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2026 (601 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): 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 - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): 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)
Absolute Liability (no exceptions of Act of God or third-party sabotage permitted)
(B)
Qualified Sovereign Immunity
(C)
Contributory Negligence immunity
(D)
Strict Liability with common carrier exceptions
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2025 (102 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): What is the statutory legal meaning of the Latin maxim 'Volenti Non Fit Injuria'?

(A)
Let the buyer beware
(B)
The thing speaks for itself
(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 - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): 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)
Strict Liability with common carrier exceptions
(D)
Absolute Liability (no exceptions of Act of God or third-party sabotage permitted)
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2024 (294 questions)

Q1.

Legal Doctrine & Jurisprudence: Under constitutional and statutory jurisprudence governing 'Argument Analysis: Identifying Premises, Conclusions and Underlying Assumptions' in Deductive Logic, Arguments & Fallacies, which landmark principle resolves legal ambiguity?

(A)

Harmonious construction balancing substantive legislative intent with fundamental constitutional guarantees (Argument Analysis: Identifying Premises, Conclusions and Underlying Assumptions)

(B)

Literal rule applied strictly even when leading to manifest absurdity or injustice

(C)

Unilateral executive derogation without statutory backing or legislative delegation

(D)

Retroactive punitive criminal liability under ex-post facto enactments

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Legal Doctrine & Jurisprudence: Under constitutional and statutory jurisprudence governing 'Strengthening and Weakening Arguments in Legal and Public Policy Context' in Deductive Logic, Arguments & Fallacies, which landmark principle resolves legal ambiguity?

(A)

Harmonious construction balancing substantive legislative intent with fundamental constitutional guarantees (Strengthening and Weakening Arguments in Legal and Public Policy Context)

(B)

Literal rule applied strictly even when leading to manifest absurdity or injustice

(C)

Unilateral executive derogation without statutory backing or legislative delegation

(D)

Retroactive punitive criminal liability under ex-post facto enactments

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2023 (104 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): 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)
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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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): What is the statutory legal meaning of the Latin maxim 'Volenti Non Fit Injuria'?

(A)
No injury is done to one who consents to run the risk voluntarily
(B)
The thing speaks for itself
(C)
Ignorance of the law excuses no one
(D)
Let the buyer beware
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2022 (104 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): What is the statutory legal meaning of the Latin maxim 'Volenti Non Fit Injuria'?

(A)
Ignorance of the law excuses no one
(B)
Let the buyer beware
(C)
The thing speaks for itself
(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 - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): 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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2021 (100 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): 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)
Custodial confession and Forensic fingerprint match
(B)
Actus Reus (the physical forbidden act) and Mens Rea (the blameworthy mental state/guilty mind)
(C)
Motive and Opportunity
(D)
Premeditation and Financial Profit
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): 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)
Custodial confession and Forensic fingerprint match
(B)
Motive and Opportunity
(C)
Actus Reus (the physical forbidden act) and Mens Rea (the blameworthy mental state/guilty mind)
(D)
Premeditation and Financial Profit
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2020 (101 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): Under the Constitution of India, which Article guarantees the Right to Constitutional Remedies through Supreme Court writs?

(A)
Article 42
(B)
Article 36
(C)
Article 30
(D)
Article 32
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Q2.

Assumption Identification: In 'Inference, Deduction and Drawing Valid Conclusions from Complex Passages': 'To protect domestic software innovation, India must prohibit foreign AI algorithms from training on indigenous public datasets.' What is an unstated assumption required for this recommendation?

(A)

Domestic software companies will lose technological advantage if foreign AI models access indigenous datasets (Inference, Deduction and Drawing Valid Conclusions from Complex Passages)

(B)

Foreign AI systems are inferior to domestic algorithms

(C)

All Indian public datasets are freely open-source

(D)

International copyright treaties do not apply to software

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2019 (98 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): 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)
Custodial confession and Forensic fingerprint match
(C)
Actus Reus (the physical forbidden act) and Mens Rea (the blameworthy mental state/guilty mind)
(D)
Premeditation and Financial Profit
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): 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)
Absolute Liability (no exceptions of Act of God or third-party sabotage permitted)
(B)
Qualified Sovereign Immunity
(C)
Contributory Negligence immunity
(D)
Strict Liability with common carrier exceptions
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2018 (108 questions)

Q1.

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

Assertion (A): Terrace farming is widely practiced in hilly and mountainous agro-ecosystems.

Reason (R): Terraces create stepped flat platforms along slopes that significantly reduce the surface velocity of water runoff and prevent topsoil erosion.


(A)
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(B)
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(C)
Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(D)
Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): Under the Constitution of India, which Article guarantees the Right to Constitutional Remedies through Supreme Court writs?

(A)
Article 30
(B)
Article 36
(C)
Article 32
(D)
Article 42
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2017 (94 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): Under the Constitution of India, which Article guarantees the Right to Constitutional Remedies through Supreme Court writs?

(A)
Article 42
(B)
Article 32
(C)
Article 36
(D)
Article 30
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): 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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2016 (108 questions)

Q1.

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

Assertion (A): Work done by an electrostatic field in moving a test charge along a closed path is zero.

Reason (R): The electrostatic Coulomb force is a conservative force whose line integral around any closed loop vanishes identically.


(A)
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(B)
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(C)
Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(D)
Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
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Q2.

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'?


(A)
Absolute Liability admits of no statutory exceptions whatsoever (such as Act of God, third-party act, or consent)
(B)
Absolute liability applies only to government-owned public sector enterprises
(C)
Strict liability requires proof of criminal mens rea while absolute liability does not
(D)
Absolute liability caps total damage compensation at 1 lakh rupees
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2015 (100 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): Under the Constitution of India, which Article guarantees the Right to Constitutional Remedies through Supreme Court writs?

(A)
Article 30
(B)
Article 36
(C)
Article 42
(D)
Article 32
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Critical & Analytical Reasoning): Under the Constitution of India, which Article guarantees the Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex?

(A)
Article 19
(B)
Article 13
(C)
Article 15
(D)
Article 25
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