Law General Knowledge for Legal Profession and entrance test of CLAT, LSAT, AILET, Delhi University LLB etc

Following are some of the Important Legal terms, Judgments, Constitutional and Legal Provisions useful to lawyers and students appearing for different Law entrance tests like CLAT, LSAT, Delhi University L.LB Entrance Test, AILET etc

SNo	Legal Term/Question	Answer
1	What are the Writs that can be issued by High Court and Supreme Court	Mandamus, Habeas Corpus Certiorari, Quo Warranto
2	Legal Advisor to the Government of a State in India	The Advocate General
3	Issues did D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal deal with	Safeguards for arrested persons
4	The age of retirement of a Judge of a High Court in India	62 Years
5	In law, the term 'neighbour' means	People who might be affected by your actions
6	Supreme Court directed the compulsory registration of all marriages in India in	Seema vs Ashwini Kumar
7	Principle applicable for the purpose of reducing multiplicity of proceedings in court	Res judicata
8	Legal phrase amicus curiae means	friend of the court
9	Supreme Court for the first time lay down that Fundamental Rights have primacy over the Directive Principles of State Policy	Minerva Mills vs Union of India
10	Writs can be used against a person believed to be holding a public office he is not entitled to hold	Quo Warranto
11	Statutory duty of laying down the standards of professional conduct and etiquette for advocates in India is entrusted with	Bar Council of India
12	A person has designed a new type of automatic motor pump. Under which act can he seek protection of his invention	The Patents Act
13	Laws deal with intellectual property protection for horticultural products	Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act
14	What is the limitation period (maximum time limit) for filing of a complaint before the consumer disputes redressal forum from the date when the cause of action arises?	two years
15	Under which law a minor is incapable of entering into contract	Indian Contract Act, 1872
16	Which writ is said to be a guarantor of personal freedom	Habaes Corpus
17	Which is the oldest High Court in India	High Court of Calcutta
18	The power to issue writs has been envisaged under the provisions of which fundamental rights	Right to Constitutional Remedies
19	Rule of Law means	all persons are equal in the eyes of law
20	The writ to force a public authority to perform a public or statutory duty	Mandamus
21	In which landmark judgment did the Supreme Court of India lay down guidelines against sexual harassment of women at workplace	Vishakha vs. State of Rajasthan
22	The marriage of a 15 year old girl with a 45 year old man is	voidable at the option of the girl
23	legal term Caveat Emptor refer to	Let the buyer beware
24	First woman judge appointed to the Supreme Court of India	Justice Smt M. Fathima Beevi

SNo	Legal Term/Question	Answer
25	The first woman judge appointed as Chief Justice of a High Court	Justice Smt Leila Seth
26	Supreme Court allowed Passive Euthanasia under exceptional circumstances in	Aruna Shanbaug vs. Union of India
27	Total number of High Courts in India	24
28	Andaman and Nicobar islands come under the jurisdiction of which High Court	Calcutta High Court
29	Sharda Act deals with	Child Marriage
30	Indian Penal Code, 1860 was drafted by	Lord Macaulay
31	Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of India, the 'rarest of rare' principle in the award of death penalty was first laid down through the Judgment of	Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab (1980)
32	Constitutional validity of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Divorce) Act 1986, was upheld by the Supreme Court in	Danial Latifi v. Union of India
33	Under the Constitution of India, Freedom of religion does not give the power to	Regulate Law and order
34	Which among the following is not a part of the Directive Principles of State Policy? Provisions for Work and maternity relief Village panchayats Adult education International Peace and Security	Adult education
35	Parliament of India consists of	Upper House, Lower House and President
36	Power to summon the house of the Parliament is vested with	President
37	Right to Pollution free Environment comes under	Article 21 Right to Life
38	Section 66a of IT act was struck down in	Shreya singhal vs union of India
39	Supreme court gave legal recognition to Third genders in	National Legal Services Authority v Union of India
40	42nd Amendment Act were declared as null and void by the Supreme Court in	Minerva mills vs union of India
41	Basic structure doctrine was laid down in which case	Keshavnanada bharati vs state of kerala
42	In which landmark case the Supreme Court held that the Second marriage of Hindu man is invalid even if he converts to Islam before marriage	Sarla Mudgal vs. Union Of India
43	It was held that preamble is not a part of the Indian Constitution, the case is	Berubari Union(I), Re
44	Supreme Court held that Parliament has the right to amend the Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution in	Shankari Prasad v. Union of India
45	Fundamental Rights were considered as Inviolable part of the Indian Constitution in	Golak Nath vs. the State of Punjab
46	Supreme Court of India held that the power of judicial review vested in the High court under Article 226 and right to move the Supreme Court under Article 32 is an integral and essential feature of the Constitution in	Chandra Kumar v. Union of India
47	Whether Narco-analysis/ Polygraph test without consent is allowed?	prohibited in all cases
48	Is Trafficking of human beings is Prohibited in the Constitution of India.	Yes

SNo	Legal Term/Question	Answer
49	Writ of habeas corpus is a	Constitutional Remedy
50	A writ by which the decision of the lower court is quashed by higher Court because it was based on irregular procedure is known as	Certiorari
51	"Directive Principle of State Policy is the conscience of the Constitution which embody the social philosophy of the constitution" was said by:	Granville Austin
52	Former chief of Police of a state was held guilty of Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty in case of..	Shri K.P.S Gill vs. Rupan Deol Bajaj
53	In which case the court ruled that grants cannot change the minority nature of the Institution	St. Stepehens vs. University of Delhi
54	In which case the Court held that depiction of preparation violence is not in contravention of Constitution	Ramesh Dalal v. Union of India
55	In which case was the first one in which conviction happened under the I.T Act 2000	Tamil Nadu v. Suhas Katti 2004
56	Which case laid that reservations cannot be provided in Pvt. Educational Institutions	P.A Inamdar v State of Maharashtra
57	The National Emblem and the Seal of the Government of India is a replica of the Capital of Ashoka's pillar at	Sarnath
58	The National Emblem and Seal was adopted on	January 26, 1950
59	The design of the Dharma Chakra is of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital. The Dharma Chakra has	24 spokes
60	The Directive Principles of State Policy are directly concerned with	Social Justice, Economic Justice and Political Justice
61	When was the Constitution passed and accepted by the Constituent assembly	26th November, 1949
62	Contempt of court means	Both civil contempt and criminal contempt
63	The Constituent Assembly met for the first time on	December 9, 1946
64	The Constituent Assembly was not a sovereign body in the beginning but it became a sovereign body after	15th August 1947
65	Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee to prepare a Draft Constitution of India	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
66	The 93rd Constitution Amendment deals with the	Continuation of reservation for backward classes in government employment
67	June 3 Plan was also known as the	Mountbatten Plan
68	Which was the original due date announced by Mr. Attlee, Prime Minister of England, for transfer of power to the Indians	June 1948
69	Is Indian Constitution Written, Unwritten and Flexible	Yes
70	Which is the major source of the Indian Constitution	Government of India Act, 1935
71	Judicial Review was was borrowed from which Country	America
72	The concepts of Rule of Law, Single Citizenship, and parliamentary form of Government was borrowed from Which country	United Kingdom