Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (20 January 2025)
Question/ Answer
Question1:- Oral evidence under section 60 of the evidence act may be
a) Direct only
b) Hearsay
c) Both a and b
d) Either a or b
Answer is a is correct. Section 60 lays down that oral evidence must in all cases be direct and not heard from any other source. Therefore, option (a) is correct answer.
Question2:- Tort is a violation of
a) A right in personam
b) A right in rem
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b
Answer is b is correct. A tort is a violation of a right in rem which means that the right is vested in some person and is available against the world at large. Therefore, option (b) is correct answer.
Question3:- The term novus actus interveniens means
a) Directness of damages
b) Remoteness of damages
c) Direct and remote damages
d) Foreseeable damages
Answer is b is correct. The concept of the remoteness of damage refers to the idea that a defendant is only liable for the harm caused by their actions if that harm was foreseeable at the time of the wrongdoing. If the harm suffered by the plaintiff was too remote or unforeseeable, the defendant cannot be held responsible for it. Therefore, option (b) is correct answer.
Question4:- The main object of Article 39 is
a) Creation of democratic state
b) Creation of welfare state
c) Creation of just and humane conditions of work
d) Creation of public assistance
Answer is c is correct. In a nutshell, Article 39 of the Constitution states that the state will make sure that they provide sufficient sources of subsistence to all people, along with women, equal wages for equivalent work. Therefore, option (c) is correct answer.
Question5:- Which office has not been omitted by the BNSS?
a) Assistant Session Judge
b) Metropolitan Magistrate
c) Additional Session Judge
d) None of the above
Answer is c is correct. As per Section 5 the office of the Additional Session Judge has not been omitted by the BNSS.