English-Jurisprudence-LAW-GAT

Practice questions

1. According to Salmond, Jurisprudence is:
   • Study of politics
   • Study of morality
   • Science of civil law
   • Study of religion
2. Salmond defines law as:
   • Command of sovereign
   • Custom of people
   • Divine rules
   • Body of principles recognized and applied by the State in administration of justice
3. Analytical jurisprudence mainly deals with:
   • History of law
   • Ethics
   • Concepts and structure of law
   • Sociology
4. Which is NOT a source of law according to Salmond?
   • Legislation
   • Precedent
   • Custom
   • Religion
5. Supreme legislation is made by:
   • Courts
   • Public
   • Sovereign authority/Parliament
   • Police
6. Subordinate legislation is made under authority delegated by:
   • Courts
   • Customs
   • Supreme legislature
   • Citizens
7. precedent becomes binding because of:
   • Popularity
   • Opinion
   • Doctrine of stare decisis
   • Morality
8. Ratio decidendi means:
   • Obiter remark
   • Reason for the decision
   • Dissent
   • Evidence
9. Obiter dicta refers to:
   • Binding rule
   • Judgment order
   • Incidental statements not binding
   • Statutory rule
10. Custom to be valid must be:
    • New
    • Secret
    • Temporary
    • Reasonable and certain
11. According to Salmond, a legal right always has:
    • Power only
    • Interest only
    • Duty only
    • corresponding duty
12. The person in whom a right is vested is called:
    • Incumbent
    • Defendant
    • Subject of right
    • Magistrate
13. The person bound to respect the right is called:
    • Plaintiff
    • Subject of duty
    • Agent
    • Owner
14. The object of a right may be:
    • Only property
    • Only person
    • Only land
    • Person, property or act
15. Rights available against the whole world are:
    • Personal rights
    • Contractual rights
    • Rights in rem
    • Rights in personam
16. Rights enforceable against a specific person are:
    • Rights in rem
    • Public rights
    • Moral rights
    • Rights in personam
17. Ownership according to Salmond means:
    • Temporary control
    • Possession only
    • Complete and absolute right over property
    • Lease
18. Possession consists of:
    • Ownership only
    • Title only
    • Corpus and Animus
    • Contract only
19. Corpus means:
    • Intention
    • Ownership
    • Legal right
    • Physical control over a thing
20. Animus possidendi means:
    • Physical custody
    • Transfer of title
    • Intention to possess
    • Ownership right
21. person holding goods for another is:
    • Owner
    • Tenant
    • Detainer/custodian
    • Trustee
22. Liability arises from:
    • Good conduct
    • Right exercise
    • Wrongful act or breach of duty
    • Custom
23. Civil liability generally results in:
    • Imprisonment
    • Fine only
    • Damages or compensation
    • Death penalty
24. Criminal liability generally aims at:
    • Compensation
    • Ownership
    • Punishment
    • Agreement
25. Mens rea refers to:
    • Physical act
    • Evidence
    • Guilty mind
    • Legal right
26. Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea means:
    • Agreement must be kept
    • Ignorance of law is excuse
    • Act does not make a person guilty unless mind is guilty
    • Custom is law
27. Negligence is:
    • Intentional wrong
    • Strict liability
    • Lack of reasonable care
    • Fraud
28. legal person includes:
    • Human beings only
    • Judges only
    • Animals
    • Corporations and institutions
29. Justice according to Salmond is:
    • Charity
    • Revenge
    • Power
    • Administration of law according to legal principles
30. Equity supplements:
    • Religion
    • Politics
    • Custom
    • Common law