2020 TSLAWCET 5 yr Paper with Key And Interactive Exercise

O5 TSLAWCET 5YR PREVIOUS PAPER 2020

Quiz

 

1. When is ‘National Unity Day’ celebrated in India?
   1.   26th January
   2.   5th June
   3.   15th August
   4.   31st October
2. Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?
   1.   Protection of human rights
   2.   Prevention of Cruelty to animals
   3.   Protection of historic monuments
   4.   Protection of environment
3. Which one of the following is an input device in a computer?
   1.   Monitor
   2.   Speaker
   3.   Scanner
   4.   Printer
4. In a web page, FAQ stands for?
   1.   Frequently Answered Questions
   2.   Favourite and Answered Questions
   3.   Favourite Asked Questions
   4.   Frequently Asked Questions
5. Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?
   
   1.   Kanishka
   2.   Huvishka
   3.   Ashoka
   4.   Chandragupta Maurya
6. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India?
   1.   Rajendra Prasad
   2.   J.B. Kripalani
   3.   Abul Kalam Azad
   4.   Sarojini Naidu
7. In 1930, from which place Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement?
   1.   Sabarmati
   2.   Dandi
   3.   Bombay
   4.   Karachi
8. Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his title Knighthood because of
   1.   JallianwalaBagh massacre
   2.   ChauriChaura Incident
   3.   Execution of Bhagat Singh
   4.   Brutal suppression of Civil Disobedience Movement
9. In a single transferable vote system, each voter is required to
   1.   Indicate one preference less than the total seats to be filled up
   2.   Indicate only a single preference
   3.   Indicate as many preference as there are candidates to be elected
   4.   Indicate one preference more than the seats to be filled up
10. Which is the oldest mountain range in India?
    1.   The Makhonjwa
    2.   The Black Hills
    3.   The Aravalli
    4.   The Himalayas
11. The Yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as
    1.   The Indus
    2.   The Brahmaputra
    3.   The Yamuna
    4.   The Ganga
12. Who among the following cricket players has been nominated to the upper House of the Parliament of India?
    1.   Sourav Ganguly
    2.   Suresh Raina
    3.   Rahul Dravid
    4.   Sachin Tendulkar
13. The Nobel Prize was first awarded in
    1.   1901
    2.   1935
    3.   1947
    4.   1962
14. The office of the UN General Assembly is in
    1.   London
    2.   New York
    3.   Paris
    4.   Vienna
15. The chairmanship/presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Council Members once in
    1.   Every 6 months
    2.   Every 2 months
    3.   Every 3 months
    4.   Every month
16. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan is famous in which of the following fields
    1.   Medicine
    2.   Agriculture
    3.   Economics
    4.   Chemistry
17. Which State in India is famous for Kathakali dance?
    1.   Tamil Nadu
    2.   Kerala
    3.   Manipur
    4.   Assam
18. The liquid portion of blood is called
    1.   Water
    2.   Serum
    3.   Lymph
    4.   Plasma
19. BRIC is an acronym referring to the countries of
    
    1.   Brazil, Russia, India and Canada
    2.   Britain, Russia, India and China
    3.   Brazil, Russia, India and China
    4.   Britain, Russia, India and Canada
20. Which one of the following is direct tax in India?
    1.   Service Tax
    2.   Corporation Tax
    3.   Securities Transaction Tax
    4.   Entertainment Tax
21. If 6th March, 2017 was Monday, what was the day of the week on 6th March, 2016?
    
    1.   Saturday
    2.   Sunday
    3.   Tuesday
    4.   Wednesday
22. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
    
    1.   Cape
    2.   Peninsula
    3.   Island
    4.   Bay
23. Cup is to coffee as bowl is to
    1.   Dish
    2.   Food
    3.   Soup
    4.   Spoon
24. A goods train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long platform in 26 seconds. What is the length of the goods train?
    1.   230 meters
    2.   240 meters
    3.   260 meters
    4.   270 meters
25. At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of:
    
    1.   

       
       

       1200

    2.   

       
       

       1250

    3.   

       
       

       1300

    4.   

       
       

       1350

26. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child?
    
    1.   4 years
    2.   12 years
    3.   6 years
    4.   5 years
27. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of his son is:
    1.   21 years
    2.   22 years
    3.   20 years
    4.   18 years
28. Find the next number in the given number series.
    9, 19, 21, 43, 45, …
    1.   81
    2.   91
    3.   89
    4.   99
29. Find the next number in the given number series.
    19, 29, 40, 44, ………
    
    1.   50
    2.   52
    3.   54
    4.   48
30. Find out the wrong one in the given series of numbers
    2880, 480, 92, 24, 8, 4
    
    1.   92
    2.   24
    3.   480
    4.   8
31. BioAsia 2020 was held in which city?
    
    1.   Hyderabad
    2.   New Delhi
    3.   Chennai
    4.   Mumbai
32. India celebrated its __________ Republic Day on 26th January 2020.
    
    1.   70th
    2.   71st
    3.   72nd
    4.   73rd
33. National Science Day is celebrated on which date?
    
    1.   28th May
    2.   28th June
    3.   28th August
    4.   28th February
34. Maria Sharapova, who recently retired from women’s tennis belongs to which country?
    
    1.   Russia
    2.   England
    3.   Australia
    4.   Germany
35. Who has been awarded the Indira Gandhi award for national integration for 2018?
    
    1.   Chandi Prasad Bhatt
    2.   SunitaNarain
    3.   Sugathakumari
    4.   Vandana Shiva
36. According to the recently passed Constitution amendment bill, the reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies will be extended by how many years?
    
    1.   2 years
    2.   3 years
    3.   4 years
    4.   10 years
37. What is the theme of International Day of Education 2020?
    1.   Education: A Key Driver for Inclusion and Empowerment
    2.   Families, education and well-being
    3.   Learning for people, planet, prosperity, and peace
    4.   Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Education
38. According to State of India’s Birds 2020 report, how much percent of the bird species are on a decline?
    1.   48%
    2.   79%
    3.   43%
    4.   13%
39. India’s tallest railway pier bridge has been built in which state?
    
    1.   Manipur
    2.   West Bengal
    3.   Telangana
    4.   Arunachal Pradesh
40. Who has been bestowed with the lifetime achievement award at the 2019 Indian Sports Honours (ISH)?
    
    1.   Kapil Dev
    2.   Milkha Singh
    3.   Karnam Malleswari
    4.   Sachin Tendulkar
41. The statehood day of which Indian state is celebrated as ‘Utkal Divas’ on April 1?
    1.   Tamil Nadu
    2.   Odisha
    3.   Uttar Pradesh
    4.   Madhya Pradesh
42. ‘Days of Glory’ and ‘Mourning en masse’ are the famous paintings of which Indian artist?
    
    1.   Jayram Kulkarni
    2.   Nemai Ghosh
    3.   Nagorav Vitthalrao Deshpande
    4.   Satish Gujral
43. With which e-commerce company the Union Government has signed MoU for selling the products made by women self-help groups?
    
    1.   Flipkart
    2.   Amazon
    3.   IndiaMART
    4.   Walmart
44. Ambala city bus stand was renamed after which person?
    1.   Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    2.   Jaipal Reddy
    3.   Sushma Swaraj
    4.   Arun Jaitley
45. Glass floor bridge is to be constructed in which city?
    1.   Munnar
    2.   Jammu
    3.   Rishikesh
    4.   Manali
46. 124th birth anniversary of former PM Morarji Desai was celebrated on which date?
    
    1.   15th February, 2020
    2.   20th February, 2020
    3.   25th February, 2020
    4.   29th February, 2020
47. India’s first private gold mine is to be set up in which state?
    
    1.   Kerala
    2.   Andhra Pradesh
    3.   Karnataka
    4.   Goa
48. India with which of the following has signed a $450 million loan agreement to improve groundwater management?
    1.   ADB
    2.   Bank of China
    3.   World Bank
    4.   IMF
49. In which of the following forces Supreme Court has recently in February 2020 permitted permanent commissioning of women officers?
    1.   Indian Navy
    2.   Indian Air Force
    3.   Indian Army
    4.   Naval Guard
50. India’s first inter-city electric bus service has been launched between which cities?
    1.   New Delhi and Jaipur
    2.   Kanpur and Lucknow
    3.   New Delhi and Jammu
    4.   Mumbai and Pune
51. Which country has launched a military communication satellite called Lockheed Martin Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite?
    
    1.   Germany
    2.   United States
    3.   United Kingdom
    4.   France
52. RK Pachauri, who recently died was a former chief of which organisation?
    
    1.   WWF
    2.   ICAI
    3.   TERI
    4.   NASSCOM
53. The International Astronomical Union is to name a star on the name of which Indian Scientist?
    
    1.   C. Sunita Williams
    2.   Kalpana Chawla
    3.   Bibha Chowdhuri
    4.   Rupal Ganguly
54. Who is the author of the book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster”?
    
    1.   Satya Nadella
    2.   Sundar Pichai
    3.   Bill Gates
    4.   Mark Zuckerberg
55. What is Indian Railways’ newly launched integrated Helpline number?
    
    1.   123
    2.   139
    3.   145
    4.   143
56. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of PepsiCo India?
    1.   Aamir Khan
    2.   Shahrukh Khan
    3.   Salman Khan
    4.   Akshay Kumar
57. Which Indian personality has been conferred the highest Civilian Honour of Comoros?
    1.   Mr. Venkaiah Naidu
    2.   Mr. Rahul Gandhi
    3.   Mr. NarendraModi
    4.   Mr. Rajnath Singh
58. Which State has made singing of National Anthem compulsory in colleges?
    
    1.   West Bengal
    2.   Telangana
    3.   Maharashtra
    4.   Manipur
59. Scientists have excavated ‘ancient river’ in which state that linked the Ganga and Yamuna rivers?
    1.   Uttar Pradesh
    2.   Uttarakhand
    3.   West Bengal
    4.   Bihar
60. World Health Day is celebrated on
    1.   5th April
    2.   5th March
    3.   7th April
    4.   7th March
61. The Constitution of India was adopted on
    
    1.   26th January, 1950
    2.   26th November, 1949
    3.   4th April, 1947
    4.   10th June 1948
62. The President of the Constituent Assembly was
    1.   Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    2.   Sir B.N. Rao
    3.   Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
    4.   Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
63. Which of the following countries have an Unwritten Constitution?
    
    1.   Britain
    2.   United States of America
    3.   India
    4.   France
64. At the time of its commencement, the Constitution of India consisted of how many Articles?
    1.   446
    2.   390
    3.   395
    4.   350
65. At present, how many languages are mentioned in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution of India?
    1.   22
    2.   21
    3.   20
    4.   19
66. Fundamental Rights’ are mentioned under which Part of the Constitution of India?
    
    1.   Part V
    2.   Part IV
    3.   Part III
    4.   Part II
67. Which Article of the Constitution of India has laid down provisions relating to ‘Amendment of the Constitution of India’?
    
    1.   324
    2.   323
    3.   326
    4.   368
68. The words ‘unity and integrity of the Nation’ were substituted for ‘unity of the Nation’ into the Preamble of the Constitution of India by which Constitutional Amendment Act?
    
    1.   1st Constitutional Amendment
    2.   7th Constitutional Amendment
    3.   42nd Constitutional Amendment
    4.   93rd Constitutional Amendment
69. Fundamental Duties are mentioned in which Part of the Constitution of India?
    1.   Part IV-A
    2.   Part IV
    3.   Part III
    4.   Part VI
70. The judges of the Supreme Court of India retire at the age of
    
    1.   65 years
    2.   55 years
    3.   70 years
    4.   58 years
71. Which of the following two States have a common High Court?
    
    1.   Kerala and Karnataka
    2.   Punjab and Haryana
    3.   Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
    4.   Rajasthan and Gujarat
72. In India, he Union Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to
    1.   The President of India
    2.   The Supreme Court of India
    3.   The House of People
    4.   Election Commission of India
73. No person can be employed in factories or mines unless he is above the age of
    
    1.   12 years
    2.   14 years
    3.   16 years
    4.   18 years
74. The Judges of High Court are administered oath of office by
    
    1.   The President of India
    2.   The Vice-President of India
    3.   Governor of the State
    4.   The Chief Justice of India
75. What is the minimum age for a person to be elected as a member of the Upper House of Indian Parliament?
    
    1.   35 years
    2.   21 years
    3.   30 years
    4.   18 years
76. At present, which State of India has highest number of Lok Sabha constituencies?
    1.   Madhya Pradesh
    2.   Rajasthan
    3.   Tamil Nadu
    4.   Uttar Pradesh
77. Who is considered as the Chief Architect of the Constitution of India?
    
    1.   Mahatma Gandhi
    2.   Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
    3.   Motilal Nehru
    4.   Lal Bahadur Shastri
78. Which one of the following is not a feature of Constitution of India?
    1.   Presidential form of government
    2.   Single Citizenship
    3.   Independent judiciary
    4.   Universal Adult Franchise
79. In India, elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures are conducted by
    1.   The President of India
    2.   The Prime Minister of India
    3.   The National Human Rights Commission
    4.   The Election Commission of India
80. The method of Impeachment of the President of India has been adopted from the Constitution of
    1.   U.S.A.
    2.   Ireland
    3.   Australia
    4.   France
81. Articles 5 to 11 of the Constitution of India have laid down the provisions relating to
    1.   Citizenship
    2.   Fundamental duties
    3.   Fundamental rights
    4.   Directive Principles of State Policy
82. Which Schedule of the Constitution of India deals with the disqualification of elected members of legislatures on the ground of defection?
    1.   Schedule III
    2.   Schedule IV
    3.   Schedule IX
    4.   Schedule X
83. Who was the Chief Justice of India when Public Interest Litigation (PIl0 was introduced to the Indian Judicial System?
    1.   Justice M. Hidayataullah
    2.   Justice A.M. Ahmadi
    3.   Justice P. N. Bhagwati
    4.   Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
84. A writ of Mandamus can be issued by the Supreme Court to
    1.   An official to perform public duty
    2.   The company to raise wages
    3.   The Prime Minister to dissolve the cabinet
    4.   The Government to pay the salaries to its employees
85. The first woman judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India was
    
    1.   Justice R. Bhanumati
    2.   Justice M. Fathima Beevi
    3.   Justice Indu Malhotra
    4.   Justice Indira Banerjee
86. Right to life and personal liberty have been mentioned under which Article of the Constitution of India
    
    1.   Article 19
    2.   Article 20
    3.   Article 21
    4.   Article 22
87. Which Article of the Constitution of India has envisaged free and compulsory education for all its children between 6 to 14 years of age?
    
    1.   Article 23
    2.   Article 21A
    3.   Article 24
    4.   Article 15
88. The National Anthem of India was first sung on ….. At
    1.   27th December, 1911 in Calcutta
    2.   24th January, 1950 in Delhi
    3.   24th January, 1950 i Allahabad
    4.   26th december, 1942 in Calcutta
89. Which one of the following has been issued by the court of law for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?
    
    1.   Notification
    2.   Decree
    3.   Writ
    4.   Ordinance
90. Which Constitutional Amendment provided for reservations for Economically Weaker Sections of Citizens?
    1.   100th amendment
    2.   101st Amendment
    3.   102nd Amendment
    4.   103rd Amendment
91. Transfer of possession of a movable property as security for repayment of loan is called
    1.   Mortgage
    2.   Bailment
    3.   Pledge
    4.   Exchange
92. Which among the following offences requires the involvement of five or more persons?
    
    1.   Theft
    2.   Robbery
    3.   Extortion
    4.   Dacoity
93. Tarnishing the reputation of a person in law of crime in India is called
    
    1.   Defamation
    2.   Character assassination
    3.   Libel
    4.   Slander
94. Which of the following forms of intellectual property protects an invention?
    
    1.   Trademark
    2.   Copyright
    3.   Industrial design
    4.   Patent
95. Who is the Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India?
    1.   Justice J. Chelameswar
    2.   Justice D. K. Jain
    3.   Justice A. P. Shah
    4.   Justice B.S. Chauhan
96. Which of the following laws deals with cyber crimes in India?
    1.   The Information Technology Act 2000
    2.   The Cyber Crimes Act, 2019
    3.   The Patents Act 1970
    4.   The Indian Penal Code, 1860
97. Result of successful prosecution is
    1.   Acquittal
    2.   Conviction
    3.   Charge-sheeting
    4.   Discharge of accused
98. What does the legal term ‘Caveat Venditor’ refer to?
    1.   Let the buyer beware
    2.   Let the seller beware
    3.   An unwelcome person
    4.   Beyond the powers
99. When the consent of a party to a contract has been obtained by undue influence, Fraud or misrepresentation, the contract is-
    
    1.   Illegal
    2.   Valid
    3.   Void
    4.   Voidable
100. The concept of judicial review has been borrowed from the Constitution of-
     
     1.   The erstwhile USSR
     2.   USA
     3.   UK
     4.   Australia
101. Which one of the following writs of the Supreme Court/ High Court is sought to get an order of an authority quashed?
     
     1.   Writ of Habeas Corpus
     2.   Writ of Certiorari
     3.   Writ of Man Warranto
     4.   Writ of Quo Warranto
102. Magna Carta 1215 remains a cornerstone of which Constitution?
     1.   British Constitution
     2.   American Constitution
     3.   French Constitution
     4.   Canadian Constitution
103. Name the Senior Advocate, who in May 2017, represented India before the International Court of Justice in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case in which he was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of spying.
     1.   Soli Sorabjee
     2.   Harish Salve
     3.   Fali.S. Nariman
     4.   K.K. Venugopal
104. ‘Corpus Juris’ means
     
     1.   Body of judges
     2.   Group of jurists
     3.   Body of law
     4.   Knowledge of law
105. What does FIR stand for, under the Criminal Law?
     1.   Forensic Investigation Report
     2.   First Investigation Report
     3.   First Information Report
     4.   Formal Interrogation Record
106. The right to information in India is a
     1.   Legal Right
     2.   Fundamental Right
     3.   Human Right
     4.   Constitutional Right
107. Article 1 of a legal instrument reads: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”. Which is the legal instrument being referred to above?
     1.   National Human Rights Act, 1993
     2.   Constitution of India, 1950
     3.   Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
     4.   Philadelphia Declaration, 1944
108. Which one of the following articles deals with the pardoning power of the President of India?
     1.   Article 78
     2.   Article 72
     3.   Article 161
     4.   Article 162
109. Which of the following is not a Constitutional body?
     1.   Finance Commission
     2.   Inter-State Council
     3.   NITI Ayog
     4.   GST Council
110. “Obiter Dicta” means
     1.   Basis of judicial decision
     2.   Judgement of a court in the case before it
     3.   An opinion given by the court not necessary for the decision
     4.   Direction by a judge
111. If it is true that ‘Religious fundamentalism is dangerous to the society’, then which one of the following statements can also be true?
     
     1.   Religious pluralism is dangerous to the society
     2.   Belief in any religion is dangerous to the society
     3.   Religion without reason is dangerous to the society
     4.   Disrespect for other religious is dangerous to the society
112. ‘Alibi’ means a plea by an accused person that
     1.   He was present elsewhere
     2.   He remained in judicial custody
     3.   He underwent preventive detention
     4.   He was facing trial
113. Which among the following was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the ‘heart and soul of the constitution of India?
     1.   Freedom of religion
     2.   Right to constitutional remedies
     3.   Right to equality
     4.   Tight to move throughout the territory of India
114. “Persona non grata” means
     1.   Non-performance of promise
     2.   Non-person
     3.   An unacceptable person
     4.   Ungrateful person
115. The Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Indian Constitution
     1.   Can be claimed by citizens only.
     2.   Can be claimed by citizens as well as non citizens
     3.   Some of the rights can only be claimed by the citizens of India, others apply equally to non citizens.
     4.   Mainly these rights are for the citizens of India, but the Supreme Court can bestow these rights on non citizens also.
116. The Central Chief Information Commissioner at present is:
     
     1.   Y.K. Sinha
     2.   Bimal Julka
     3.   M. Sridhar Acharyulu
     4.   Neeraj Kumar Gupta
117. Principle: Negligence is actionable in law. In simple terms, negligence is the failure to take proper care over something.
     Facts: M, a doctor, conducted a hysterectomy sincerely on N and left a small cotton swab inside the abdomen. As a consequence of which N developed some medical problems and had to undergo another surgery. Is M liable?
     1.   Liability for negligence does not arise here as M performed the operation sincerely
     2.   M is liable for the negligence as he failed to take proper care during the surgery
     3.   M is not liable as he did not foresee any consequences at the time of surgery
     4.   As only a small swab was left in the abdomen, there was no negligence
118. Principle: Nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of the right of private defence.
     Facts: ‘X’, under the influence of madness, attempts to kill ‘Y’. ‘Y’ to save his life kills ‘X’.
     1.   ‘Y’ has not committed any offence
     2.   ‘Y’ has committed an offence
     3.   ‘X’ has not committed an offence because he was mad
     4.   ‘X’ has committed the offence of attempt to murder.
119. A dangerous chemical gas escaped from the premises of UV Polymers, a multi- national pharmaceutical company operating from a suburban area near Visakhapatnam. Consequently 15 people died and about 500 people became seriously ill. The company claimed that there was no negligence on its part in the leakage of gas as it was due to an accident, therefore refused to own liability. Under what principle can the company be made liable for accident?
     1.   Principle of Vicarious Liability
     2.   Principle of Corporate Social Responsibility
     3.   Principle of Absolute Liability
     4.   Principle of Statutory Liability
120. Who among the following has no constitutional status?
     1.   Comptroller and Auditor General
     2.   Attorney General of India
     3.   Solicitor General of India
     4.   Advocate General of a State