to heart attack. His son also a fine artist completed his father’s work and demanded the money from Arun. Arun refused to pay and to accept the portrait drawn by Vishal’s son and also demanded the advanced to be returned. (a) Arun cannot demand the advance amount from the son of Vishal, because in normal cases the son is not responsible for the father’s contractual obligation. (b) Son of vishal cannot demand the rest of amount from arun because arun has not assigned him the work. (c) Arun can demand the rest of the amount. (d) None of the above. 48. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: Ignorance of law is not an excuse in India with the practice that every person in India should be acquainted with the law of land. FACTUAL SITUATION: Mr. Jackson, a foreigner, came to Delhi in the winter season. He saw the people in Delhi set fire on road side during night and get their body warm. One night he come out of his hotel and asked two labourers to cut down a dry tree in pandara road and when they agreed he paid them Rs. 150 Indian currency for cutting down the tree. They cut and made the log into small pieces and the foreigner along with the tree cutters set fire and got their body warm. After some time, the police patrol car watched it and arrested the foreigner and two labourers on the spot. The foreigner pleaded that the tree was dry and he did not know the cutting of tree from road side is an offence in India. (a) A foreigner shall not be responsible for the offence because he himself has not cut the tree but got it cut through the Indian people (b) The foreigner shall be punished because in India cutting of tree from road side is an offence. (c) The pretence that he does not know such act is an offence is not an excuse for foreigner also. (d) Both (a) and (c)

Directions: In the following questions 54-57 choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning to the word and mark it in the answer sheet.

54. Charlatan (a) Monster (b) Pre-historic man (c) Quack (d) An ex-convict. 55. Cavil (a) Frivolous objection (b) To criticize sharply; reprove (c) Moving away from centre (d) Working of brain, thought process. 56. Cynosure (a) Able to co-exist (b) Brief (c) Centre of attention (d) Abridgement. 57. Consummate (a) One at zenith of perfection (b) Existing from birth (c) Constant; always present (d) A history Directions: In the following questions 58-62 choose the word which is most nearly the **OPPOSITE in meaning to the word and mark it in the answer sheet.

  1. EQUANIMITY** (a) Resentment (b) Dubiousness (c) Duplicity (d) Excitement. 59. PALLIATE (a) Apologise (b) Hesitate (c) Wait impatiently (d) Cure completely 60. OBSEQUIOUS (a) Brusque (b) Quick-witted (c) Sharp-tongued (d) Luxurious 61. Obstreperous (a) Critical (b) Unruly (c) Unpleasing (d) Weak 62. ENDEMIC (a) Decorative

(b) Frustrating (c) Terrorising (d) Universal. Directions: Pick the correct answer choice for filing the blanks in each of the following sentences.

63. I was surprised................. (a) at his letting out the secret (b) Why he let out the secret (c) that he let out the secret (d) by his letting out the secret. 64. It is not possible to............. (a) mix oil in water (b) mix oil into water (c) mix oil with water (d) mix oil by water. 65. He................and escaped. (a) forced the door open (b) forced open the door (c) open forced the door (d) the door forced open. 66. Let.... finish this work as soon as possible. (a) you and I (b) you and me (c) I and you (d) me and you. 67. ……….the room the door hit him on the brow. (a) While entering (b) As he entered (c) On entering (d) On having entered. Directions: For the questions 68-72, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. 68. He returned back/(a) when he sensed/(b) that there was danger/(c) No error/(d). 69. The progress of these plants/(a) is not being very encouraging/(b) and they are in various stages of decay./(c) No error/ (d). 70. Not only the bandits robbed / (a) the traveller of his purse (b) but also wounded him grievously (c) No error (d). 71. No less than twenty persons/(a) were killed in/(b) the air crash./(c) No error (d). 72. The police went through the building/ with fine toothcombs/(b) but they lint no evidence/(c) No error/(d). Directions: For the questions 73& 75 the first and the last sentence of the paragraph are given other sentences are given in jumbled form. You haw arrange the sentences as to make it a readable passage. 73. (1) Some people seem to have compulsive need to work continually; B may be called work-addicts. M. However they never quite reach I top.

77. The level of blood sugar for many patients suffering from disease Q is slightly higher than the level of blood sugar in the general population. Nonetheless, most medical professionals believe that slightly increasing blood sugar levels is a successful means by which to treat disease Q. This apparently contradictory argument can best be resolved by which one of the following statements? (a) Blood sugar levels for patients who have been cured of disease Q are virtually identical to the levels of blood sugar found in the general population (b) Many of the symptoms associated with severe cases of disease Q have been recognized in laboratory animals with experimentally induced high blood pressure, but none of the animals developed disease Q (c) The movement from inactive to advanced states of disease Q often occurs because the virus that causes disease Q flourishes during ; periods when blood sugar levels are slightly low (d) The blood sugar level in patients with disease Q fluctuates abnormally in response to changes in blood chemistry. 78. Medical studies indicate that the metabolic rates of professional athletes are substantially greater than those of the average person. So, most likely, a person's speed and strength are primarily determined by that person's metabolic rate. Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument? (a) Some professional athletes are either faster or STRONGER than the average person (b) Some professional athletes do not have higher metabolic rates than some people who are not professional athletes (c) The speed and strength of people who are not professional athletes are not primarily determined by choices of diet and exercise (d) Drugs that suppress metabolic rate have been shown to have the side-effect of diminishing the speed and strength of those who are not professional athletes 79. Since Oscar received extensive training In how to repair motorcycles, he is able to repair many of their most common mechanical problems. However, Oscar does not understand how internal combustion engines work. When Oscar was given Lucy's motorcycle to repair, he was able to fix the problem, despite the fact that he diet not understand what was causing it. From the above paragraph, which of the following can be properly inferred? (a) The problem with Lucy’s motorcycle involved its engine (b) Not all mechanical problems can be repaired only by mechanics who understand how an internal combustion engine works (c) At least some good mechanics are able to fix mechanical problems without an understanding of what is causing them (d) Oscar's mechanical training in how to repair motorcycles was incomplete. 80. It cannot be true that the lack of success of third-party candidates in national elections is due to the difficulties such candidates encounter in securing space on national ballots. Everyone who identifies him or herself as a supporter of a thud party has voted for a major-party candidate in at least one national election when a third-party candidate was listed on the ballot. Which one of the following most accurately describes a reasoning flaw in the argument?

(a) The argument overlooks the possibility that the lack of success of third-party candidates in national elections may be due to the fact that their views on major issues prevent them from gaining broad support (b) The argument takes for granted that the media coverage devoted to third- party candidates for national office is comparable to that devoted to major-party candidates for those same offices (c) The argument treats as contradictory to some claim evidence that may instead provide support for that claim (d) The argument draws its conclusion through the use of a set of facts, not all of which can be true.

81. The petrol prices shot up by 7% as a result of the hike in the price of crudes. The price of petrol before the hike was Rs 28 per litre. Vawal travels 2400 kilometers every month and his car gives a mileage of 18 kilometers to a litre. Find the increase in the expenditure that Vawal has to incur due to the increase in the price of petrol (to the nearest rupee)? (a) Rs. 270 (b) Rs. 262 (c) Rs. 276 (d) Rs. 272. 82. The cost of setting up the type of a magazine is Rs.1000. The cost of running the printing machine is Rs. 120 per 100 copies; the cost of paper, ink and so on is 60 paise per copy. The magazines are sold at Rs.2.75 each. 900 copies are printed, but only 784 copies are sold. What is the sum to be obtained from advertisements to give a profit of 10% on the cost? (a) Rs. 730 (b) Rs. 720 (c) Rs. 726 (d) Rs 736. 83. HIV A sum is divided between A and B in the ratio of 1 : 2. A purchased a car from his part, which depreciates 14 2/7 % per annum and B deposited his amount in a bank, which pays him 20% interest per annum compounded annually. By what percentage will the total sum of money increase after two years due to this investment pattern (approximately)? (a) 20% (b) 26.66% (c) 30% (d) 25%. 84. Two cubes of bronze have their total weight equivalent to 60 kg. The first piece contains 10 kg of pure zinc and the second piece contains 8 kg of pure zinc. What is the percentage of zinc in the first piece of bronze if the second piece contains 15 per cent more zinc than the first? (a) 15% (b) 25% (c) 55% (d) 24%.

Directions: For questions 91-94, some information is provided in the form of statements. On the basis of that information find the answer to the questions which follow. Coach Balkishen is trying to put together a team of four players for a tennis tournament. He has seven players available: males A, B and C and the females M, N, O and P. All players are of equal ability and there must be at least two males on the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other player. Player B cannot play with player M Player C'cannot plays with player P Player M cannot play with player O

91. If player O is selected and player B is rejected the te.im will consist of which foursome? (a) A, C, M and O (b) A, C, N and O (c) A, C, P and O (d) A, N, P and O.

  1. If player M is on the team, what other players must be on the team as well? (a) A, B and N (b) A, C and N (c) A, C and O (d) A, C and P. 93. Which statement is false? (m) Player B and C are never selected together (n) Player C and O are never selected together (o) Player C and N are never selected together (a) Only M (b) Only N (c) Only O (d) All the three.
  2. Which statement must always be true? (m) If M plays, A plays (n) If O plays, B plays (o) If M plays, O plays (a) Only M (b) Only N (c) Only O (d) Only M and O. 95. The door of my house is towards east direction. From the backside of my house I drove straight 100 metres, then turned towards right and drove for 100 metres, then turned towards left and drove for 50 metres and reached my destination. In what direction am I front the starting point? (a) North-west (b) West (c) North (d) East.

Directions: Each interrogative statement 96-97 is followed by two arguments. You are to pick up one of the following responses as the answer.

96. Should divorce laws be made more favourable to women in India? (X) Yes, because women are persecuted by their husbands in India. (Y) No, because it will disrupt family life. (a) Argument 'X' is forceful (b) Argument 'Y' is forceful (c) Neither 'X' nor 'Y' is forceful (d) Both 'X' and 'Y' are forceful. (e) 97. Is leisure irrelevant to modern life? M. Yes, because life has become too much mechanical today. N. No, because without leisure efficiency will fall, body and brain must be given rest. (a) Only argument 'M' is forceful (b) Only argument 'N' is forceful (c) Both 'M' and 'N' are forceful (d) Neither 'M' nor 'N' is forceful 98. The island of Bombay was acquired by the East India Company from (a) Netherlands (b) France (c) Portugal (d) Spain. 99. The outstanding achievement of Todar Mai was in the field of (a) Military Conquests (b) Revenue Administration (c) Religious Reforms (d) Art and Architecture. 100. The deity most praised in Rigveda is (a) Indra (b) Agni (c) Mitra (d) Varuna. 101. The Peacock throne of Shahjahan was taken away by (a) Changez Khan (b) Timur (c) Nadir Shah (d) Ahmad Shah Abdali. 102. Shivaji's Council of Ministers was called (a) Nava Patnas (b) Ashta Pradhans (c) Ashta Diggajas (d) Mantri Parishad. 103. Charak was the court physician of (a) Ashoka (b) Kanishka (c) Chandragupta Maurya

(b) there are several cataracts (c) there are several pigeon towers to facilitate the collection of droppings needed to keep the land productive (d) the old traditional basic irrigation facility exists.

113. The difference in time per degree longitude between any two places on globe is (a) 4 minutes (b) 5 minutes (c) 15 minutes (d) 30 minutes. 114. The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called (a) Chandrasekhar limit (b) Eddington limit (c) Hoyle limit (d) Fowler limit. 115. The best anti-knock compound used petrol to increase mileage is (a) Ethyl-magnesium chloride (b) Sodium ethnocide (c) Zinc ethyl (d) Tetraethyl lead. 116. Rainbow is produced when sunlight falls on drops of rain. Which of the following physical phenomena are responsible of this? (I) Dispersion (II) Refraction (III) Internal Reflection (a) II and III only (b) I and II only (c) I, II and III (d) I and III only. 117. Which of the following bombs, when dropped on a city, will kill only that inhabitants? (a) Atom Bomb (b) Hydrogen Bomb (c) Chemical Bomb (d) Neutron Bomb. 118. Which of the following will you use tc remove rust stains on cloth? (a) Alcohol (b) Oxalic acid solution (c) Kerosene oil (d) Lime. 119. "Mach Number" is a term associated with the speed of (a) Ships (b) Cars (c) Aeroplanes (d) Light. 120. If .in object is placed midway between two parallel plane mirrors facing each other, then the number of images that will appear in mirrors is

(a) Four (b) Infinite (c) Two (d) Zero because the images will cancel each other.

121. The spherical shape of rain drops is due to (a) Atmospheric friction of air (b) Gravity of spherical earth (c) Surface tension of rain water (d) Viscosity of rain water.

  1. What is the colour of pure diamond? (a) Light green (b) Light yellow (c) Light blue (d) Light pink. 123. Geiger counter is an instrument (a) to determine the heart beat rate (b) to detect radioactive radiation (c) to measure intensity of visible light (d) to count the baggage of an airport 124. The film of oil and soapy water owe their brilliant colours to a combination of light reflection and (a) Refraction (b) Polarisation (c) Diffraction (d) Interference. 125. When a ship enters a sea from a river, its portion under water will (a) Increase (b) Decrease (c) Show no change (d) Increase or decrease alternatively. 126. For digestion of food, hydrochloric acid is secreted into stomach at a pH value of (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 18. 127. Which of the following diseases is genetically linked? (a) Epilepsy (b) Diabetes (c) Colour blindness (d) Leucoderma. 128. An eye defect in which one cannot distinguish between vertical and horizontal lines is called (a) Myopia (b) Astigmatism (c) Trachoma (d) Glaucoma.