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2026 (571 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): What is the statutory legal meaning of the Latin maxim 'Volenti Non Fit Injuria'?

(A)
The thing speaks for itself
(B)
Let the buyer beware
(C)
Ignorance of the law excuses no one
(D)
No injury is done to one who consents to run the risk voluntarily
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): Under the Constitution of India, which Article guarantees the Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex?

(A)
Article 25
(B)
Article 13
(C)
Article 19
(D)
Article 15
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2025 (78 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): What was the historic ruling of the Privy Council in Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose (1903)?

(A)
An agreement entered into by a minor is void ab initio (void from the very beginning)
(B)
A minor is personally liable for contractual damages up to the age of 21
(C)
A minor's agreement is voidable solely at the minor's option
(D)
A minor can be sued for specific performance of mortgage contracts
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In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): In criminal jurisprudence, what two fundamental elements must concur to establish criminal culpability under the maxim 'Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea'?

(A)
Motive and Opportunity
(B)
Premeditation and Financial Profit
(C)
Custodial confession and Forensic fingerprint match
(D)
Actus Reus (the physical forbidden act) and Mens Rea (the blameworthy mental state/guilty mind)
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2024 (416 questions)

Q1.

Legal Maxims: What is the accurate translation and judicial significance of the Latin maxim 'Audi Alteram Partem' in 'Breach of Contract, Liquidated Damages and Specific Relief'?

(A)

'Hear the other side' — No person shall be condemned unheard (Cornerstone of Natural Justice) (Breach of Contract, Liquidated Damages and Specific Relief)

(B)

'The thing speaks for itself' (Rule of circumstantial evidence)

(C)

'An act does not make one guilty unless there is a guilty mind'

(D)

'To each his own according to legal entitlement'

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Q2.

Strategic & Logical Decision-Making: In critical evaluation of 'Law of Torts: Negligence, Duty of Care, Volenti Non Fit Injuria and Strict/Absolute Liability', which analytical deduction represents valid inference under the given premise?

(A)

A conclusion necessarily necessitated by stated factual premises without unverified extraneous assumptions (Law of Torts: Negligence, Duty of Care, Volenti Non Fit Injuria and Strict/Absolute Liability)

(B)

An inductive generalization derived solely from an isolated anomalous data point

(C)

A circular assertion that assumes the contested premise as its own conclusion

(D)

A correlation mistakenly treated as direct irrefutable causality without confounding control

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2023 (79 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): What was the historic ruling of the Privy Council in Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose (1903)?

(A)
A minor's agreement is voidable solely at the minor's option
(B)
A minor can be sued for specific performance of mortgage contracts
(C)
A minor is personally liable for contractual damages up to the age of 21
(D)
An agreement entered into by a minor is void ab initio (void from the very beginning)
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): In M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Oleum Gas Leak Case 1987), the Supreme Court of India evolved which doctrine exceeding Rylands v. Fletcher?

(A)
Contributory Negligence immunity
(B)
Strict Liability with common carrier exceptions
(C)
Absolute Liability (no exceptions of Act of God or third-party sabotage permitted)
(D)
Qualified Sovereign Immunity
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2022 (75 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): In criminal jurisprudence, what two fundamental elements must concur to establish criminal culpability under the maxim 'Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea'?

(A)
Actus Reus (the physical forbidden act) and Mens Rea (the blameworthy mental state/guilty mind)
(B)
Premeditation and Financial Profit
(C)
Custodial confession and Forensic fingerprint match
(D)
Motive and Opportunity
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): In M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Oleum Gas Leak Case 1987), the Supreme Court of India evolved which doctrine exceeding Rylands v. Fletcher?

(A)
Qualified Sovereign Immunity
(B)
Contributory Negligence immunity
(C)
Absolute Liability (no exceptions of Act of God or third-party sabotage permitted)
(D)
Strict Liability with common carrier exceptions
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2021 (80 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): In M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Oleum Gas Leak Case 1987), the Supreme Court of India evolved which doctrine exceeding Rylands v. Fletcher?

(A)
Strict Liability with common carrier exceptions
(B)
Contributory Negligence immunity
(C)
Absolute Liability (no exceptions of Act of God or third-party sabotage permitted)
(D)
Qualified Sovereign Immunity
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): What was the historic ruling of the Privy Council in Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose (1903)?

(A)
A minor's agreement is voidable solely at the minor's option
(B)
An agreement entered into by a minor is void ab initio (void from the very beginning)
(C)
A minor can be sued for specific performance of mortgage contracts
(D)
A minor is personally liable for contractual damages up to the age of 21
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2020 (62 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): In criminal jurisprudence, what two fundamental elements must concur to establish criminal culpability under the maxim 'Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea'?

(A)
Premeditation and Financial Profit
(B)
Actus Reus (the physical forbidden act) and Mens Rea (the blameworthy mental state/guilty mind)
(C)
Motive and Opportunity
(D)
Custodial confession and Forensic fingerprint match
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): Under the Constitution of India, which Article guarantees the Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex?

(A)
Article 15
(B)
Article 13
(C)
Article 25
(D)
Article 19
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2019 (84 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): In criminal jurisprudence, what two fundamental elements must concur to establish criminal culpability under the maxim 'Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea'?

(A)
Actus Reus (the physical forbidden act) and Mens Rea (the blameworthy mental state/guilty mind)
(B)
Premeditation and Financial Profit
(C)
Motive and Opportunity
(D)
Custodial confession and Forensic fingerprint match
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): What was the historic ruling of the Privy Council in Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose (1903)?

(A)
A minor can be sued for specific performance of mortgage contracts
(B)
A minor's agreement is voidable solely at the minor's option
(C)
An agreement entered into by a minor is void ab initio (void from the very beginning)
(D)
A minor is personally liable for contractual damages up to the age of 21
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2018 (60 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): In criminal jurisprudence, what two fundamental elements must concur to establish criminal culpability under the maxim 'Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea'?

(A)
Premeditation and Financial Profit
(B)
Custodial confession and Forensic fingerprint match
(C)
Motive and Opportunity
(D)
Actus Reus (the physical forbidden act) and Mens Rea (the blameworthy mental state/guilty mind)
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): Under the Constitution of India, which Article guarantees the Protection of life and personal liberty?

(A)
Article 25
(B)
Article 19
(C)
Article 31
(D)
Article 21
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2017 (70 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): What is the statutory legal meaning of the Latin maxim 'Volenti Non Fit Injuria'?

(A)
Let the buyer beware
(B)
Ignorance of the law excuses no one
(C)
No injury is done to one who consents to run the risk voluntarily
(D)
The thing speaks for itself
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): Under the Constitution of India, which Article guarantees the Abolition of Untouchability?

(A)
Article 27
(B)
Article 21
(C)
Article 17
(D)
Article 15
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2016 (68 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): What is the statutory legal meaning of the Latin maxim 'Volenti Non Fit Injuria'?

(A)
The thing speaks for itself
(B)
Let the buyer beware
(C)
Ignorance of the law excuses no one
(D)
No injury is done to one who consents to run the risk voluntarily
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): In criminal jurisprudence, what two fundamental elements must concur to establish criminal culpability under the maxim 'Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea'?

(A)
Actus Reus (the physical forbidden act) and Mens Rea (the blameworthy mental state/guilty mind)
(B)
Premeditation and Financial Profit
(C)
Motive and Opportunity
(D)
Custodial confession and Forensic fingerprint match
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2015 (75 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): Under the Constitution of India, which Article guarantees the Protection of life and personal liberty?

(A)
Article 31
(B)
Article 21
(C)
Article 25
(D)
Article 19
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Constitutional Law, Torts & Criminal Jurisprudence): What was the historic ruling of the Privy Council in Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose (1903)?

(A)
An agreement entered into by a minor is void ab initio (void from the very beginning)
(B)
A minor can be sued for specific performance of mortgage contracts
(C)
A minor is personally liable for contractual damages up to the age of 21
(D)
A minor's agreement is voidable solely at the minor's option
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