CUET-UG SERIES
Legal-studies

Reading Comprehension

6 previous year questions.

Volume: 6 Ques
Yield: Medium

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6
2023

Chapter Questions
6 MCQs

01
PYQ 2023
easy
legal-studies ID: cuet-ug-
Read the source given below and answer the questions 46 to 50 that follows :
In an English case Carlill v Carbolic Ball Co. (1893, IQB256) the compnay was the manufacture of a medicine called smoke ball which was used for the treatment of influenza. The company believed that the medicine completely cured influenza. An advertisement was put up offering reward of € 100 to anyone who got influenza again after using the smoke ball medicine continuously for fifteen days.
In the advertisement, it was also stated that €1,000 was deposited in a Bank, namely Alliance Bank for paying the reward if such situations arose. Seeing the advertisement Mrs. Carlill bought the smoke ball medicine and used it as per directions provided. Mrs. Carlill got a fresh episode of influenza. Mrs Carlill sued the company for the reward of €100.
02
PYQ 2023
easy
legal-studies ID: cuet-ug-
Courts in India were established to have in place a uniform legal system on the lines of the English Courts. However, even before the advent of such formalistic models, the system was characterised by the use of non-adversarial of adjudication of legal disputes. It has witnessed the flourishing of specialised tribunals such as Kula, Shreni and Puga. These institutions are dominated with a neutral third party seeking to identify the underlining needs and concerns of the parties in dispute.
03
PYQ 2023
easy
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Read the passage and answer the following questions:-
"In 2010, the National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA) adopted the National Legal Service Authority (Free and Competent Legal Services) Regulations in exercise of its power under Section 29 of Legal Service Authorities Act, 1987. The regulations are applicable to Legal Service Committees of the Supreme Court, High Courts, the States, districts and taluks. The legal service institution is vested with authority to invite applications from legal practitioners with requisite experience to indicate the type of cases they are entrusted with."
04
PYQ 2023
easy
legal-studies ID: cuet-ug-
The quasi-judicial bodies typically are public administrative agencies under the realm of the executive branch and are largely bestowed with authority similar to courts. These bodies have the power to resolve disputes and also impose punishments. Examples of quasi-judicial institutions include, national and state human rights commissions. consumer redressal forums and commissions, income tax tribunals, and so on. Some of these bodies relating specifically to human rights institutions that include, the National Human Rights Commission. National Commission for Minorities, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Scheduled Castes and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes. These commissions are independent or autonomous and transparent bodies that are created under specific legislations to promote and protect human rights; for example, the National and State Human Rights Commissions are governed by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. National commissions have jurisdiction over the entire nation and the parallel state commission take matters of human rights violations from the respective states.
05
PYQ 2023
easy
legal-studies ID: cuet-ug-
India has ratified the international covenant on Civil and Political Rights which came into force in 1976 and is bound by the International obligation to provide free legal assistance as per the requirements of the covenant. The Supreme Court of India has adopted the method of giving effect to International legal obligations when these obligations exist in the Indian legal system expressly the court also recognised international legal obligations as part of the law of the land where Indian law can be harmoniously interpreted as in conformity with international law".
06
PYQ 2023
easy
legal-studies ID: cuet-ug-
A source of law within a domestic legal system is easier to determine. Within the domestic system it is considered as something which is not too difficult a process, where one may look at the various legislation or statutes provided for, by the legislature and if there is a lacunae in the statute then decisions of the domestic courts. But, it is not easy to pin point the sources of international law.