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2026 (601 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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)
No injury is done to one who consents to run the risk voluntarily
(D)
Ignorance of the law excuses no one
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In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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's agreement is voidable solely at the minor's option
(D)
A minor is personally liable for contractual damages up to the age of 21
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2025 (73 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 - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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)
Actus Reus (the physical forbidden act) and Mens Rea (the blameworthy mental state/guilty mind)
(C)
Custodial confession and Forensic fingerprint match
(D)
Premeditation and Financial Profit
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2024 (255 questions)

Q1.

Environmental Jurisprudence: In 'Environmental Jurisprudence: NGT, Precautionary Principle and Polluter Pays Doctrine', which statutory tribunal was established under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 for effective and expeditious disposal of environmental protection cases?

(A)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) (Environmental Jurisprudence: NGT, Precautionary Principle and Polluter Pays Doctrine)

(B)

Central Pollution Control Board

(C)

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity

(D)

National Biodiversity Authority

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Q2.

Strategic & Logical Decision-Making: In critical evaluation of 'Recent Supreme Court of India Landmark Judgments and Constitution Benches', which analytical deduction represents valid inference under the given premise?

(A)

A conclusion necessarily necessitated by stated factual premises without unverified extraneous assumptions (Recent Supreme Court of India Landmark Judgments and Constitution Benches)

(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 (54 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): 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*.


(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 - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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 is personally liable for contractual damages up to the age of 21
(C)
An agreement entered into by a minor is void ab initio (void from the very beginning)
(D)
A minor's agreement is voidable solely at the minor's option
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2022 (72 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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 - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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)
Qualified Sovereign Immunity
(C)
Contributory Negligence immunity
(D)
Absolute Liability (no exceptions of Act of God or third-party sabotage permitted)
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2021 (74 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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 is personally liable for contractual damages up to the age of 21
(C)
An agreement entered into by a minor is void ab initio (void from the very beginning)
(D)
A minor's agreement is voidable solely at the minor's option
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Q2.

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.


(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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2020 (92 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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)
Motive and Opportunity
(C)
Custodial confession and Forensic fingerprint match
(D)
Premeditation and Financial Profit
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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)
Premeditation and Financial Profit
(D)
Actus Reus (the physical forbidden act) and Mens Rea (the blameworthy mental state/guilty mind)
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2019 (82 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): The Simon Commission was met with widespread nationwide boycotts and black flag protests upon landing in Bombay in 1928.

Reason (R): The British colonial government failed to appoint a single Indian representative to the seven-member Indian Statutory Commission.


(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 - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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)
Let the buyer beware
(C)
The thing speaks for itself
(D)
Ignorance of the law excuses no one
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2018 (77 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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)
Let the buyer beware
(C)
Ignorance of the law excuses no one
(D)
The thing speaks for itself
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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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2017 (84 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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)
Qualified Sovereign Immunity
(D)
Absolute Liability (no exceptions of Act of God or third-party sabotage permitted)
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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 is personally liable for contractual damages up to the age of 21
(D)
A minor can be sued for specific performance of mortgage contracts
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2016 (66 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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)
Let the buyer beware
(D)
Ignorance of the law excuses no one
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): Under the Constitution of India, which Article guarantees the Right to Constitutional Remedies through Supreme Court writs?

(A)
Article 36
(B)
Article 42
(C)
Article 32
(D)
Article 30
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2015 (83 questions)

Q1.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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)
Premeditation and Financial Profit
(C)
Actus Reus (the physical forbidden act) and Mens Rea (the blameworthy mental state/guilty mind)
(D)
Motive and Opportunity
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Q2.
In Law Entrance Examinations (CLAT / AILET - Legal Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues): 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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