MCQ 12 May 2025

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (12 May 2025)



Question/ Answer
Question1:- “The movement of progressive society has hitherto been a movement from status to contract” it is said by
  • (a) Henry Maine
  • (b) Hegel
  • (c) Savigny
  • (d) Cicero
Answer is a is correct. Henry Maine (1822-1888) inaugurated both the comparative and anthropological approaches to the study of law. According to him, the march of progressive societies witness the disintegration of status and determination of legal condition of the individual by free negotiation on his part. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.
Question2:- An idol of Lord Krishna in a temple is:
  • (a) A natural person
  • (b) A legal person
  • (c) Not a legal person in the eyes of law because only the priest of the temple may be a person.
  • (d) Not a person because no personality can be conferred.
Answer is b is correct. Idol of Lord Krishna in Temple is a legal person. In legal sense, it is not simply a statue. It was considered to contain a legal personality within itself. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.
Question3:- What does Section 17 of the Indian Contract Act define?
  • a) Misrepresentation
  • b) Undue Influence
  • c) Fraud
  • d) Coercion
Answer is c is correct. Section 17 of the Indian Contract Act defines fraud as an intentional act of deception to induce another party into a contract. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.
Question4:- Under which section of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, is it stated that offences under this Act are cognizable?
  • (a) Section 8
  • (b) Section 7
  • (c) Section 9
  • (d) Section 10
Answer is a is correct. According to Section 8 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (now the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023), an offence punishable under this Act shall be bailable and cognizable. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.
Question5:- Section 4A of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, which deals with the ban on advertisements, was inserted by which Act?
  • (a) Act 43 of 1986
  • (b) Act 52 of 1992
  • (c) Act 24 of 1990
  • (d) Act 10 of 1995
Answer is a is correct. Section 4A of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, which imposes a ban on advertisements relating to dowry, was inserted by Act 43 of 1986. This was done to prevent the advertisement of dowry-related demands or offers, thus curbing the promotion of dowry practises in the media. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.