AILET entrance exam Question Bank Solutions for Legal Reasoning

Given below is the statement of Legal principle followed by a factual situation. Apply the principle to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.
LEGAL PRINCIPLE: A reasonable classification having nexus with the object sought to be achieved is not violative of Article 14 or Article 16 of the Constitution of India.
FACTUAL SITUATION: 'X' is a male teacher in a women's college, who applied for the post of principal of that college. His candidature was rejected on the basis of the governments po|icy of appointing only women as Principal of a women's co||ege. 'X' challenges the policy on the ground of discrimination. Whether the challenge is sustainable?

DECISION:

Given below is the statement of Legal principle followed by a factual situation. Apply the principle to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.
LEGAL PRINCIPLE: Any institution or body can be a 'State' if it is created under the constitution or a statute, or if it is substantially financed by the Government, or the Government holds its share capital.
FACTUAL STRUCTURAL: K approached the High court by filing a writ petition against the Board for Control of Cricket in India( BCCI). The argument advanced was that BCCI is a 'State, within the meaning of Article 12 of the constitution of India. The question is whether the argument is acceptable?
DECISION:

Given below is the statement of Legal principle followed by a factual situation. Apply the principle to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.
LEGAL PRINCIPLE: A power conferred by a statute cannot be withdrawn by subordinate legislation.
FACTUAL SITUATION: The Cinematograph Act conferred powers upon the District Magistrate (DM) to grant license subject to the control of the government. The government framed Rules under the said Act. The effect of these Rules was that the licensing power stood transferred to the Government itself and the District Magistrate was rendered powerless. Whether such Rules are valid?
DECISION :

Given below is the statement of Legal principle followed by a factual situation. Apply the principle to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.
LEGAL PRINCIPLE: Clause (1) of Article 15 of the Constitution of India prohibits the State from discriminating between citizens on the ground only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.
FACTUAL SITUATION: The admission Rules of an Engineering College located in the XYZ State of India provided that no capitation fee shall be charged from the residents of the XYZ State but the non-residents shall be required to pay capitation fee. Whether the Rules are violative of Article 15 (1) of the Constitution?
DECISION:

Given below is the statement of Legal principle followed by a factual situation. Apply the principle to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.

LEGAL PRINCIPLE: According to Article 20 (1) of the Constitution, no person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of the law in force at the time of the commission of the act charged as an offence, nor be subjected to a penalty greater than that which might have been inflicted under the law in force at the time of the commission of the offence.
FACTUAL SITUATION: 'P' was charged with an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of one year. The Magistrate convicted him and awarded him a punishment of one-year imprisonment. While 'P' was undergoing the sentence, the law under which 'P' was convicted came to be amended and the punishment for the offence of which 'P' was convicted was reduced to six months. The defence filed an application to the Magistrate for review of sentence and to commute it to six months. Can the application be allowed?
DECISION:

The constitution (one-hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015 amended the Schedule of the Constitution to give effect to an agreement entered into by India and ____________ on acquiring and transferring of territories between the two countries.

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Parliament has enacted which of the following Legislation in 2015 - 16?

1. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)  Act
2. The Election Laws (Amendment) Act  
3. The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes  (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act  
4. Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and  Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act 

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Which Article of the Constitution of India was used to impose President Rule in Uttarakhand and placing the Assembly under suspended animation in March 2016?

The following question consists of two statements, one labelled as. 'Assertion' and the other as 'Reason'. Read both the statements carefully and answer using the codes given below.

Assertion (A): ln federalism, there is a division of powers between the centre and the States.
Reason (R): The legislation is not invalid merely because it incidentally encroaches upon matters which have been assigned to another organ.

Which of the following river(s) is/are declared as a legal entity by an Act of Parliament?

The Lok Sabha passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriages) Bill 2017. Which of the following are true about it?

1. It declares instant triple talaq illegal and criminalizes it.
2. It makes a declaration of talaq a bailable offense.
3. A husband declaring talaq can be imprisoned for up to two years along with a fine.
4. It entitles Muslim women against whom triple talaq has been declared to seek subsistence allowance from her husband for herself and for her dependent children.

Which of the following was the first Governor-General of Bengal?

Which of the following completely distinguished the commercial and political functions of the company?

By which of the following act, the Indian (Central) Legislative Council was a set-up?

For the first time, the British Parliament enacted which law for the British Colonial Empire in India? 

Which of the following became the first Viceroy of India by the Government of India Act, 1858?

During the British period under which act direct election was introduced in India?

Which of the following act, first time provided for the establishment of the Public Service Commission?