LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 4 Jurisprudence and Legal Theory 2021-22 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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MCQ Multiple choice questions

1. 1 Rights in re-aliena means ______ (a) Right over other's property (b) Rights against the world (c) Right over one's own property (d) Right of possession
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2. 2 Animus possidendi means ______ (a) Possession of Animal (b) Animal in possession (c) Intention to possess (d) Intelligence to possess
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3. 3 Who stated that every right implies a co-relative a duty and viceversa? (a) Jeremy Bentham (b) Aristotle (c) Puchta (d) Keeton
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4. 4 What type of Possession does a servant have over his master's car? (a) Mediate Possession (b) Quasi Possession (c) Adverse Possession (d) Immediate Possession
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5. 5 If 'A' gift a house to 'B', 'A's right to ownership in the house is ______. Ownership rights then rest in 'B'. (a) Vestitive (b) Divestitive (c) Investetive (d) Restitutive
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6. 6 A lunatic person means (a) The person below the age of majority (b) A person born in a lunar cycle (c) A person lost for seven years (d) A person with an unsound mind
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7. 7 Which of the following statement is true? (a) Possession is nine points in law (b) Ownership is nine points in law (c) Possession is five points and ownership are five-point in law (d) The possessor has no right over the property
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8. 8 Which of the following statement is true? (a) Law never recognized the animals as a legal personality (b) Law recognized the animals as a legal personality (c) The animals are a person under the law (d) Animals have rights and duties
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9. 9 Which of the following is the understanding of Radical feminism? (a) Dominating feminism (b) Retain their equality (c) Disparities between men and women (d) Inequality is a social construct
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10. 10 The ______ are dealt with Article 51A under Part-IV A of the Indian Constitution. (a) Fundamental Law (b) Fundamental Principles (c) Fundamental Rights (d) Fundamental Duties
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11. 11 Roscoe Pound Propounded the theory of social engineering which means (a) Greatest happiness to the greatest number of people (b) Balancing of competing interests in society (c) Changes in the concept and function of the state (d) The law has its source in the general consciousness
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12. 12 According to which school, "the purpose of jurisprudence is to analyze and dissect the law of the land as it exists today"? (a) Historical Jurisprudence (b) Sociological Jurisprudence (c) Analytical Jurisprudence (d) Philosophical Jurisprudence
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13. 13 Executive legislation is a sub-branch of ______ (a) Colonial Legislation (b) Illegal Legislation (c) Subordinate Legislation (d) Superior Legislation
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14. 14 According to Salmond the thing upon which the legal right is to be exercised upon, is known as ______ of right. (a) Content (b) Subject (c) Object (d) Characteristic
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15. 15 Which of the following is an example of corporation sole? (a) Sole proprietorship (b) One person company (c) Post-Master-General (d) A single corporate
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16. 16 Which of the following statements is correct regarding equitable rights (a) They have received the authority of the Courts of Civil Law (b) They have received the recognition and authority from the of Courts of Equity (c) They prevail over legal rights in case of conflict (d) They efficacy is more than legal rights
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17. 17 Which of the following statement is Correct? (a) Certainty is not essential for proving a custom (b) Custom is de-facto in essence while legislation is de-jure (c) Codification is essential for proving a custom (d) Writing is essential for proving a custom
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18. 18 The Constitution of India gives constitutional status to the doctrine of Precedent in respect of law declared by the Supreme Court of India under ______ (a) Article 32 (b) Article 226 (c) Article 141 (d) Article 161
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19. 19 Mr Atul has a right of way over the land of Mr Singh. This right in favour of Mr Atul can be termed as ______. (a) Right in re propria (b) Right in re aliena (c) Fundamental right (d) Corporeal rights
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20. 20 Right and ______ are corelative. (a) Power (b) No right (c) Duty (d) Immunity
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DTQ Descriptive questions

1. 1 Write any three modes of acquisition of property.
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2. 2 What do you mean by original Title? Explain with the help of an example.
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3. 3 Discuss in brief any three kinds of rights.
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4. 4 Write any three differences between Ownership and Possession.
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5. 5 Write a short note on Corporate personality.
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6. 6 Identify three points of difference between legislation and custom as a source of law.
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7. 7 "Jurisprudence is the philosophy of positive law." Explain briefly. (a) Identify the jurist who gave this definition of Jurisprudence. (b) State two benefits of studying jurisprudence.
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8. 8 X promises to gift his car to Y, provided Y gets a driving license within 30 days. (a) Define legal right. (b) What type of right does Y possess in the above-mentioned situation?
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9. 9 "Nature has placed man under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure." Explain Bentham's principle of Utility.
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10. 10 Explain the concept of the Volksgeist.
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