TU LL.B. Entrance Model Questions (2083 Pattern) with Answers

These 20 questions follow the official 2083 split of the TU LL.B. entrance in miniature: 10 jurisprudence, 6 constitutional law and 4 Muluki codes, the same 50 : 30 : 20 ratio as the real 100-question paper (see the full pattern). Give yourself 20 minutes, one minute per question, as in the exam. The answer and a one-line explanation follow each question.

Jurisprudence (10 of 50)

1. Who wrote the Pure Theory of Law?

Answer: (b) Hans Kelsen. Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law separates law from morality, politics and sociology.

2. The Grundnorm (basic norm) is a concept of:

Answer: (a) Hans Kelsen. In Kelsen's hierarchy of norms, every norm draws its validity from a higher one, ending in the Grundnorm.

3. "Law is the command of the sovereign" is the view of:

Answer: (a) John Austin. Austin's command theory, the core of analytical positivism, defines law as a command backed by a sanction.

4. Volksgeist, the spirit of the people, is linked with:

Answer: (a) Savigny and the historical school. Savigny held that law grows from the common consciousness of the people, like language.

5. The Concept of Law (1961) was written by:

Answer: (b) H.L.A. Hart. Hart's book explains law as a union of primary and secondary rules.

6. The "rule of recognition" belongs to Hart's category of:

Answer: (b) Secondary rules. Hart's secondary rules are the rules of recognition, change and adjudication.

7. The "original position" and the "veil of ignorance" are ideas of:

Answer: (b) John Rawls. Rawls, A Theory of Justice (1971): principles chosen behind a veil of ignorance are fair.

8. Law as "social engineering" is associated with:

Answer: (a) Roscoe Pound. Pound, of the sociological school, saw law as a tool for balancing competing interests in society.

9. Ubi jus ibi remedium means:

Answer: (a) Where there is a right, there is a remedy. The maxim holds that the law gives a remedy for every legal right that is violated.

10. In Hohfeld's scheme, the jural correlative of a right is a:

Answer: (b) Duty. Hohfeld pairs right with duty, privilege with no-right, power with liability and immunity with disability.

Constitutional Law (6 of 30)

11. The Constitution of Nepal was promulgated on:

Answer: (a) Asoj 3, 2072 (20 September 2015). The Second Constituent Assembly adopted it and it was promulgated on Asoj 3, 2072.

12. Fundamental rights and duties are in which part of the Constitution?

Answer: (b) Part 3. Part 3 spans Articles 16 to 48: the fundamental rights (16–46), their implementation (47) and duties of citizens (48).

13. The right to equality is guaranteed by:

Answer: (c) Article 18. Article 18 guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of the law.

14. The right to constitutional remedy is in:

Answer: (c) Article 46. Article 46 lets a person seek a remedy under Article 133 or 144 when a fundamental right is infringed.

15. The extraordinary (writ) jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is in:

Answer: (b) Article 133. Article 133 is the Supreme Court's jurisdiction; Article 144 gives the High Courts their writ jurisdiction.

16. How many schedules does the Constitution of Nepal have?

Answer: (c) 9. The Constitution has 35 parts, 308 articles and 9 schedules.

Muluki codes (4 of 20)

17. The Muluki Civil Code 2074 and Muluki Criminal Code 2074 came into force on:

Answer: (a) Bhadra 1, 2075. All four Muluki codes came into force on Bhadra 1, 2075 (17 August 2018), replacing the Muluki Ain.

18. Under the Muluki Civil Code 2074, the minimum age for marriage is:

Answer: (b) 20 years. The Code sets 20 years as the minimum age of marriage for both parties.

19. Under the Muluki Criminal Code 2074, a child below what age bears no criminal liability?

Answer: (b) 10 years. A child below ten years is not liable to punishment; the Act relating to Children 2075 follows the same age.

20. An arrested person must be produced before the adjudicating authority within:

Answer: (b) 24 hours, excluding travel time. Article 20(3) of the Constitution and the Muluki Criminal Procedure Code 2074 both require production within 24 hours, excluding the time taken to travel.

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