Law Quiz prepared for Juris Open National Law Fest organised by the Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law, Margao- Goa in February 2017.

2. GENERALIS

3. Part I
A B C D
E F G H

4. Part II
A B C D
E F G H

5. Part III
A B C D
E F G H

6. ET SONUS
A B C D E
F G H I J
Answer G Answer J

7. VELOX
Stop Watch

8. PRAEFINITA
A B C D E F

9. THANK YOU

10. Which enactment introduced
communal electorates for the first
time in India?
The Indian Councils Act, 1909

11. Which legislation for the first time
introduced federalism in India?
The Government of India Act, 1935

12. The 42nd Amendment to the
Constitution of India was based upon
the recommendations of which
Committee?
Sardar Swaran Singh Committee
s

13. The Vice President of India is
elected by an electoral college
consisting of whom?
Members of both Houses of the
Parliament of India

14. The concept of The Directive
Principles of State Policy in the Indian
Constitution was borrowed from
which country’s Constitution?
Ireland

15. Who was the Chairman of the Steering
Committee of the Constituent
Assembly of India?
Dr. Rajendra Prasad

16. Which was the first country to ratify
the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate
Access to Published Works for Persons
Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or
Otherwise Print Disabled (MVT)?
India

17. In 1997, which State along with Goa
became the first to enact a state Right
to Information legislation?
Tamil Nadu

18. Which provision of the Indian
Contract Act, 1872, lays down the
essentials of a valid contract?
Section 10

19. Name the State Legislature in India
having a term of six years?
Jammu & Kashmir Assembly,
in accordance with Article 52
of the Constitution of Jammu
& Kashmir

20. Which provision of the Hindu
Marriage Act, 1955, lays down the
conditions for a Hindu Marriage?
Section 5

21. The Rights of Transgender Persons
Bill, 2014, was passed by the Rajya
Sabha on 24 April 2015. Name the
Member of Parliament who
introduced the Bill in the Rajya Sabha.
Tiruchi Siva

22. Who was the first woman to hold the
office of the Deputy Chairperson of
the Rajya Sabha?
Smt. Violet Alva
s

23. Who is the only woman Judge serving
on the Bench of the Indian Supreme
Court?
Justice R. Banumathi

24. Name the present Solicitor General
of India?
Ranjit Kumar

25. Who has been recently appointed
as the Director General of the
Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI)?
Alok Verma, IPS

26. Name the third Chief Justice of India
who had served as the Prime Minister
of Jammu & Kashmir during the
regime of Maharaja Hari Singh?
Mehr Chand Mahajan

27. State the name and designation of the
Chief Guest at the 14th Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas Convention 2017 held
in January at Bengaluru.
António Luís Santos da Costa,
Prime Minister of Portugal

28. Shreya Singhal

29. Play
K T S Tulsi

30. Justice M. Fathima Beevi

31. T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad

32. Play
Ram Jethmalani

33. Shyam Narayan Chouksey

34. Section 8 (4) of the Representation of People Act, 1951

35. Justice P. B. Sawant

39. Padma Shri

41. Dr. Shashi Tharoor

42. The lead counsel in Kesavananda
Bharati v. State of Kerala.
Famed for his budget speeches.
Appointed Indian Ambassador to
the U.S. in 1977.

43. Is currently a Judge of the International
Court of Justice.
Was the Chief Justice of Bombay High
Court and elevated to the Supreme Court
on 28 October 2005.
Conferred upon the Padma Bhushan in
2014.

44. Has reportedly been a blood donor every 3
months, for over 40 years.
Was associated with the impeachment
proceedings of Justice V Ramaswami
and Justice P. D. Dinakaran.
The 44th Chief Justice of India.

45. Resigned as a Judge of the Supreme
Court in 1973 after a junior colleague
superseded him.
Resigned from the Rajya Sabha after
appointment as a Judge of the Mysore
High Court.
Speaker of the Sixth Lok Sabha.

46. Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1990.
Earned doctorates in economics from
both Columbia University and the
London School of Economics.
Was appointed Military Secretary to
Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of
Baroda.

47. Authored an autobiography,“On Balance”.
Member of the Justice J. S. Verma
Committee, formed to propose
amendments to laws relating to
crimes against women.
First woman Chief Justice of an Indian
High Court.

48. Which enactment introduced
the system of diarchy in
India?
The Government of India
Act, 1919

49. Who was appointed as an
advisor to the Constituent
Assembly of India?
Sir Benegal Narsing Rau

50. Which chapter of the Indian
Divorce Act, 1869, deals with
judicial separation?
Chapter V

51. Which chapter of the Transfer
of Property Act, 1882, deals
with transfer of actionable
claims?
Chapter VIII

52. Which South Asian nation was
declared in 2016 by the World
Health Organisation as
malaria-free?
Sri Lanka

53. Who is the Secretary General of
the United Nations?
António Guterres