Kerala PSC Expected Question in Legal Awareness: Set No -2

1. The full form of F.I.R.:
Answer :- First Information Report

2. Prosecution of very high officials such as president, chief justice etc:
Answer :- Impeachment



3. A proceeding brought to a higher court to review a lower court decision.
Answer :- Appeal

4. A statement of the issues in a written document (a pleading) which a person is prepared to prove in court.
 Answer :- Allegation

5. The act of illegal entry with the intent to steal.
Answer :- Burglary

6. Capital crime means:
Answer :- A crime punishable by death

7. The legal process by which the government takes private land for public
use, paying the owners a fair price.
Answer :- Condemnation

8. Taking a person’s property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
Answer :- Attachment

9. One who applies to the court for legal redress:
Answer :- Plaintiff

10. The Home Minister of India during the demolition of Babri Masjid:
Answer :- S.B.Chawan

11. Tear gas is otherwise known as:
Answer :- Lachrymator

12. The chemical used by Vigilance authorities to trap corrupted officials:
Answer :- Phenophthalein

13. The constitution of which country is known as ‘Lawyer’s Paradise’?
Answer :- India

14. The famous Hindi film star Sanjay Dutt was detained under _____ in connection with the Mumbai blasts of 1993:
Answer :- FERA

15. The National Human Rights Commission was established in:
Answer :- 1993

16. The principle behind Dactylography (Finger printing):
Answer :- No two finger prints are identical

17. Which chemical is used as tear gas?
Answer :- Benzyl chloride

18. The first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission:
Answer :- Ranganath Mishra

19. Which country started Special Branch of Police for the first time?
Answer :- England

20. Borstel Schools are established for offenders below the age of:
Answer :- 16

21. Books banned by the Government are known as:
Answer :- Red Books

22. Who argued for the first time for the inclusion of Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India?
Answer :- Motilal Nehru

23. Who was the exponent of the first Criminal Code in the world?
Answer :- Hammurabi

24. CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) is the secret police of:
Answer :- USA

25. The headquarters of the European Court of Justice:
Answer :- Luxembourg

26. The headquarters of the International Court of Justice:
Answer :- The Hague

27. Who introduced the Preventive Detention Bill in the Parliament?
Answer :- Sardar Patel

28. Temporary cessation or suspension of hostilities:
Answer :- Armistice

29. Trial of persons who violated military law:
Answer :- Court Martial

30. The action of digging of buried dead body for re-post mortem:
Answer :- Exhumation

31. The term ‘Modus Operandi’ means:
Answer :- Method of Operation

32. General pardon given to offenders:
Answer :- Amnesty

33. The law which prevents the reproduction of literary or artistic works:
Answer :- Copyright

34. The responsibility of national defence rests with:
 Answer :- The cabinet

35. A judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Answer :- Conviction

36. A tax on the privilege of transferring property to others after a person’s death:
Answer :- Estate duty

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