MP HJS (District Judge) — Prelims Pattern Mock 1 (100 Questions)

Q1. [CPC] Pecuniary jurisdiction of courts is governed by:

• A. s.6
• B. s.9
• C. s.15
• D. s.16

Q2. [CPC] Suit to be instituted in the court of lowest grade competent:

• A. s.14
• B. s.15
• C. s.16
• D. s.20

Q3. [CPC] Suits relating to immovable property — place of suing:

• A. s.15
• B. s.16
• C. s.19
• D. s.20

Q4. [CPC] Suit for compensation for wrong to person/movables:

• A. s.16
• B. s.17
• C. s.19
• D. s.20

Q5. [CPC] Residuary place of suing (defendant resides/cause arises):

• A. s.16
• B. s.19
• C. s.20
• D. s.9

Q6. [CPC] Transfer of suits by the High Court/District Court:

• A. s.22
• B. s.23
• C. s.24
• D. s.25

Q7. [CPC] Transfer of suit by the Supreme Court:

• A. s.23
• B. s.24
• C. s.25
• D. s.22

Q8. [CPC] Judgment and decree — passing:

• A. s.32
• B. s.33
• C. s.34
• D. s.35

Q9. [CPC] Interest — power to award:

• A. s.33
• B. s.34
• C. s.35
• D. s.35A

Q10. [CPC] Costs — general provision:

• A. s.34
• B. s.35
• C. s.35A
• D. s.35B

Q11. [CPC] Compensatory costs for false/vexatious claims:

• A. s.35
• B. s.35A
• C. s.35B
• D. s.36

Q12. [CPC] Arrest before judgment:

• A. O.37
• B. O.38 R.1
• C. O.39
• D. O.40

Q13. [CPC] Commissions (examination of witnesses etc.):

• A. O.24
• B. O.25
• C. O.26
• D. O.27

Q14. [CPC] Suits by or against the Government:

• A. O.26
• B. O.27
• C. O.28
• D. O.29

Q15. [CPC] Suits by or against corporations:

• A. O.27
• B. O.29
• C. O.30
• D. O.31

Q16. [CPC] Suits by or against firms:

• A. O.29
• B. O.30
• C. O.31
• D. O.32

Q17. [CPC] Suits by or against minors and persons of unsound mind:

• A. O.31
• B. O.32
• C. O.33
• D. O.34

Q18. [CPC] Suits by indigent persons:

• A. O.32
• B. O.33
• C. O.34
• D. O.35

Q19. [CPC] Interpleader suits:

• A. O.34
• B. O.35
• C. O.36
• D. O.37

Q20. [CPC] Written statement, set-off and counter-claim:

• A. O.6
• B. O.7
• C. O.8
• D. O.9

Q21. [CPC] Discovery and inspection:

• A. O.10
• B. O.11
• C. O.12
• D. O.13

Q22. [CPC] Admissions:

• A. O.11
• B. O.12
• C. O.13
• D. O.14

Q23. [CPC] Production, impounding and return of documents:

• A. O.12
• B. O.13
• C. O.14
• D. O.15

Q24. [CPC] Settlement of issues:

• A. O.13
• B. O.14
• C. O.15
• D. O.16

Q25. [CPC] Summoning and attendance of witnesses:

• A. O.15
• B. O.16
• C. O.17
• D. O.18

Q26. [CPC] Adjournments:

• A. O.16
• B. O.17
• C. O.18
• D. O.19

Q27. [CPC] Hearing of the suit and examination of witnesses:

• A. O.17
• B. O.18
• C. O.19
• D. O.20

Q28. [CPC] Affidavits:

• A. O.18
• B. O.19
• C. O.20
• D. O.21

Q29. [CPC] Judgment and decree (pronouncement):

• A. O.19
• B. O.20
• C. O.21
• D. O.22

Q30. [CPC] Death, marriage and insolvency of parties (abatement):

• A. O.21
• B. O.22
• C. O.23
• D. O.24

Q31. [CPC] Withdrawal and adjustment of suits:

• A. O.22
• B. O.23
• C. O.24
• D. O.25

Q32. [CPC] Appeals from original decrees (first appeal):

• A. O.40
• B. O.41
• C. O.42
• D. O.43

Q33. [CPC] Appeals from orders:

• A. O.41
• B. O.42
• C. O.43
• D. O.44

Q34. [CPC] Appeals by indigent persons:

• A. O.43
• B. O.44
• C. O.45
• D. O.46

Q35. [CPC] Reference:

• A. O.45
• B. O.46
• C. O.47
• D. O.48

Q36. [CPC] First appeal from original decree lies under:

• A. s.96
• B. s.100
• C. s.104
• D. s.115

Q37. [CPC] Appeals from orders (enumerated):

• A. s.96
• B. s.100
• C. s.104
• D. s.109

Q38. [CPC] Appeal to the Supreme Court:

• A. s.109
• B. s.110
• C. s.113
• D. s.115

Q39. [CPC] No appeal from a consent decree:

• A. s.96(3)
• B. s.100
• C. s.104
• D. s.96(1)

Q40. [CPC] Letters patent appeal relates to appeals within a:

• A. Magistrate court
• B. High Court (division bench)
• C. Sessions court
• D. Tribunal

Q41. [CPC] ‘Mesne profits’ is defined in:

• A. s.2(11)
• B. s.2(12)
• C. s.2(14)
• D. s.2(2)

Q42. [CPC] ‘Legal representative’ is defined in:

• A. s.2(11)
• B. s.2(12)
• C. s.2(14)
• D. s.2(9)

Q43. [CPC] ‘Foreign court’ is defined in:

• A. s.2(4)
• B. s.2(5)
• C. s.2(6)
• D. s.2(7)

Q44. [CPC] A preliminary decree is passed when:

• A. Suit is dismissed
• B. Further proceedings needed before final disposal
• C. Suit is withdrawn
• D. Ex parte

Q45. [CPC] Restitution is provided under:

• A. s.144
• B. s.148
• C. s.151
• D. s.152

Q46. [CPC] Enlargement of time by the court:

• A. s.148
• B. s.149
• C. s.151
• D. s.153

Q47. [CPC] Power to make up deficiency of court fees:

• A. s.148
• B. s.149
• C. s.151
• D. s.153

Q48. [CPC] Amendment of judgments/decrees/orders (clerical errors):

• A. s.151
• B. s.152
• C. s.153
• D. s.144

Q49. [CPC] Caveat is provided in:

• A. s.148A
• B. s.151
• C. s.114
• D. s.144

Q50. [CPC] A suit is deemed instituted (limitation) on:

• A. Date of decree
• B. Date of presentation of plaint
• C. Date of summons
• D. Date of first hearing

Q51. [CPC] Order 21 primarily deals with:

• A. Pleadings
• B. Execution of decrees
• C. Appeals
• D. Injunctions

Q52. [CPC] A garnishee order is passed in:

• A. Execution proceedings
• B. Trial
• C. Appeal
• D. Reference

Q53. [CPC] Res judicata applies between co-defendants when:

• A. Never
• B. There is a conflict of interest necessary to decide
• C. They are related
• D. They share a lawyer

Q54. [CPC] Constructive res judicata is contained in:

• A. Expl. I to s.11
• B. Expl. IV to s.11
• C. s.10
• D. O.2 R.2

Q55. [CPC] Order 2 Rule 2 bars:

• A. Res judicata
• B. Splitting of claims/reliefs
• C. Second appeal
• D. Injunction

Q56. [CPC] A plaint returned for presentation to the proper court is under:

• A. O.7 R.10
• B. O.7 R.11
• C. O.6 R.17
• D. O.9 R.13

Q57. [CPC] Ex parte decree can be set aside on showing:

• A. Any reason
• B. Sufficient cause for non-appearance
• C. New evidence
• D. Change of lawyer

Q58. [CPC] A decree-holder can execute a decree by:

• A. Only arrest
• B. Attachment/sale, arrest, delivery, appointment of receiver
• C. Only sale
• D. Only injunction

Q59. [CPC] Order 6 Rule 17 (amendment) after trial begins is allowed only if:

• A. Freely
• B. Party could not have raised it earlier despite due diligence
• C. Never
• D. On payment

Q60. [Evidence/BSA] ‘Fact’ includes:

• A. Only external facts
• B. Both external facts and mental states
• C. Only documents
• D. Only oral

Q61. [Evidence/BSA] ‘Fact in issue’ vs ‘relevant fact’ — relevant facts are:

• A. The rights asserted
• B. Facts connected to facts in issue as declared relevant
• C. Only admissions
• D. Only documents

Q62. [Evidence/BSA] Things said/done by a conspirator (common design) — old:

• A. s.6
• B. s.8
• C. s.10
• D. s.32

Q63. [Evidence/BSA] When facts not otherwise relevant become relevant — old:

• A. s.9
• B. s.11
• C. s.6
• D. s.7

Q64. [Evidence/BSA] Facts showing state of mind (intention/knowledge) — old:

• A. s.11
• B. s.14
• C. s.15
• D. s.8

Q65. [Evidence/BSA] Admissions defined — old:

• A. s.15
• B. s.17
• C. s.21
• D. s.24

Q66. [Evidence/BSA] Admissions are not conclusive but may operate as:

• A. Res judicata
• B. Estoppel
• C. A decree
• D. A confession

Q67. [Evidence/BSA] Confession caused by inducement/threat/promise is:

• A. Relevant
• B. Irrelevant
• C. Conclusive
• D. Admissible with sanction

Q68. [Evidence/BSA] Confession by an accused in police custody to a Magistrate is:

• A. Inadmissible
• B. Admissible if recorded per law
• C. Conclusive
• D. Hearsay

Q69. [Evidence/BSA] Statements by persons who cannot be called as witnesses (dying etc.) — old:

• A. s.30
• B. s.32
• C. s.33
• D. s.35

Q70. [Evidence/BSA] Evidence given in a former proceeding, relevance — old:

• A. s.32
• B. s.33
• C. s.34
• D. s.35

Q71. [Evidence/BSA] Entries in books of account — old:

• A. s.34
• B. s.35
• C. s.36
• D. s.37

Q72. [Evidence/BSA] Opinion as to handwriting — old:

• A. s.45
• B. s.46
• C. s.47
• D. s.48

Q73. [Evidence/BSA] Opinion as to existence of custom/right — old:

• A. s.47
• B. s.48
• C. s.49
• D. s.50

Q74. [Evidence/BSA] Opinion on relationship (special knowledge) — old:

• A. s.48
• B. s.49
• C. s.50
• D. s.51

Q75. [Evidence/BSA] Character in civil cases is generally:

• A. Relevant
• B. Irrelevant
• C. Conclusive
• D. Privileged

Q76. [Evidence/BSA] In civil cases character to affect damages is:

• A. Irrelevant
• B. Relevant
• C. Conclusive
• D. Barred

Q77. [Evidence/BSA] Facts judicially noticeable need:

• A. Proof
• B. No proof
• C. Corroboration
• D. Documents

Q78. [Evidence/BSA] Facts admitted need:

• A. Proof
• B. No proof
• C. Corroboration
• D. Expert

Q79. [Evidence/BSA] Oral evidence must be:

• A. Hearsay
• B. Direct
• C. Documentary
• D. Circumstantial

Q80. [Evidence/BSA] Contents of documents proved by:

• A. Oral only
• B. Primary or secondary evidence
• C. Admissions only
• D. Presumption

Q81. [Evidence/BSA] Public documents — old:

• A. s.74
• B. s.75
• C. s.76
• D. s.77

Q82. [Evidence/BSA] Certified copies of public documents — old:

• A. s.74
• B. s.76
• C. s.77
• D. s.79

Q83. [Evidence/BSA] Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies — old:

• A. s.78
• B. s.79
• C. s.80
• D. s.81

Q84. [Evidence/BSA] Presumption as to documents 30 years old — old:

• A. s.88
• B. s.90
• C. s.91
• D. s.114

Q85. [Evidence/BSA] Exclusion of oral by documentary evidence — old:

• A. s.91
• B. s.92
• C. s.93
• D. s.94

Q86. [MP Local Law] The M.P. Land Revenue Code was enacted in:

• A. 1954
• B. 1959
• C. 1966
• D. 1971

Q87. [MP Local Law] Under the M.P. Land Revenue Code, the main class of tenure-holder with heritable/transferable rights is:

• A. Asami
• B. Bhumiswami
• C. Government lessee
• D. Occupancy tenant

Q88. [MP Local Law] Mutation (namantaran) of revenue records:

• A. Confers title
• B. Is fiscal and does not by itself confer title
• C. Is a decree
• D. Bars a civil suit

Q89. [MP Local Law] The M.P. Accommodation Control Act was enacted in:

• A. 1955
• B. 1961
• C. 1976
• D. 1985

Q90. [MP Local Law] Under the MP Accommodation Control Act, eviction of a tenant is permitted:

• A. At will
• B. Only on statutory grounds (s.12)
• C. Never
• D. On 1 month notice

Q91. [MP Local Law] Bona fide requirement of the landlord under the MP Accommodation Control Act is:

• A. Not a ground
• B. A ground for eviction
• C. Only for shops
• D. Automatic

Q92. [MP Local Law] Revenue courts under the MP Land Revenue Code have:

• A. No jurisdiction
• B. Exclusive jurisdiction over specified revenue matters
• C. Only appellate power
• D. Civil jurisdiction

Q93. [MP Local Law] The highest revenue court in MP is the:

• A. Collector
• B. Board of Revenue
• C. Tehsildar
• D. SDO

Q94. [MP Local Law] A ‘patta’ in revenue law refers to:

• A. A lease/record of land rights
• B. A criminal charge
• C. A civil decree
• D. A rent receipt

Q95. [MP Local Law] The MP High Court is located at:

• A. Bhopal
• B. Indore
• C. Jabalpur
• D. Gwalior

Q96. [MP Local Law] Partition of a holding among bhumiswamis is decided by the:

• A. Civil court
• B. Revenue court
• C. High Court
• D. Panchayat

Q97. [MP Local Law] Ejectment of a person occupying land without lawful authority (trespasser) on agricultural land is before the:

• A. Civil court
• B. Revenue court
• C. Sessions court
• D. Consumer forum

Q98. [MP Local Law] Appeals under the MP Land Revenue Code lie in the hierarchy up to the:

• A. District Judge
• B. Board of Revenue
• C. High Court directly
• D. Supreme Court

Q99. [MP Local Law] The MPCJ/MP judiciary examinations are conducted by the:

• A. MPPSC
• B. MP High Court
• C. MP Board of Revenue
• D. UPSC

Q100. [MP Local Law] Diversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use requires:

• A. No permission
• B. Permission/order of the competent revenue authority
• C. A civil decree
• D. Only mutation