Jurisprudence Questions Asked in UGC NET Exam | UGC NET (Law) #Special
Here's a comprehensive list of the Jurisprudence Questions Asked in UGC NET (Law) Exam.
The UGC NET Exam covers a wide array of topics within Jurisprudence, testing candidates on foundational legal theories, schools of thought, and the philosophical underpinnings of law. Each exam cycle assesses the candidates’ understanding of these principles through varying question distributions, making it a crucial part of the syllabus for law aspirants. This article compiles questions from previous UGC NET Law exams (2020-2024), focused on Jurisprudence, providing a valuable resource for candidates.
In the 2024 (June) exam (which was cancelled), approximately 8 questions were slated to be from Jurisprudence, underscoring its continued importance. The 2023 (June) exam featured about 11 questions on this subject, while the 2023 (December) exam included around 5 questions. In the UGC NET December 2021 and June 2022 (Merged Cycles) exam, candidates encountered 12 questions, and in the 2020 (September) exam, there were 4 questions focused on Jurisprudence. These fluctuating numbers illustrate the ongoing significance of this subject in the UGC NET Exam, highlighting the necessity for consistent preparation, particularly in the areas of legal philosophies, legal positivism, natural law, and critical perspectives on law.
Here is a thorough compilation of the questions asked over the past four years, serving as an invaluable resource for future examinees.
This article is regularly updated after every exam to ensure it remains a current and valuable tool for preparation.
The official syllabus of UGC NET (Law) for Jurisprudence includes the following:
1. Nature and sources of law
2. Schools of jurisprudence
3. Law and morality
4. Concept of rights and duties
5. Legal personality
6. Concepts of property, ownership and possession
7. Concept of liability
8. Law, poverty and development
9. Global justice
10. Modernism and post-modernism
UGC NET June 2024 (Cancelled)
1. "Usage represents the twilight stage of custom. Custom begins where usage ends". It is said by:
(1) Oppenheim
(2) Starke
(3) D.J. Harris
(4) Ian Brownlie
Answer: 2
2. Who among the following juris is the main exponent of organic theory of personality?
1) Savigny
2) Salmond
3) Gierke
4) H.L.A Hart
Answer: 3
3. Arrange the following jurists in chronological order of their year of birth:
A. Rousseau
B. Hugo Grotius
C. Thomas Hobbes
D. John Locke
E. Montesquieu
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) C, B, A, D, E
(2) B, C, D, E, A
(3) A, D, C, B, E
(4) E, B, C, A, D
Answer: 4
4. Which one of the following thinkers gave the concept 'Categorical Imperative'?
(1) Eugen Ehrlich
(2) G.W. Paton
(3) Hens Kelson
(4) Immanual Kant
Answer: 4
5. Match the following:
List I | List II |
A. Father of International Law | . 1. Jermy Bentham |
B. Coined the term 'International law’ | 2. Hugo Grotius |
C. Pacta Sunt Servanda | 3. Georg Jellinek |
D. Auto Limitation Theory | 4. Anzilotti |
(1) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
(2) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
(3) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
(4) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
Answer: 3
6. Match the following:
List I | List II |
A. The Elements of Jurisprudence | I. Cardozo |
| B. Foundations of Jurisprudence | II. Holland |
| C. The Nature of Judicial Process | III. Kelsen |
| D. General Theory of Law and State | IV. Jerome Hall |
Choose the correct option:
(1) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
(2) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
(3) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
(4) A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
Answer: 3
7. Which of the following pair(s) is/are incorrectly matched:
A. Social Solidarity - Duguit
B. Ground norm – Hens Kelsen
C. Felicific Calculus - Austin
D. Volksgeist - Savigny
E. Social Engineering – Ihering
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1. A and C only
2. C and E only
3. B and D only
4. A, C and E only
Answer: 2
8. "Law is an ordinance of reason for the common good made by him who has the care of the community and promulgated." This statement was given by:
(1) St. Augustine
(2) St. Thomas Acquinas
(3) Ulpian
(4) Rousseau
Answer: 2
UGC NET June 2023
1. Who made the following statement?
"Large part, and as many would add the best part of law of England is judge-made law, that is to say, consists of rules to be col the judgements of the courts."
1. Dicey
2. Lord Denning
3. Bacon
4. Bentham
Answer: 1
2. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: "Laws may be unjust though being opposed to the divine good; such laws are the laws of tyrants laws of this kind must no wise be observed
Reason R: Externment order is of no effect and its violation is no offence In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both A and R are correct and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3. A is correct but R is not correct
4. A is not correct but R is correct
Answer: Dropped
3. Who wrote the book 'Concept of Law?
1. Paton
2. Korkunor
3. Salmond
4. H.L.A Hart
Answer: 4
4. Which one of the following is not covered by the schools of Jurisprudence?
1. The Historical school
2. The Realist school
3. The Sociological school
4. The Critical school
Answer: 4
5. The theory of 'Separation of powers is credited to:
1. Aristotle
2. Locke
3. Montesquieu
4. Kelsen
Answer: 3
6. Which of the following theories of punishment provides that 'crime is a disease' and the object should be to 'cure disease?
1. Deterrent theory
2. Reformative theory
3. Expiatory theory
4. Retributive theory
Answer: 2
7. Which of the following is correct?
1. "The only right which any man can possess is the right always to do his duty" is Duguit's Theory
2. 'Social solidarity' a natural principle is given by Jurist Gierke
3. Pound, legal philosophy is 'Utilitarianism'
4. Austin said " Law is Social Engineering"
Answer: 1
8. Who made the following statement: "Life of law is not logic, it is experience"
1. Roscoe Pound
2. H. Kelsen
3. O.W Holmes (Jr)
4. John Austin
Answer: 3
9. Which Jurist gave the classification of the sources of law as (a) binding and (b) persuasive:
1. Keeton
2. Salmond
3. Allen
4. Rosco Pound
Answer: 1
10. As per Salmond, there are 4 distinct kinds of rights:
A. Liberties
B. Rights
C. Power
D. Immunities
E. Kindness
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A and B only
2. A.B. C and D only
3. C.D and E only
4. A. B. D and E only
Answer: 2
11. Who made the statement that "Jurisprudence is the study and systematic arrangement of the general principles of law"?
1. R.W.M Dias
2. Julius stone
3. Keeton C.G
4. E.W Patterson
Answer: 3
UGC NET December 2023
1. Salmond distinguishes between 'possession in fact' and 'possession in law. He treated possession in fact as:
1. A fallacy
2. A fiction
3. A conception
4. A right
Answer: 3
2. American realist Judge Jerome Frank described his own attitude (towards realism) as one of :
1. Decisive cynicism
2. Constructive skepticism
3. Positive evangelism
4. Radical objectivity
Answer: 2
3. According to Austin's definition of ownership, the attributes of ownership are :
(A) Indefinite user
(B) Plenary control over an object
(C) Unrestricted disposition
(D) Bundle of rights
(E) Unlimited duration
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
1, (A), (C) and (E) Only
2. (B), (D) and (E) only
3. (A), (C) and (D) only
4. (A), (B) and (D) only
Answer: 1
4. The term preferred by Bentham to explain his imperative concept of a law is :
1. Firman
2. Manda te
3. Dictate
4. Fiat
Answer: 2
5. Arrange the names of the following jurists in terms of chronological order of their birth:
(A) Jeremy Bentham
(B) John Austin
(C) Sir Henry Maine
(D) Hans Kelson
(E) Immanuel Kant
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A, B, C, D, E
2. E, A, B, C, D
3. A, B, E, C, D
4. D, E, B, A, C
Answer: 2
UGC NET December 2021 and June 2022 (Merged Cycles)
1) Who said that there are two elements of possession
(a) Corpus possessions and
(b) Animus domain?
1. Ihering
2. Paton
3. Savigny
4. Salmond
Answer: 3
2) Given below are two statements
Statement I: Hart deals with primary rules of obligation and secondary rules of recognition.
Statement II: Hart has nothing to do with the reformulation of analytical positivism.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
1. Both statements I and Statement II are correct.
2. Both statements I and Statement II are incorrect.
3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Answer: 3
3) Who defined ownership as plenary control over an object?
1. Roscoe Pound
2. Holmes
3. Holland
4. Paton
Answer: 3
4) Who said, "A legal person, is any subject matter other than a human being to which law attributes personality"?
1. Salmond
2. Holmes
3. Jerome Frank
4. Pound
Answer: 1
5) Given below are two statements
Statement I: Imperative law means "a concept of the rule of action imposed upon men by some authority which enforces obedience to it
Statement II: Natural law signifies the principles of natural right and wrong
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1. Both Statement and Statement II are correct
2. Both Statement and Statement II are incorrect
3. Statement is correct but Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement is incorrect but Statement is correct
Answer: 1
6) Given below are two statements
Statement I: "All human beings are not legal persons"
Statement II: "State is a juristic person"
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
3. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Answer: 1
7) Given below are two statements
Statement I: Holland defines ownership as 'plenary control over an object'
Statement II: Ownership is either vested or contingent
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
1. Both Statement and Statement II are correct
2. Both Statement and Statement II are incorrect
3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement II is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Answer: 1
8) Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II |
| A. Theory of Justice | I. David Hume |
| B. Idea of Justice | II. John Rowls |
| C. Nicomachean Ethics | III. Amartya Sen |
| D. An Enquiry Concerning the principles of morals | IV. Aristotle |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
2. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
3. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
4. A-II, C-I, B-III, A-IV
Answer: 3
9) Match List I with List II
List I | List II |
A. Post Modernism | I. Grund Norm |
B. Source of Law | II. Ratio Decidendi |
C. Authority of a decision as a precedent | III. Critical Legal Studies |
D. Analytical School | IV. Volkgeist |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
2. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
3. A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
4. A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
Answer: 1
10) Choose the correct chronological order of the emergence of the schools of Jurisprudence (earliest to the latest):
A. Natural Law School, Historical, Analytical Positivism, Realist
B. Historical, Natural, Realist, Analytical Positivism
C. Analytical Positivism, Historical, Realist, Natural Law School
D. Realist, Historical, Analytical Positivism, Natural Law School
E. Realist, Natural, Historical, Analytical Positivism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A only
2. B only
3. C only
4. D only
Answer: 2
11) Choose the correct chronological order of the jurists from the earliest to the latest:
A. Austin, Bentham, Pound, Holmes
B. Bentham, Holmes, Austin, Pound
C. Bentham, Austin, Pound, Holmes
D. Holmes, Austin, Bentham, Pound
E. Bentham, Holmes, Pound, Austin
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. B only
2. Either A or B
3. C only
4. E only
Answer: 3
12) Kelsen focuses on:
1. Primacy of Pacta sunt servanda
2. State behaviour being in conformity with customary international law
3. Pacta sunt servanda being responsible for the growth of customary international law
4. Pacta sunt servanda being independent of the principles of customary international law
Answer: 2
UGC NET September 2020
1. Which of the following duties have been included by Austin in the category of 'absolute duties'?
A. Duties owed to persons indefinitely
B. Self-regarding duties
C. Duties owed to the sovereign
D. Duties owed to parents
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A, B and C only
2. B, C and D only
3. A, C and D only
4. A, B, C and D all.
Answer: 1
2. The real relation of Jurisprudence to Law depends not upon what law is treated, but how Law is treated, is said by:
(a) Gierke
(b) Gray
(c) Rawls
(d) Duguit
Answer: 1
3. The movement of progressive societies has hitherto been a movement from status to contract. The statement has been made by:
(a) Savigny
(b) Puchta
(c) Maine
(d) Bruke
Answer: 3
4. Which of the following statements describes the relationship between law and morality among non-positive legal theorists?
1. Law is always in advance of moral ideas
2. Morality is generally in advance of the law
3. The law is inextricably bound up with morals
4. There is no relationship between law and morality.
Answer: 3
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