Legal Reasoning Quiz - Competitive Exams CLAT

Free practice quiz: Legal Reasoning (Competitive Exams CLAT). 69 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

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1. Which legal maxim means 'Where there is a right, there is a remedy'?

   1. Ubi jus ibi remedium
   2. Audi alteram partem
   3. Res ipsa loquitur
   4. Nemo dat quod non habet
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   Answer: A. Ubi jus ibi remedium

2. The right of private defence extends to causing death when there is a reasonable apprehension of:

   1. Simple hurt
   2. Death or grievous hurt
   3. Wrongful restraint
   4. Defamation
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   Answer: B. Death or grievous hurt

3. A person borrows a car for a specific purpose and then sells it to a third party. Under the Indian Penal Code, which offence does this constitute?

   1. Criminal breach of trust
   2. Theft
   3. Extortion
   4. Criminal misappropriation of property
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   Answer: A. Criminal breach of trust

4. What does the maxim 'actus reus' refer to in criminal law?

   1. The guilty mind
   2. The defence of insanity
   3. The prohibited act or conduct
   4. The intention to commit a crime
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   Answer: C. The prohibited act or conduct

5. Under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, which of the following is considered a 'primary' source of evidence?

   1. Original document
   2. Certified copy of a document
   3. Newspaper report
   4. Oral account of a witness who read the document
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   Answer: A. Original document

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