CBSE Class XII Legal Studies Sample Question Paper 2024-25
Organisation : Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Class Name : 12th/HSC (Class XII)
Subject : Legal Studies
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CBSE Class XII Legal Studies Sample Question Paper
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII Legal Studies Sample Question Paper 2024-25.
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Section-A:
1. Anil Gopal Swamy has been appointed to a legal office in India under Article 76 of the Constitution. He enjoys all the privileges and immunities available to a Member of Parliament. Identify the position held by Anil Gopal Swamy.
A. Chief Justice of India
B. Advocate General
C. Attorney General
D. Solicitor General
2. Which among the following is NOT an outcome of the Oleum Gas Leak Case?
A. Deep pocket principle
B. Principle of Absolute Liability in tort
C. Policy for the Abatement of Pollution Control
D. Introduction of lead-free petrol in the country
3. Assertion: State must respect all the legal rights that are owed to a person and confirm to the norms of fairness, liberty etc.
Reason: Independence of judiciary is vital for the respect of due-process of law
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 and 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
4. Raj signs a contract with Suman, agreeing to sell his laptop for Rs. 30,000. Suman is 17 years old. They both agree on the terms, and Suman promises to pay the amount in two weeks. However, before the payment is made, Suman decides to cancel the deal. Which of the following is the most accurate regarding the validity of the contract?
A. The contract is valid because both parties agreed to the terms.
B. The contract is void because Suman is a minor.
C. The contract is valid because it involves the sale of goods.
D. The contract is invalid because the payment was not made in advance.
5. Mr. Gupta owns an apartment building where several families reside as tenants. He decides to store a large quantity of petrol in the basement of the building for his personal use, for fueling his collection of vintage cars. A month later, a minor leakage from the petrol containers led to a fire outbreak in the basement. Although the fire is quickly controlled and no one is hurt, the incident causes significant panic and stress among the residents. Is Mr. Gupta liable for causing harm to the tenants?
A. Mr. Gupta is not liable since he did not intend to cause harm to his tenants.
B. Mr. Gupta cannot be held liable because the fire did not result in any physical injuries.
C. Mr. Gupta is liable for negligence as he breached his duty of care by storing a hazardous substance in the basement.
D. Mr. Gupta is only liable if the tenants had previously warned him about the risk of fire.
6. Saloni inherits a property under a will that also imposes certain obligations on her regarding maintaining another property. She decides to accept the inheritance but refuses to fulfill the maintenance obligations. Identify the legal principle that would apply to the given situation.
A. ‘ut lite pendent nihil innoveteur’
B. ‘quod approbo non reprobo’
C. stare decisis
D. audialterampartem
7. Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates the importance of registering a trademark for a business?
A. A local bakery wants to ensure that its unique recipe for sourdough bread is not copied by other bakeries.
B. A software company seeks to protect the source code of its innovative application from being used by competitors.
C. A fashion designer wishes to secure the exclusive design pattern used in their clothing line against replication.
D. A new coffee shop aims to protect its brand name and logo from being used by others.
8. Yash owns a large farmland in the village where he decides to construct a reservoir to supply water for irrigation purposes. The construction work was done by an independent contractor who was negligent in his work. Due to this negligence, the water escaped and flooded Manya’s neighboring house and crops, This resulted in heavy losses to her. Under what legal principle is Yash liable for causing damage to Manya’s property?
A. Negligence
B. Strict liability
C. Trespass to land
D. Nuisance
9. During a neighborhood dispute, Kabir verbally threatens Veer with immediate physical harm while holding a hockey stick in a threatening manner. Kabir is within striking distance of Veer, causing Veer to fear for his safety. There is no physical contact between them during this incident. In the above scenario, Kabir is guilty of committing which Tort?
A. Tort of Battery
B. Invasion of privacy
C. Tort of Assault
D. Unlawful Harassment
10. Which statement best reflects the application of the doctrine of lis pendens?
A. A property owner can freely sell a property under litigation, and the new owner will not be affected by the outcome of the litigation.
B. The doctrine of lis pendens allows any dispute over property to be resolved quickly by the courts without any impact on the property’s status.
C. When a property is under litigation, the doctrine ensures that if any right of an immovable property is in question, such property cannot be transferred by any party to the suit so as to affect the rights of any other party.
D. The doctrine only applies to properties that have been explicitly mentioned in a will or other legal document before a dispute arises.
11. Nita Industries Ltd. went through an arbitration process with Mira Ltd. to resolve a dispute over the supply of raw materials. The Arbitrator was the former CEO of Mira Ltd. Nita Industries Ltd. was not satisfied with the arbitral award. What remedy is available to Nita Industries Ltd.?
A. No remedy as an arbitral award is binding
B. Nita Industries Ltd. can file an appeal before the Supreme Court of India
C. Nita Industries Ltd. can ask for setting aside the arbitral award
D. Nita Industries Ltd. has no reason to doubt the arbitrator, so it will have to accept
12. The Supreme Court of India in its judicial decision in Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. v. Cherian Varkey Construction Co. (P) Ltd., has expressly clarified the ambit of mediation. Who among the following falls within the purview of mediation?
A. Representative suits
B. Election disputes
C. Criminal offenses
D. Cases involving International mercantile community
13. Aadarsh, a young and dedicated police officer known for his competence and integrity, was assigned to a district plagued by a low literacy ratio and controlled by an education mafia involved in extorting money from students for facilitating cheating in exams. He initiated stringent measures against them and conducted raids to dismantle the illegal operations. In one of the raids, he caught the exanimation in charge of the school leaking the exam paper for money. He was arrested. Aadarsh also arrested a head constable for taking bribes to allow the students to cheat in the examination. Unaccustomed to such resistance, the mafia became alarmed, with some office employees tipping them off about Aadarsh’s determination to eradicate bribery and cheating in the district. Against whom can an action be taken under the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act 2013?
A. Examination in charge of the school
B. Mafia
C. Head Constable
D. Employees of his office
14. Statement 1: Under Article 253 of the Constitution of India, the Parliament and the Union of India have the power to implement treaties and can even interfere in the powers of the state government to give power to provisions of an international treaty.
Statement 2: In the case of Magan Bhai Patel v Union of India, the court held that India had ratified conventions regarding the protection of children and this placed an obligation on the State Government to implement these principles.
Choose the correct statement
A. Both Statements are correct
B. Both statements are incorrect
C. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is not correct
D. Statement 2 is correct but Statement 1 is not correct
15. Assertion (A): ‘Ambulance Chasing’ is not representative of professional practice in India
Reason (R): ‘Ambulance Chasers’ are a class of lawyers who solicit business by lurking around hospitals or by ads in newspapers and Yellow Pages with toll-free numbers and “free” consultations.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both (A) and (R) are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true, R is false
D. A is false, R is true
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