1.

Comparative legal research involves –  

Comparison of legal doctrines and legislations 

Comparison of legal commentaries on relevant subjects 

Comparison of judicial pronouncements 

Both (a) & (c) 

2. Lexis nexis, westlaw are  

Online legal database 

Method of citation  

Style of writing in legal research 

All of the above 

3. _____________ signifies the structure of the research. 

research design 

review of literature 

formulation of hypothesis 

data collection 

4. Which of the following is the purpose of legal research? 

Ascertaining the Law. 

Highlighting Ambiguities and Gaps. 

Determining Coherence, Stability and Consistency. 

All of the above 

5. Which of the following is a primary source of law? 

bye-laws 

legal commentaries 

dictionary 

encyclopedia 

6. Which of the following is a type of legal research? 

doctrinal legal research 

non-doctrinal legal research 

comparative legal research 

All of the above 

7. A researcher is doing his legal research sitting in the library of his/her law
university. What kind of research is he/she doing? 

doctrinal legal research 

non-doctrinal legal research 

comparative legal research 

All of the above 

8. What is the researcher’s next task after data collection? 

review of literature 

formulation of hypotheses 

interpretation of data 
data analysis 

9. What is the last phase in legal research? 

data collection 

data analysis 

report writing 

None of the above 

10. Which type of research is also known as a socio-legal research? 

Doctrinal research 

Non-doctrinal research 

Both (a) and (b) 

None of the above 

11. _____ sources of law includes legal commentaries, encyclopedia, opinions of

legal experts and reputed legal dictionaries. 

Primary 

Secondary 

Both (a) and (b) 

None of the above 

12. ______________ can be understood as a systematic finding or ascertainment

of law on an identified topic or in the given area as well as an inquiry into law
with a view of making advancement in the science of law. 

legal research 
socio-legal research 

sociological research 

scientific research 

13. Sources of customary International law includes treaties, court decisions

and National Legislations. 

True  

False 

Can`t say 

None of the above 

14. Social factors are a consideration in making of a law – 

Because ultimately law serves the purposes of society itself 

Because It is necessary to codify certain things prevailing in society to avoid

any bad practice 

Both (a) and (b) 

None of the above  

15. A research on ‘working of family courts in Lucknow division’ shall be –  

Qualitative if the researcher carries out research being an internee in the

court 

Quantitative if the researcher carries out research being an internee in the

court 

Both (a) and (b) 

None of the above  

16. The tools used in the descriptive legal research are –  

Surveys 

Comparative and co-relational methods 

Fact-finding enquiries 

All of the above 

17. If the researcher aims to find a solution to a specific practical

legal problem then he carries out – 

Applied legal Research 

Pure legal research 

Analytical legal research 

Empirical legal Research 

18. A research generally faces _______problems in legal research. 

Lack of resources 

Procedural problems 

Cultural problems 

All of the above 

19. Which one is not a process of legal research? 

Data analysis 

Data collection 

Research design 
None of the above