Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (24 May 2025)
Question/ Answer
Question1:- The maxim 'De minimis non curat lex' is related to:
A) Justice for all crimes
B) Punishment for minor offenses
C) Ignoring trivial matters in law
D) Strict liability offenses
Answer is c is correct. The Latin maxim 'De minimis non curat lex' implies that the law is not concerned with minor issues that have negligible impact. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.
Question2:- Who defined treaties as agreements between subjects of international law creating binding obligations?
A) Hans Kelsen
B) Lassa Oppenheim
C) Hersch Lauterpacht
D) Hugo Grotius
Answer is b is correct. Lassa Oppenheim, a renowned international law scholar, defined treaties as agreements between subjects of international law that create binding obligations. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.
Question3:- What does the constitutive theory of recognition refer to?
A) Determination of statehood
B) Establishment of government
C) Granting of citizenship
D) Recognition of treaties
Answer is a is correct. The constitutive theory posits that an entity becomes a state only when recognized by other states. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.
Question4:- Who contributed to the formulation of Indian Criminal Law?
A) Lord Cornwallis
B) Thomas Babington Macaulay
C) Warren Hastings
D) Lord Curzon
Answer is b is correct. Thomas Babington Macaulay was the principal architect of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), drafted in 1834. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.
Question5:- Section 91 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita addresses:
A) Infanticide
B) Child labour
C) Prevention of child birth or causing death after birth
D) Abandonment of children
Answer is c is correct. Section 91 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita criminalizes acts intended to prevent a child from being born alive or causing its death after birth. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.