MCQ 14 January 2025

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (14 January 2025)



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Question1:- Promotion of hatred among classes of society is an offence under section ____ of the IPC.
  • a) 121 A
  • b) 122 A
  • c) 153 A
  • d) 154 A
Answer is C is correct. The provision is meant to prevent hate speech and activities that could lead to communal violence or disturb public peace in a diverse country like India. Therefore, option (c) is correct answer.
Question2:- The ‘actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea’ maxim was established by:
  • a) Equity principle
  • b) Roman law
  • c) Common law
  • d) House of lords
Answer is C is correct. The legal maxim "actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea" translates to "an act does not make a person guilty unless there is a guilty mind." This principle was developed under common law and is foundational in criminal law, emphasizing that both a wrongful act (actus reus) and a guilty mind (mens rea) are required for criminal liability. Therefore, option (c) is correct answer.
Question3:- When is the communication of proposals, the acceptance of proposals and the revocation of proposals deemed to be made?
  • a) Only on clear verbal communication of such proposal, acceptance or revocation
  • b) By any act or omission of the party by which he intends to communicate such proposal, acceptance or revocation or which has the effect of communicating it
  • c) Only when the proposal, acceptance or revocation of the proposal is recorded in writing
  • d) Only when the proposal, acceptance or revocation of the proposal is received and understood by the other party receiving the information.
Answer is B is correct. Section 3 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, which states that the communication of proposals, acceptance of proposals, and revocation of proposals is made by any act or omission by which the person intends to communicate it or which has the effect of communicating it. Therefore, option (b) is correct.
Question4:- _______ may relate to past, present or future
  • a) Consideration
  • b) Offer
  • c) Acceptance
  • d) All of the above
Answer is A is correct. Consideration is defined under Section 2d of the Indian Contracts Act, 1872. It is defined as when the promisee at the request to the promisor has: Done or abstained from doing something, Does or abstains from doing something, promises to do or abstain from something. Then such act or abstinence is called consideration. Therefore, option (a) is correct answer.
Question5:- Who propounded the concept of Grund-norm?
  • a) Roscoe Pound
  • b) Hans Kelsen
  • c) John Austin
  • d) Hart
Answer is B is correct. The doctrine of Grundnorm or Pure Theory of law is propounded by jurist Hans Kelsen, belonging to the positive school of thought. Therefore, option (b) is correct answer.

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