Section 1: Legal

1. The definition of ‘tort’ is contained in

a) The Limitation Act, 1963
b) The General Clauses Act, 1897
c) The Indian Penal Code, 1872
d) The Indian Contract Act, 1860

2. A company may alter the provisions of its memorandum by a

a) Special resolution
b) Ordinary resolution
c) Both option (a) & (b)
d) Neither option (a) nor (b)

3. The period of Iddat in case of divorce is

a) 40 days
b) 3 months and 10 days
c) 4 months and 10 days
d) Three menstrual cycles

4. Under the Indian Constitution, the ‘Chapter on Fundamental Rights’ is based on which
country’s model?
a) America
b) United Kingdom
c) Germany
d) Ireland

5. Which of the following writs evokes the expression ‘by what authority’?
a) Habeas corpus
b) Mandamus
c) Quo warranto
d) Certiorari

6. PRINCIPLE: Whosoever by his act or omission causes environmental pollution shall be

held liable for any loss caused by such pollution. It shall be no defence in such cases
that all due diligence or reasonable care was taken while carrying out the act or
omission in question.

FACTS: Hari is carrying on a chemical and fertilizer industry near a bank of a river. In
order to prevent and control any kind of harm to the environment, suitable waste
treatment and disposal plants were installed in the factory. Due to some sudden
mechanical/ technical problem, these plants ceased to work properly and, therefore,

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 caused environmental pollution, which ultimately caused substantial harm to the
environment and to the people living around the factory. Victims of such pollution file
a suit for suitable remedy.
a) Victims cannot succeed as necessary precautions to prevent any harm were taken
by Hari
b) Victims cannot succeed as the mechanical/ technical problem was sudden and,
therefore, beyond the control of Hari.
c) Victims can succeed as it is the duty of Hari to see that no harm is caused to
the environment/ people due to his activity under any circumstances.
d) Victims could succeed if treatment/ disposal plant were not installed in the factory

7. PRINCIPLE: A person who is usually of unsound mind, but occasionally of sound mind,
may make a contract when he is of sound mind.

FACTS: Mohit is a patient in a lunatic asylum. He enters into a contract when he was
in the interval of sound mind. The contract

a) Cannot be enforced because Mohit is usually of unsound mind

b) Can be enforced because Mohit was of sound mind when he entered into the
contract
c) Cannot be enforced because contract entered by Mohit is void
d) None of the above

8. PRINCIPLE: Agreements, the meaning of which is not certain, or capable of being made
certain, are void.

FACTS: Joseph, who is a dealer in coconut-oil only, agrees to sell to Hiran one hundred
tons of oil. The contract is

a) Void
b) Voidable at the option of Hiran
c) Void because the nature of oil sold is not clear hence uncertain
d) Valid because the nature of Joseph’s trade affords an indication of the meaning of
the word.

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 Section 2: Non-Legal
1. Being an activist, Sam did not want to delve _____ politics
a. In
b. With
c. Into
d. At

2. A person with a long experience of any occupation is known as

a. Genius
b. Veteran
c. Ambidextrous
d. Seasoned

3. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence

i) Police
ii) Punishment
iii) Crime
iv) Judge
v) Judgement

a. iii) i) ii) iv) v)

b. i) ii) iv) iii) v)
c. v) iv) iii) ii) i)
d. iii) i) iv) v) ii)

4. Keeping in mind the _________ to score good marks, Karan has ________ solicited
help from his friends
a. importance, never
b. objective, forcibly
c. view, discretely
d. need, actively

5. The nearest integer to 773 which is exactly divisible by 12:

a. 768
b. 772
c. 776
d. 774

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 6. In the Champion’s Trophy final match, India’s run rate was only 4.2 in the first 10
overs. How much should the run rate be in the remaining 40 overs to reach the
target of 350 runs? (1 over = 6 balls)
a. 7.2
b. 7.7
c. 6.2
d. 8.2

7. In a certain code language, if 1 is assigned to all vowels and 2 is assigned to all

consonants, then what is the code for the word “MAINTAIN”?
a. 21122121
b. 21122112
c. 21221211
d. 21122212

SEMESTER RESULTS
Distinction, 7%
Failed, 18%

First Class,
20%

Second Class,
55%

8. If the total number of students are 200 then how many passed the exam (Refer Pie
chart above)?
a. 100
b. 124
c. 164
d. 160

For Questions 9-10: In a family of eight members, there are two married couples. W is the
brother of S, who is the daughter-in-law of P. T is the grandson of Q. R is the only nephew of
V. U is the sister of T and the daughter of R. Q does not have any sibling, W is the brother-in-
law of R.

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 9. How is U related to P?
a. Daughter
b. Niece
c. Wife
d. Granddaughter

10. If P is a male then how is Q related to S?

a. Father
b. Mother
c. Father-in-law
d. Mother-in-law

Screenshots of Daksha Fellowship Admissions Test

I. Screenshots of the test screen

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II. Screenshots of the test screen

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III. Warning on the screen if the user moves away from the test tab

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IV. Message shown on the test screen once warnings are exhausted and the test is
suspended

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