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SECTION 1: Legal Reasoning

Questions 1 to 4 have common set of principles as well as facts. Answer
them after applying these principles to the facts given.
Principle 1 Acts that are not expressly unlawful are lawful.
Principle 2 Acts include omissions as well.
Principle 3 Acts include a series of acts or omissions, and all such acts, if
similar, would constitute only one offence.
Principle 4 The Constitution of India has the sole power to declare an act
as unlawful.
Facts The Government of India bans all harmful liquids in an attempt to
curb the excessive consumption of liquor. To bring this ban into effect, a
constitutional amendment was brought in. What constituted a harmful
liquid was determined by the Government through its gazette that listed
numerous substances that could be considered to be harmful. Dr. Right, a
well-known toxicologist in India, published a report that stated that all of
Indias drinking water had high levels of chemicals in it. The municipalities
around India started implying that even drinking water shall now be banned
from consumption. The law enforcing authorities saw to it that people found
consuming water were charged and faced penalties.
1. Was the ban on drinking water as per the law?
a) No, water is essential and ours is a democratic state and we should be
free to consume what we like.
b) Yes, drinking water is harmful according to Dr. Rights report.
c) No, water hadnt been declared to be harmful.
d) Yes, drinking water has high levels of chemicals that are harmful and
thus, it is to be assumed that it is banned.
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2. If we were to assume that drinking water consumption was illegal, then

were the children whose parents asked them to consume water guilty?
a) Yes, as they should have not omitted to not consume the water.
b) No, if one is thirsty, one has the right to drink water.
c) Yes, just because a child has had water, doesnt mean that he is
exempted from facing legal consequences for his act.
d) No, as drinking water couldnt be illegal as it is a necessity.
3. The police charged people who drank water each time they were found
doing so. Is the police right in charging people multiple times?
a) No, all drinking water acts would constitute as one single act.
b) Yes, as each act of drinking water was done separately.
c) No, as there was no offence.
d) Article 21 would apply.
4. Did the constitutional amendment violate the spirit and basic structure of
the constitution?
a) No, the greater public good was taken into consideration when such an
amendment was passed.
b) The Government of India is responsible for amending the laws and it
rightfully did so. Therefore, no violation took place.
c) Insufficient data provided.
d) Both (a) and (b)
5. Principle Generally, a parent is not held responsible for the acts of his
child unless the parent is responsible himself for providing the child with
such an opportunity.
Explanation If the child is his fathers agent, then the father will also be
held responsible as he would be considered to be the employer.
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Facts Aditya is the 17 year old son of Harshit and is an asset to

Harshits business as he helps him out on a regular basis. Harshit owns a
Porsche, a high-end sports car that Aditya uses for business as well as
personal engagements. Aditya drives the car recklessly on almost all
occasions despite Harshits warnings. One day, while coming back from
Shamirpet, Aditya hits a student crossing the road who is severely
injured. The student Utkarsh sues Harshit.
a) Harshit will be liable as he is Adityas father.
b) Harshit will be liable as he is Adityas employer.
c) Only Aditya will be liable as he has injured Utkarsh.
d) It depends on the fact of whether Aditya was using the car for his
personal use or for a business meeting.
6. Principle If a dangerous thing is brought onto the land for non-natural
use of the land and this dangerous thing escapes, then the person who
brought it onto the land is strictly liable for any damage caused by this
dangerous thing.
Explanation If the act was done under statutory authority, strict liability
will not apply.
Facts Pavitra is a village situated at the Indo-Pak border and due to its
strategic location, it is often regarded as an area of strife. The Indian army
shifts its arsenal to the village and despite utmost care being taken, a
grenade drops out of the transport vehicle and an explosion occurs. A
villager Bajrangi is injured in the explosion. Bajrangi sues the Indian
Army.
a) You cannot sue the Indian Army as they are doing their duty. You
should be grateful, at the least.
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b) The army is not liable under strict liability as they are only carrying
out their sovereign duty.
c) The army is liable for causing injuries to Bajrangi.
d) The question of statutory authority doesnt come in as there is no
explicit law that grants the army permission to commit such acts.
7. Principle The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law
or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.
Explanation The state may make a reasonable classification in
legislation.
Facts The Government of Kejriland passes a new law for taxation of
agricultural lands. Agricultural lands of eight types are liable to be taxed
uniformly at a rate of 100 per acre. Some agricultural land owners claim
that this law is invalid as it fails to make a proper classification of
agricultural lands.
a) The principle given deals with right to uniform treatment and there
can be no claim for non-uniform treatment.
b) If there exists a difference between different agricultural lands and
this, in turn, has an effect on the taxation rate, then the concept of a
uniform taxation rate is arbitrary.
c) Legislature is to deal with the classification aspect.
d) 100 is an extremely low amount of tax in todays world and God
knows why the owners are complaining.
8. Principle For an agreement to be valid, there needs to be a
consideration.
Explanation When, at the desire of the promisor, the promisee or any
other person has done or abstained from doing, or does or abstains from
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doing, or promises to do or abstain from doing something, such act or

abstinence or promise of act or abstinence is consideration for the
promise made.
Facts Arvind gives property to his daughter Bindu on the condition that
Binda will give a portion of money to his (Arvinds) brother Chandu very
year. Bindu promises to Chandu that she will give him the sum yearly as
directed by her father. Arvind passes away after five years and when the
next payment to Chandu was due, Bindu refuses to give him the money.
Chandu sues Bindu for the money. Bindu claims that it was not a valid
agreement as no consideration was involved and hence, she is not liable
to pay anything to Chandu. Will Bindu be liable to pay him the amount?
a) No, the agreement had no consideration. Chandu did not give her
anything and hence, he cannot expect her to give him money without
any consideration.
b) Yes, Bindu might not have received property from Chandu but she did
so from Arvind in lieu of the promise she made to give Chandu money
every year.
c) No, Bindu is not liable. The property agreement was between Arvind
and Bindu and Chandu cannot enforce it as he is a third party to the
agreement.
d) Chandu could have made a claim to the money if Arvind had left a
part of the property to him as well.
Questions 9 to 12 have common set of principles as well as facts. Answer

them after applying these principles to the facts given.
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Principle 1 A person voluntarily causes an effect if he causes it by

intending to cause it or when while employing means to cause the effect, he
knew or had reason to believe that he would likely cause it.
Principle 2 Intended to means had a desire to cause.
Principle 3 Knowledge or reason means direct sensory perception of the
actual object/body causing the danger.
Facts Rahul, after being told by a classmate that Shashank suffers from a
knee dislocation and further damage to his knee would require him to
undergo an operation, jokingly trips Shashank after jutting his leg out while
the latter was passing by. Shashank fell on the ground and his knee got
further dislocated and he underwent an operation. Rahul was interrogated by
the police and it was found that he did not believe the classmate who had
told him about Shashanks condition. Further, Rahul believed that allopathic
diagnosis was a farce and that Shashanks condition was humbug.
9. Did Rahul voluntarily trip Shashank?
a) No, he was only jokingly tripped him.
b) Yes, as his tripping Shashank was a voluntary action wherein he did
intend to trip Shashank.
c) No, as there was no desire on Rahuls part to hurt Shashank.
d) Yes, as Shashank was not in a position to defend himself.
10.Did Rahul have the knowledge of Shashanks condition?
a) Yes, as his classmate had told him about the dislocated knee.
b) No, as he did not actually perceive the object which causes the
condition.
c) Yes, as he was well aware of what could happen if the knee was
impacted.
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d) Yes, as the classmates report on Shashank was more than clear of the
possible consequences.
11.Can Rahul be charged with voluntarily injuring the knee of Shashank?

a) Yes, as the impact given by Rahul was voluntarily and he knew the
probable consequences.
b) No, as Rahul did not intend to hurt Shashank.
c) Yes, as Rahuls belief that Shashank was indeed all right was
unfounded on any actual evidence.
d) No, as Rahul was very sure that no harm would occur to Shashank.
12.Which of the following would make Rahul guilty if correct?

a) Rahul was experimenting with his beliefs in alternative medicines and
knew very well that serious damage could result to Shashank.
b) Rahul was provided with occult powers and thereby knew no damage
could occur. If it did, then medical treatment apart from allopathy
would help Shashank recover.
c) Rahul was sad with the way his friendship with Shashank had turned
and he thought it best to leave it to God to see if he wants Shashank to
not end up in the operating theatre.
d) All of the above.
13.Principle Mens rea (guilty mind) An evil intention or knowledge
about the wrongfulness of the act and is usually necessary to constitute a
crime.
Explanation There are three kinds of crimes with respect to mens rea:
1. Where mens rea amounts to knowledge or intention.
2. Where mens rea amounts to negligence.
3. Where mens rea is not required.
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Facts Ashwini is a retail shop owner who sells cardamom and other
spices. Some of the cardamom sold by him isnt of a high quality and is
found to be adulterated. He takes the plea that he purchases the
cardamom from the depot and that is what he sells to his customers. He
doesnt even check the quality of the cardamom he brings back to his
shop. What kind of mens rea is this?
a) Mens rea amounting to knowledge.
b) Mens rea amounting to negligence.
c) Mens rea is not required.
d) None of the above.
14.Principle Where a party without expressing his final willingness
proposes certain terms on which is willing to negotiate, he is not making
an offer.
Explanation When a party communicates its willingness to trade in
accordance with terms in the invitation to treat, he makes an offer that
may or may not be accepted by the person who made the invitation to
treat.
Facts Jabalpur Development Corporation (JDC) announces a scheme
for allotment of plots. Interested parties were asked to make applications
for purchasing these plots after which allocation would take place. An
interested purchaser Maitreyee Dixit sends an application but is not
allotted a plot. She approaches the court claiming that JDC has breached
the contract.
a) There was no contract here as the scheme was only an invitation to

treat.
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b) There was a contract here as the scheme was an offer itself and
Maitreyees application was acceptance of this offer.
c) There would have been a contract if the application had reached the
JDC office.
d) JDC is a statutory authority and it cannot be held liable for breaching
contracts.
15.Principle Every citizen has the right of freedom of speech and
expression.
Explanation Free speech is guaranteed to anything that amounts to
expression of ideas and propagation of free thought.
Facts All advertisements of Roohafza are banned as the product is
found to be injurious to the health of those who use it. The advertisements
specifically mentioned the products names along with the dirt cheap
prices at which they were being sold. Roohafza files a writ against the
Government.
a) Roohafza will succeed as the advertisement falls under the purview of

free speech.
b) Roohafza will not succeed as the advertisement does not fall under the
purview of free speech.
c) Roohafza will not succeed as banning the advertisement is the only
way in which people can be protected from the ill-effects of the
product.
d) Roohafza will not succeed as they are producing a dangerous product.
16.Principle If a person commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of
such a suicide, would be liable for the offence of abetment of suicide.
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Explanation Abetment of an act by a person is the instigating or aiding

of the commission of the said act.
Facts Jon Snow, a 25 year old man was in love with Ygritte who was a
14 year old minor girl. He professed his love to her multiple times but
Ygritte paid no attention to him (as he knew nothing). Finally, Jon Snow
told Ygritte that without your reciprocation, I will be unable to live. And
because of that, I shall die. Ygritte replies, I dont care about you. Jon
Snow committed suicide after letting his direwolf on himself. Decide.
a) Ygritte is liable as she instigated Jon Snow to commit suicide.

b) Ygritte is liable as she aided in Jon Snows committing suicide by
saying the words I dont care without trying to stop him.
c) Ygritte is not liable as her actions do not amount to aiding or
instigating.
d) Ygritte is not liable because she was under no obligation to be with
Jon Snow who knew nothing.
17.Principle When two individuals agree to do an illegal act or a legal act
by illegal means, it amounts to committing the offence of conspiracy.
Explanation Mere agreement on part of both parties to commit such an
act completes the offence of conspiracy.
Facts Margaery comes up with the plan of robbing a bank with Tywin.
She sends a raven to his castle but due to bad weather conditions, the
raven is lost in a storm. However, Tywin had on his own decided to rob
the bank as the Lannisters were in heavy debt and they needed to pay
their debts.
a) Margaery and Tywin are liable for committing conspiracy as mere

agreement is sufficient for the offence to be committed.
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b) Margaery and Tywin are not liable as they did not agree on the same
thing in the same sense.
c) Tywin is not liable as he did not help Margaery rob the bank and was
busy thinking about the Lannister debt.
d) Margaery is not liable for conspiracy as she came up with the plan on
her own.
18.Principle Any notice given to or information obtained by the agent,
provided it be given or obtained in the course of the business transacted
by him for the principal, shall, as between the principal and third parties,
have same legal consequences as it had been given to or obtained by the
principal.
Explanation Notice given during the course of business to the agent is
like it has been given to the principal.
Facts Arya is employed by Gendry to buy from Cersei goods of which
Cersei is the apparent owner. Arya was a servant of Cerseis earlier and
then learnt that the goods actually belonged to Robert. Gendry is ignorant
of the fact. Can Gendry be permitted to set-off against the price of the
goods a debt owing to him from Cersei?
a) No, since his agent had knowledge of the true nature of the goods
which were to be purchased.
b) No, since his agent should have communicated the information to the
principal.
c) Yes, since the knowledge which the agent acquired was during the
course of her service to Cersei.
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19.Principle Nothing is an offence which is done by any person who is

justified by law.
Explanation This includes people who by reason of a mistake of fact
and not by reason of a mistake of law in good faith, believes himself to be
justified by law, in doing it.
Facts Barney is sleeping in his room. Robin, another member of the
household, enters through the window in an attempt to not disturb the
sleeping people by ringing the doorbell. Barney sees a shadow and
mistakes Robin to be a burglar. He panics, grabs his gun and shoots at the
shadow. Robin is grievously injured. What would happen now?
a) Barney has not committed an offence.

b) Barney has committed an offence because he grievously hurt Robin.
c) Barney has committed an offence as it is wrong to even shoot a
burglar.
d) Barney had committed no offence as going by the recent events, there
have been plenty of burglaries in the locality.
20.Principle Attempt to commit a crime is also a crime. It is punishable
with imprisonment for half the period of committing the crime. It is a
intentional preparatory action which fails to achieve its object because of
the intervening circumstances independent of the person who seeks its
accomplishment. Mere preparation is not a crime.
Explanation An attempt to commit an offence begins when preparations
are complete and the culprit begins to do something with the intention of
committing the offence which is a step towards the committing the
offence.
Facts Harley Quinn pretends to fall in love with The Joker in an
attempt to kill him as she has joined the Suicide Squad. They begin a
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live-in relationship. Harley Quinn begins putting dosages of kryptonite in

The Jokers vodka every night. Kryptonite is a killer pill that will cause
death over prolonged usage. One day, when The Joker takes a casual
blood test, the doctors find dosages of kryptonite which doesnt seem to
have any effect of him. The Gotham City Police arrests Harley Quinn
who claims that there is no attempt as no criminal act could have resulted
as The Joker is immune to kryptonite.
a) Harley Quinn is right as The Joker wouldnt have been killed as there
is no attempt to commit the offence.
b) Harley Quinn is right as there was no one who was attempting to kill
The Joker.
c) Harley Quinn is guilty as she attempted to kill The Joker even if that
attempt was infructuous.
d) Harley Quinn is guilty as she is playing with the feelings of an already
damaged person by fiddling with his vodka.
21.Principle Nothing is an offence which is done by a person, who at the
time of doing it, by reason of unsoundness of mind, is incapable of
knowing the nature of the act, or that he is doing what is either wrong or
contrary to the existing laws.
Explanation A person who is otherwise of a sound mind but has bouts
of unsoundness is not liable for acts done in such bouts. Likewise, a
person of unsound mind with periods of clarity is liable for acts done in
moments of clarity.
Facts Ted is a somnambulist i.e. he sleepwalks. One day, after 2 am, he
is seen walking out of his room in the apartment which he shares with his
friend Marshall, who wakes up and to his horror, Ted throws a heavy iron
rod through the window which goes and hit the owner of the pub
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McLarens that is downstairs. The owner is killed and Ted is arrested after
Marshall wakes him up after several attempts.
a) Ted is not liable for what he has done.

b) Ted is liable for what he has done.
c) Ted is liable because he is a danger to the society as he is unaware of
his action.
d) Ted is not guilty because his condition amounts to unsoundness of
mind.
22.Principle Nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of the
right of private defence.
Explanation Every person has a right to defend his own body, the body
of any other person against any offence affecting the human body or the
property, immovable or movable of himself or of any other person,
against any act which is an offence falling under the definition of theft,
robbery, mischief, etc.
Facts Ned Stark is going home to Winterfell. On the way, he is attacked
by Jamie Lannister who is a mad man. Jamie tries to bite him but Ned
takes out his sword and inflicts severe injury on Jamie who then backs
off. The Kings Guard arrests Ned Stark who insists he was exercising his
right to self-defence.
a) Ned is using his right to private defence.

b) Ned cannot use the right to self-defence as it is only available against
offences and the mad man was incapable of committing an offence as
he is unaware of the nature of his acts.
c) Ned should have tried to calm Jamie by offering him gold.
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23.Principle Contracts obtained by fraud are not valid.

Explanation Where one person makes a false statement of fact on
purpose and he himself knows that it is not true in order to get some
benefit, it is fraud.
Facts Captain America wants to sell an old mare which has a little
deformity on its right leg. Iron Man buys the mare without even taking a
glance at it as he wanted to please his wife Pepper Pots. Captain America
keeps silent about the mares condition and doesnt tell Iron Man.
a) The contract is invalid because of fraud.

b) The contract is not valid because the mare is deformed.
c) The contract is valid as there was no fraud.
d) The contract is invalid because the mare was purchased without any
inspection.
24.Principle Unreasonable interference with a persons use or enjoyment
of his premises is a civil wrong and is forbidden by law.
Facts Harry Potters neighbour Draco Malfoy was running a smallscale printing press in his house. Though it was noisy at times, the other
neighbours found it tolerable. One day, Harrys aged father Ronald came
to his house to take rest and recover after a major operation. He found the
noise to be intolerable. Harry took the matter up with Draco who refused
to oblige and called him Stinky Potter as well. As a result, Ronald dies
due to irritation. Harry files a suit to close the press.
a) Harry will win because Draco has no right to interfere with Harrys
right to relax in his house.
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b) Harry would win because Draco did not oblige even after knowing the
serious condition of Ronald.
c) Harry would lose as the noise was tolerable and did not cause
unreasonable interference.
d) Harry has no legal standing and everyone knows he hates Draco
because hes a death-eaters son.
25.Principle No remedy for injury caused by act to which one has
voluntarily consented.
Facts In an IPL match being held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai,
Virat hits a sixer which flies into the stands and hits Rohan on his head.
He is severely injured. Rohan had paid a sum of 5000 to watch the
match. The IPL Chairman and Rohan are high-school rivals and they
dont see eye-to-eye. Is Rohan entitled to recover any damages?
a) Rohan can recover the cost of his medical expenses from Virat.
b) Rohan can recover the cost of his medical expenses from the team for
which Virat was playing.
c) Rohan can recover the cost of his medical expenses from the IPL
Chairman.
d) Rohan cannot recover the cost of his medical expenses from anyone.
26. Principle Consent is said to be free when it is not caused by pressure or
force by anyone, physical or mental, in the absence of vitiating factors,
like coercion, undue influence, misrepresentation, fraud or mistake.
Facts Tyrion owes Bronne a large sum of money to overcome the debt
he had incurred in gambling as Bronne was his only help as Tyrions
father had told him that he is no son of his! Tyrion again borrows an
additional sum but with an interest of 45% per annum. Is the contract
valid?
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a) Tyrion knew what he was doing when he borrowed the additional

money, so the contract is valid.
b) Bronne was in a dominating position because Tyrion had borrowed
money from him earlier. So, the element of free consent is missing in
the contract.
c) The contract involves payment of a preposterously high rate of interest
and on the face of it looks like there was undue influence in the
formation of the contract.
d) Both (b) and (c).
27.Principle Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of
causing death, or with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is
likely to cause death, commits the offence of culpable homicide.
Facts Pikachu is a notorious Pokmon poacher. He lives in the forests
and has eluded the police for years. One afternoon, while shooting at a
Pokmon, he accidentally kills Ash, a police officer, who was trying to
track down Pikachu. Can Pikachu be charged of culpable homicide?
a) Pikachu can be charged of culpable homicide because he was shooting

in pursuance of an inherently illegal act.
b) Pikachu cannot be charged of culpable homicide because had he not
killed Ash, he would have been arrested himself.
c) Pikachu can be charged of culpable homicide because he killed a
public servant discharging his lawful duty.
d) Pikachu cannot be charged of culpable homicide because he did not
have the intention to kill Ash when he shot.
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28.Principle If a servant performs an act within the course of employment,

the master is liable for compensatory damages.
Facts Shae is a maid in a multi-storied apartment and she carelessly
threw the waste from the balcony daily. One day, she threw the thrash on
Cersei who was livid and who claimed compensation from Tyrion, the
employer of Shae.
a) Tyrion is not to give compensation because it was not he who threw

the thrash on Cersei.
b) Shae is responsible for the act and therefore, Tyrion, being her
employer, is responsible for compensating Cersei.
c) Tyrion is responsible because the act was done during the course of
employment.
d) Neither Tyrion nor Shae are responsible because nobody has ever
complained of this activity before as it is tolerable.
29.Principle Whoever makes any gesture, or preparation intending or
knowing it to be likely that such gesture or preparation will cause any
person present to apprehend that he who makes that gesture or
preparation is about to use criminal force against that person, is said to
have committed an assault.
Facts In a crowded bus, Aruna picks Santhys pocket and Vasanthi, a
co-passenger witness this. Vasanthi is about to speak up but falls silent
when Aruna threatens through gestures that she will cause harm to her if
she speaks up. Later, Vasanthi reads that Aruna has been arrested and
approaches the police saying that Aruna had assaulted her. Is she right
about the complaint?
a) Yes, Vasanthi feared that Aruna would use criminal force against her.
b) No, Aruna had no weapon on her.
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c) No, a reasonable person would not fear such a threat to be carried in a

crowded bus.
d) No, Aruna never intended to cut Vasanthis throat and would not have
executed this threat.
30.Principle Whoever intentionally uses force on any person, without that
persons consent, in order to commit an offence, or intending by the use
of such force to cause or knowing it to be likely that by the use of such
force, he will cause injury, fear or annoyance to the person on whom the
force is used, is said to have used criminal force on that person.
Facts The Mountain is riding a chariot back to Kings Landing. Oberyn
Martel lashes at The Mountains horses, causing them to quicken their
pace with the intention of causing injury to The Mountain himself. Is
Oberyn guilty of using criminal force?
a) Oberyn is not guilty because he did not directly use the force on The
Mountain.
b) Oberyn is guilty because he caused the horses to quicken their pace
when The Mountain was riding on them, knowing that it would likely
injure The Mountain.
c) Oberyn is not guilty because The Mountain is a skilled horseman and
would not lose control of his horses.
31.Principle Negligence refers to an act, or omission, that occurred as a
result of failure to take reasonable care. There is no intention to cause the
harm done, if the act is said to be negligent. Unless an act is negligent, no
action lies in tort.
Facts Arpita, a housemaid was washing utensils in the kitchen. She
notices that there was some oil left on some of the plates and forgot to
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clean it. She arranged the plates in an unruly manner. She later on left the
baby of the house who was under her care near the plates. The baby
touched the plates which came crashing down. The baby was injured in
the process. Will Arpita be liable for causing injuries to the baby?
a) Yes, since her failure to take care to clean the oil amounts to
negligence.
b) No, since there was no negligence.
c) Yes, since she has caused harm to her employees son.
d) No, she had no state of mind to cause the harm.
32.Principle No law can be applied retrospectively unless it is for the
benefit of the public and doesnt adversely affect anyone.
Facts A law is passed in Shamirpet that seeks to prosecute those men
who drink in public places and create nuisance. Since some policemen
had seen Shajjan, a local drunkard creating a scene on the day the law had
been passed but hadnt yet commenced, can Shajjan be prosecuted under
the new law?
a) Yes, he can be prosecuted.

b) Yes, he can be prosecuted since it will curb the menace of public
drinking which is a substantial public benefit.
c) No, the law cant be applied retrospectively.
d) If the police can produce the members of the public who can verify
Shajjans act.
33.Principle - No illegal activity may be taxed. An act is illegal only if it

forbidden by the law.
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Facts The government raids all brothels in Hyderabad, which though

not sanctioned by law, are working with full knowledge and consent of
the policemen. They were then taxed for upto 80% of their income. They
protested saying they werent illegal. Can they be taxed?
a) No, since prostitution is illegal activity in India and thus cannot be

taxed.
b) Yes, since the tax is on income. Income tax is legal.
c) No, since the brothels are working with the permit of the police the
law enforcers and thus are legal in a way.
d) No, the government can impose a fine on the brothels but cannot
impose a tax.
34.Principle Involuntary intoxication is an absolute defence.
Facts Mogili went to a bar and ordered a beer. He was quite fine and
sober. Later, his friends Nikhil and Himanshu came and forced some
martini shots down his throat. Thereafter, he was quite drunk and bashed
up his ex-girlfriends husband Monty. Can he claim the defence of
intoxication?
a) No, he cant since he had obviously decided to beat up the guy,
regardless of whether he was drunk or not.
b) No, he cant since he asked for beer in the first place.
c) Yes, he can since martini has a higher level of alcohol content.
d) Yes, he can since the intoxication was involuntary even if only in part.
35.Principle Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Facts A blind man Shardul commits the murder of his ex-girlfriend,
Kalpana. He then claims that he did not know anything about the law
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since he was illiterate and could never read the Indian Penal Code, owing
to his blindness. Will he succeed?
a) Yes, he is blind. The law is for people who can see.

b) Irrespective of education, everyone is to know that murder is a
criminal offence. Ignorance is no excuse.
c) He has broken the law deliberately. Blind or not blind, he is liable.
36.Principle 1 - Nothing is a crime, which is done without a criminal intent.

Principle 2 - Intent is deduced from facts.
Facts Sansa and Ramsay decide to throw stones into a crowd of people,
in order to see if probability actually does work. One such stone falls on
Theons head and causes severe trauma. Are Sansa and Ramsay liable for
committing a crime?
a) Yes. There are better methods to check what they were checking.
b) Yes. Because there were many people in crowd and thus, the
probability of someone getting hurt increased.
c) Yes, since there is an element of mens rea.
d) No, since they had no intention to hurt Theon.
37.Principle Whoever brings a dangerous object onto his land is
responsible for all damage caused due to escape of such a thing.
Facts Batman builds a toxic waste disposal unit on his land. One day,
due to an earthquake, the storage tank leaks and damages all the
vegetation around the area. The forest department brings a suit claiming
damages from Batman. Is Batman liable to pay?
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a) If the forest department can prove that the plant was managed
negligently, then, yes, damages can be claimed.
b) If Batman can prove that he had taken all precautions, he is not liable.
c) The toxic waste disposal unit was something that was for the benefit
of the public in general. Not liable, due to the principle of greater
good.
d) He is liable as vis major or act of god cannot be used as a
justification.
38.Principle Necessity carries with itself the authority of the law.
Facts A fire broke out in Justice City after a pyromaniac went crazy
and it started spreading to all the houses in the vicinity. A policeman
Inspector Jain who was on patrol duty in the area reached the spot and
ordered the demolition of all houses/huts within a 300 metre radius, in
order to stop the spread of fire. The people whose houses were destroyed
claimed damages against the policeman. Will he be liable for the
demolition?
a) He will be liable despite his best intentions since the people have
suffered damage and must be compensated.
b) The government will be vicariously liable for the damage.
c) The policeman is not liable since what he did was in his official
capacity and he was just doing his duty.
d) The policeman or anyone else wont be liable since the aim was to
prevent the fire from spreading and causing more damage.
39.Principle Individuals cant sue for public nuisance unless they prove
some extraordinary damage.
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Facts On a busy Tuesday evening, Mukesh parks his car on the road in
such a way that the entire traffic gets blocked for four hours. Which of
the following cant successfully sue him for damages for causing public
nuisance?
a) Srijan was on his way to meeting with his bosses where he hoped hed
be chosen for the post of the MD of the company by the board. He
was unable to get to the meeting and the board chose Varun.
b) Haya missed her flight to Delhi which made her miss the Iron Maiden
concert. She claims she lost a life time opportunity to watch the band.
c) Medha Constructions had to pay heavy damages to Nilav builders
since they failed to deliver construction equipment on time.
d) Pallesh who was taken to the hospital for a minor head injury had to
undergo a surgical operation due to excessive bleeding due to the
delay.
40.Principle For an offence of robbery to be committed, more than five
people should plan and participate.
Facts Rockeshwar and his band of dacoits decide to rob Nalsarpur.
Seven of them meticulously plan out each detail and decide to give effect
to the crime on the day of Navratri. As the seven approach the town,
Afzalesh is killed as he is thrown from his horse. The gang leaves
Mukundeshwar to take care of him and to keep a lookout for any police
approaching the town. The five of them then go and loot the town. Police
later registers a case of robbery. Are they guilty of robbery?
a) No, since only five of them participated in the commission of the

crime.
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b) No, since all seven were never caught and therefore cannot be brought
to book.
c) Yes, since more than five people participated in the crime.
d) Yes, since Mukundeshwar too was taking part in the crime, and that
makes six of them.
41.The maximum duration of the zero hour in the Lok Sabha is

a) Hour
b) 1 Hour
c) 2 Hour
d) Unspecified
42.Officers and other employees of the High Court are employed by whom?
a) Governor of that state
b) State Public Service Commission of that state
c) Chief Justice of that High Court
d) Chief Minister of that state
43.Ratio Decidendi means
a) Part of the judgement which has persuasive value
b) Decision passed by the court
c) Reasoning behind the judgement given
d) None of the above
44.Welfare of the people is the paramount law is the literal translation of
which of the following maxim?
a) sacramenta puberum sunt sarvansa
b) Scienti violent non fit injuria
c) ubi jus ibi remedium
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d) Salus populi suprema lax

45.Corroborative evidence means
a) Evidence that proves the guilt of an accused person
b) Key evidence in a case
c) Evidence which supports other evidence
d) Evidence of a person who supports the accused
46.Which of the following post is not mentioned in the Constitution of

India?
a) Deputy PM
b) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
c) Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly
d) Deputy Speaker of Rajya Sabha
47.Which of the following maxims literally mean, you shall have the body'?
a) Quo Warranto
b) Habeas Corpus
c) Certiorari
d) Mandamus
48.Which schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with Official

Languages?
a) Schedule 4
b) Schedule 6
c) Schedule 8
d) Schedule 10
49.When did the IPC come into force?

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a) 1850
b) 1860
c) 1870
d) 1890
50.Free Legal Aid is mentioned in which Article of the Indian Constitution?

a) Article 39-A
b) Article 40
c) Article 40-A
d) Article 44
SECTION 2: General Knowledge

51.X is set to launch the worlds first quantum communication satellite
which boasts of hack-proof ultra-high security features to prevent
wiretapping and intercepts. Name X.
a) India
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b) China
c) United States of America
d) North Korea
52.X of Puerto Rico beat Angelique Kreber of Y to win the Olympic Gold
for the womens tennis final at the Rio Olympics. What are X and Y?
a) X - Mandy Puig, Y Australia
b) X Martha Puig, Y France
c) X Monica Puig, Y Germany
d) X Melanie Puig, Y Spain
53.Dipa Karmarkar is a gymnast from X and became the first Indian woman
gymnast to qualify at the Olympics. She has come Y at the finals of the
womens vault gymnastics. What are X and Y?
a) X Meghalaya, Y 5th
b) X Arunachal Pradesh, Y 4th
c) X Maharashtra, Y 4th
d) X Tripura, Y 4th
54.The Centre for Indian Music Experience in X is an interactive music

museum and is ready to host 50 digital versions of Y. Name both X as
well as Y.
a) X Bangalore, Y Vande Mataram
b) X Chennai, Y Maa Tujhe Salaam
c) X Delhi, Y Saare Jahaan Se Acha
d) X Kolkata, Y Jana Gana Mana
55.Who wrote the song that is the answer of Question 54?

a) AR Rahman
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b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

c) Iqbal
d) Rabindranath Tagore
56.On the eve of Independence Day, attention has been drawn to the
deplorable state of the National Library in X. The Library houses some of
the oldest archives of newspapers and magazines from the Freedom
Movement, including the 15th August 1947 edition of the Amrita Bazar
Patrika, the most popular daily at that point. What place is X?
a) Kolkata
b) New Delhi
c) Bangalore
d) Varanasi
57.X, an eminent academic, has resigned from the executive council of the
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) over his apparent
disagreement with the recommendation of the search and selection
committee regarding the Librarys next director. Name X.
a) Ramachandra Guha
b) Fali S. Nariman
c) Mahesh Rangarajan
d) Pratap Bhanu Mehta
58.When is World Bio-Fuel Day observed?

a) 9th August
b) 10th August
c) 11th August
d) 12th August
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59.Who is the recipient of the first Lifetime Achievement Award at the

Sarajevo Film Festival which is called The Heart of Sarajevo?
a) Woody Allen
b) Christopher Nolan
c) Brad Pitt
d) Robert De Niro
60.Nobel laureate X announced that he/she was planning to launch a

campaign called 100 million for 100 million. Name X.
a) Malala Yousfzai
b) Al Gore
c) Barack Obama
d) Kailash Satyarthi
61.The Government of which State Government decided in August to grant

33% reservation to women in Urban Local Bodies?
a) Nagaland
b) Meghalaya
c) Assam
d) Sikkim
62.T.K.V. Desikachar who is popularly known as the father of modern X has

recently passed away. What is X?
a) Ayurveda
b) Meditation
c) Yoga
d) Unani
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63.Mission Bhagiratha was launched in X by Narendra Modi to provide safe

drinking water to all.
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Telangana
64.X has been chosen as the National Handloom Day because Swadeshi
Movement was formally launched in Y. What are X and Y?
a) X 6th August, Y 1904
b) X 7th August, Y 1905
c) X 8th August, Y 1906
d) Y 9th August, Y 1907
65.The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced that
X schemes do not fall under its regulatory purview. This announcement
was made after the apex court had asked the SEBI about measures
undertaken by them to check the menace of X schemes. A X scheme is an
investment fraud where clients are promised a large profit in short term at
little or no risk at all. What is X?
a) Ronzi
b) Donzi
c) Vonzi
d) Ponzi
66.The UN paid homage to legendary singer X on Indias 70th Independence
Day. There was an iconic performance by Y at the General Assembly. Y
will become only the second Indian artist after X to perform at the UN,
after X was invited for a performance 50 years ago. Name X and Y.
a) X Jagjit Singh, Y M.S. Subbulakshmi
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b) X Lata Mangeshkar, Y Shankar Mahadevan

c) X M.S. Subbulakshmi, Y A.R. Rahman
d) X Lata Mangeshkar, Y A.R. Rahman
67.Who was appointed as the Managing Director of State Bank of India,

which is Indias largest lender?
a) N S Bissegowda
b) Dinesh Kumar Khara
c) K M Hanumantharayappa
d) Amitabh Kant
68.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its recent monetary policy review for
year 2016-17 has maintained status quo in key policy interest rate. The
repo rate has remained unchanged at x% while the reverse repo rate has
been at y%. What are x% and y%?
a) x% - 5.5%, y% - 5%
b) x% - 6%, y% - 5.5%
c) x% - 6.5%, y% - 6%
d) x% - 7%, y% - 6.5%
69.What is the Cash Reserve Ratio? (Haha, and you thought we were done
with these figures)
a) 3%
b) 4%
c) 5%
d) 6%
70.Which state became the first in the country to make its MBBS curriculum
gender sensitive?
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a) Maharashtra
b) Kerala
c) Odisha
d) Andhra Pradesh
71.Japan marked __ years since the city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a

U.S. atomic bomb.
a) 60
b) 68
c) 71
d) 77
72.Who will head the committee that has been constituted to look at various
facts of household finance in India?
a) Girish Kunder
b) Raghuram Rajan
c) Abhinav Verma
d) Tarun Ramadorai
73.At what rate has the Union Government set the inflation target for the
next five years?
a) 2%
b) 3%
c) 4%
d) 5%
74.For which time are the Summer Olympics being held in South America?
a) 1st
b) 2nd
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c) 3rd
d) 4th
75.Who has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Gujarat?

a) Anandiben Patel
b) Vijay Rupani
c) Nitin Patel
d) Amit Shah
76.Which state has become the first state in the country to approve a seqage
and waste water policy?
a) Odisha
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
77.Who is the recipient of the 23rd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavana
Award?
a) Sadhna Vibha
b) Shubha Mudgal
c) MS Subbulaxmi
d) Lata Mangeshkar
78.Who has become the first Indian woman to be elected as an individual

member of the International Olympic Committee?
a) Mamata Banerjee
b) Kiran Bedi
c) Nita Ambani
d) Priyanka Gandhi
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79.Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Central Board of

Direct Taxes?
a) Jamuna Singh
b) Atulesh Jindal
c) AK Jain
d) Rani Singh Nair
80.The 2016 ATP Toronto Master also known as the X Cup Title in the
mens single category was won by Y. Name both X and Y.
a) X Durand, Y Roger Federer
b) X Rogers, Y Novak Djokovic
c) X Davis, Y Andy Murray
d) X Hopman, Y Stanislas Wavrinka
81.Who has been appointed as the President of Microsoft India?

a) Anant Maheshwari
b) Satyam Nadella
c) Pratap Kumar
d) Bhaskar Pramanik
82.Name the Indo-Thailand Military Exercise that was concluded in Krabi,

Thailand.
a) Angad
b) Rudresh
c) Maitree
d) Vishwas
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83.When is the United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons,

2016 observed across the world?
a) 1st July
b) 10th July
c) 23rd July
d) 30th July
84.In which year did C.V. Raman win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
a) 1920
b) 1925
c) 1930
d) 1935
85.Who was the first female jawan in the Army?

a) Sucheta Kadethankar
b) Shanti Tigga
c) Bachendri Pal
d) Arati Saha
86.X is an Indian model, doctor and beauty queen who won Miss World
1966, to become the first Asian woman to win the event. Name X.
a) Sushmita Sen
b) Waheeda Rehman
c) Reita Faria
d) Nicole Faria
87.X is built across the Y River, and is one of the first major multipurpose
river valley projects started after India's independence. It is a composite
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structure of earth, concrete and masonry. It is the longest major earthen

dam in India, measuring 25.8 kilometres. Name X and Y.
a) X Gobind Sagar Dam, Y Sutlej
b) X Hirakud Dam, Y Mahanadi
c) X Mullaperiyar Dam, Y Periyar
d) X Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Y Krishna
88.X, a waterfall in Y is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a

height of 979 metres (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 metres (2,648 ft). The
waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui Mountain in the Canaima
National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Name X and Y.
a) X Angel Falls, Y Venezuela
b) X Inga Falls, Y Congo
c) X Tagbo Falls, Y Ghana
d) X Victoria Falls, Y Zambia
89.Who was known as Quaid-i-Azam?

a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Md. Ali Jinnah
c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
90.Lokmanya: X ; Loknayak: Y
a) X Madam Mohan Malaviya, Y C.F. Andrews
b) X Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Y Chitta Ranjan Das
c) X Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Y Jayaprakash Narayan
d) X Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Y Purushottam Das Tandon
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91.The X Prize is an annual award presented by the X Foundation.

Established in 1972, it is awarded to a living person who, in the
estimation of the judges, "has made an exceptional contribution to
affirming life's spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or
practical works". The inaugural winner of the prize, in 1973, was Mother
Teresa, six years before she received the Nobel Peace Prize. What is X?
a) Lenin Prize
b) Confucius Prize
c) Gandhi Peace Prize
d) Templeton Prize
92.Match the following:

a. Turkey
(i) Land of Thunder Bolt
b. Cuba
(ii) Sick Man of Europe
c. Bhutan
(iii) White City
d. Belgrade
(iv) Pearl of Antilles
a) a-i, b-iv, c-iii, d-ii

b) a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii
c) a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii
d) a-iv, b-i, c-iii, d-ii
93.The X Convention (formally, the Convention on Wetlands of

International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat) is an
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of
wetlands. It is named after the city of X in Iran, where the Convention
was signed in 1971.
a) Isfahan
b) Mashhad
c) Qom
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d) Ramsar
94.Sulabh International is an Indian based social service organization which

works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, nonconventional sources of energy, waste management and social reforms
through education. It is the largest non-profit organization in India. Name
the founder.
a) Bindeshwar Pathak
b) Brinda Karat
c) Arun Shourie
d) Kalpesh Nayar
95.We borrowed the features of a written constitution, fundamental rights,

Supreme Court and preamble from which country?
a) United Kingdom
b) United States of America
c) Russia
d) Ireland
96.Who conceptualised and designed the Indian Rupee symbol?

a) Theja Sai
b) Matthew Kurian
c) Udaya Kumar
d) Shashank Tripathi
97.X is a star system and the brightest star in the Earth's night sky. The name
"X" is derived from an Ancient Greek word that means "glowing" or
"scorcher".
a) Canopus
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b) Sirius
c) Vega
d) Capella
98. Name the model that was employed in the Second Give Year plan that
worked towards the rapid industrialisation of India.
a) Borlaug Model
b) Visvesvaraya Model
c) Kurein Model
d) Mahalanobis Model
99.In which year did India win its first ever individual gold medal and who
won it for India?
a) Abhinav Bindra in 2004
b) Sushil Kumar in 2008
c) Abhinav Bindra in 2008
d) Gagan Narang in 2004
100. Where are the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property

Organisation located?
a) Washington D.C.
b) Berne
c) Madrid
d) Geneva
SECTION 3: English
Given below are passages. Answer the questions that follow them accordingly:
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P1. In his third Independence Day address to the nation, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi was intent on coming across as an able doer, and not a mere
talker. Midway through his term, he was probably conscious that mere words
would not have the same effect they had at the beginning of his prime
ministerial stint. After stating that he would not list out the achievements of his
government as it would take a whole week to do, he proceeded to do just that.
He reeled out details of quicker delivery of government services, wider
coverage of Aadhaar, curbing of inflation, more toilets in villages and rural
electrification, among other things. The message he seemed to seek to convey
was that he only wanted to get things done, rather than bother with getting
credit for his achievements. In his first year Mr. Modi spoke about taking a
series of small steps to bring about concrete change; in his second speech from
the Red Fort, he held up his development agenda as the counter to the twin evils
of casteism and communalism. This year he sought to present himself as a farsighted statesman who is above petty politics and empty populist gestures, as
someone who holds the interests of the country to be more important than his or
his partys electoral prospects. Obviously, Mr. Modi was seeking to sway his
audience not with rhetoric but with evidence of what he regarded were
achievements on the ground.
But the Independence Day address was not meant merely for domestic
consumption. While Mr. Modi was silent on the violence in Kashmir, he had a
lot to say about attacks on Balochs in Pakistan. In what was perhaps intended as
a hint of Indias capability to intervene, in an unspecified manner, in
Balochistan, he said the people there had commended him for highlighting
attacks against them by people within Pakistan. The warning sent out was that if
Pakistan continues to interfere in Kashmir, India can do likewise, making an
issue over the violence in Balochistan. Other than further escalating tensions
between the two countries, it is difficult to see what can come out of such
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aggressive posturing on the internal problems of Pakistan. Indias Kashmir

problem will not go away with the governments renewed claims on PakistanOccupied Kashmir. Of course, the Prime Minister may have felt compelled to
respond in some way to the provocative remarks of Pakistans High
Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit, dedicating Pakistans Independence Day
this year to the freedom of Kashmir. But, in this, as in some other things,
India will benefit more if Mr. Modi sticks to playing a more statesmanly role.
(Source: The Hindu, 16th August 2016)
101. What is the tone of the author of the passage?
a) Satirical
b) Critical
c) Commending
d) Neutral
102. What message did Mr. Modi want to convey in his Independence Day
address?
a) That he was firm believer in getting work done without claiming
credits for it outrightly.
b) That his Government had achieved what other Governments couldnt.
c) That his development agenda was the driving force behind the
nations prosperity.
d) That he was hoping to get elected for a second term.
103. Mr. Modi was silent on the violence in Kashmir but he had a lot to say
about attacks on Balochs in Pakistan. What can be assumed from this
silence?
a) Mr. Modi was not aware of what was happening in the country as he is
mostly out of the country as part of his development agenda.
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b) Mr. Modi finds the Baloch attacks more important than the situation in
Kashmir.
c) Mr. Modis silence could be taken as a sign of being aware of the
horrors that ensued in the Valley and something he didnt want to
delve on because of its sensitive nature.
d) Mr. Modi did not want to talk about sad things happening on the
Indian soil on such a joyous occasion.
104. What did the people of Balochistan have to say about Mr. Modi?
a) They regarded him as a great leader who had a well-developed agenda
for his country.
b) They wanted to accede to India if Pakistan continued violating their
rights.
c) They were thankful that he spoke out vehemently against attacks on
them.
d) Both (a) and (c).
105. What does the author think would further escalate tensions between India
and Pakistan?
a) Balochs openly praising Mr. Modi.
b) India threatening to interfere in the issue of Balochistan if Pakistan
doesnt cease to interfere in the Kashmir issue.
c) Mr. Modi opening the borders for Balochs to come into India.
d) The tiff between the Prime Minister of India and the Pakistans High
Commmissioner to India.
P2. Everybody knows that we often will what we do not want to will, what we
do not prefer. But when we say this we are using words in another sense than
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that in which I have just used them. In one sense of the words, whenever we act,
we are doing what we prefer, on the whole, in view of all the circumstances. We
are acting for the greatest good or the least evil or mixture of these. In the other
and more usual sense of the words, we are very often doing what we do not
wish to do, i.e. doing some particular thing we do not wish because we are
afraid of the consequences or disapprove of the moral complexion of the
particular thing we do wish. We do the thing that we do not like because the
other think has aspects that we dislike yet more. We are still doing what we like
best on the whole. It is again a question of the meaning of words.
If the initiative for volition is not a wish, what is it? Indeterminism says that a
moral agent sometimes decides against the more tempting course. He does so,
let us say, because it is wrong, the other course is the right one. In other words,
the desire to do right is at the critical moment, stronger within him that the
temptation. No, no, replies indeterminism, it is not that; he sometimes decides
against the stronger desire. Very well; can meaning what it does, tell us what
is the leaning or favourable disposition on the part of the ego, in a case of
undetermined willing toward the volition it adopts; what is that which
constitutes the egos initiative in that direction, - since it is not a wish? Shall we
say it is an approval or conscientious acceptance? Does this approval or
acceptance arise from the agents distinctive moral being? That is determinism,
quite as much as if you called the initiative a wish. But the indeterminist has
already answered in effect that there is no such initiative, or no effectual
initiative. The act of will causes the physical act but is not itself caused. This is
to deny the presence of power, according to its definition. How has it a meaning
to say in advance that I can will this way or that? The self, considering the
alternatives beforehand, is not in a position to say, if I feel thus about it, this
volition will take place, or if I feel otherwise, the contrary will take place; I
know very well how I shall feel, so I know how I shall will. The self now
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existing has not control over the future free volition, since that may be
undetermined, nor will the selfs future feelings, whatever they may be, control
it. Hence the sense expressed by I can, the sense of power inhering in ones
continuous self to sway the volition as it feels disposed, is denied to it. All it is
in a position to mean by I can is, I do not know which will happen, which is
not I can at all. Nay, even looking backward, it is unable to say :I could have
willed otherwise, for that clearly implies, Had I been so disposed the other
volition would have taken place, which is just what cannot, according to
indeterminism, be said. Surely, to paraphrase a historic remark, our liberty
does not seem to be of very much use to us. The indeterminist is in a peculiarly
hapless position. The two things that he is most deeply mover to aver, that the
free volition is the act of the self and that the self can will one way or the other
these two things on his own theory fall utterly to pieces, and can only be
maintained on the view that he opposes.
The indeterminist conceives that according to determinism the self is carried
along by wishes to acts which it is thus necessitated to perform. This mode of
speaking distinguishes the self from the wishes and represents it as under their
dominion. This is the initial error. This is what leads the indeterminist wrong on
all the topics of his problem. And the error persists in the most recent writings.
In fact, the moral self is the wishing self. The wishes separate predilections to
be overborne by them; they themselves are its predilections. To fancy that
because the person acts according to them he is compelled, a slave, the victim of
a power from whose clutches he cannot extricate himself, is a confusion of
ideas, a mere slip of the mind. The answer that has ordinarily been given is
surely correct; all compulsion is causation, but not all causation is compulsion.
Seize a man and violently force him to do something, and he is compelled also
caused- to do it. But induce him to do it by giving him reasons and his doing it
is caused but not compelled.
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(Source: 161-162, Readings in Introductory Philosophical Analysis by John

Hospers)
106. All compulsion is causation, but not all causation is compulsion, basically
means?
a) Forcing someone to do something, makes you a cause of their actions
b) By not forcing someone, you give their self the freedom from
compulsion
c) When a person is compelled, he/she is a victim of the will or power of
the self
d) When you force someone, you cause their actions, but this need not
always be by force.
107. According to whom, is the moral self, the wishing self?

a) The indeterminist
b) Philosophers of the Self
c) The school of determinism
d) Both (a) and (c)
108. What is the word that means penchant
a) predilections
b) compulsion
c) extricate
d) volition
109. That an act is visibly performed, is caused by what?

a) a choice between what is a stronger desire
b) what the will wills
c) an initiative or a wish
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110. Is the self under the dominion of wishes?

a) No, self is a will of the moral self
b) No, the moral self is the wishing self
c) Yes, according to determinism, the self is under the dominion of
wishes
111. Why do we do what we do?

a) We do what we want to do, for the least evil
b) we do what we dont want to do because of fear of consequences
c) Our self wishes us to do what we do
d) Both A and B
112. Synonym of volition:

a) rejection
b) accord
c) aversion
d) refusal
113. Why does the indeterminists theory fall to pieces?
a) free volition is in fact, not an act of the self
b) the self cannot will one way or the other
c) Both A and B
d) the opposite of A and B together
114. Antonym for indeterminism:

a) fatalism
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b) libertarianism
c) both A and B
d) none of the above
115. Antonym for Desire:

a) Avidity
b) Covetousness
c) Concupiscence
d) None of the Above
Given below are sentences that have been jumbled in no particular order.
Choose the option to form a coherent passage:
116.
A. The Bill regresses as it entitles an adoptive mother to maternity leave
of 12 weeks only if she adopts a child below three months of age.
B. The Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children, 2015, require
government and public sector undertakings to provide adoption leave
to all adoptive parents working in their offices irrespective of the age
of the child.
C. Since 2006, the Government of India has granted adoption leave of
135 days to women government servants on adoption of a child upto
one year of age.
D. It overlooks the rigorous procedures on declaring a child free for
adoption under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)
Act, 2015, that makes it nearly impossible to adopt a child below three
months.
a) BCAD
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b) BADC
c) CADB
d) CBAD
117.
A. India should not volunteer to take sides in this fight.
B. New Delhi, on the other hand, is largely concerned about its own
economic prosperity and security.
C. At the World Trade Organisation (WTO), China has been fighting a
protracted battle for receiving market economy status, which the
U.S. is opposing on grounds of Beijings alleged dumping practices.
D. The U.S. has assessed Chinas economic and military competitiveness
to be a long-term threat, and wants to limit its rise.
E. The dispute raises the question whether the U.S. will use WTO rules it
helped create to constrain the Asian giants exporting capacity.
a) CEADB
b) DBEAC
c) CDBAE
d) EADBC
118.
A. Dropout rates are high because children are forced to work in order to
support their families.
B. Poverty plays a role in the ineffectiveness of the educational system.
C. High illiteracy and dropout rates are reflective of the inadequacy of
the educational system.
D. The state of education in India needs to be improved.
a) DCAB
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b) DCBA
c) ACDB
d) BADC
119.
A. All of the feelings that are evoked from Whitmans style can be
classified as quintessentially American democratic feelings.
B. The overall effect of these run-on sentences provides the reader with a
feeling of greatness and of freedom.
C. Whitmans approach to poetry is a reflection of his thought.
D. These thoughts are free and wild, and his typical run-on sentences and
his endless litanies of people and places represent the thoughts trying
to be conveyed.
a) ADCB
b) DCAB
c) ACBD
d) CDBA
120.
A. Beowulf was written in England sometime in the 8th century.
B. This provides us with an idea that the poem that was written during a
time when the society was in the process of converting from paganism
to Christianity.
C. That Christianity and Paganism are so closely intertwined in the poem
shows that Beowulf has both Christian and pagan influences.
D. The Christian influences were combined with early folklore and the
heroic legends of the German tribes.
a) CBDA
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b) ADBC
c) BCAD
d) ADCB
121.
A. As a boy he attended temple near his home and readings were taken
alternatively from the Hindu Bhagavad Gita and the Moslem Koran.
B. Since his city of birth was a seaport, looking out into the world, it
hosted nearly 2 dozen religions.
C. He lived an ordinary boyhood in the seaport town and attended school
in nearby Rajkot.
D. This would help greatly in developing a tolerance and acceptance for
all religions.
a) CADB
b) BDAC
c) DACB
d) CABD
122.
A. Hitler felt that Beethoven exemplified the true heroic spirit of
Germany.
B. Beethovens music was powerful and proud, traits that the Germans
could relate to.
C. Although he lived a century prior to Hitler, he remained very well
loved by the German people.
D. Another favorite composer of Hitler was Ludwig van Beethoven.
a) ACDB
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b) BCDA
c) DCBA
d) ADBC
123.
A. Confucius himself never wrote down his own philosophy, although
tradition credits him with editing some of the historical classics that
were used as texts in his school.
B. At the age of 30, however, when his short-lived official career
floundered, he turned to teaching others.
C. Confucius devoted himself to learning.
D. He apparently made an enormous impact on the lives and attitudes of
his disciples.
a) CBAD
b) DBAC
c) ACDB
d) BDAC
124.
A. If placing an all-or-none condition of sale on one's own property
constitutes coercion, then we are all criminals.
B. Microsoft is evil, according to the antitrust lawsuits filed against them
from 20 states.
C. Its crime, it integrated its Internet browser into its Windows 98
operating system and is offering it as a take-it-or-leave-it condition of
sale.
D. That is "coercion," according to the justice department.
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a) ACDB
b) DABC
c) BCDA
d) DCBA
125.
A. Many people enjoy working at Amazon because of its laid-back style
and the environment which Jeff Bezos sets out for his employees,
even if most of them work from 8 am to 8 pm.
B. The most important segment of the external environment is the
technological area.
C. This is the life of Amazon, and any other company that sells products
strictly through the Internet.
D. A recent trend in social-cultural values has helped Amazon with a
swarm of potentially new and innovative people wanting to work for
computer companies and getting the training to do so.
a) BCAD
b) DABC
c) CDAB
d) DCAB
Given below are a set of questions based on synonyms. Choose the answer that
best defines the word asked in the question.
126. Belligerence
a) Truculent
b) Calm
c) Placid
d) Reposed
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127. Hypocrisy
a) Rectitude
b) Righteousness
c) Pietism
d) Candour
128. Iniquity
a) Propriety
b) Sinful
c) Virtuous
d) Irreproachable
129. Ilk
a) Type
b) Tree
c) Sorrow
d) Thought
130. Vibrant
a) Listless
b) Mellow
c) Insipid
d) Effervescent
Given below are a set of questions based on antonyms. Choose the answer that
that is the most appropriate antonym of the word asked in the question.
131. Cynicism
a) Scepticism
b) Incredulity
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c) Scoffing
d) Optimism
132. Zilch
a) Some
b) Nothing
c) Zero
d) Nada
133. Filial
a) Dutiful
b) Affection
c) Remiss
d) Faithful
134. Profound
a) Heartfelt
b) Superficial
c) Radical
d) Fervent
135. Gabble
a) Splutter
b) Blabber
c) Jabber
d) Quiet
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Given below are a set of questions based on foreign phrases. Choose the answer
that best defines the word asked in the question.
136. ad nauseam
a) Meantime
b) Made for a particular purpose
c) To an excessive degree
d) In private
137. beau geste

a) Standard of excellence
b) A noble act
c) Fashionable
d) Very fine man
138. idee fixe

a) High quality of cooking
b) Grandeur
c) Obsession
d) Private
139. pis aller

a) last resort
b) unwelcome
c) each person
d) bias
140. sangfroid
a) Staying calm
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b) Quiet voice
c) Self-styled
d) Unique
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SECTION 4: Maths
141. A 60 litres solution contains 50% milk and remaining water. How much
water should be added so that the percentage of water becomes 75%?
a) 30L
b) 40L
c) 60L
142. First bag contain 4 green and 5 blue balls, second bag contains 5 green
and 4 blue balls. One ball is drawn from each bag at random. Find the
probability that both the balls are blue.
a) 19 / 81
b) 1/2
c) 20 / 81
143. A pipe can fill a tank at the rate of 12 litres/hr. In how much time can it
fill 1/3 rd of a tank of capacity 720 liters?
a) 12 hrs
b) 15 hrs
c) 22 hrs
d) 20 hrs
144. Saad, Kevin and Mohneesh under take to complete a piece of work for Rs
2574. Saad works for 8 days, Kevin works for 9 days and Mohneesh
works for 12 days to complete the work. If their daily wages in the ratio
3:5:4 respectively, how much is Mohneeshs share?
a) Rs. 1056
b) Rs. 1017
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c) Rs. 786
d) NOTA
145. The number of positive integers not greater than 100, which are divisible
by 2 or 3, isa) 66
b) 68
c) 67
d) NOTA
146. Find the area of the iron sheet required to prepare a cone 24 cm high with
base radius 7 cm.
a) 704 cm2
b) 754 cm2
c) 568 cm2
d) NOTA
147. The average of 12 non - zero integers is zero. If the average of the
negative numbers among them is 5, find the average of the positive
numbers among them.
a) 5
b) 6
c) 8
d) Cannot be determined
148. Two persons start driving bike from the same point at the same time in
the same direction at 80 km per hour and 120 km per hour respectively.
In how many hours will they be 600 km apart?
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a) 12 hrs
b) 13 hrs
c) 14 hrs
d) 15 hrs
149. A clock was found to be 10 minutes slow at 5:00 am in the morning and
14 minutes fast at 5: 00 pm in the evening. When was the clock 4 minutes
fast?
a) 10:00 am
b) 11:00 am
c) 12:00 pm
d) 01:00 pm
150. If a mobile has 5 digits password, then how many different passwords can
be set so that it must be divisible by 4
a) 25000
b) 105 - 102
c) 5! 4!
d) 24000
151. How much percent more than the cost price should a shopkeeper mark his
goods so that after allowing a discount of 25% on the marked price, he
gains 20%?
a) 70%
b) 50%
c) 60%
d) 55%
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152. An article is marked at Rs. 5,000. The shopkeeper allows successive

discounts of x%, y%, and 2% on it. The net selling price isa) (100-x) (100+y) (100+z)
200
b) (100+x) (100+y) (100-z)
200
c) (100-x) (100-y) (100-z)
20
d) (100-x) (100+y) (100-z)
200
153. A shopkeeper offers a discount of 10% on his articles. The marked price
of the article is Rs. 450.The selling price should bea) 395
b) 410
c) 405
d) 400
154. The ratio of number of balls in bags x, y is 2 : 3. Five balls are taken from
bag y and are dropped in bag x. Number of balls are equal in each bag
now. Number of balls in each bag now isa) 45
b) 20
c) 30
d) 25
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155. A positive integer when divided by 425 gives a remainder 45. When the
same number is divided by 17, the remainder will be
a) 11
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
156. (256)0.16 x (256)0.09
a) 256.25
b) 4
c) 16
d) 64
157. A can do a piece of work in 6 days. B is 25% more efficient than A. How
long would B alone take to finish this work?
4
a) 4 days
5
b) 3 days
3
1
c) 5 days
4
2
d) 2 days
3
158. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In

how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every
third day?
a) 10 days
b) 12 days
c) 15 days
d) 20 days
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159. Out of four numbers, the average of the first three is 15 and that of the
last three, is 16. If the last number is 19, the first is
a) 19
b) 15
c) 16
d) 18
160. In a family of 5 members, the average age at present is 33 years.

The youngest member is 9 years old. The average age of the family
just before the birth of the youngest member was
a) 30 years
b) 29 years
c) 25 years
d) 24 years
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SECTION 5: Logical Reasoning

Answer the four questions that follow the passage, after a careful reading of the
same.
Six dance performances by Arifa, Bella, Clara, Dilara, Eva and Faria are to be
staged one on each day from Monday to Saturday. The schedule of the plays is
to be in accordance with the following conditionsArifa must perform a day before Eva.
Clara must perform on Saturday.
Bella must perform on the day following the day on which Faria performs.
Dilara can perform on Friday only and her performance must
not be
immediately preceded by Bella.

161. Who performs immediately after Bella?
a) Arifa
b) Clara
c) Dilara
d) Eva
162. Who performs immediately after Dilara?

a) Eva
b) Faria
c) Clara
d) Bella
163. Dilaras performance is between which two performances?

a) Arifa and Eva
b) Eva and Faria
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c) Arifa and Bella

d) Clara and Eva
164. Which is the correct order of the performances staged on each day from
Monday to Saturday, if the respective dancers are indicated as A, B, C, D,
E and F, following from the first alphabets of their names?
a) EABFDC
b) FBAEDC
c) FABEDC
d) None of these
Read the instructions carefully and answer the questions that follow the
passage.
Eight persons, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, and 8 are racing with each other on a racing
track having eight lanes represented by alphabets a to h, from left to right.
Incidentally, on that day, the runners secured the position corresponding to their
track alphabet. In the sense, person running on b track came second, etc.
Also given that,
4 didnt win the race.
There are only three persons between 6 and 7, where 6 is leading.
3 is ahead of 6, with one person ahead of 3.
8 secured the last position.
5 is just ahead of 1.
165. Who won the race?
a) 5
b) 4
c) 2
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d) 3
166. Who is running on track G?
a) 1
b) 5
c) 4
d) 7
167. Who secured the fifth position?

a) 5
b) 1
c) 4
d) Either 5 or 1
168. If 1 is running ahead of 4, then in which track is 5 running?

a) C track
b) D track
c) E track
d) F track
169. Which players are running between 6 and 7?

a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 5, 3 and 8
c) 4, 5 and 1
d) 1, 3 and 5
170. Three ladies X, Y and Z marry three men A, B and C. X is married to A,

Y is not married to an engineer, Z is not married to a doctor, C is not a
doctor and A is a lawyer. Then which of the following statements is
correct?
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a) Y is married to C, who is an engineer

b) Z is married to C, who is a doctor
c) X is married to a doctor
171.
Statements:
A. Some elephants are ants.
B. All insects are ants.
Conclusions:
I. All elephants are ants.
II. Some ants are insects.
a) if only I follows ;
b) if only conclusion II follows ;
c) if either I or II follows;
d) if neither I nor II follows and
e) if both I and II follow
172.
Statements:
A. Some beds are glasses.
B. All trees are beds.
Conclusions:
I. Some trees are glasses
II. Some glasses are trees.
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a) if only I follows ;
b) if only conclusion II follows
c) if either I or II follows;
173.
Statements:
A. No woman is a lion.
B. Sami is a man.
Conclusions:
I. Sami is not a lion.
II. All women are not Sami.
a) if only I follows
b) if only conclusion II follows
c) if either I or II follows
174. In a certain code, TRIPPLE is written as SQHOOKD. How is DISPOSE

written in that code?
a) CHRONRD
b) DSOEPSI
c) ESJTPTF
d) ESOPSID
175. If TRAIN is coded as RPYGL, the code for SCOOTER will be

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a) QAMMRCP
b) QBNNRCP
c) QAMMSBP
d) QBNNSBP
Given below are questions that have statements which are followed by two
assumptions. Choose the assumption that is implicit from the statement given in
the question.
176. Iran and Russia have signed a nuclear deal wherein Russia has agreed to
supply Iran with plutonium ores.
Assumption I: Russia signs such deals with a lot of other countries in
order to further its image as a friendly nation.
Assumption II: Russia will soon sign such a deal with Iraq as the latter is
Irans neighbour and should equally benefit.
a) Only assumption I is implicit
b) Only assumption II is implicit
c) Both I and II are implicit
d) Neither I nor II are implicit
177. Social media played a significant role in getting Justin Bieber quitting
Instagram.
Assumption I: Justin Bieber had some objectionable content on his
Instagram account.
Assumption II: The tiff with Selena Gomez is going to be hard for him to
make a comeback in the music industry.
c) Neither I nor II are implicit
d) Both I and II are implicit
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178. Reservation goes against the basic tenet of equality that has been
enshrined in our Constitution.
Assumption I: One section of the society is treated differently when it
comes to reservation.
Assumption II: The objective of reservation was to bridge the gap
between the rich and the poor and it has failed to do so.
179. Beyonc is described as the first ever super diva in the music industry.
Assumption I: Beyonc is a popular musician.
Assumption II: There are other divas in the music industry.
180. The Tamil Nadu Government has decided to introduce a dress code in the
government offices for its employees as there have been reports that the
employees are poorly dressed in dhotis and lungis during office hours.
Assumption I: Wearing dhotis and lungis could be attributed to the poor
performance of the government employees.
Assumption II: Such attire is harmful to the decorum that is expected to
be maintained in the office.
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Given below are two statements followed by four conclusions. Choose the
conclusions that follow logically from the statements.
181. Statement I: All thieves have wives.
Statement II: Some burglars have wives.
Conclusions:
a) Some burglars do not have wives.
b) Some thieves are burglars.
c) Some wives are not thieves.
182. Statement I: All resorts are amusement parks.

Statement II: All resorts are fancy.
Conclusions:
a) All amusement parks are not fancy.
b) Some amusement parks are not fancy.
c) Some amusement parks are fancy.
d) Some fancy are not resorts.
183. Statement I: Some girls do not like wine.

Statement II: Some wine is not tasty.
Conclusions:
a) Some wine is not liked by girls.
b) Some tasty is not wine.
c) Some girls do not like tasty wine.
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184. Statement I: Hypocrisy is the best virtue.

Statement II: Some best virtue is not good.
Conclusions:
a) No hypocrisy is good.
b) Some hypocrisy is not good.
c) Some good is not best virtue.
185. Statement I: Some subjects are tough.

Statement II: Some tough are not tried.
Conclusions:
a) Some subjects are not tried.
b) Some subjects are tried.
c) Some subjects are not tough
d) Some tough are subjects.
Questions 186 to 188: Given below are statements that are followed by two
prospective courses of action. Choose the most appropriate course of action.
186. Cough syrup that was commonly used by everyone and was sold over the
counter was shown to be extremely harmful if it was used over a
prolonged period of time.
Course of action:
I. Ban the sale of cough syrup in all pharmacies in the country.
II. Ignore the report that have stated that cough syrup is harmful as it has
not shown any harmful effects yet.
a) Only I follows.
b) Only II follows.
c) Both I and II follow.
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d) Neither I nor II follow.

187. The newly launched legal education system is thought to be responsible
for the low grades that students are scoring in their exams.
I. Scrap the new system and go back to the previous one.
II. Give time to the new system as it has had brilliant results in foreign
universities.
a) Only I follows.
b) Only II follows.
188. Starbucks is often criticised for setting up its shops in India as its
products are overpriced.
I. The management of Starbucks must be approached, the grievances
must be put forth and a new affordable price structure.
II. The demand and supply cycle shouldnt be disturbed.
a) Only I follows.
b) Only II follows.
189. If a military solution were to be effective in destroying the Islamic State

death cult ravaging Syria and Iraq, the response from Muslim
communities across the UK would be unequivocal we would all support
it. Why wouldnt we, given the actions of this terror group and the
horrific barbarity it has enacted, primarily on Muslims across the world?
But the consensus across Sunni and Shia communities borne out from the
Muslim Council of Britains consultation prior to the vote was almost
unanimous opposition to British airstrikes in Syria. This is for a number a
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reasons. There remain real concerns among British Muslims that the
government does not seem to have learned its lessons from Afghanistan,
Libya and Iraq. While interventionist policies have had limited successes
in Sierra Leone and Kosovo, we would be hard-pressed to find anyone
who can be proud of our recent history in the region.
Which of the following is the model of logic followed in the passage
above?
a) There is a conclusion, followed by its reasoning, and the reasoning

supports the conclusion.
b) The reasoning is followed by the conclusion, and it does not entirely
support the conclusion.
c) The reasoning that follows the conclusion does not exhaustively
explain the conclusion drawn.
190. Activism on the internet is never thought to be as effective as protest on

the ground. However, a recent study found that online engagement is key
to turning a protest into a social movement and in prolonging its lifespan.
It found that those who were not directly engaged in live protests,
including those who post something online just once, create content at
levels comparable to core participants.
Which of the following best explains the paradox above?
a) The virtual world is a mirror of the real world

b) Posting online causes protests on the ground to be better effective
c) Posting something online causes a virtual network to be created, and
the awareness that spreads is comparable to the effect of protest on the
ground.
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191. Scan Haryanas statistics on key social indicators, and the picture that
emerges is dispiriting. For example, in this State of rich farmers and
networked urban centres, 41 per cent of Scheduled Caste men have not
cleared class 8; and 68 per cent of SC women have not made it to class 5.
Roughly 45 per cent of rural households do not have a toilet, and among
SC households that figure rises to 55 per cent. Put together, it is a picture
of failure of the government to fulfil the part of the essential contract that
binds state and citizens: to provide the rule of law and social services. It
was, therefore, an odd call to action by the Haryana government earlier
this year when it passed the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act to
debar exactly these citizens failed by the state from standing for
panchayat elections. In a web of disqualifications, the full exclusionary
potential of which is still not precisely calculated, the law debars from
contesting men who have not completed matriculation, women who have
not cleared class 8 (with the corresponding qualifications for SC men
being class 8 and for SC women class 5), people who havent paid arrears
for specified agricultural loans or electricity bills, and those who do not
have a functional toilet at home.
Which of the following is NOT a challenge to the law mentioned above?
a) A liberal democracy must of necessity refrain from certifying who

may contest elections to represent the people. It is dangerously
illiberal to debar citizens from contesting elections when they are able
to fulfil their responsibilities as panchs, or legislators, as the case may
be.
b) Curbs on particular categories of people, instead of individuals in
breach of particular laws, from contesting elections carries the imprint
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of authoritarianism, and such restrictions have predictably been

popular with military juntas.
c) Minimum educational qualifications ensure that the candidate has
some basic knowledge and sound reasoning skills, which are essential
in local self-governance models.
192. Arya: Pure research provides us with new technologies that contribute to
saving lives. Even more worthwhile than this, however, is its role in
expanding our knowledge and providing new, unexplored ideas.
Frey: Your priorities are mistaken. Saving lives is what counts most of
all. Without pure research, medicine would not be as advanced as it is.
Arya and Frey disagree on whether pure research:
a) derives its significance in part from its providing new technologies
b) expands the boundaries of our knowledge of medicine
c) should have the saving of human lives as an important goal
d) has its most valuable achievements in medical applications
193. Peter Baelish: The presence of a group of followers of the Varys has a
calming effect on the town as a whole. For example, soon after a
residential community of followers was established in Kings Landing,
the number of crimes in the area dropped by 40 percent, and the suicide
rate fell to zero. Thus, the power of the Varys's method of meditative
serenity extends even to those merely living in the vicinity.
Which of the following most weakens the argument?
a) Prior to the establishment of the community, the crime and suicide

rate was already very low.
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b) Within a year of establishment of the community, the population of

the area fell by 50%.
c) During the year prior to the establishment of the community, only 3
persons committed suicide.
194. Sailender: The symptoms of mental disorders are behavioral, cognitive,

or emotional problems. Some patients with mental disorders can be
effectively treated with psychotherapy, but it is now known that in some
patients' mental disorders result from chemical imbalances affecting the
brain. Thus, these patients can be effectively treated only with medication
that will reduce or correct the imbalance.
The researcher's argument depends on assuming which one of the
following?
a) Treatment by psychotherapy can produce no effective reduction in or

correction of chemical imbalances that cause mental disorders.
b) Treatment with medication always shows faster results for patients
with mental disorders than does treatment with psychotherapy.
c) Most mental disorders are not the result of chemical imbalances
affecting the brain.
d) Treatment with psychotherapy has no effect on mental disorders other
than a reduction of the symptoms.
195. The Titanic sank as a result of a hole in its hull, possibly caused by
sabotage. Normally when a holed ship sinks as rapidly as the Titanic did,
water does not enter the ship quickly enough for the ship to be fully
flooded when it reaches the ocean floor. Full flooding can be achieved,
however, by sabotage. Any ship that sinks deep into the ocean when not
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fully flooded will implode. Deep sea photographs show that the Titanic
did not implode.
Which of the following must be true, given the above information?
a) The Titanics massive proportions reduced the risk of sinking.
b) If the Titanic was not sunk by sabotage, water entered the boat
unusually fast.
c) If the Titanic had gone down slower, it would have imploded.
196. Smoking in bed has long been the main cause of home fires. Over the
past two decades, there has been a significant decline in the sale and
consumption of cigarettes. However, there has been no comparable
decline in the number of people killed in home fires.
Which of the following best helps to resolve the discrepancy?
a) Compared to other types of home fires, home fires caused by smoking

in bed usually cause relatively little damage before they are
extinguished.
b) Home fires caused by smoking in bed often break out after the home's
occupants have fallen asleep.
c) Population densities have increased, with the result that one home fire
can cause more deaths than in previous decades.
197. Few judges who arbitrate cases involving multinational software

companies have any relevant background; indeed, not one federal judge
has a degree or any experience in computer technology. Until judges are
better able to demonstrate an understanding of the technology involved in
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these cases, we should view any decisions they pass down with
scepticism.
Which of the following most weakens the argument above?
a) Decision making and understanding of the dispute does not involve
intricate technical knowledge, but rather a sound sense of reasoning.
b) Technical
know-how
contributes
immensely
to
the
judges
understanding, in turn affecting the decision taken.

c) There is a lack of people who are qualified in both technical and legal
areas of expertise.
d) Both (a) and (c)
198. Sharma has determined that among people who used computers at their
place of employment last year, those who also owned laptops earned 25
percent more on average than those who did not. Hence, owning a laptop
computer leads to a higher- paying job.
Which of the following is an error of reasoning in the above argument?
a) Those who owned laptops also incur a much higher risk of heart
disease.
b) Those who owned laptops actually did not use them for purposes other
than gaming.
c) Those who owned laptops also owned DSLRs and indulged in
photography as a hobby.
Medha: Over the year since the highway toll hike, revenues have
increased. However, the profits from the city's tourist trade have
decreased dramatically, forcing several tourist spots to be closed and
reducing city revenues by an amount exceeding the increase in toll
revenue. Therefore, the hike has not served its purpose.
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Shagun: It is wrong to suggest that raising the toll decreased tourism. Last
year there was a flood which affected buildings in the historic downtown
area. Attendance for those attractions was consistent with previous years
before the flood and following post-flood renovations.
199. Which of the following is an assumption Medha makes?
a) The toll hike was flawed.
b) A measure that harms the tourist trade should be rescinded.
c) The purpose of the toll hike was to increase revenues.
d) Tolls should not be very high, for the restrict access.
200. What is the bone of disagreement between Shagun and Medha?

a) The purpose of the toll hike
b) The cause for decrease in tourism
c) Whether tourist trade profits have increased
d) Whether the flood wreaked damage

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SECTION 1: Legal Reasoning

2. If we were to assume that drinking water consumption was illegal, then

Facts Aditya is the 17 year old son of Harshit and is an asset to

doing, or promises to do or abstain from doing something, such act or

Questions 9 to 12 have common set of principles as well as facts. Answer

Principle 1 A person voluntarily causes an effect if he causes it by

11.Can Rahul be charged with voluntarily injuring the knee of Shashank?

12.Which of the following would make Rahul guilty if correct?

a) There was no contract here as the scheme was only an invitation to

a) Roohafza will succeed as the advertisement falls under the purview of

Explanation Abetment of an act by a person is the instigating or aiding

a) Ygritte is liable as she instigated Jon Snow to commit suicide.

a) Margaery and Tywin are liable for committing conspiracy as mere

19.Principle Nothing is an offence which is done by any person who is

a) Barney has not committed an offence.

live-in relationship. Harley Quinn begins putting dosages of kryptonite in

a) Ted is not liable for what he has done.

a) Ned is using his right to private defence.

23.Principle Contracts obtained by fraud are not valid.

a) The contract is invalid because of fraud.

a) Tyrion knew what he was doing when he borrowed the additional

a) Pikachu can be charged of culpable homicide because he was shooting

28.Principle If a servant performs an act within the course of employment,

a) Tyrion is not to give compensation because it was not he who threw

c) No, a reasonable person would not fear such a threat to be carried in a

a) Yes, he can be prosecuted.

33.Principle - No illegal activity may be taxed. An act is illegal only if it

Facts The government raids all brothels in Hyderabad, which though

a) No, since prostitution is illegal activity in India and thus cannot be

a) Yes, he is blind. The law is for people who can see.

36.Principle 1 - Nothing is a crime, which is done without a criminal intent.

a) No, since only five of them participated in the commission of the

41.The maximum duration of the zero hour in the Lok Sabha is

d) Salus populi suprema lax

46.Which of the following post is not mentioned in the Constitution of

48.Which schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with Official

49.When did the IPC come into force?

50.Free Legal Aid is mentioned in which Article of the Indian Constitution?

SECTION 2: General Knowledge

54.The Centre for Indian Music Experience in X is an interactive music

55.Who wrote the song that is the answer of Question 54?

b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

58.When is World Bio-Fuel Day observed?

59.Who is the recipient of the first Lifetime Achievement Award at the

60.Nobel laureate X announced that he/she was planning to launch a

61.The Government of which State Government decided in August to grant

62.T.K.V. Desikachar who is popularly known as the father of modern X has

63.Mission Bhagiratha was launched in X by Narendra Modi to provide safe

b) X Lata Mangeshkar, Y Shankar Mahadevan

67.Who was appointed as the Managing Director of State Bank of India,

71.Japan marked __ years since the city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a

75.Who has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Gujarat?

78.Who has become the first Indian woman to be elected as an individual

79.Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Central Board of

81.Who has been appointed as the President of Microsoft India?

82.Name the Indo-Thailand Military Exercise that was concluded in Krabi,

83.When is the United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons,

85.Who was the first female jawan in the Army?

structure of earth, concrete and masonry. It is the longest major earthen

88.X, a waterfall in Y is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a

89.Who was known as Quaid-i-Azam?