CUET UG - Section II: Domain Commerce previous year questions (PYQ)

Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): A convex mirror is commonly used as a driver's rear-view mirror in automobiles.

Reason (R): A convex mirror always forms an erect, virtual, and diminished image, providing a much wider field of view.

Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): An employer is vicariously liable for tortious civil wrongs committed by an employee during the authorized course of employment.

Reason (R): The doctrine of vicarious liability is founded on the legal maxims *respondeat superior* (let the master answer) and *qui facit per alium facit per se*.

Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): Under the Constitution of India, the judiciary enjoys structural independence from executive and legislative interference.

Reason (R): Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts have security of tenure and their judicial salaries are charged directly to the Consolidated Fund of India.

Refer to the Case Study 'Case Study: Hazardous Enterprise and Supreme Court Doctrine of Absolute Liability' to answer:

What is the crucial legal distinction between the English rule of 'Strict Liability' and Indian 'Absolute Liability'?

Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): Danger signals on communication towers and traffic posts are always illuminated in red color.

Reason (R): Red light has the longest wavelength in the visible spectrum and suffers minimum Rayleigh scattering ($I \propto 1/\lambda^4$) through fog and smoke.

Reading Comprehension (Inference): Based on the passage discussing 'Admission, Retirement and Death of a Partner: Revaluation Account and Goodwill Valuation', what can be logically inferred?

Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): Money serves as an indispensable medium of exchange in modern market economies.

Reason (R): Money eliminates the need for double coincidence of wants inherent in barter trade systems.

Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): An agreement entered into without lawful consideration is void ab initio under Section 25 of the Indian Contract Act 1872.

Reason (R): Lawful consideration is a mandatory statutory pillar of contractual enforceability under the legal maxim *ex nudo pacto non oritur actio*.

Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): A convex mirror is commonly used as a driver's rear-view mirror in automobiles.

Reason (R): A convex mirror always forms an erect, virtual, and diminished image, providing a much wider field of view.

Refer to the Case Study 'Case Study: Hazardous Enterprise and Supreme Court Doctrine of Absolute Liability' to answer:

What measure of financial compensation did the Supreme Court establish in the M.C. Mehta Oleum Gas case?

Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): A convex mirror is commonly used as a driver's rear-view mirror in automobiles.

Reason (R): A convex mirror always forms an erect, virtual, and diminished image, providing a much wider field of view.

Refer to the Case Study 'Case Study: Hazardous Enterprise and Supreme Court Doctrine of Absolute Liability' to answer:

Which Fundamental Right under Part III of the Constitution was invoked as the constitutional foundation for environmental protection?