MCQ 16 September 2024

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (16 September 2024)



Question/ Answer
Question1:- What is the meaning of Audi Alteram Partem?
  • a) Hear the other side
  • b) Hear the other side occasionally
  • c) Hear the other side partly
  • d) None of the above
Answer is C is correct. Audi alteram partem (or audiatur et altera pars) is a Latin phrase meaning "listen to the other side", or "let the other side be heard as well".It is the principle that no person should be judged without a fair hearing in which each party is given the opportunity to respond to the evidence against them. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.
Question2:- Find out the correct statement(s) from the following:
  • (1) A void marriage remains valid until a decree annulling it has been passed by a competent Court.
  • (2) A void marriage is never a valid marriage and there is no necessary of a decree annulling it.
  • (3) A voidable marriage is regarded as a valid subsisting marriage until a decree annulling it has been passed by a competent Court.
  • a) 1 and 2 are correct
  • b) 2 and 3 are correct
  • c) Only 2
  • d) Only 3
Answer is B is correct. Refer Section 11 and 12 of HMA, 1955. A void marriage does not require a decree to be nullified as it is invalid from the beginning, while a voidable marriage remains valid until it is annulled by a court. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.
Question 3:- Under Hindu law where the husband creates a condition in which the wife is compelled to leave the conjugal home and live separately
  • a) The husband may sue for divorce
  • b) The wife will be held guilty of desertion
  • c) The marriage is irretrievably broken down
  • d) The husband is guilty of constructive desertion
Answer is D is correct. Refer Section 13(1) (i-b) of HMA, 1955. Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.
Question4:- Which of the following can be considered implied surrender of the lease?
  • a) Non acceptance of a new lease taking effect during the continuance of the existing lease
  • b) Abandonment of possession by the lessee
  • c) A surrender by one of the two joint lessee’s, implied surrender on the part of second lessee
  • d) None of these
Answer is B is correct. Abandonment of possession by the lessee, which can be considered, implied surrender under Section 111(f) of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.
Question5:- Which of the following can be transferred under the provisions of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?
  • a) The right to mesne profits
  • b) A decree for mesne profits
  • c) transfer of property to a prostitute for future cohabitation
  • d) A sub-lease of a farm for the retail sale of opium
Answer is B is correct. A decree for mesne profits, which is transferable under Section 6 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.
Question6:- Which of the following are nearest to meaning of the phrase ‘English mortgaged’ as defined by the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?
  • a) Where on payment of certain sum by the mortgagee the property passes to him
  • b) Where there are two sales made, one at the start of mortgage with the condition that after the mortgage amount is paid back, the property will sell back
  • c) Where the mortgagee gets the possession of the property with the rights of profits, rents etc.
  • d) Where the mortgage is made by submitting the title deed
Answer is A is correct. Refer Section58 (g) of TPA, 1882. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.
Question7:- Which of the following is the time limit given under Section 17 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?
  • a) Life of the transferee
  • b) A period of 18 years from the date of transfer
  • c) Either A or B whichever is longer
  • d) neither A nor B
Answer is B is correct. Refer Section 17 of TPA, 1882. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.