MODEL NOTES FOR JUDICIAL EXAM - 1

1. To review the financial position of which one of the following the Governor of a State has power to constitute a Finance Commission?

• State
• Both Panchayats and Municipal bodies

2. The Supreme Court of India in State of Haryana v. Dinesh Kumar(2008) held that 'arrest' implies:

• handcuffing of the accused by the police officer
• apprehension of the accused by the police officer or the submission of the accused to the custody by word or action including when he is in the judicial custody on surrender before the court and/or submits to its direction

3. Photofit i.e superimposed photograph of the deceased over the skeleton of a human body(skull) recover from tank to prove the fact that skeleton was that of the deceased was held to be admissible by the Supreme Court of India in the case of

• Ram Lochan v. State of West Bengal
• Hiralal v. State(NCT) of Delhi

4.Which one among the following statements is correct? 

• the powers of high courts under Article 227 of the constitution of india can be ousted 
• no one can be subjected to narco-analysis test without his consent

5. The objective of Article 13 of the Constitution of India is to:

• limit legislative power of the State
• define the word law

6. Section 53(A) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment Act 25 of 2005) provides for examination of the

• person accused of rape by medical practitioner at the request of police officer
• person accused of rape by medical practitioner

7.The Parliament passed a legislation with respect to a subject in the State list in the national interest. The legislation contains certain provisions which are inconsistent with the provisions of a State legislation enacted on the same subject. With regard to the above which one of the following is correct?

• the question of repugnancy has to be decided with reference to Article 254(1) of the Constitution of India
• the question of repugnancy has to be decided with reference to Article 251 of the Constitution of India

8. A, an officer of a Court of Justice, being ordered by that Court to arrest Y, and, after due enquiry, believing Z to be Y, arrests Z. A is guilty of

• no offence
• wrongful negligence

9. A, a soldier, fires on a mob by the order of his superior officer, in conformity with the commands of the law. A has com­mitted no offence, True/False

    Ans: True

10.Under section 83(1) (a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the court may order

• attachment of property of person absconding after proclamation
• proclamation and attachment by separate order