VIVEKANANDA SCHOOL OF LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES

LEGAL ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS (LLB 105)

Multiple Choice Questions

Prepared by:
Ms. Ritika Chauhan

1. Meaning of Maxim ' Res ipsa a. Obiter dictum

loquitur' b. Parens patriae
c. Noscitur a sociis
a. The thing shows itself d. Nolle prosequi
b. The thing speaks for itself
c. The things does not speak for itself 6. Which of the following means " a
d. It is necessary to prove the things formal statement that a prosecutor, or
in a civil case the claimant, has decided
2. Which is not a quality of good
to drop a case"?
Abstract?
a. Obiter dictum
a. Inaccurate b. Parens patriae
b. Erroneous c. Noscitur a sociis
c. Defective d. Nolle prosequi
d. Accurate
7. What is the meaning of Quantum
3. Which of the following is not a
Meruit?
method of note taking?
a. a principle in contract law that states
a. Outlining Method that someone who does not entirely fulfil a
b. Sentence method contract
c. Semantic method deserves payment for the work they
d. Cornell Method have completed
b. done without the usual payment that a
4. Which of the following maxim means lawyer charges
" a persuasive but not binding comment c. formal without arranging a date for
or reason given by a judge in his or her another meeting or court hearing
decision"? d. beyond or exceeding someone's legal
power or authority
a. Obiter dictum
b. Parens patriae 8. What is the meaning of Pro bono?
c. Noscitur a sociis
d. Nolle prosequi a. a principle in contract law that states
that someone who does not entirely fulfil a
5. Which of the following means " a contract
principle that allows a court to act as deserves payment for the work they
the parent of a child or other person have completed
who needs protection"?
b. done without the usual payment that a guidelines, restrictions, predetermined
lawyer charges questions, or list of options ?
c. formal without arranging a date for
another meeting or court hearing a. Unstructured
d. beyond or exceeding someone's legal b. Structured
power or authority c. Semi Structured
d. None of the above

9. Which of the following maxim means

"Of the same class, or kind"? 14. The _______________ is the person
who transmits the message.
a. Lex Non Cogit Ad Impossiblia
b. Impotentia Excusat Legem a. Receiver
c. Delegatus non potest delegare b. Driver
d. Ejusdem generis c. Sender
d. Cleaner

10. Which of the following is not the

purpose of Client Interviewing? 15. _________ is a technique that
involves changing a text-matter so that
a. To know the facts/story it is similar to the main source.
b. Building Personal Relationship
c. Understanding the expectations of the a. Note taking
client b. Paraphrasing
d. Giving client an outline of the legal c. Summarising
position d. Précis writing

11. In which of the following types of 16. ________ Means linking words and
interview, the interviewer uses a set of phrases together so that the whole text is
predetermined questions and the clear and readable.
respondents answer in their own words?
a. Cohesion
a. Unstructured b. Joining
b. Structured c. Conjunctions
c. Semi Structured d. Junctions
d. None of the above

17. The language of the report should be

12. Which of the following is an essential ________.
of good report?
a. Formality
a. Clarity of Thought b. Formal
b. Comprehensive but Compact c. Casual
c. Accurate d. Loose
d. All of the above

18. Environmental barriers are the

13. In which of the following types of same as ___________ noise.
interview, the interviewer has no specific
a. Physiological
b. Psychological 24. Oral communication
c. Physical ensures________ and__________.
d. Sociological a. fluency; speed
b. adequate attention; immediate response
c. speedy interaction; immediate response
19. __________ are problems arising d. speed; attention
from expression.
a. Cultural barriers 25. Unclarified assumptions in a
b. Semantic problems communication can lead to_________
and_________.
c. Wrong assumptions
a. premature evaluation, poor listening
d. Selecting perception b. lack of planning, physical barriers
c. information overload, selective
20. _______ means to impart
perception
understanding of the message. d. confusion, misunderstanding
a. Encoding
b. Receiver 26. Communication through ____ and
c. Decoding _____is called verbal communication
d. Feedback a. written material and gestures
b. gestures and spoken words
21. Which of these must be avoided for c. spoken words and written material
effective communication? d. body language and gestures
a. Sharing of activity
b. Listening 27. _________ is the study of touches as
c. Politeness non-verbal communication.
d. Ambiguity a. haptics
b. body language
22. Which of the following are the c. gestures
problems highlighted by play " d. prosody
Justice"?
I. Problem of the administration of 28. What is meant by debet esse finis
criminal justice litium?
II. Problem of the Prison administration a. A weak foundation frustrates
III. Communal hatred b. A labour is entitled to wages
IV. Divorce and Social Morality c. Justice delayed is justice denied
V. Romantic view of war d. Civil litigation must end

a. I, II and IV are correct 29. Which of the 7C's of communication

b. I, II, III and IV are correct enunciates that the communicator must
c. I, II, III and V are correct be fully clear in his mind about what he
d. I, II, III, IV and V are correct wants to communicate, why he wants to
communicate, to whom, when and how
23. Which of the following maxim he wants to communicate.
means " An act of the court shall a. Content
prejudice no man"? b. Clarity
a. Actus curiae neminem gravabit c. Context
b. Actus dei Nemini facit Injuriam d. Consistency
c. Actus legis nemini facit injuriam
d. None of the above
30. Which of the following is a type of
Para-language? 37. Amicus curiae means
a. Volume variation a. Friend of Party
b. Eyes b. Friend of counsel
c. Gestures c. Friend of litigant
d. Visual Signs d. Friend of court

31. Mere silence is also a method of 38. Cypres means

communication. a. Fresh
a. True b. As near as possible
b. False c. As a matter of legal right
c. May be d. As a whole
d. Never
39. In pari material means
32. Which of the following is Oral a. Upon the same matter or subject
communication? b. Let justice be done
a. Letters and circulars c. Cause to be done
b. Forms and Questionnaires d. By divine right
c. Meeting on Zoom App
d. Slides 40. Which of the ethical principles of
Counselling enunciates that the
33. Which of the following is not the counsellor is to avoid sexual, financial
type of communication on the basis of and emotional or any form of
direction? exploitation.
a. Horizontal a. Self Respect
b. Diagonal b. Non-maleficence
c. Upward c. Beneficence
d. Written d. Autonomy

34. Distrust is a _______. 41. When was Martin Luther King Jr.
a. Physical barrier Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
b. Organisational barrier a.1961
c. Socio-psychological barrier b.1962
d. Semantic Barrier c.1963
d.1964
35. मौलिक अलिकार in English
means_________. 42. The famous speech of Martin Luther
a. Constitution King Jr. Is
b. Fundamental Rights a. Sisters and brothers of America
c. Legal Right b. I have a dream
d. All of the above c. I refuse to accept
d. Give me blood and I promise you
36. Qui facit per alium, facit per se freedom
means
a. No one transfers better title than he 43. Before getting involved in the civil
himself have rights movement, what was Martin
b. The thing speaks for itself Luther King Jr. Job?
c. He who acts through another does the a. Lawyer
act himself. b. Minister
d. None of the above c. Medical Doctor
d. Professor instead of _____________.
a. J. Coldstream
44. Martin Luther King Jr. Led an b. G. C. Hilton
important protest against what on April c. James A. Scott
3, 1968? d. Horace Williamson
a. slavery
b. discrimination 48. Bhagat Singh was sentenced to death
c. poverty in which case?
d. starvation in India a. Kakori Case
b. Chauri Chaura Case
45. Which party did Nelson Mandela c. Assembly bomb case
join? d. Lahore conspiracy case
a. Indian National Congress
b. African National Congress 49. Who joined Bhagat Singh in a
c. National African Party hunger strike in prison?
d. he did not join any party a. Jay Lahore
b. Jatin Das
46. What change brought international c. Raj King
leaders to South Africa? d. Raja Singh
a. End of Apartheid
b. humanity 50. How old was Bhagat Singh when he
c. peace was executed?
d. trade negotiations a. 27
b. 19
47. In a case of mistaken identity Bhagat c. 55
Singh Singh killed John P. Saunders, an d. 23
Assistant Superintendent of Police

Answer key 21. d 42. b

1. b 22. a 43. b
2. d 23. a 44. c
3. c 24. b 45. b
4. a 25. d 46. a
5. b 26. c 47. c
6. c 27. a 48. d
7. a 28. d 49. b
8. b 29. b 50. d
9. d 30. a
10. b 31. a
11. c 32. c
12. d 33. d
13. a 34. c
14. c 35. b
15. b 36. c
16. a 37. d
17. b 38. b
18. c 39. a
19. b 40. b
20. c 41. d