UPSC Mains 2021 Law Optional Paper II questions

28 questions from the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2021. Official UPSC paper (PDF) · All Law Optional PYQs

What amounts to 'Legal Insanity' that would entitle an accused for exemption from Criminal Liability?
10 marks
Discuss 'Grave and Sudden Provocation' as a defence to charge of murder under IPC, 1860?
10 marks
Explain the concept of Plea-bargaining under the Cr.P.C. 1973. In what cases Plea-bargaining is not available?
10 marks
Discuss the ambit & scope of 'consumer' as defined under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
What constitutes 'Malicious Prosecution'? How it is different from 'False Imprisonment'?
10 marks
Has 'Attempt' been defined anywhere in the IPC, 1860? What are the various tests for determining, whether an act amounts to preparation or attempt to commit an offence? Explain with the help of relevant case laws.
20 marks
Differentiate between the following
15 marks
Kidnapping' and 'Abduction' 'Riot' and 'Affray
Criminal Breach of Trust' and 'Dishonest Misappropriation of property'.
What are the various kinds of 'damages' that a plantiff can avail as a remedy under the law of Torts? Under what circumstances can "prospective damages" be awarded?
15 marks
From 'Mathura' to 'Nirbhaya' and beyond, discuss the development of Rape laws in India.
20 marks
Explain the liability of 'Joint Tortfeasors' for a wrongful Act. How is it different from the liability of 'Independent Tortfeasors'?
In an action for 'Negligence', what does the plantiff need to establish in order to affix civil liability of defendant? What does it take for the maxim 'res ipsa loquitor' to apply?
15 marks
Discuss the evolution and development of rule relating to 'No-fault liability' in India with help of decided cases.
20 marks
What are the defences available to an accused in a civil suit for 'defamation'? Explain.
15 marks
Recently there have been changes in Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Enumerate. and judicial pronouncements.
15 marks
Minor's contract is 'void ab initio'. Comment.
10 marks
Discuss the constitutionality of Right to Information Act, 2019 in the light of recent judgment by the Supreme Court of India.
10 marks
In legal phraseology "every person who acts for another is not an agent". Comment.
10 marks
India's 40 years old 'Air Act', 1981, languishes in the present circumstances of Air pollution emergency in Delhi — National Capital Region. Comment on the effectiveness of law in the light of judicial and administrative mechanism.
10 marks
With the globalisation of trade, brand names, trade names and trade marks have attained an immense value and therefore it requires an effective trade mark law'. Discuss.
10 marks
SATE He What are the various modes in which a contract may be discharged? Explain in the light of decided cases.
20 marks
Dwell on the legality and constitutionality of Section 66A, Information Technology Act, 2000. intervention in the process of arbitration? Elucidate the statement with support of case law development on the point.
No customer in a thousand ever read the conditions. If he had stopped to do so, he would have missed the boat'. Critically examine the contractuality of a standard form of contract in view of the above statement.
15 marks
Discuss the symbiotic relationship between Media Trial and Fair Trial with reference to judicial approach.
15 marks
Discuss the concept and classification of 'Quasi contracts' under Indian Contract Act, 1872.
"Limited Liability Partnership is an alternative corporate form that gives the benefit of limited liability of a company and flexibility of a partnership". In the light of the above discuss the chief characteristics of Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008.
15 marks
How does any factor vitiating 'free consent', affect a contract? Explain.
15 marks

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