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DU LLB Entrance Legal Aptitude and Legal Awareness Flashcards
51 question-and-answer cards covering Legal Aptitude and Legal Awareness as it is examined in DU LLB Entrance. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
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Distinguish 'damnum sine injuria' from 'injuria sine damno'.
Damnum sine injuria = actual damage without legal injury (no remedy); injuria sine damno = violation of a legal right without actual damage (actionable per se).
Which case illustrates 'injuria sine damno'?
Ashby v. White—a qualified voter wrongfully prevented from voting could sue even though his candidate won (legal right violated).
Define the tort of defamation and its two types.
Defamation is publication of a false statement harming a person's reputation; libel (written/permanent form) and slander (spoken/transient form).
What are the essential elements of the tort of negligence?
(1) Duty of care owed to the plaintiff, (2) breach of that duty, and (3) consequent damage caused by the breach.
State the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher (strict liability).
A person who brings and keeps on his land anything likely to do mischief if it escapes is strictly liable for damage caused by its escape from a non-natural use of land.
List the recognized exceptions/defences to strict liability under Rylands v. Fletcher.
Act of God, act of a third party/stranger, plaintiff's own fault, plaintiff's consent (common benefit), and statutory authority.
How does absolute liability (M.C. Mehta) differ from strict liability?
Absolute liability applies to enterprises in hazardous activities; it admits NO exceptions and requires no escape or non-natural use—liability is absolute.
In which case did the Supreme Court of India formulate the rule of absolute liability?
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (1987), the Oleum Gas Leak case.
Define vicarious liability and give a common example.
Liability of one person for the tort of another due to a special relationship; e.g., a master is liable for torts committed by a servant in the course of employment.
Explain the defence of 'volenti non fit injuria'.
No injury is done to one who consents; a plaintiff who voluntarily and knowingly accepts a risk cannot recover for resulting harm.
Who is a 'consumer' under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, and what is excluded?
A person who buys goods or hires services for consideration, including online transactions; excludes one who obtains goods/services for resale or commercial purpose.
State the pecuniary jurisdiction of the three consumer redressal forums under the 2019 Act.
District Commission: up to Rs. 50 lakh; State Commission: above Rs. 50 lakh up to Rs. 2 crore; National Commission: above Rs. 2 crore.
List the essential elements of a valid contract under Section 10 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872.
Offer and acceptance, lawful consideration, capacity of parties, free consent, lawful object, intention to create legal relations, and not expressly declared void.
Distinguish a 'void agreement' from a 'voidable contract'.
A void agreement is not enforceable by law from the outset (Sec 2(g)); a voidable contract is enforceable at the option of the aggrieved party (Sec 2(i)), e.g., consent obtained by coercion/fraud.
What is the difference between coercion and undue influence?
Coercion (Sec 15) involves committing/threatening a forbidden act or unlawful detention of property; undue influence (Sec 16) is dominating the will of another through a position of trust to gain unfair advantage.
Define 'consideration' and the rule on past consideration in Indian law.
Consideration is something done/abstained at the promisor's desire (Sec 2(d)); unlike English law, Indian law recognizes past consideration as valid.
What are the main modes of discharge of a contract?
By performance, by agreement/novation, by impossibility/frustration, by lapse of time, by operation of law, and by breach.
Distinguish anticipatory breach from actual breach.
Anticipatory breach occurs when a party repudiates before the due date of performance; actual breach occurs at the time performance is due or during performance.
State the rule in Hadley v. Baxendale on remoteness of damages.
Damages recoverable are those arising naturally from the breach (ordinary course) or those reasonably in the contemplation of both parties at the time of contracting (special circumstances).
Name the principal special contracts dealt with in the Indian Contract Act, 1872.
Contracts of indemnity and guarantee, bailment and pledge, and agency.
What does the maxim 'actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea' mean in criminal law?
An act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guilty—crime requires both a guilty act (actus reus) and a guilty mind (mens rea).
Name three general exceptions/defences under Chapter IV of the IPC / BNS.
Mistake of fact, infancy (doli incapax), insanity/unsoundness of mind, intoxication, consent, private defence, and necessity (any three).
Distinguish culpable homicide from murder under criminal law.
Culpable homicide is causing death with intention/knowledge; murder is culpable homicide with a higher degree of intention/knowledge falling within specified clauses—every murder is culpable homicide but not vice versa.
Explain the legal maxim 'res ipsa loquitur'.
'The thing speaks for itself'—in negligence, the mere occurrence of an accident raises an inference of negligence, shifting the burden to the defendant to disprove it.
What this deck covers
The Legal Aptitude and Legal Awareness deck follows the DU LLB Entrance Legal Aptitude and Legal Awareness syllabus — 5 chapters and 24 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 10.2 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 149 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
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