CBSE Question Paper 2018 Class 12 Legal Studies

Time allowed: 3 hours

Maximum Marks: 100

General Instructions:

1. There are 30 questions in all.
2. All the questions are compulsory.
3. Questions number 1 to 8 are multiple choice questions carrying 1 mark each.

ĺV. Questions number 9 to 14 are short answer questions carrying 2 marks each. Answer to each of these should not exceed 50 words.

1. Questions number 15 to 20 are short answer questions carrying 4 marks each. Answer to each of these should not exceed 100 words.
2. Questions number 21 to 24 are long answer questions carrying 5 marks each. Answer to each of these should not exceed 150 words.
3. Questions number 25 to 30 are long answer questions carrying 6 marks each. Answer to each of these should not exceed 200 words

1. The first legal officer of the country is
2. Advocate General
3. Solicitor General
4. Law Minister
5. Attorney General

Ans. d) Attorney General

1. Amit, a minor, takes a room on rent from Shyamlal and agrees to pay ₹ 10,000 as advance. He paid only ₹ 6,000 in cash and promised to pay the balance later. After occupying the premises for a week, he vacated it and asked for a refund of the advance.

Which of the following situations is applicable in this situation?

1. Amit is liable to pay ₹ 10,000.

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1. Amit is liable to pay the remaining <math>\stackrel{?}{\underset{?}{?}}</math> 4,000.
2. Shyamlal is liable to refund ₹ 6,000.

1. Neither is Shyamlal liable to refund ₹ 6,000 nor is Amit under obligation to pay ₹ 4,000

Ans. c) Shyamlal is liable to refund Rs. 6000 OR

1. Neither is Shyamlal liable to refund Rs. 6000 nor is Amit under obligation to pay Rs.

4000

1. In which of the following situations do two parties out of their own free will appoint a neutral third party to resolve their disputes?
2. Lok Adalat
3. Family Court
4. Conciliation
5. Arbitration

Ans. c) Conciliation Or d) Arbitration

1. Sanjeev allows the growth of poisonous weed on his plot of land. He was not negligent nor was he aware of the fact that the weed is poisonous. The weed spreads and grows onto the property owned by Gurmeet. Gurmeet's cattle die after consuming the poisonous weed. Which of the following is applicable in the given scenario?

1. Sanjeev is not liable to Gurmeet as the latter should have taken due care of his livestock.
2. Sanjeev is liable because allowing poisonous plants to grow and spread amounts to trespass to land.
3. Sanjeev is strictly liable to Gurmeet even though he may not be negligent.
4. Sanjeev is liable as it amounts to trespass to chattels.

Ans. c) Sanjeev is strictly liable to Gurmeet even though he may not be negligent.

1. Phulmaniya travels from Ranchi to Kolkata to work as a domestic help. On landing in Kolkata, she was subjected to forced surrogacy. Which Fundamental Right of Phulmaniya has been violated?

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