AILET entrance exam Question Bank Solutions for Legal Reasoning

Given below is a 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: No one can be punished for the same offence twice.

FACTUAL SITUATION: Aditya is accused of harassing his colleague Nimisha. She complains to her superior and a departmental inquiry is initiated against Aditya. Aditya tries to intimidate Nimisha and continues harassing her following which she complains to the police. The departmental inquiry finds him guilty and terminates his services. Later, he is found guilty by a court and is jailed for 2 years. He claims that he has been punished twice. DECISION:

Given below is a 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: To be held guilty of an offense, one should have done the act that causes the intended result.

FACTUAL SITUATION: A, with the intention to murder B stabs him repeatedly with a knife. B is taken to the hospital and is found to be cut of danger. Thereafter, due to the doctor's negligence. B's wounds are infected and he requires surgical interventions. During the time of operation to remove his infected leg. B died on account of the administration of general anesthesia. DECISION:

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

LEGAL PRINCIPLES: Whoever dishonestly takes away any property from the possession of another, with an intention of such taking away, without his permission is liable for theft.

FACTUAL SITUATION: Raja, a famous gangster, moves into an apartment in Kankurgachi, Calcutta. There, he discovers that the previous owner of the apartment had left behind a pair of beautiful ivory-handled combs. Mesmerized by their beauty and confused as to whom he should be returning them to, he decides to retain them and starts using them. The previous owner of the combs gets to know this and registers an FIR for theft against Raja. Is Raja liable? DECISION:

In Youth Bar Association V. Union of India, the Supreme Court directed to upload copies of FIR within hours on police website

Apply the legal principles to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.

Legal Principles:

1. An attempt is an act committed in part execution of a criminal design or intent, more than mere preparation, but falling short of actual commission.
2. Whoever, by deceiving any person, fraudulently or dishonestly induces the person so deceived to deliver any property to any person or to consent that any person shall retain any property, or intentionally induces the person so deceived to do or omit to do anything which he would not do/omit if he were not so deceived, and which act or omission causes or is likely to cause damage or harm to that person in body, mind, reputation or property, is said to “cheat”,
3. Preparation is the second stage in the commission of a crime. It means to arrange the necessary measures for the commission of the intended criminal act.
4. Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death, or with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, or with the knowledge that his act is likely to cause death, commits the offense of murder.
5. Whoever causes the death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act shall be guilty of negligence.

In which of the following cases, X is guilty of attempting to commit the offense?

Apply the legal principles to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.

Legal Principles:

1. An attempt is an act committed in part execution of a criminal design or intent, more than mere preparation, but falling short of actual commission.
2. Whoever, by deceiving any person, fraudulently or dishonestly induces the person so deceived to deliver any property to any person or to consent that any person shall retain any property, or intentionally induces the person so deceived to do or omit to do anything which he would not do/omit if he were not so deceived, and which act or omission causes or is likely to cause damage or harm to that person in body, mind, reputation or property, is said to “cheat”,
3. Preparation is the second stage in the commission of a crime. It means to arrange the necessary measures for the commission of the intended criminal act.
4. Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death, or with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, or with the knowledge that his act is likely to cause death, commits the offense of murder.
5. Whoever causes the death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act shall be guilty of negligence.

Facts: Amar applied for the post of P. G. Teacher in a government school and submitted his application along with his degrees. He was called for the interview on 10 June 2018. But the school authorities on 10 May 2018 discovered that the copy of the degrees attached to Amar’s application is forged and so the interview was canceled. Is any offense committed by Amar?

Apply the legal principles to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.

Legal Principles:

1. An attempt is an act committed in part execution of a criminal design or intent, more than mere preparation, but falling short of actual commission.
2. Whoever, by deceiving any person, fraudulently or dishonestly induces the person so deceived to deliver any property to any person or to consent that any person shall retain any property, or intentionally induces the person so deceived to do or omit to do anything which he would not do/omit if he were not so deceived, and which act or omission causes or is likely to cause damage or harm to that person in body, mind, reputation or property, is said to “cheat”,
3. Preparation is the second stage in the commission of a crime. It means to arrange the necessary measures for the commission of the intended criminal act.
4. Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death, or with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, or with the knowledge that his act is likely to cause death, commits the offense of murder.
5. Whoever causes the death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act shall be guilty of negligence.

Facts: X tries to pickpocket Z. Z has a loaded pistol in.his pocket. X’s hand touches the pistol and triggers it, resulting in the death of Z. Which of the following offense is committed by X?

Which of the following offences can be prosecuted under the newly enacted Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018?

I. Economic offences involving ₹100 crores and more
II. Dishonouring of cheques
III. Money laundering
IV. Benami transactions

What is the punishment under the Official Secrets Act, 1923 for the offence of spying in relation to any work of defense establishment or in relation to any secret official code?

The Supreme Court has said that FIR in respect heinous and serious offenses cannot be quashed solely on the ground that the dispute was settled amicably between the parties. Which of the following were included in the list of “heinous and serious offenses”?

I. Offenses under Prevention of Corruption Act
II. Some Offences under Arms Act
III. Rape
IV. Offenses by public servants in their official capacity

Consists of legal proposition(s)/  principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as 'principle') and facts. Such principles may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this Section. In other words, in answering these questions, you must not rely on any principle except the principles that are given herein below for every question.  
Further, you must not assume any facts other than those stated in the question. The objective of this section is to test your interest in the study of law, research aptitude, and problem-solving ability, even if the 'most reasonable conclusion' arrived at may be absurd or unacceptable for any other reason. It is not the objective of this section to test your knowledge of the law.  
Therefore, to answer a question, the principle is to be applied to the given facts and to choose the most appropriate option. 

Principle: When a person who has made a promise to another person to do something does not fulfill his promise, the other person becomes entitled to receive, from the person who did not fulfill his promise, compensation in the form of money.

Facts: ‘X’ made a promise to ‘Y’ to repair his car engine. ‘Y’ made the payment for repair. After the repair, ‘Y’ went for a drive in the same car. While driving the car, ‘Y’ met with an accident due to the bursting of a tire.

The law of contract is nothing but

The Contract Act came into force

A sells his car to B. A has a right to recover the price of the car from B. This right is a

A owns a residential flat. He is entitled to a quiet possession and enjoyment of his property. This is called

A contract creates

Agreement to murder a person

An agreement is valid

Voidable contract is one

When the contract is perfectly valid but cannot be enforced because of certain technical defects. This is called