AIBE XV (2021) - Solved Question Paper with Explanations

Q: Section 66A of Information Technology Act was held unconstitutional in the case of

Correct option: C. The Supreme Court in **Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015)** struck down Section 66A of the IT Act as unconstitutional for violating Article 19(1)(a). The provision was vague and overbroad, chilling free speech. The other cases deal with privacy/search (M.P. Sharma), the right to privacy (Puttaswamy), etc., not 66A.

Q: A Teacher is not a workman within the purview of Industrial Disputes Act, held in the case of

Correct option: C. In **A. Sundarambal v. Government of Goa, Daman & Diu (1988)**, the Supreme Court held that a teacher does not perform 'manual, skilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work' and hence is **not** a 'workman' under Section 2(s) of the ID Act.

Q: According to Factories Act

Correct option: A. Section 2(c) of the **Factories Act, 1948** defines 'child' as a person who has not completed **fifteen** years of age. 'Adolescent' (15–18) is separately defined under Section 2(b).

Q: The UNCITRAL Model Law and Rules do not become part of the Arbitration Act so as to become an aid to construe the provisions of the Act. held in the case of

Correct option: A. In **Union of India v. East Coast Boat Builders & Engineers Ltd.**, the Court clarified that while the **UNCITRAL Model Law** influenced the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, it does not automatically form part of it for interpretive aid unless incorporated.

Q: According to Section 7(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, an arbitration agreement is in writing if it is contained in-

Correct option: D. Section 7(4) lists **all** these as valid forms evidencing a written arbitration agreement: signed document, exchange of communications creating a record, or pleadings where one party asserts and the other does not deny.

Q: Waiver of right to object deviance from arbitration agreement is mentioned under -------- of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act

Correct option: B. **Section 4** (waiver of right to object) states that a party aware of non-compliance who proceeds without objection is deemed to have waived its right to object.

Q: A intentionally and falsely leads B to believe that certain land belongs to A, and thereby induces B to buy and pay for it. The land afterwards becomes the property of A, and A seeks to set aside the sale on the ground that, at the time of the sale, he had no title. He will not be allowed to prove his want of title.- Which Section of the Evidence Act is applicable?

Correct option: C. This is **estoppel**. Under **Section 115, Evidence Act**, a person who by his act or declaration induces another to believe and act cannot deny the truth of that representation later.

Q: The Arbitration Act 1996 repeals

Correct option: D. Section 85 of the **Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996** repealed all three: the 1937, 1940 and 1961 Acts, subject to savings.

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Q1. Section 66A of Information Technology Act was held unconstitutional in the case of

AJustice K. S. Puttaswamy Vs Union of India

BM P Sharma Vs Satish Chandra

CShreya Singhal Vs Union Of India

DGagan Harsh Sharma Vs The State of Maharashtra

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Cyber LawSkill Tested: LocateType: Case

Q2. A Teacher is not a workman within the purview of Industrial Disputes Act, held in the case of

AThe Workmen Vs Greaves Cotton & Co. Ltd. & Ors

BJohn Joseph Khokar Vs Bhadange B. S. & ors

CA. Sundarambal Vs Government of Goa

DDinesh Sharma and Ors. Vs State of Bihar

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Labour and Industrial LawSkill Tested: LocateType: Case

Q3. According to Factories Act

A"child" means a person who has not completed his fifteenth year of age;

B"child" means a person who has not completed his fourteenth year of age

C"child" means a person who has not completed his eighteenth year of age

D"child" means a person who has not completed his sixteenth year of age

Difficulty: ModerateTopic: Labour and Industrial LawSkill Tested: DefineType: Section

Q4. The UNCITRAL Model Law and Rules do not become part of the Arbitration Act so as to become an aid to construe the provisions of the Act. held in the case of

AUnion of India Vs East Coast Boat Builders and Engineers Ltd.,

BUnion of India Vs M.C. Mehta

CTata Press Ltd Vs Union of India

DUnion of India Vs Indian Change Chrome Ltd

Difficulty: ModerateTopic: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) & Arbitration ActSkill Tested: LocateType: Case

Q5. According to Section 7(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, an arbitration agreement is in writing if it is contained in-

Aa document signed by the parties;

Ban exchange of letters, telex, telegrams or other means of telecommunication which provide a record of the agreement;

Can exchange of statements of claim and defence in which the existence of the agreement is alleged by one party and not denied by the other.

DAll of the above

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) & Arbitration ActSkill Tested: LocateType: Section

Q6. Waiver of right to object deviance from arbitration agreement is mentioned under -------- of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act

ASection 7

BSection 4

CSection 20

DSection 22

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) & Arbitration ActSkill Tested: LocateType: Section

Q7. A intentionally and falsely leads B to believe that certain land belongs to A, and thereby induces B to buy and pay for it. The land afterwards becomes the property of A, and A seeks to set aside the sale on the ground that, at the time of the sale, he had no title. He will not be allowed to prove his want of title.- Which Section of the Evidence Act is applicable?

ASection 92

BSection 124

CSection 115

DSection 101

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)Skill Tested: ApplyType: Section

Q8. The Arbitration Act 1996 repeals

AThe Arbitration Act, 1940,

BThe Arbitration (Protocol and Convention) Act, 1937

Cthe Foreign Awards (Recognition and Enforcement) Act, 1961.

DAll of the above

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) & Arbitration ActSkill Tested: LocateType: Transitional/Repeal/Savings

Q9. Section 265A to 265L, Chapter XXIA of the Criminal Procedure Code deals with the concept of

AUnlawful Assembly

BArrest without warrant

Csearch and seizures

DPlea bargaining

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)Skill Tested: LocateType: Chapter

Q10. Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders is dealt under

ASection 109 of Cr.P.C.

BSection 110 of Cr.P.C

CSection 111 of Cr.P.C.

DNone of the above

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)Skill Tested: LocateType: Section

Q11. X, Y, Z jointly promise to pay A an amount of Rs. 50,000/- Subsequently X, Y became untraceable. Can A compel Z to pay ?

AA can, under Section 43 para 1

BA can under Section 49 para 1

CA cannot and will have to wait till X, Y become traceable

DZ can be compelled only for one third

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws & Negotiable Instruments ActSkill Tested: ApplyType: Section

Q12. Delivery of goods by one person to another for some purpose upon a contract that they shall, when the purpose is accomplished, be returned or disposed of according to the directions of the person delivering them. This process is termed as

AAgency

BBailment

CGuarantee

DContingency

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws & Negotiable Instruments ActSkill Tested: DefineType: Section

Q13. Section 14A inserted by the THE SPECIFIC RELIEF (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018, relates to

APower of the Courts to engage experts

BEstablishment of Special Court

CExpeditious disposal of case

DSpecific performance with regard to contracts

Difficulty: ModerateTopic: Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws & Negotiable Instruments ActSkill Tested: LocateType: Section

Q14. Parliament may by law establish Administrative Tribunals under --------- of the Constitution

AArticle 323B

BArticle 323 A

CArticle 233

DArticle 323

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Constitutional LawSkill Tested: LocateType: Article

Q15. The Bar Council of India has to lay down the standards of professional conduct and etiquette for the Advocates under

ASection 3 of the Advocate Act, 1961

BSection 7 (1) (b) of the Advocate Act, 1961

CSection 17 of the Advocate Act, 1961

DSection 18 of the Advocate Act, 1961

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Professional Ethics & Professional Misconduct (Bar Council Rules)Skill Tested: LocateType: Section

Q16. According to Section 49 of the Advocate Act of 1961 the bar Council of India has power to make rules

Aqualifications for membership of a Bar Council and the disqualifications for such membership

Bthe class or category of persons entitled to be enrolled as advocates

Cthe standards of legal education to be observed by universities in India and the inspection of universities for that purpose.

DAll of the above

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Professional Ethics & Professional Misconduct (Bar Council Rules)Skill Tested: LocateType: Section

Q17. Requisites of a valid adoption : no adoption shall be valid unless- (i) the person adopting has the capacity, and also the right, to take in adoption; (ii) the person giving in adoption has the capacity to do so; (iii) the person adopted is capable of being taken in adoption; and (iv) the adoption is made in compliance with the other conditions mentioned in this Chapter. - mentioned under

ASection 6 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act

BSection 8 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act

CSection 12 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act

DSection 10 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Family LawSkill Tested: LocateType: Section

Q18. According to the Muslim women(protection of rights on marriage) act, 2019, any pronouncement of talaq as defined under the Act by a Muslim husband upon his wife, by words, either spoken or written or in electronic form or in any other manner whatsoever, shall be

AVoid

BCognizable

Ccompoundable

DAll of the above

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Family LawSkill Tested: OutcomeType: Section

Q19. The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act (HSAA) 2005 provides for women:

Acoparcenary rights at par with men;

Binheritance rights in agricultural land from her parents at par with her brothers;

Cinheritance of the self-acquired agricultural land of her deceased husband

DAll of the above

Difficulty: ModerateTopic: Family LawSkill Tested: OutcomeType: Amendment

Q20. Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act provides for

ACustody of the Children

BPermanent alimony and maintenance

CMaintenance Pendente lite

DDivision of matrimonial property

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Family LawSkill Tested: LocateType: Section

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