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Various rules and principles used in interpreting statutes, including the mischief rule, golden rule, ejusdem generis, and harmonious construction. It also covers the concept of pith and substance and the doctrine of precedent.
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a. The intention of the legislation is clear b. The intention of the legislation is not clear c. Can be use din any condition
d. All of the above
a. Rule of harmonious construction
b. Rule of reasonable construction c. Rule of ejusdem generis
a. Mischief rule b. Golden rule
c. Noscitur a sociis d. Primary rule
4.________means that contemp or an eousex position is the best and strongest in law?
a. Ejusdem generis
b. Contemporanea Exposition Est Optima Est Fortissim a in Lege c. Noscitur a sociis
d. None of above
a. In effective b. Redundant
c. Dormant d. None of the above
a. Specific word follow general words b. General word follows specific words c. Either (a) or (b)
d. Both (a) and (b)
a. Expression unisest exclusion alteri us b. Contemporanea Exposition Est Optima Est Fortissimain Lege
c. Utresmag is valeat Quam Pareat d..Nosciur a Sociis
a. Words b. Phrase
c. Sentences d. All of above
a. Literal construction b. Mischief rule
c. Strict rule of interpretation d. None of above
a. Long title b. Marginal notes
c. Interpretation clauses d. All of above
a. Noscitur a sociis
b. Strict and liberal construction c. Ejusdem generis d. None of the above
a. Parliamentary committee reports b. Dictionaries c. Notes on Clauses of the bill
d. All of above
a. Labour b. Welfare laws
c. Criminal laws d. None of the above
a.Schedule
b. Provisions c. Both will be applicable as per situation d. None of the above
a. Mischeif rule
b. Rule of reasonable construction c. Noscitur a sociis d. Golden rule
a. Provided that b. Notwithstanding anything contained
c. Save as provided otherwise d. Any of the above
21._____isused to remove special cases from the general enactment and provide for them specially?
a. Exception clause
b. Saving clause c. Proviso
c. Heading d. All of above
a. State government
b. Union c. Person who would beliable to penalty d. None of the above
a. Reference to reports of committee b. Statement of objects and reasons
c. Dictionaries d. Preamble
a. Rule of harmonious construction b. Primary rule
c. Ejusdem generis d. Expressi onunis estexclusion alterius
30.Internal aid in interpretation of statute includes?
a. Title b. Preamble
c. Marginal notes d. All of above
a. Will of the king b. Will of the society
c. Will of them agistrate d. Will of the legislature
a. The doctrine of Parliamentary sovereignty b. The doctrine of royal pardon c. The doctrine of statutory interpretation
d. The doctrine of precedent
a. Law representing the decision soft he courts b. Law passed by Parliament c. Delegated legislation
d. Case law is not really law at all
a. Legislation is law made by judges b. Legislation is law made by Parliament c. Legislation is law made by custom
d. Legislation is law made by the Law Commission
a. 1in the House of Commons, 3in the House of Lords b. 3in the House of Commons,1in the House of Lords
c. 1in each House d. 3in each House
a. A committee reading of the title of the Bill
a. In interpreting statutes, judges should look at the ‘mischief’ which the Act was passed to prevent
b. There must be no mischief in court c. In interpreting statutes, judges should interpret the words literally
d. In interpreting statutes, judges should interpret the words as they see fit
a. Judges can refer to newspapers when interpreting statutes
b. Judges can refer to other judges when interpreting statutes c. Judges can refer to Hansard when interpreting statutes d. Judges cannot refer to any external aid when interpreting statutes
a. A decision of the courts
b. An Act of Parliament c. Law made by a delegation d. Law made by a person or body to whom Parliament has delegated power
a. It is quick to produce b. It can be flexible
c. It raises issues of accountability d. It can be made by reference to special is knowledge
a.Golden Rule.
b. Literal Rule. c. Mischief Rule.
d. General Rule.
a. The verdict
b. The material facts. c. A hypothetical situation. d. The legal reason for reaching a decision.
a. The Supreme Court is bound by its own previous cases.
b. The House of Lords is the highest court of appeal in England and Wales. c. There are no appeals from decisions of the Court of Appeal. d. A principle of law set down in a case may be overruled by statute.
a. Justice must be served b. Literal meaning must always be adopted without fail c. Literal meaning must always be adopted except when it leads to absurdity
d. All of the above e. Context must be understood properly
a. long title b. preamble c. headings
d. definitions e. Parliamentary history
a. Debtor follows the person of the debtor b. An action does not arise from a bare promise
c. A delegated power cannot be further delegated d. The law does not concern itself with trifling matters
a. Private disadvantage is counter balanced by public good. b. The reason of a decision.
c.. An action does not arise from a bare promise d, express mention of one person or thing is exclusion of another.
a. The king can do no wrong. b. general things do not derogate from special things.
c. The land passes with its burdens. d. An accessory follows the principal.
a. it may rather become operative than null”. b. A matter adjudged is taken for truth.
c. An accessory follows the principal. d. The land passes with its burdens.
a. Private disadvantage is counter balanced by public good. b. what is expressed makes what is implied to cease. c. An accessory follows the principal.
d. A matter adjudged is taken for truth.
a. A judgment always accepted as true b. A judgment pronounced by a judge to decide in a matter falling within his jurisdiction is of no effect
c. In equal delict, the position of the defender is the stronger d. The immediate and not the remote cause is to be considered
a. Courts b. Appellate Tribunals
c. Income Tax Authorities d. All of the above.
a. Indira Gandhi V- Raj Narayan
b. Minerva Mills V- Union of India c. Both (A) and (B) above d. None of the above
a. Plato
a True
b False
a. Parliament's law-making powers are subject to external and internal political limits.
b. Parliament's law-making powers are not subject to any limits. c. Parliament's law-making powers are subject to legal limitations. d. Parliament's law-making powers are subject to legal and political limitations.
a. The President b. The Parliament c. The lok Sabha
d. The Supreme Court
a. Advisory Jurisdiction b. Appellate Jurisdiction
c. Original Jurisdiction d. Advisory and appellate Jurisdiction
a. When the mischief rule can't be applied b. In the same circumstances as the purposive approach c. When applying the literal would be unfair d. When applying the literal rule leads to an absurd or repugnant result
a. Literal rule
b. golden rule c. natural rule
d. mischief rule
a. Purposive approach
b. Mischief rule c. Golden rule d. Literal rule
(a) U.K.
(b) Switzerland (c) U.S.A (d) U.S.S.R
a. Ireland
b. Canada c. Australia
d. Japan
a. What was the mischief and defect for which the common law did not provide?
a. First reading, Committee stage, report stage, second reading, third reading b. First reading, second reading, committee stage, report stage, third reading
c. First reading, second reading, third reading, Committee stage, report stage d. First reading, Committee stage, second reading, third reading
a. the Parliament b. the Judiciary
c. the council of Ministers d. the National Security Advisor
a. Not to amend the basic structure of the Constitution b. to amend the basic structure of the Constitution
c. To abrogate the basic structure d. None of these
a. Union list b. State list c. Residuary List
d. Concurrent list
a. the Parliament b. The President
c. the State Legislature
d. the Parliament of the consent of states
a. Article 368
b. Article 360 c. Article 367 d. Article 371
a. IV b. V c. VI
d. VII
a. prospective operation of law b. retrospective operation of law c. both as above a and b
d. none of above
a. change in law
b. amendment in law c. removal or reversal of law.
d. none of above
a. March 11, 1897 b. January 15, 1920