National Law University, New Delhi
All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) 2012
SECTION – A : LEGAL APTITUDE
1. What is minimum duration of stay essential before a person can apply for citizenship of India?
(A) Five years
(B) Seven years
(C) Nine years
(D) Twelve years
2. The Ordinances issued by the Governor are subject to the approval by
(A) State legislature
(B) President
(C) Central Government
(D) Parliament
3. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
(A) have been specified by the Presidential Orders issued in consultation with the Governors of the respective States
(B) have been specified in the Constitution by the Constitution makers in the form of a Schedule
(C) have to be specified and notified by the Parliament after detailed discussions about the backward nature of these people
(D) are the Castes and Tribes notified by the State Government after detailed discussion as to their socio-economic conditions
4. Free legal aid for an accused is a
(A) Fundamental right
(B) Fundamental duty of the State
(C) Directive Principles of State Policy
(D) Discretion of the State
5. The concept of Secular State is that the State will not make any discrimination on the ground of religion, caste or community against any person professing any particular form of religious faith. The Secularism is embodied in
(A) Preamble of Constitution
(B) Directive Principles of State Policy
(C) Fundamental Rights
(D) Judicial Interpretation of Fundamental Rights
6. The National Development Council consists of
(A) Members of Planning Commission
(B) Cabinet Ministers and State Chief Ministers
(C) Representatives of Union Territories
(D) All of the above
7. Who allocates portfolios among the Ministers?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
(D) Chairperson of Ruling Political Party
8. Which Indian language is given the status of ‘Classical language’ by the Central Government?
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Telugu
(C) Tamil
(D) Pali
9. Each member of the Security Council has one vote. Decisions on procedural matters are to be taken by .............................. permanent members. Here veto does not apply. On all other matters, there must be nine affirmative votes including those of five permanent members.
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 5
10. The first venture of Mahatma Gandhi in all India Politics was
(A) Non-cooperation Movement
(B) Dandi March
(C) Champaran Movement
(D) Rowlatt Satyagrah
11. The “Right to Information” (RTI) is a