AP LAWCET 2024 LLB 5 Years Question Paper (Available): Download Solution PDF with Answer Key

Question 1:

Who is the current executive chairman of LinkedIn?

• (1) Mr. Reed Hastings
• (2) Mr. Sundar Pichai
• (3) Mr. V. Vaidyanathan
• (4) Mr. Jeff Weiner

___ is the prime minister of the United Kingdom.

• (1) Mr. Boris Johnson
• (2) Mr. Rishi Sunak
• (3) Mr. Sajid Javid
• (4) Mr. Dominic Raab

___ is the award instituted by Mangeshkar family to recognize individuals who have made path-making contributions to the nation, people, and society.

• (1) Lata Asha Mangeshkar Award
• (2) Asha Bhosle Award
• (3) Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
• (4) Deenanath Mangeshkar Award

Thinking, Fast and Slow was written by the famous Nobel Laureate ___.

• (1) Salman Rushdie
• (2) Daniel Kahneman
• (3) Robin Sharma
• (4) John Nash

___ is the Indian film that won the Best Documentary Short Film in the Oscars in 2023.

• (1) The Elephant Whisperers
• (2) RRR
• (3) Jawan
• (4) Pathan

Who is the CEO of Serum Institute of India?

• (1) Mr. Cyrus Mistry
• (2) Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla
• (3) Dr. Krishna Ella
• (4) Mr. V. Krishna Mohan

Who is the CEO of HDFC Bank, a leading private bank of India?

• (1) Mr. Shikha Sharma
• (2) Mr. Sasidhar Jagdishan
• (3) Mr. Arun Puri
• (4) Mr. Sandeep Bakshi

With how many countries India has its boundary?

• (1) Four
• (2) Five
• (3) Six
• (4) Seven

Which country is known as the land of the rising sun?

• (1) Bhutan
• (2) Nepal
• (3) Japan
• (4) Indonesia

How many spokes are there in the centre circle of our Tricolour flag?

• (1) 20
• (2) 22
• (3) 21
• (4) 24

Which Indian men doubles tennis players have won the Wimbledon title?

• (1) Anand Amritraj and Vijay Amritraj
• (2) Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
• (3) Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna
• (4) Vijay Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj

Who was the Third President of India?

• (1) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• (2) Shri Varahagiri Venkat Giri
• (3) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
• (4) Dr. Zakir Husain

Who is the author of the book "The Judgement"?

• (1) Justice Krishna Iyyer
• (2) Khushwant Singh
• (3) Kuldip Nair
• (4) Justice H.R. Khanna

The enormous amount of energy produced by Sun is due to ___.

• (1) Breaking of atoms
• (2) Nuclear fission
• (3) Nuclear fission
• (4) Chemical reactions

The famous rock-cut temples of Ellora are located in which present-day Indian state?

• (1) Maharashtra
• (2) Karnataka
• (3) Madhya Pradesh
• (4) Tamil Nadu

Who has the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha (House of the People) in India?

• (1) President
• (2) Prime Minister
• (3) Chief Justice of India
• (4) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Which river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bengal' due to its devastating floods?

• (1) Damodar
• (2) Ganges
• (3) Yamuna
• (4) Godavari

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located in which body of water?

• (1) Bay of Bengal
• (2) Arabian Sea
• (3) Indian Ocean
• (4) Gulf of Mannar

Who became the first Indian woman to win an individual medal at the Olympics in 2000?

• (1) Mary Kom
• (2) Karnam Malleswari
• (3) P.V. Sindhu
• (4) Mirabai Chanu

Which United Nations agency is primarily responsible for coordinating global efforts to combat climate change and where India has been a key participant in international climate negotiations?

• (1) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• (2) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• (3) World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• (4) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Who wrote the famous novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?

• (1) Ernest Hemingway
• (2) Mark Twain
• (3) F. Scott Fitzgerald
• (4) Harper Lee

Major Dhyan Chand Sport Jewel Award is otherwise known as ___

• (1) The Arjuna Award
• (2) Khel Ratna Award
• (3) The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
• (4) The MAKA trophy

The first posthumous recipient of the Bharat Ratna award was

• (1) Jawaharlal Nehru
• (2) V. V. Giri
• (3) Indira Gandhi
• (4) Lal Bahadur Shastri

National Law Day is celebrated on

• (1) 26 November
• (2) 26 January
• (3) 15 August
• (4) 1 May

1853 is a landmark in India's transport because of?

• (1) First Train
• (2) First Cargo plane
• (3) First Ship
• (4) None of them

Which of the following regions in India represents lowest altitude?

• (1) Kuttanad region of Kerala
• (2) Saurashtra region of Karnataka
• (3) Coromandel of Tamil Nadu
• (4) Malabar region of Kerala

When is World Consumer Rights Day celebrated?

• (1) 13^th March
• (2) 14^th March
• (3) 15^th March
• (4) 16^th March

Which of the following is NOT a primary greenhouse gas in the earth's atmosphere?

• (1) Methane
• (2) Ozone
• (3) Nitrous oxide
• (4) Hydrogen

Which of the following neighbouring country of India shares its borders with maximum number of Indian states?

• (1) China
• (2) Pakistan
• (3) Nepal
• (4) Myanmar

What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ___?

• (1) 71
• (2) 95
• (3) 89
• (4) 93

Which of the following microorganism is the major inhabitant of the human skin?

• (1) Escherichia coli
• (2) Staphylococcus epidermidis
• (3) Staphylococcus aureus
• (4) Streptococcus pyogenes

How many colours does sunlight consist of?

• (1) 3
• (2) 2
• (3) 7
• (4) 5

Which Colour represents Asia in Olympic rings?

• (1) Red
• (2) Yellow
• (3) Green
• (4) Black

The constitution of India describes India as

• (1) A Union of states
• (2) Quasi-federal
• (3) A federation of state and union territories
• (4) Unitary state

Identify the antonym for CORROBORATE is

• (1) Sophisticate
• (2) Authenticate
• (3) Paraphrase
• (4) Contradict

What is the number that comes next in the sequence?

1, 8, 27, 64, ___, 216, 343

• (1) 130
• (2) 112
• (3) 145
• (4) 125

Fill in the blanks:

1, 4, 9, 16, ___, 25, 49

• (1) 30
• (2) 56
• (3) 36
• (4) 65

Select the right number which should come in place of the question mark (?) in the series of numbers given below.

171, 162, 144, 135, __?

• (1) 135
• (2) 153
• (3) 162
• (4) 171

If \(A = 2\), \(N = 28\), and \(T = 40\), then what will be the value of \(D.Q.Y\)?

• (1) 68
• (2) 78
• (3) 82
• (4) 92

A man tells to a lady that "your mother's husband's sister is my aunt". How is the lady related to the man?

• (1) Daughter
• (2) Mother
• (3) Cousin
• (4) Grand daughter

If black is for Advocate then White is for ----

• (1) Armed force
• (2) Doctor
• (3) Police
• (4) Politician

India's Moon Mission Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon at

• (1) North pole
• (2) South pole
• (3) East pole
• (4) West pole

International Women's Day is celebrated every year on:

• (1) 15^th October
• (2) 10^th December
• (3) 22^nd September
• (4) 8^th March

Which sports Shubhaman Gill is associated with?

• (1) Football
• (2) Volley Ball
• (3) Cricket
• (4) Hockey

Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of lithium-ion batteries?

• (1) John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino
• (2) Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna
• (3) William G. Kaelin Jr., Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, and Gregg L. Semenza
• (4) Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson

Who is the current Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)?

• (1) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
• (2) Dr. Margaret Chan
• (3) Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland
• (4) Dr. David Nabarro

Which country manufactures the 'David's Sling air defence system'?

• (1) Russia
• (2) Israel
• (3) USA
• (4) France

In April 2024, which country declared a national emergency on drug abuse?

• (1) Sierra Leone
• (2) Guinea
• (3) Mali
• (4) Nigeria

Who is the current Director-General of UNESCO?

• (1) Koichiro Matsuura
• (2) Irina Bokova
• (3) Audrey Azoulay
• (4) Federico Mayor

SWIS and STEPS instruments are related to which mission of ISRO?

• (1) Aditya L1
• (2) Chandrayaan
• (3) Gaganyaan
• (4) Mars Orbiter Mission

Where was the first-ever 'Digital India Future Skills Summit' held?

• (1) Jaipur
• (2) Indore
• (3) Guwahati
• (4) Chennai

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has got its 31^st member nation ____ on 5^th April 2023.

• (1) Scotland
• (2) Finland
• (3) Norway
• (4) India

March 30, 2023, marks the commencement of the centenary year of ____.

• (1) Salt satyagraha
• (2) Khilafat movement
• (3) Civil Disobedience movement
• (4) Vaikom Satyagraha

What percent of child marriages can fall down if higher education is provided to girls according to the recent UNICEF report?

• (1) 25 per cent
• (2) 40 per cent
• (3) 60 per cent
• (4) 80 per cent

As per the 'Living Planet Report' published by World Wildlife Fund, by what percentage has the monitored wildlife population plunged in the last 50 years?

• (1) 34%
• (2) 46%
• (3) 69%
• (4) 72%

Which actor was honoured with the ‘Étoile d'Or award’ at Marrakech International Film Festival?

• (1) Deepika Padukone
• (2) Ranveer Singh
• (3) Vidya Balan
• (4) Alia Bhatt

Who has been elected as the third President of Nepal?

• (1) Sher Bahadur Deuba
• (2) Subhash Chandra Nembang
• (3) Ram Baran Yadav
• (4) Ram Chandra Poudel

Who has become the first Asian to receive the Oscar award for Best Actress in January 2023?

• (1) Tang Wei
• (2) Happy Salma
• (3) Michelle Yeoh
• (4) Karina Lam

Which sport person has been appointed as the youth voter awareness ambassador for Jammu and Kashmir?

• (1) Sunil Chhetri
• (2) Amarjit Singh Kiyam
• (3) Mohammad Shami
• (4) Suresh Raina

Which country is hosting the G7 Summit Presidency in 2024?

• (1) Canada
• (2) Japan
• (3) Italy
• (4) United States

If the President wants to resign from office, he may do so by writing to the

• (1) Chief Justice of India.
• (2) Speaker of Lok Sabha.
• (3) Prime Minister.
• (4) Vice President of India.

Who is known as ‘Father of Indian Constitution’?

• (1) Mahatma Gandhi
• (2) Jawaharlal Nehru
• (3) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
• (4) Sardar Patel

Who is the final interpreter of the Indian Constitution?

• (1) President of India
• (2) Indian Parliament
• (3) Supreme Court of India
• (4) Prime Minister of India

The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on

• (1) 26^th January, 1956
• (2) 26^th November, 1949
• (3) 26^th January, 1950
• (4) 26^th November, 1956

Which of the Indian Constitution's given Articles has the right to privacy been incorporated as fundamental rights?

• (1) Article 14
• (2) Article 16
• (3) Article 20
• (4) Article 21

Which of the given Articles of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to grant Pardons to any person?

• (1) Article 27
• (2) Article 41
• (3) Article 72
• (4) Article 91

Goods displayed in a shop window with a price label will amount to:

• (1) Offer
• (2) Acceptance of offer
• (3) Invitation to offer
• (4) Counter offer

Voidable Contract is one when it is

• (1) Enforceable
• (2) Enforceable by law at the option of the one (aggrieved) party
• (3) Enforceable by both the parties
• (4) Not enforceable at all

Law of Tort is

• (1) Uncodified
• (2) Codified
• (3) Based on customs
• (4) Based on usages

Defamation by spoken words or gestures is known as

• (1) Innuendo
• (2) Slander
• (3) Libel
• (4) Crime

Action for defamation cannot be brought by

• (1) An individual
• (2) A partnership firm
• (3) A company
• (4) Limited liability partnership under LLP Act

The right to private defence is available with respect to

• (1) Harm to body
• (2) Harm to moveable property
• (3) Harm to immoveable property
• (4) All the above

A legal duty may be towards

• (1) God
• (2) Animal
• (3) Human being
• (4) Spiritual head

‘Prudential’ means

• (1) Skill
• (2) Knowledge
• (3) Skill or knowledge
• (4) Wise

Sale of ‘goodwill’ is

• (1) Tangible property
• (2) Intangible property
• (3) Immovable property
• (4) None of the above

How many articles were there in the Constitution of India at the time of its enactment?

• (1) 448
• (2) 366
• (3) 394
• (4) 395

What form of Government India has?

• (1) Presidential form
• (2) Parliamentary form
• (3) Aristocratic form
• (4) Monarchy form

The word secular was added in the constitution by-

• (1) 39^th Amendment of the constitution
• (2) 40^th Amendment of the constitution
• (3) 42^nd Amendment of the constitution
• (4) 46^th Amendment of the constitution

What is the maximum sanctioned strength of Supreme Court Judges?

• (1) 30 including the Chief Justice of India
• (2) 32 including the Chief Justice of India
• (3) 33 including the Chief Justice of India
• (4) 34 including the Chief Justice of India

Free and compulsory education to all children in India is a fundamental right in the age group of-

• (1) 5 to 16 years
• (2) 6 to 14 years
• (3) 5 to 18 years
• (4) 5 to 15 years

Freedom of Speech in our constitution is a-

• (1) Legal right
• (2) Constitutional right
• (3) Human right
• (4) Fundamental right

The maximum rate of GST in our country is-

• (1) 12%
• (2) 18%
• (3) 28%
• (4) 30%

Which committee recommended the inclusion of fundamental duties in the constitution?

• (1) Dr. Swama Singh Committee
• (2) Dr. ManMohan Singh Committee
• (3) Dr. L. N. Singhvi Committee
• (4) Somnath Chatterjee Committee

What is a contract?

• (1) It is a mutual agreement between two parties
• (2) It is an agreement enforceable by law
• (3) It is a mutual agreement to do any type of work
• (4) It is a document containing the terms of agreement

National Emergency can be declared by—

• (1) The Prime Minister
• (2) The Chief Justice of India
• (3) By the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• (4) By the President of India

Who can not be held liable for committing a crime?

• (1) A child below the age of 7 years.
• (2) A child in the age group of 7-12 years.
• (3) An abandoned child below the age of 18 years.
• (4) All are liable for committing a crime. No exception.

In which leading case the Supreme Court propounded the principle of Basic Structure Theory?

• (1) A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
• (2) Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan
• (3) Golakh Nath v. State of Punjab
• (4) Kesavanand Bharati v. State of Kerala

Unlawful entry over the land of another person is an offence of -

• (1) Theft
• (2) Criminal trespass
• (3) Criminal Force
• (4) Offence of breach of peace

Where is the Headquarters of United Nations Organization (UN)?

• (1) Washington DC
• (2) New York
• (3) Hague
• (4) Switzerland

The Competition Act, 2002, was passed by replacing which Act?

• (1) The Companies Act, 1956
• (2) The Estate Duty Act, 1953
• (3) The MRTP Act, 1969
• (4) The Wealth Tax Act, 1957

A company enters into a contract with an individual to provide consulting services. However, the individual later discovers that the company misrepresented its financial status. What legal remedy is available to the individual?

• (1) Specific performance
• (2) Rescission
• (3) Quantum meruit
• (4) Injunction

A company manufactures and sells a product that is later found to be defective, causing harm to consumers. Which legal principle holds the company liable for the defective product?

• (1) Res ipsa loquitur
• (2) Caveat emptor
• (3) Strict liability
• (4) Contributory negligence

A company advertises a product with false claims about its benefits. What legal principle is applicable in determining the company's liability for false advertising?

• (1) Caveat emptor
• (2) Caveat vendor
• (3) Caveat lector
• (4) Caveat actor

A person is accused of committing a crime and is denied the right to confront witnesses against them during the trial. What legal right is being violated in this scenario?

• (1) Right to equality
• (2) Right to liberty
• (3) Right to legal representation
• (4) Right to cross-examination

Which legal principle allows a court to order a party to fulfill their contractual obligations as specified in the contract?

• (1) Specific performance
• (2) Damages
• (3) Rescission
• (4) Novation

Which international organization is responsible for the peaceful settlement of disputes between states?

• (1) International Criminal Court (ICC)
• (2) International Court of Justice (ICJ)
• (3) United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
• (4) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Under Muslim law, what is the legal term for a bequest made by a Muslim in contemplation of death?

• (1) Waqf
• (2) Hiba
• (3) Wasiyat
• (4) Mahr

Which principle of international law prohibits one country from interfering in the internal affairs of another sovereign state?

• (1) Principle of non-intervention
• (2) Principle of reciprocity
• (3) Principle of jus cogens
• (4) Principle of territorial sovereignty

Which legal principle allows a person to be prosecuted in a country irrespective of where the crime was committed or where the effects of the crime are felt?

• (1) Principle of complementarity
• (2) Principle of territoriality
• (3) Principle of universal jurisdiction
• (4) Principle of passive nationality

Which international agreement establishes minimum standards for the protection of intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights?

• (1) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
• (2) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
• (3) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
• (4) Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks

Priya and Arjun, both Hindus, have been married for two years. However, due to irreconcilable differences, they have decided to live separately. What provision of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, can they invoke to obtain a judicial decree of divorce?

• (1) Section 5
• (2) Section 9
• (3) Section 13
• (4) Section 12

Priya, a citizen, believes that her fundamental rights have been violated by a state government. Which constitutional provision empowers Priya to directly approach the Supreme Court for the enforcement of her fundamental rights?

• (1) Article 32
• (2) Article 226
• (3) Article 21
• (4) Article 14

Raju, an employee at a manufacturing company, works overtime regularly but does not receive any extra compensation for it. Which law protects Raju's right to overtime pay?

• (1) Factories Act, 1948
• (2) Payment of Wages Act, 1936
• (3) Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
• (4) Minimum Wages Act, 1948

Ramesh, a software engineer, discovers that his intellectual property, a computer program he developed, has been copied and distributed without his permission. Which law can Ramesh invoke to protect his intellectual property rights?

• (1) Information Technology Act, 2000
• (2) Copyright Act, 1957
• (3) Patents Act, 1970
• (4) Trademarks Act, 1999

A company is found guilty of polluting a river by illegally discharging toxic waste into it, causing harm to the environment and nearby communities. Which special criminal law in India addresses environmental offenses?

• (1) Indian Penal Code, 1860
• (2) Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
• (3) Environmental Protection Act, 1986
• (4) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

The last case to be heard as the jury trial in India was?

• (1) Mahabir Singh And Anr. vs Emperor
• (2) Dhirendra Kumar Mandal vs Superintendent and Remembrance of Legal Affairs To the Government of West Bengal and Another
• (3) K. M. Nanavati vs State of Maharashtra
• (4) Ram Shankar Singh and Others vs State of West Bengal

Which of the following is not a natural justice principle?

• (1) Audi alteram partem
• (2) Nemo judex in causa sua
• (3) Reasoned decision
• (4) ubi jus ibremedium

Leviathan is a work of

• (1) Aristotle
• (2) Michael Oakeshott
• (3) Thomas Hobbes
• (4) John Rawls

One of the major differences between lease and license is that lease is ____\ while license is ____\

• (1) Heritable; not heritable
• (2) Not heritable; heritable
• (3) Not assignable; assignable
• (4) Revocable; non-revocable

Who described International Law as the 'vanishing point of jurisprudence'?

• (1) Hugo Grotius
• (2) Thomas E. Holland
• (3) A V Dicey
• (4) Austin

Adultery was decriminalized by the Supreme Court of India in the case of

• (1) Public Interest Foundation & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr.
• (2) Romila Thapar & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
• (3) Common Cause (A regd. Society) v. Union of India & Anr.
• (4) Joseph Shine v. Union of India

In which of the following cases Right to speedy trial was considered as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution?

• (1) M H Hoskot v State of Maharashtra
• (2) Hussainara Khatoon v Home Secretary, State of Bihar
• (3) Suk Das v Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh
• (4) Maneka Gandhi v Union of India

Is Pinki Virani eligible to file a case demanding termination of life support on behalf of Aruna Shanbaug?

• (1) Yes, since victim is not stable to initiate a case
• (2) Yes, in the capacity of "Next Friend"
• (3) No, since it amounts to misrepresentation in the eyes of Law
• (4) No, since Article 21 does not provide right to die

At Baba Umer Dargah near Sholapur, Maharashtra, and Sri Santeswar temple near Indi, Karnataka, there is a ritual that has been prevalent for about 700 years. To be blessed with children, people partake in this ritual, where an infant, two years or even less, is dropped from a tower of about 50 feet, with crowds standing at the foot of the tower to catch the baby. It is believed to bring good luck to the child being thrown down. Is this a valid custom?

• (1) Yes, since it has been a customary practice for 7 centuries.
• (2) No, since there is threat to life and is ultravires of the fundamental rights.
• (3) Yes, the custom helps kids to stay healthy
• (4) No, the custom makes no sense

The first four texts of Dharmashastra are called ____

• (1) Dharmasutra
• (2) Achara
• (3) Purva-Mimamsa
• (4) Karma-Mimamsa

The President can proclaim emergency on the written advice of the ____

• (1) Speaker of Lok Sabha
• (2) Prime Minister and the union cabinet
• (3) Chief Justice of India
• (4) Union Cabinet

ASSERTION: The East India Company considered itself incapable of ruling India.

REASON: Customary laws were considered as rigid and averse of social change.

• (1) A is correct and R is the correct explanation of A
• (2) A is correct and R is not the correct explanation of A
• (3) A is wrong and R is correct
• (4) Both are wrong

Capital punishment means:

• (1) Death penalty
• (2) Imprisonment of 14 years
• (3) Imprisonment till death
• (4) Imprisonment of 20 years

Ignorantia juris non excusat:

• (1) Ignorance of law is no excuse
• (2) Ignorance of law is excused
• (3) Ignorance of jurist is no excuse
• (4) Ignorance of fact is no excuse

A tort feasor is

• (1) Person who has suffered damages
• (2) Person whose rights are infringed
• (3) Person committing a tort
• (4) Person who gets damages