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WorksheetsJuris Test 2
Total questions: 120
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Obligation implies
Moral duty only
Legal bond enforceable by law
Social expectation
Personal belief
Obligation necessarily involves
Right and power
Duty and sanction
Right and duty
Power and liability
The expression Vinculum Juris means
Moral duty
Legal punishment
Bond of necessity
Judicial discretion
According to Salmond, liability is
A moral obligation
A bond between parties
The bond of necessity between wrongdoer and remedy
Legal punishment only
Who defined liability as the condition of a person having a duty whether primary or sanctioning?
Salmond
Austin
Markby
Holland
Austin preferred the term ________ instead of liability
Responsibility
Accountability
Imputability
Sanction
According to Austin, acts and their consequences are ________ to the persons who committed them
Punishable
Imputable
Compensable
Sanctionable
Liability mainly arises from
Moral wrong
Breach of duty
Social injury
Custom
Civil liability primarily aims at
Punishing the offender
Preventing crime
Enforcing rights claimed by plaintiff
Deterring wrongdoing
Criminal liability is based on which maxim
Ubi jus ibi remedium
Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea
Res ipsa loquitur
Nemo dat quod non habet
Which element is essential for criminal liability under the general rule
Damage
Compensation
Mens rea
Negligence
Penal liability is mainly concerned with
Enforcement of rights
Compensation
Punishment of wrong
Prevention of disputes
Which of the following is not a form of punishment under penal liability
Deterrent
Preventive
Reformative
Compensatory
Remedial liability is based on which maxim
Actus non facit reum
Ubi jus ibi remedium
Res nullius
Caveat emptor
Which of the following is not an exception to remedial liability
Imperfect obligation
Unenforceable duty
Impossibility of performance by law
Mens rea
Vicarious liability means
Liability based on intention
Liability incurred for another
Liability without fault
Liability based on negligence
Absolute or strict liability arises when
Mens rea is proved
Negligence is established
Liability exists irrespective of intention or negligence
Punishment is mild
Absolute liability applies in
Civil law only
Criminal law only
Both civil and criminal law
Constitutional law only
Which liability exists without mens rea
Criminal liability
Civil liability
Strict liability
Penal liability
Fault theory requires
Damage only
Mens rea or negligence
Strict proof
Absolute act
Absolute liability differs from strict liability because
Mens rea is essential
Defences are allowed
No exceptions permitted
It applies only to crime
Retributive theory is based on
Reform
Deterrence
Revenge
Rehabilitation
Deterrent theory aims at
Reforming offender
Social revenge
Preventing crime
Moral purification
Expiatory theory emphasizes
Fear
Repentance
Reform
Retribution
Reformative theory focuses on
Punishment
Social defence
Criminal reformation
Compensation
Rehabilitative theory stresses
Isolation
Capital punishment
Social reintegration
Deterrence
Capital punishment is constitutionally valid under
Article 14
Article 19
Article 21
Article 32
"Rarest of rare" doctrine was laid down in
Maneka Gandhi case
Bachan Singh case
Machhi Singh case
Kehar Singh case
Guidelines for rarest of rare cases were given in
Bachan Singh
Machhi Singh
Rajendra Prasad
Kehar Singh
Which punishment theory is most accepted today
Retributive
Deterrent
Reformative
Expiatory
Interpretation of statute primarily aims to
Amend the law
Discover legislative intent
Enforce morality
Fill gaps in law
Construction differs from interpretation because construction
Explains words
Uses grammar
Goes beyond literal meaning
Applies dictionary meaning
Which rule gives words their ordinary grammatical meaning
Mischief Rule
Golden Rule
Literal Rule
Purposive Rule
Literal rule is applied when statutory language is
Ambiguous
Unclear
Clear and unambiguous
Inconsistent
The Golden Rule is a modification of
Mischief Rule
Purposive Rule
Literal Rule
Equity Rule
Golden Rule allows deviation from literal meaning to avoid
Delay
Absurdity
Harshness only
Inefficiency
Mischief Rule originated from
Smith v Hughes
Grey v Pearson
Heydon’s Case
Donoghue v Stevenson
Mischief Rule focuses on
Grammar
Legislative intention
Social evil to be remedied
Dictionary meaning
Which rule is also called purposive interpretation
Literal Rule
Golden Rule
Mischief Rule
Ejusdem Generis
Which is an internal aid of interpretation
Dictionary
Preamble
Law Commission Report
Parliamentary debates
External aids include
Headings
Marginal notes
Legislative history
Definition clause
Interpretation deals with
What law should be
What law is
Justice alone
Morality
Construction is mainly applied when
Words are clear
Law is complete
Ambiguity exists
Statute is repealed
The primary duty of the court in interpretation is to
Modify law
Enforce equity
Give effect to legislative intent
Apply precedent only
Which rule suppresses mischief and advances remedy
Literal
Golden
Mischief
Rule of lenity
Hobbes described state of nature as
Peaceful
Golden age
Chaotic
Ideal
Locke believed natural rights include
Life, liberty, property
Power, wealth, status
Duty, morality, law
Custom, usage, tradition
Rousseau introduced
Command theory
General will
Grundnorm
Living law
Kant is known for
Social solidarity
Categorical imperative
Social engineering
Legal fiction
Stammler defined law as
Fixed content
Variable content
Custom
Command
Fuller spoke about
Inner morality of law
Command theory
Living law
Social solidarity
Morality of duty relates to
Ideal life
Aspirations
Basic social living
Religion
Natural law applies to
One country
One religion
All mankind
Judges only
Law is a social phenomenon means
Law is moral
Law affects society
Law is divine
Law is custom
Sociological School focuses on
Origin of law
Functioning of law
Morality of law
Sanction of law
Law balances
Morality and religion
Individual and social interests
Judges and lawyers
State and church
Sociology term was first used by
Spencer
Comte
Marx
Durkheim
Society is compared to an organism by
Comte
Spencer
Pound
Duguit
Ehrlich gave the theory of
Living law
Command law
Natural law
Codified law
Realist School emphasizes
Law in action
Law in books
Codified law
Natural law
Ihering is associated with
Command theory
Interest theory
Living law
Pure law
Social utilitarianism gives priority to
Individual interest
Social interest
State interest
Judicial interest
Duguit propounded
Social engineering
Social solidarity
Command theory
Pure law
Social solidarity means
Independence
Interdependence
Isolation
Competition
Pound described law as
Command
Social engineering
Moral code
Divine rule
Law is a means of
Social control
Religious control
Economic control
Political control
Jural postulates were given by
Savigny
Pound
Austin
Kelsen
Private interest relates to
State
Society
Individual
Court
Public interest relates to
Family
Individual
State
Religion
Social interest relates to
Entire society
Judge
Legislature
Executive
Law should satisfy maximum wants with
Maximum force
Minimum friction
Maximum cost
Moral force
Marx viewed law as
Moral system
Neutral system
Instrument of ruling class
Divine command
Sociological School links law with
Society
Nature
God
Sovereign
Realist School is a branch of
Natural School
Historical School
Sociological School
Philosophical School
Realist School focuses on
Law books
Judges’ behaviour
Customs
Morality
Realists believe law is
What legislature says
What judges do
What morality demands
What custom follows
Karl Llewellyn stressed on
Precedents
Behaviour of judges
Codification
Natural rights
Jerome Frank emphasized
Judges discover law
Judges make law
Law is custom
Law is moral
Gray believed
Judges discover law
Judges alone make law
Law is divine
Law is moral
Cardozo supported
No precedent
Absolute discretion
Adherence to precedent
Moral reasoning
Oliver Holmes said law is
Logic
Experience
Command
Religion
Realist School rejects
Practical study
Case law
Mechanical application of rules
Court decisions
Law prediction depends on
Statutes
Morality
Judge’s personality
Religion
Realists shift focus from
Courts to society
Precedent to behaviour
Law to morality
Custom to legislation
Judges’ background influences
Morality
Law making
Legislation
Custom
Court decisions are central to
Analytical School
Realist School
Historical School
Natural School
Realism developed mainly in
England
USA
France
India
Realists study
Customs
Statutes
Judicial process
Morality
Realist School treats law as
Static
Dynamic
Divine
Customary
Realist School gives importance to
Theory
Practice
Philosophy
Ethics
Interpretation deals with
What law should be
What law is
Justice alone
Morality
Construction is applied when
Words are clear
Meaning is plain
Ambiguity exists
Statute is repealed
Literal rule gives preference to
Purpose
Equity
Ordinary meaning
Justice
Golden Rule avoids
Ambiguity
Absurd results
Harsh interpretation
Delay
Mischief Rule was laid down in
Smith v Hughes
Grey v Pearson
Heydon’s Case
Donoghue v Stevenson
Mischief Rule considers
Grammatical meaning
Legislative history
Defect in old law
Dictionary meaning
Purposive interpretation aims to
Apply grammar
Find literal meaning
Achieve object of statute
Avoid delay
Preamble is an example of
External aid
Internal aid
Judicial aid
Historical aid
Parliamentary debates are
Internal aid
External aid
Binding aid
Primary aid
Interpretation should not
Modify law
Discover intent
Apply rules
Read statute as whole
Liability without intention is known as
Penal liability
Moral liability
Strict liability
Vicarious liability
Vicarious liability is based on
Fault
Negligence
Relationship
Intention
Penal liability mainly aims at
Compensation
Prevention
Punishment
Restitution
Civil liability results in
Fine
Imprisonment
Compensation
Detention
Retributive theory believes punishment is
Means to reform
Social necessity
Revenge for wrong
Deterrent only
Deterrent theory works on
Fear
Sympathy
Morality
Reform
Expiatory theory focuses on
Repentance
Revenge
Fear
Compensation
Reformative theory treats criminals as
Enemies
Moral agents
Patients
Threats
Rehabilitative theory aims at
Isolation
Elimination
Social re-integration
Capital punishment
Capital punishment is imposed only in
All murder cases
Heinous crimes
Rarest of rare cases
Political offences
Bachan Singh case upheld
Mandatory death penalty
Abolition of death penalty
Constitutionality of death penalty
Judicial discretion abolished
Machhi Singh case provided
Abolition guidelines
Rare cases list
Sentencing guidelines
Mandatory punishment
Obligation arises from
Contract and tort
Morality alone
Custom only
Religion
Moral obligation differs from legal obligation because
It is enforceable
It lacks sanction
It is compulsory
It is judicial
Liability enforces
Rights
Duties
Powers
Privileges
Absolute liability has no
Punishment
Defence
Damage
Remedy
Strict liability allows
No exceptions
Limited defences
Complete immunity
Judicial discretion
Fault theory is criticized for
Being unjust
Ignoring victims
Being outdated
Being rigid
Modern criminal jurisprudence prefers
Retribution
Revenge
Reform
Fear
Ultimate aim of punishment is
Revenge
Social defence and justice
Pain
Deterrence alone
