Jurisprudence MCQs

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Jurisprudence Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who propounded the theory of utilitarianism: ‘The proper end of
every law is the promotion of the greatest happiness of the greatest
number.’
A. Austin
B. Hart
C. Bentham
D. Allen
Answer: C
2. Who is considered as the Father of English

Jurisprudence:
A. Blackstone
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Austin
D. Savigny
Answer: C
3. Whose lectures were published under the title ‘The Province of

Jurisprudence Determined’:
A. Henry Maine
B. Bentham
C. Auguste Complete
D. Austin
Answer: D
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4. Who wrote an influential book ‘The Concept of Law’

criticizing
Austin’s theory:
A. Dr. Allen
B. Professor Hart
C. Ihering
D. Hans Kelsen
Answer: B
5. Who proposed the ‘Pure Theory of Law’ i.e. a theory

which is free from social, historical, political, psychological,
etc., influences:
A. Sir Henry Maine
B. Salmond
C. Hans Kelsen
D. None of the above
Answer: C
6. Who is called as “Darwinian before Darwin and

Sociologist before sociologists”:
A. Savigny
B. Darwin
C. Montesquieu
D. Maine
Answer: A
7. Who said law has its source in the general or common

consciousness (Volksgeist) of the people:
A. Henry Maine
B. Savigny
C. Allen
D. Puchta
Answer: B
8. Who said “The natural law being coexisting with

mankind and emanating from God himself is superior to all
other laws. It is binding over all the countries at all times
and no man-made law will be valid if it is contrary to the
law of nature.”
A. Salmon
B. Blackstone
C. Austin
D. Lon Fuller
Answer: B
9. Who distinguished expositorial jurisprudence (i.e. what

the law is) from censorial jurisprudence (i.e. what the law
ought to be):
A. Bentham
B. Fuller
C. Austin
D. Hart
Answer: A
10. According to ……: “Law may be defined as the body of

principles recognized and applied by the state in the
administration of justice.“
A. Gray
B. Vinogradoff
C. Sir John Salmond
D. Justice Cardozo
Answer: C
11. Who defined ‘jurisprudence’ as “the philosphy of

positive law.”:
A. Austin
B. Holland
C. Salmond
D. Keeton
Answer: A
12. Cicero was a ……law jurist.
A. Greek
B. Roman
C. Chinese
D. English
Answer: B
13….. has presented the thesis that jurisprudence is a social

engineering:
A. Black Stone
B. Jeremy Bentham
C. John Stuart Mill
D. Roscoe Pound
Answer: D
14. According to John Austin the subject-matter of

Jurisprudence is .
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Both a’ and ‘b’
D. Metaphysical
Answer: A
15. Legal Realism is the theory of law according to which

‘law is the
A. Wisdom
B. Understanding
C. Practice
Answer: C
16. The fair and ….distribution of rights and obligations, is

known as
A. equal
B. equitable
C. natural.
D. political
Answer: B
17. Probation is a …… of the administration of criminal

justice:
A. Kind
B. Type
C. Characteristic
D. Component
Answer: D
18. ………..states that all the actions of human beings are

controlled by two sovereigns, namely ‘pain’ and “pleasure
A. Hedonism
B. Utilitarianism
C. Realism
D. Formalism
Answer: A
19. The theory of Utility was propounded by.

A. Roscoe Pound
B. Jeremy Bentham
C. Henry Maine
D. Rawls
Answer: B
20. The sources of law were classified by
A. Salmond/Keeton
B. Salmond/Austin
C. Keeton/Austin
D. Hobbes/Holland
Answer: A
21. Legislation is derived from two Latin terms, legis which

means
A. Leg/Legs
B. Law/to make
C. Low/price
D. Rule/Random
Answer: B
22. Delegated legislation is a _
A. Supreme
B. Superb
C. Kind
(d) None of above
Answer: D
23. …….is a source of law.
A. Media
B. Internet
C. Religion
D. Precedent
Answer: D
24. Summa Theologica is a(n)……. written by……

A. Report/Hobbes
B. Article/Aristotle
C. Book/Thomas Aquinas
D. Book/ Saint Joseph
Answer: C
25. The book Leviathan was written by .

A. Grey
B. Lloyd
C. Hobbes
D. Austin
Answer: C
26. Stare Decisis means the previous judgments shall be .

A. Amended
B. Replaced
C. Substituted
D. Upheld
Answer: D
27. The thing on which the right is to be exercised is known

as .
A. Subject
B. Object
C. Content
D. Characteristic
Answer: B
28. Animus possidendi means .

A. Animal
B. Power
C. Desire
D. None of above
Answer: D
29. Ownership is the

(a) de jure
B. de facto
C. ipso facto
D. per se
Answer: A
30. The term person is derived from Latin term persona

which means.
A. Human being
B. Living thing
C. Animals
D. Mask
Answer: D
31.John Austin defines jurisprudence as “

A. Study/moral
B. Philosophy/ethical
C. Philosophy/positive
D. Science/positive
Answer: C
32. A good jurist is supposed to have a fair knowledge

of……. for he in jurisprudence is usually concerned
with……. of human beings.
A.Chemistry/lives
B. Astronomy/fate
C. Ethics/earnings
(d) psychology/state of mind
Answer: D
33. Aristotle was……..philosopher
(a) Egyptian
(b) Chinese
(c) English
(d) None of above
Answer: D
34. The book Summa Theologica was written by .

A. Plato
B. St. Thomas Aquinas
C. Hugo Grotius
D. Keeton
Answer: B
35. Theory is stressing that ‘law is the practice of Courts’.

A. Legal Realism
B. Natural Law
C. Normative
D. Command
Answer: A
36. The physical force of the state behind law is called as

A. Governance
B. Army
C. Public Order
D. Sanction
Answer: D
37. Systematic arrangement of rules in a single document

concerning a particular subject in a way as to avoid
inconsistency and overlapping. The process is known as .
A. Legislation
B. Codification
C. Prescription
D. Administration
Answer: B
38. The book “Jurisprudence or Theory of the Law”,

awarded with Swiney Gold Cup in 1914 by Royal Society of
Arts, was written by
A. Salmond
B. Austin
C. H.L.A. Hart
D. Hobbes
Answer: A
39. …….is component of Administration of Criminal

Justice.
A. Bureaucracy
B. President
C. Media
D. None of above
Answer: D
40. A title which destroys the right is called as .

A. Vanishing
B. Extinctive
C. Original
D. Investitive
Answer: B
41.Lex Externa is the ordinance of

A. Devine wisdom of universal governance
B. Theory of jurisprudence
C. A school of thought
D. None of above
Answer: A
42. Legal Realism was analyzed in United State by:

A. Salmond
B. Holmes
C. Austin
D. Grotius
Answer: B
43. Discordance between law and fact may arise because:

A. Presumption of juris or presumption of law
B. Reputable (Rebuttable) Presumption and Conclusive Presumption
C. Fictio Juris or fiction of law
D. All of the above
Answer: C
44. The theories of punishment are:

A. 2 in number
B. 3 in number
C. 4 in number
D. 5 in number
Answer: D
45. Codification is a process of transformation of corpus

juris into:
A. Precedent
B. Executed Law
C. Enacted Law
Answer: C
46. A libel upon a dead man shall be punishment to defend

the right of:
A. The dead man
B. Dead man’s property
C. Descendants of dead man
D. All of the above
Answer: C
47.An unborn child has a legal status so far as

A. Duties on him
B. Rights of unborn child
C. Defamation of unborn child
Answer: B
48. Divestitive facts can be:

A. Derivative titles
B. Alienative facts
C. Extinctive facts
D. A&B
Answer: C
49.Injuria sine damna means:

A. Injury to a legal right with an actual damage
B. Injury to a legal right without an actual damage
C. No injury to a legal right with an actual damage
D. No injury to a legal right without an actual damage
Answer: B
50. An intention is:

A. The purpose of doing an act
B. The objective of doing an act
C. The ill-will of doing an act
D. All of the above
Answer: D

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Jurisprudence Multiple Choice Questions

2. Who is considered as the Father of English

3. Whose lectures were published under the title ‘The Province of

4. Who wrote an influential book ‘The Concept of Law’

5. Who proposed the ‘Pure Theory of Law’ i.e. a theory

6. Who is called as “Darwinian before Darwin and

7. Who said law has its source in the general or common

8. Who said “The natural law being coexisting with

9. Who distinguished expositorial jurisprudence (i.e. what

10. According to ……: “Law may be defined as the body of

11. Who defined ‘jurisprudence’ as “the philosphy of

12. Cicero was a ……law jurist.

13….. has presented the thesis that jurisprudence is a social

14. According to John Austin the subject-matter of

15. Legal Realism is the theory of law according to which

16. The fair and ….distribution of rights and obligations, is

17. Probation is a …… of the administration of criminal

18. ………..states that all the actions of human beings are

19. The theory of Utility was propounded by.

20. The sources of law were classified by

21. Legislation is derived from two Latin terms, legis which

22. Delegated legislation is a _

(d) None of above

23. …….is a source of law.

24. Summa Theologica is a(n)……. written by……

25. The book Leviathan was written by .

26. Stare Decisis means the previous judgments shall be .

27. The thing on which the right is to be exercised is known

28. Animus possidendi means .

29. Ownership is the

30. The term person is derived from Latin term persona

31.John Austin defines jurisprudence as “

32. A good jurist is supposed to have a fair knowledge

33. Aristotle was……..philosopher

34. The book Summa Theologica was written by .

35. Theory is stressing that ‘law is the practice of Courts’.

36. The physical force of the state behind law is called as

37. Systematic arrangement of rules in a single document

38. The book “Jurisprudence or Theory of the Law”,

39. …….is component of Administration of Criminal

40. A title which destroys the right is called as .

41.Lex Externa is the ordinance of

42. Legal Realism was analyzed in United State by:

43. Discordance between law and fact may arise because:

44. The theories of punishment are:

45. Codification is a process of transformation of corpus

46. A libel upon a dead man shall be punishment to defend

47.An unborn child has a legal status so far as

48. Divestitive facts can be:

49.Injuria sine damna means:

50. An intention is:

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