AIBE XVI (2021) - Solved Question Paper with Explanations

Q: The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 ( ____ ) petition in which a decree of restitution of conjugal rights has been passed to apply to the court for a decree for divorce by showing that there has been no restitution of conjugal rights as between parties of marriage for a period of one year or upwards after passing of the decree.

Correct option: C. Section 13(1A)(ii) of the Hindu Marriage Act allows **either party** to a decree for restitution of conjugal rights to petition for divorce if there has been no restitution for one year or more after the decree.

Q: The offences under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 are ( ____ ).

Correct option: C. Under Sections 15–16 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, offences are **cognizable and non-bailable**, to enable prompt action and deterrence.

Q: An arbitration proceeding is a:

Correct option: B. Arbitration tribunals decide disputes and render binding awards but are not courts; their function is **quasi-judicial** in nature.

Q: What is ad hoc arbitration?

Correct option: D. Ad hoc arbitration is party-administered; the parties set the **rules, procedure, seat, language and scope** specifically for that case. Hence all (A)-(C).

Q: Which of the following Sections of the Civil Procedure Code define the 'Mesne Profit'?

Correct option: D. CPC **Section 2(12)** defines “mesne profits” as profits which the person in wrongful possession actually received or might with ordinary diligence have received.

Q: How many kinds of presumptions are there as classified by the Supreme Court?

Correct option: D. Courts recognize **presumptions of fact**, **presumptions of law (rebuttable)**, and **conclusive presumptions (irrebuttable)**. Therefore, all three apply.

Q: What is the leading decision in the case of Menaka Gandhi Vs Union of India?

Correct option: A. In **Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978)**, the Supreme Court read **fair procedure/audi alteram partem** into Article 21; the right to be heard was central to the ruling.

Q: Advocate's act 1961 came into force on:

Correct option: A. The **Advocates Act, 1961** came into force on **19 May 1961**.

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Q1. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 ( ____ ) petition in which a decree of restitution of conjugal rights has been passed to apply to the court for a decree for divorce by showing that there has been no restitution of conjugal rights as between parties of marriage for a period of one year or upwards after passing of the decree.

ADoes not permit any party to that

BDoes not permit the party against whom the

CDoes permit any party to that

DDoes permit any person related to either party to that

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Family LawSkill Tested: LocateType: Section

Q2. The offences under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 are ( ____ ).

ACognizable and bailable

BNon cognizable and non-bailable

CCognizable and non-bailable

DNon cognizable and bailable

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Family LawSkill Tested: OutcomeType: Section

Q3. An arbitration proceeding is a:

AJudicial proceeding

BQuasi-judicial proceeding

CAdministrative proceeding

DNone of the above

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) & Arbitration ActSkill Tested: DefineType: Doctrine/Principle

Q4. What is ad hoc arbitration?

AIt is a proceeding administered by the parties themselves, with rules created solely, for that specific case

BParties make their own arrangement with respect to all aspects of the arbitration, including the laws and rules

CThe seat of arbitration, the language, and the scope and issues to be resolved by means of arbitration.

D(a) (b) (c)

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) & Arbitration ActSkill Tested: DefineType: Doctrine/Principle

Q5. Which of the following Sections of the Civil Procedure Code define the 'Mesne Profit'?

ASection 2(4)

BSection 2(14)

CSection 2(6)

DSection 2(12)

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Code of Civil Procedure (CPC)Skill Tested: LocateType: Section

Q6. How many kinds of presumptions are there as classified by the Supreme Court?

APermissive presumptions or presumptions of facts

BCompelling presumptions or presumptions of law (rebuttable presumptions)

CIrrebuttable presumptions of law or conclusive presumptions.

DAll of them

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)Skill Tested: DefineType: Doctrine/Principle

Q7. What is the leading decision in the case of Menaka Gandhi Vs Union of India?

ARight of hearing

BSeparation of powers

CDelegated legislation

DRule of evidence

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Constitutional LawSkill Tested: LocateType: Case

Q8. Advocate's act 1961 came into force on:

A19th May, 1961

B19th April, 1961

C1st May, 1961

D19th January, 1961

Difficulty: ModerateTopic: Professional Ethics & Professional Misconduct (Bar Council Rules)Skill Tested: NumbersType: Short title/Extent/Commencement

Q9. A Railway servant was killed in a bus accident during the course of employment. His family members may claim compensation under

AThe Motor Vehicle Act

BThe Employees Compensation Act, 1923

CBoth (a) and (b)

DEither under (a) OR under (b)

Difficulty: HardTopic: Law of Torts (including Motor Vehicles Act & Consumer Protection Law)Skill Tested: OutcomeType: Section

Q10. "Casting Couch" in Bollywood, the Indian film industry, is an example of-

Asexual assault

Bsexual harassment

Cboth (a) and (b)

DNone of the above

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Labour and Industrial LawSkill Tested: ApplyType: Doctrine/Principle

Q11. According to section 2 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 the term motor cab means any motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry not more than

A5 passengers or including the driver

B6 passengers or including the driver

C5 passengers or excluding the driver

D6 passengers or excluding the driver

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Law of Torts (including Motor Vehicles Act & Consumer Protection Law)Skill Tested: DefineType: Section

Q12. The National Commission of Consumer Protection is composed of-

A7 members ;

B5 members ;

C8 members ;

D6 members ;

Difficulty: ModerateTopic: Law of Torts (including Motor Vehicles Act & Consumer Protection Law)Skill Tested: NumbersType: Section

Q13. Which of the following sections of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 deals with "amount of maintenance"?

ASection 21

BSection 22

CSection 23

DSection 24

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Family LawSkill Tested: LocateType: Section

Q14. In which of the following case the Supreme Court first of all made an attempt to look into the question regarding the extension of the right to life to the right to Health and other Hygienic conditions -

AThe Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra Vs State of Uttar Pradesh.

BM.C Mehta Vs Union of India

CV. Lakshmipathy Vs State of Karnataka

DF.K. Hussain Vs Union of India.

Difficulty: ModerateTopic: Environmental LawSkill Tested: LocateType: Case

Q15. Basel Convention is associated with one of the following -

AInternational Trade in Endangered species of wild Fauna & flora

BClimate change

CProtection of Ozone layer

DThe control of transboundary movement of Hazardous waste and their disposal.

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Environmental LawSkill Tested: DefineType: Doctrine/Principle

Q16. Cyber crime is ( ____ ) in nature

ATangible

BIntangible

COf mental Violence

DNone of the above

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Cyber LawSkill Tested: DefineType: Doctrine/Principle

Q17. Under Civil Procedure Code, 1908 "Foreign Court" means

AA court situated outside India

BA court situated outside India and not established under the authority of Government of India

CA court situated in India, applying foreign law

DAll of the above

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Code of Civil Procedure (CPC)Skill Tested: DefineType: Section

Q18. Misuse of mechanism of PILs means-

Afiling PILs for protection of private interest

Bfiling PILs for oblique motive

Cfiling PILs only for publicity

DAll of the above

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Public Interest Litigation (PIL)Skill Tested: DefineType: Doctrine/Principle

Q19. What is meant by procedural ultravires?

AIt is the non-observance of the procedural norms by the rulemaking authority

BIt may make the rule ultra vires due to non-observance of rulemaking authority and hence become void

CIt means the lacuna in the procedure of law

D(a) and (b)

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Administrative LawSkill Tested: DefineType: Doctrine/Principle

Q20. The ground of "error of law apparent on the face of the record" is connected with which of the writ?

AQuo-warranto

BMandamus

CHabeas Corpus

DCertiorari

Difficulty: EasyTopic: Constitutional LawSkill Tested: LocateType: Doctrine/Principle

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