LCI 248th Report Part 1


1. What was the title of the study pursued by the Law Commission following the project on obsolete laws?

A) Legal Reforms and Modernisation

B) The Legal Enactments: Simplification and Streamlining

C) Obsolete Laws and Judicial Review

D) Statutory Law Revision 

Answer: B) The Legal Enactments: Simplification and Streamlining

2. What is one of the long-term objectives of the study on legal enactments?

A) To increase the number of laws

B) To suggest ways for modernization and reform of laws

C) To enforce all existing laws without changes

D) To replace all laws with international conventions 

Answer: B) To suggest ways for modernization and reform of laws

3. According to the Law Commission, which of the following is a key aspect of the study on legal enactments?

A) Identifying laws consistent with all Supreme Court judgments

B) Identifying laws inconsistent with modern laws, Supreme Court judgments, and international conventions

C) Drafting new laws to replace all existing ones

D) Focusing only on laws enacted before 1984 

Answer: B) Identifying laws inconsistent with modern laws, Supreme Court judgments, and international conventions

4. What is one of the criteria for identifying laws that need simplification, amendment, or repeal?

A) Laws that are widely popular among citizens

B) Laws whose costs outweigh citizen’s benefits

C) Laws that are less than 10 years old

D) Laws that align with all international conventions 

Answer: B) Laws whose costs outweigh citizen’s benefits

5. What is the foundational step of the study as outlined by the Law Commission?

A) Amending all outdated laws immediately

B) Identifying laws that have become obsolete for immediate repeal

C) Consulting international legal experts

D) Drafting new laws for modernization 

Answer: B) Identifying laws that have become obsolete for immediate repeal

6. Which Law Commission report emphasized the need for periodic "spring-clearing" of Statute Law?

A) 95th Report

B) 96th Report

C) 97th Report

D) 98th Report 

Answer: B) 96th Report

7. What was one of the main reasons identified in the 96th Report for repealing obsolete laws?

A) To reduce the number of laws to a fixed limit

B) The call of modern times

C) To align all laws with state legislation

D) To simplify judicial procedures only 

Answer: B) The call of modern times

8. What was the primary purpose of devising a methodology for the study on obsolete laws?

A) To draft new legislation immediately

B) To scientifically collate, classify, and group the vast corpus of laws

C) To align all laws with international conventions

D) To reduce the number of laws to a fixed limit 

Answer: B) To scientifically collate, classify, and group the vast corpus of laws

9. How did the Law Commission approach the classification of laws in the study?

A) By grouping laws under randomly selected categories

B) By assigning laws to subject-categories based on their ideal belonging

C) By repealing laws without classification

D) By adopting state-specific classifications only 

Answer: B) By assigning laws to subject-categories based on their ideal belonging

10. What is the 'title-method' referred to in the methodology?

A) A method to title new laws

B) A US approach to classify laws under assigned titles

C) A method to amend existing laws

D) A method to repeal all obsolete laws 

Answer: B) A US approach to classify laws under assigned titles

11. What does the VIIth Schedule of the Indian Constitution provide in the context of the methodology?

A) A list of obsolete laws

B) Subject-classification for allocating law-making powers to Union, State, or Concurrent lists

C) Guidelines for judicial review of laws

D) A framework for international law adoption 

Answer: B) Subject-classification for allocating law-making powers to Union, State, or Concurrent lists

12. What was one of the benefits of adopting the subject-categorisation and classification methodology?

A) It eliminated the need for further studies

B) It helped identify laws that overlap or are inconsistent

C) It automatically repealed all obsolete laws

D) It reduced the number of Central laws to under 500 

Answer: B) It helped identify laws that overlap or are inconsistent

13. What issue could the methodology help the Commission determine about laws?

A) Laws that are universally accepted

B) Laws lacking nuances to meet the needs of the times

C) Laws that are only applicable to states

D) Laws that are exempt from amendments 

Answer: B) Laws lacking nuances to meet the needs of the times

14. How many Central laws were organized as part of the methodology described for 248th Report of Law Commission of India?

A) 896

B) 1086

C) 1200

D) 1500 

Answer: B) 1086

15. What future course of action was anticipated for the study after classification?

A) Immediate repeal of all classified laws

B) Addressing amendments or introduction of new laws

C) Halting the study after classification

D) Transferring the study to state governments 

Answer: B) Addressing amendments or introduction of new laws

Explanation: Section 2.4 indicates that issues like amendments or introducing new laws would form the subject matter for the study’s further course.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

#अशलीलता_हटाओ_संस्कृति_बचाओ

चक्र

मध्य प्रदेश १ जून २०२५ के दिन लोकार्पण की गई परियोजनाएं