Civil Procedure Law Questions for Legal Officers Tests
Q: Where neither the plaintiff nor the defendant appear on the fixed day of hearing, the fate of the suit shall be which of the following?
A) Adjournment as provided in Order IX, Rule 3 of C.P.C.
B) Dismissed as provided in Order IX, Rule 3 of C.P.C.
C) The Court may pass an Order of Cost as provided in Order IX, Rule 3
D) None of these
Correct Answer: B) Dismissed as provided in Order IX, Rule 3 of C.P.C.
Q: Order IX of C.P.C. deals with which of the following?
A) Appearance of the parties
B) Consequences of non-appearance of the parties
C) Both A and B
D) None of these
Correct Answer: C) Both A and B
Q: Order VIII, Rule 13 of C.P.C. deals with which of the following?
A) List of legal representatives of plaintiff
B) List of legal representatives of defendants
C) Both (a) and (b)
D) None of these
Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b)
Q: A sues B on a bill of exchange for Rs. 500, B holds a judgment against A for Rs. 1000. The two claims, being both definite pecuniary demands, may be set off. The illustration is given in which of the following?
A) Order VIII, Rule 5, C.P.C.
B) Order VIII, Rule 6, of C.P.C.
C) Order VIII, Rule 7, of C.P.C.
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Order VIII, Rule 5, C.P.C.
Q: Denial by the defendant must be which of the following?
A) Must be specific
B) Must be relevant
C) Must be pointed out
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Must be specific
Q: According to Order VIII, Rule 3, of C.P.C., when the defendant denies any fact of the plaint, denial must be which of the following?
A) Specific
B) Exemplary
C) Ambiguous
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Specific
Q: Order VIII of C.P.C. contains how many rules?
A) 13
B) 15
C) 17
D) None of these
Correct Answer: B) 15
Q: The Order of C.P.C. which deals with the written statement is which of the following?
A) Order VII
B) Order VIII
C) Order IX
D) None of these
Correct Answer: B) Order VIII
Q: Where a plaintiff or petitioner fails to file an address for service of summons or notices, his plaint or petition will which of the following?
A) Shall be rejected
B) Shall be sent to District Court
C) Shall be rejected with cost
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Shall be rejected
Q: Where the plaintiff relies on any other documents as evidence in support of his claim, he shall enter such documents in which of the following?
A) Plaint
B) In specific application
C) In a list to be added or annexed with the plaint
D) None of these
Correct Answer: C) In a list to be added or annexed with the plaint
Q: Order VII, Rule 11 of C.P.C. provides how many ingredients from which deficiency of any occasion can cause rejection of the plaint?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) None of these
Correct Answer: B) 4
Q: Where a plaint does not disclose a cause of action, it can which of the following?
A) It can be rejected
B) It can be amended
C) It can be returned
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) It can be rejected
Q: Order VII, Rule 9 of C.P.C. deals with which of the following?
A) Procedure for admitting plaint
B) Procedure for admitting written statement
C) Procedure for collecting Court fee
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Procedure for admitting plaint
Q: Where the plaintiff seeks recovery of money, the plaint shall state which of the following?
A) Price amount claimed
B) Value of amount in US$
C) Stamp value of the plaint
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Price amount claimed
Q: The name of the Court in which a suit is brought must be written in the plaint as provided in which of the following?
A) Order VII, Rule 2, of C.P.C.
B) Order VII, Rule 2-A, of C.P.C.
C) None of the above
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Order VII, Rule 2, of C.P.C.
Q: Order VII of C.P.C. deals with which of the following?
A) Plaint
B) Written statement
C) None of the above
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Plaint
Q: Order VI, Rule 15 of C.P.C. deals with which of the following?
A) Verification of pleading
B) Amendment of pleadings
C) Both (a) and (b)
D) None of these
Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b)
Q: As per the principle laid down in Order VI, Rule 2 of C.P.C., pleadings need to state which of the following?
A) Material facts not evidence
B) Evidence
C) None of the above
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Material facts not evidence
Q: Order VI of C.P.C. deals with which of the following?
A) Pleadings
B) Submission of written statement
C) Both (a) and (b)
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Pleadings
Q: Where the defendant is confined in a prison, the summons shall be delivered or sent by post or otherwise to which of the following?
A) The officer in charge of the prison
B) Attorney General
C) Public Prosecutor
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) The officer in charge of the prison
Q: Urgent mail service or courier service is which type of way of summons serving?
A) Ordinary
B) Substituted
C) None of the above
D) None of these
Correct Answer: B) Substituted
Q: Order V, Rule 20 of C.P.C. deals with which of the following?
A) Service of summons through ordinary ways
B) Service of summons through substituted ways
C) Both (a) and (b)
D) None of these
Correct Answer: B) Service of summons through substituted ways
Q: When the defendant refuses or keeps out of the way for the purpose of avoiding service, and the Court is satisfied that summons cannot be served in the ordinary way, the Court will order for the service of summons in which of the following?
A) Normal ways
B) Substituted ways
C) None of the above
D) None of these
Correct Answer: B) Substituted ways
Q: Service of the summons shall be made by delivering or tendering a copy thereof signed by which of the following?
A) Judge
B) Officer of the Court
C) Both (a) and (b)
D) None of these
Correct Answer: B) Officer of the Court
Q: When a suit has been duly instituted, a summons may be issued to which of the following?
A) Defendants
B) Nazir
C) Government
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Defendants
Q: A suit can be instituted through plaint by filing it before which of the following?
A) Competent Court
B) Court Authorized Officer
C) Both A and B
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Competent Court
Q: A person can appoint a pleader for litigation by signing which of the following?
A) Agreement
B) Power of attorney
C) Affidavit
D) None of these
Correct Answer: B) Power of attorney
Q: Where it appears to the Court that any cause of action joined in one suit cannot be conveniently tried or disposed of together, the Court may do which of the following?
A) Order separate trial
B) Transfer case to District Court
C) Reject the suit
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Order separate trial
Q: Order II of C.P.C. deals with which of the following?
A) Framing of issues
B) Framing of charges
C) Framing of suit
D) None of these
Correct Answer: C) Framing of suit
Q: All persons may be joined as which of the following against whom any right to relief is claimed?
A) Plaintiffs
B) Respondents
C) Defendants
D) None of these
Correct Answer: C) Defendants
Q: Under Order 1, Rule 1, all persons may be joined as plaintiffs if_______________?
A) Their right to relief is same
B) They are close relatives
C) They belong to the same group
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Their right to relief is same
Q: The person or group of persons who are responsible for replying or answering the suit are called________________?
A) Plaintiff or plaintiffs
B) Defendant or defendants
C) Third persons
D) None of these
Correct Answer: B) Defendant or defendants
Q: Order 1 of C.P.C. deals with_______________?
A) Litigation
B) Parties to the suit
C) Documentation
D) None of these
Correct Answer: B) Parties to the suit
Q: A decree, judgment, or order can be amended if there is _________________?
A) Clerical or arithmetical error
B) Factual error
C) Conceptual error
D) None of these
Correct Answer: A) Clerical or arithmetical error
Q: The power enjoyed by the Court to fulfill the needs of justice in the absence of a specific provision in the C.P.C is called ________________?
A) Natural powers
B) Delegated powers
C) Inherent powers
D) None of these
Correct Answer: C) Inherent powers
Q: Section 144 of C.P.C deals with__________________?
A) Application of restitution
B) Filing of new suit
C) Both A and B
D) None of theseCorrect Answer: A) Application of restitution