UKPSC Advocate General’s RO/ARO Exam Paper 27 March 2022 (Official Answer Key)

21. ‘Saputara’ hill station lies in
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Madhya Pradesh

22. ‘Bandipur tiger reserve’ lies in
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Karnataka
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh

23. Sambhar Lake is located in :
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Madhya Pradesh

24. Which charter was called as germ, out of which subsequent Anglo-Indian Codes were developed ?
(a) Charter of 1600
(b) Charter of 1609
(c) Charter of 1639
(d) Charter of 1666

25. In which of the following year Madras Agency was raised to the status of Presidency ?
(a) In 1639
(b) In 1665
(c) In 1686
(d) In 1687

26. The first Mayer’s Court in India was established in year 1687 at :
(a) Calcutta
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Patna

27. Which of the following laws provided that Indians should not be barred from holding jobs with the East India Company ?
(a) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(b) Regulating Act, 1733
(c) Charter Act, 1833
(d) India Act, 1858

28. A federal structure for India distributing legislative powers between centre and provinces was first introduced by :
(a) The Government of India Act, 1915
(b) The Government of India Act, 1919
(c) The Government of India Act, 1935
(d) The Independence of India Act, 1947

29. The system of separate electorates was introduced in India by the Act of :
(a) Act of 1813
(b) Act of 1835
(c) Act of 1885
(d) Act of 1909

30. The declared purpose of the Wavell Plan of 1945 was :
(a) To give dominion status to India
(b) To give a Federal structure to India
(c) To give representation to all major communities in India
(d) None of these

31. A proclamation was issued on August 1, 1672 which fully abolished the :
(a) English laws
(b) Hindu laws
(c) Muslim laws
(d) Portuguese laws

32. The Government of India Act, 1935 was largely based on
(a) The recommendations of the Nehru Committee Report
(b) The recommendations of the Simon Commission
(c) The deliberations of the Three Round Table Conferences
(d) Both (b) and (c)

33. Which Judicial Plan of Lord Cornwallis established a Court of Circuit ?
(a) By Judicial Plan of 1787
(b) By Judicial Plan of 1790
(c) By Judicial Plan of 1793
(d) By Judicial Plan of 1794

34. First Law Commission of India was constituted under Charter of:
(a) 1726
(b) 1813
(c) 1833
(d) 1853

35. The High Courts of Judicature initially established in India were located at
(a) In Madras, Calcutta and Allahabad
(b) In Bombay, Madras and Patna
(c) In Madras, Bombay and Calcutta
(d) In Bombay, Madras and Delhi

36. Who was the Chairman of First Law Commission of India ?
(a) C.H. Cameron
(b) T.B. Macaulay
(c) G.W. Anderson
(d) F. Millet

37. Under which Act, Second Law Commission of India was appointed ?
(a) By the Act of 1833
(b) By the Act of 1838
(c) By the Act of 1840
(d) By the Act of 1853

38. The Constituent Assembly for framing the Constitution for Independent India was set up in :
(a) In 1945
(b) In 1947
(c) In 1949
(d) In 1946

39. Which of the following Commission recommended abolition of Dyarchy System in Provinces ?
(a) By the Cripp’s Commission
(b) By the Simon Commission
(c) By the Cabinet Commission
(d) By the Nehru Report

40. What is the meaning of the Latin phrase “Audi Alteram Partem” ?
(a) No one shall be Judge in his own cause
(b) Both sides should be heard before a decision is arrived at
(c) Rights are associated with duties
(d) None of these