West Bengal Judicial Services Prelims Mock Test - 2 - Judiciary Exams MCQ

The correct transformation of the sentence from active to passive voice is:

"You should not offer meat to vegetarians."

The transformed sentence in passive voice is: "Vegetarians should not be offered meat."

Therefore, the correct answer is option C: "Vegetarians should not be offered meat."

Thwart means to prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
On her way she meets a cast of New York characters who try to thwart her dreams
This country started by printing worthless currency to thwart the gold standard

Answer:

Option A: never

Explanation:

• My sister usually drives to work with a friend, which means she often has someone with her.
• The sentence says she "_______ drives alone," so we are looking for a word that indicates she rarely or does not drive alone.
• Option A, "never," implies that she does not drive alone at all, which matches the context of the sentence.

Note: Assume if we had “Someone was reading the Gita”, then active voice would be, The Gita was being read.
We can say that ,
The above given sentence is given in Passive Voice :-
Use structure “subject + auxiliary + past participle + by + object”
The Gita was being read by Sita.
Hence , option A is correct sentence .

Options B and C are grammatically incorrect because the sentence uses ‘were’ which should be accompanied by verb in the ‘-ing’ form while these options do not use the suggested form of verb.
‘Crying wolf’ is contextually incorrect here.
‘Barking up the wrong tree’ will be suitable here as it suggests that the scientists were taking an ineffective course of action in suggesting the preventive methods.
Bark up the wrong tree : to attempt or pursue a futile course of action, often by making some kind of suggestion or request.
Stir up a hornet’s nest : to create, provoke, or trigger a dangerous, troublesome, or complicated situation.
Upset someone’s applecart : to ruin or interfere with one's plans or goals.
Cry wolf : to claim that something is happening when it really isn't.
Correct Sentence :
In the initial months of Covid-19, scientists were sometimes barking up the wrong tree in their recommendation on preventive steps.
Hence, the correct answer is option A. 

In the given context we are talking about the way in which he convinced his parents for the school trip and since he did it very quickly, it is evident that it was a very easy thing to do by his standard.

A Stalking horse: Pretence 
A slap on the wrist: A very mild punishment 
A piece of cake: Something that is very easy to achieve 
A toss-up: An uncertain result that can go either way 
Among the given options, it is clear that option C is correct in the given context as it expresses the actual meaning of the given context.
This makes option C the correct choice among the given options.

The idiom is incorrectly used in the sentence I and the correct idiom will be ‘bat an eye’.
Cross paths: encounter or meet someone by chance.
Bat an eye: to avoid expressing surprise, fear, or shock.
The usage of the idiom in statement II is absolutely correct.
Fall on deaf ears: to disregard or ignore.
The usage of the idiom in statement III is absolutely correct.
Clarion call: a clarion is a high-pitch bugle.
Hence, the correct answer is option D. 

The word monsoon comes from the Arabic word mausim, which means weather. Owing to the yearly appearance of torrential rain, indicating a marked shift in weather, mausim gradually became monsoon.

The correct answer is Fatehgarh Sahib.

Key PointsSri Guru Granth Sahib World University:

• It is a private university in Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India.
• It was established under Punjab State Act 20/2008 (Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University Act) and is recognized by UGC under section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956.
• Sardar Prakash Singh Badal (Chief Minister of Punjab) announced the setting up of Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University at Fatehgarh Sahib.
• The holy place of martyrs, on the occasion of the fourth centenary celebrations of the compilation and the first installation of Sri Adi (Guru) Granth Sahib in 2004.

A. Rapid improvement in technology has been one major factor that has enabled the globalisation process. 

B. Improvement in information technology has played a major role in spreading out production of services across countries. Telecommun ication facilities are used to contact one another around the world to access info rmation instantly and to communicate from remote areas. 

C. Improvement in transportation has made possible muc h faster delivery of goods across long distances at low cost. 

D. Due to the pressure of WTO many developing countrie s have removed many of the trade barriers to foreign trade and investment and thus promoted and facilitate the globalisation. 

E. Multilateral trade agreement has promoted foreign t rade and free flow of investments. 

Octal to Decimal conversion is obtained by multiplying 8 to the power of base index along with the value at that index position.

(532.2)8 = 5 * 8² + 3 * 8¹ + 2 * 8⁰ + 2 * 8^-1 = (346.25)10

Option (1) is incorrect: Void from the beginning
Option (2) is correct: Under Section 11 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, every person is competent to contract who is of the age of majority. A contract with a minor is void ab initio.
Option (3) is incorrect: It is not a voidable contract.
Option (4) is incorrect: It is not a voidable contract at the option of either party.

"Delegata potestas non potest delegari" is a principle in constitutional and administrative law that means in Latin that "no delegated powers can be further delegated".
It states that when decision making power has been delegated to an agent by some higher authority, the same cannot be delegated unless the original delegator authorises it or it is implied by law.

Identification parade is a police identification procedure in which the suspect of a crime is exhibited with a number of other persons, to be identified by a witness and/or victim. It is one way of identifying the suspect from a group of similar-looking persons. It is considered to be a part of police investigation and commonly used when the suspect is in custody. The case of Budhsen v. State of U.P. AIR 1970, S.C. 1321 is related to identification parades. The trial court came to the conclusion that Jagdish and Sugriv had abetted the murder of Hazarilal and appellants Naubat and Budhsen had committed the murder. Naubat and Budhsen were, therefore, sentenced to death and Jagdish and Sugriv to life imprisonment.

Section 188 of the Code of Criminal Procedure states that when an offence is committed outside India by a person, not being such citizen, on any ship or aircraft registered in India, he may be dealt with in respect of such offence as if it had been committed at any place within India at which he may be found. Thus, option 1 is correct.
Section 182 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deals with the offence committed by letters.
Section 186 states, High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place.

The correct answer is Option 3.

Key Points

• Section 22 of the Limitation Act deals with Continuing breaches and torts.
• Continuing Breach of Contract or Tort:
  • Applies when a breach of contract or a tort (civil wrong) is ongoing and not a one-time occurrence.
• Fresh Period of Limitation:
  • A new period of limitation begins to run at every moment during which the breach of contract or the tort continues.
• Example:
  • If someone is continuously breaching a contract by not fulfilling their obligations or if someone is continuously committing a tort, such as trespassing, the period of limitation for taking legal action against them restarts at every moment of the ongoing breach or tort.

Part IV-A was added to the Constitution of India by Forty-second Amendment, in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted by the government. Part IV-A provides for the fundamental duties of the citizen.

Section 26 of Indian Evidence Act provides that no confession made by an accused to any person while in custody of a police officer shall be proved against him unless it is made in the immediate presence of a Magistrate. Thus, the section is intended to prevent of coercive method of extorting confession.

The correct answer is Option 1

Key Points
 According to Article 110 of the Indian Limitation Act, the limitation period for a suit to enforce a right to share in joint family property is 12 years from the date when the right accrues.

Time from which period begins to run is  When the exclusion becomes known to the plaintiff.

Section 376D talks about the offence of Gang Rape. It says that:
Where a woman is raped by one or more persons constituting a group or acting in furtherance of a common intention, each of those persons shall be deemed to have committed the offence of rape and shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years, but which may extend to life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, and with fine;
Provided that such fine shall be just and reasonable to meet the medical expenses and rehabilitation of the victim;
Provided further that any fine imposed under this section shall be paid to the victim

The correct answer is both 1) and 2).

Key Points

• Section 2(i) of the Limitation Act, 1963, provides for the definition of plaintiff.
• It states that : “plaintiff” includes—
  (i) any person from or through whom a plaintiff derives his right to sue;
  (ii) any person whose estate is represented by the plaintiff as executor, administrator or other representative;

When the law is complete and certain conditions are laid down as to how and when the law would be applied by the delegate, it is conditional legislation. It includes no law-making powers but only the power of determining when it should come into force or when it should be applied.

In Francis Coralie vs. Union Territory of Delhi, the Supreme Court has condemned cruelty or torture as being violative of Article 21 in the following words, "any form of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment would be offensive to human dignity and constitute an in-road into this right to live and it would, on this view, be prohibited by Article 21 unless it is in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law".

Article 256 of the Constitution provides that the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as to ensure compliance with the laws made by Parliament and any existing laws which apply in that State, and the executive power of the Union shall extent to the giving of such directions to a State as may appear to the Government of India to be necessary for that purpose.

According to Order 1, Rule 13 of CPC, 'any objections as to non-joinder or misjoinder of parties shall be taken at the earliest possible opportunity and in all cases before issues are settled. If the objections are not raised as stated above, it shall be deemed to have been waived'.
Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

A sees B running away from a room and afterwards sees C lying down in a pool of blood in the same room. A's evidence in terms of seeing B running away is direct but as far as the murder is concerned, it is a circumstantial evidence.
Circumstantial Evidence: is not considered to be proof that something happened but it is often useful as a guide for further investigation.
It relates to a series of facts rather than a particular fact sought to be proved. The party offering circumstantial evidence argues that this series of facts, by reason and experience, is so closely associated with the fact to be proved that the fact to be proved may be inferred simply from the existence of the circumstantial evidence.

Any appeal or any application, other than an application under any of the provisions of Order XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), may be admitted after the prescribed period, if the appellant or the applicant satisfies the court that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal or making the application within such period. Explanation.— The fact that the appellant or the applicant was misled by any order, practice or judgment of the High Court in ascertaining or computing the prescribed period may be sufficient cause within the meaning of this section.