FIRST PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION 2015-16

CLASS XII
LEGAL STUDIES
SECTION A 2X10

1 Identify any two features in the preamble of the Indian Constitution that indicate its objectives of
human rights.

2. Why do you think practice of untouchability was abolished in the Indian Constitution ?

3. Explain any one fundamental right by a person who is either accused or convicted for a crime

4. What judicial remedies are available for the enforcement of fundamental rights?

5. Who is the current Attorney General and solicitor general of India?

6. What were the different classes of practitioners who were permitted to practice in Indian courts
prior to Advocates Act?

7. What do you mean by Ombudsman?

8 .How do you define Doctrine of Proportionality?

9. What types of confessions are relevant in criminal cases?

10. How can an immovable property be transferred?

SECTION B 5x10

1. Give the grounds that disqualifies one’s complaint from being admitted by the national
commission for minorities.

2. Describe the Salient features of Directive Principles of State Policy.

3 . Discuss the role of principles of natural justice in Administrative law.

4. Explain the Tort of False Imprisonment.

5. What is treaty? How does any state express its consent to be bound by it. State any three.

6.Identify the power conferred by Article 368 of the Constitution to the parliament .How has the
landmark 1973,Supreme Court judgment in Keshwanand Bharti vs. state of Kearla affected this
power?

7. Mr. Khan is a mediator for a dispute between Vivek and Bina. His role as a mediator is not to
evaluate a case or direct the parties to a particular settlement , instead it is to facilitate the
conversation. What type of mediator is Mr. Khan? Explain.
8. Mr. James is a judge . During the court proceedings he decides the manner in which the evidence
must be presented before the court and evaluates them .Identify the justice deliver mechanism to
which Mr. James belongs .State two advantages of this system.

9 .A public authority was given a duty to construct a community centre for public in Ashok Nagar and
land was also allotted .But instead of constructing community centre, the public authorities started
constructing shops on that allotted land. What remedy is available to the citizens of Ashok Nagar
under the Indian Constitution?

10. Comment on the types of jurisdiction that are vested with courts in India?

SECTION C 3x10

1 .Arbitration is an effective way of alternative dispute resolution .Explain the process of dispute
resolution through arbitration.

2. Explain the powers and the functions of the National commission for women.

3. Compare the rules regarding entry of foreign lawyers in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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