Legal awareness and legal reasoning 2020 : For CLAT, AILET, SLAT and other Law Entrance Examinations

Cover......Page 1 Testimonial......Page 4 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 12 About the Author......Page 13 Examination Analysis– CLAT and AILET......Page 14 UNIT I Legal Awareness......Page 22 Significance of Preamble......Page 24 Schedules to the Const itution on Your Finger Tips......Page 25 Definition of State......Page 26 Factual Nuggets on Your Finger Tips......Page 29 Judiciary in India......Page 36 Don’t Forget......Page 41 Comparison of the Offices of the President and the Vice President......Page 42 Powers of President......Page 43 Emergency Powers......Page 44 Comparison between the Supreme Court and the High Courts......Page 45 Indian Parliament......Page 46 State Legislatures......Page 47 Strength of the State Legislative Assemblies......Page 48 Oath and Resignation......Page 49 Presidents of India......Page 50 Vice Presidents of India......Page 52 Prime Ministers......Page 53 List of Chief Election Commiss ioners......Page 57 Chief Justices of India......Page 58 High Courts in India......Page 61 High Courts by State/Union Territory......Page 63 List of Important Amendments......Page 64 Heads of Legislative, Executive, Judicial Offices......Page 67 Practice Exercise......Page 70 CHAPTER 2 Important Legal Terms......Page 88 Legal Terms in Detail......Page 90 Practice Exercise......Page 100 Legal Maxims in Detail......Page 116 Practice Exercise......Page 120 The Making of Indian Constitution......Page 128 Salient Features of the Indian Constitution......Page 129 Schedules in Constitution......Page 131 Articl es of the Constitution......Page 132 Preamble......Page 135 Check Your Understanding......Page 136 Territory of the Union......Page 139 Citizenship......Page 142 Funda mental Rights......Page 143 Directive Principl es of State Policy......Page 152 Funda mental Duties......Page 153 Check Your Understanding......Page 154 The President of India (Articl e 52)......Page 162 The Vice President of India (Articl e 63)......Page 170 The Prime Minister of India (Articl es 74 and 75)......Page 172 Council of Ministers......Page 173 Comptroller and Auditor General......Page 174 State Executive......Page 175 Check Your Understanding......Page 177 Lok Sabha......Page 181 Types of Majority......Page 182 Types of Motions......Page 183 State Legislature......Page 185 Check Your Understanding......Page 186 Judiciary in India......Page 188 The High Courts......Page 189 Check Your Understanding......Page 190 Public Service Commissions......Page 191 Amendment of the Constitution......Page 192 State of J&K, Government and Judiciary......Page 193 Local Government......Page 194 Check Your Understanding......Page 196 Practice Exercise......Page 199 Proficiency Test......Page 267 CHAPTER 5 Quick Facts......Page 306 Practice Exercise......Page 329 CHAPTER 6 Legal Awareness: Previous Years’Question Paper (2019 to 2008)......Page 336 UNIT II Legal Reasoning......Page 400 Introduction......Page 402 Know the Differences......Page 403 General Exceptions: Sections 76–106 of the Indian Penal Code......Page 404 Murder Distinguished from Culpable Homi cide......Page 405 Difference Between Kidnapping and Abduction......Page 406 Difference Between Theft, Extortion, Robbery and Dacoity......Page 407 Cognizable and Non-Cognizable Offences: Distinctions......Page 408 Section 34 and Section 149: Distinctions......Page 409 Legal Principles of Criminal Law......Page 410 Agreement and Contract......Page 411 Do you Remember......Page 412 The Legal Principles of Civil Law......Page 414 Law of Torts: It is a Branch of Lawwhich has Evolved Through JudicialPronouncements......Page 415 Vicarious Liability, Strict Liability and Absolute Liability......Page 416 Doctrine of Strict Liability and Absolute Liability......Page 417 Torts in Relation to Persons......Page 418 Nuisance......Page 420 The Legal Principles of Law of Torts......Page 423 Introduction......Page 426 General Defences......Page 427 Vicarious Liability......Page 428 Settled Cases......Page 429 Doctrine of Strict Liability and Absolute Liability......Page 431 Torts in Relation to Persons......Page 432 Practice Exercise......Page 435 Agreement......Page 450 Free Consent......Page 451 Practice Exercise......Page 453 Introduction......Page 476 Criminal Misappropriation and Criminal Breach of Trust......Page 477 Essentials Ingredients of Criminal Misappropriation......Page 478 Criminal Breach of Trust......Page 479 Cheating......Page 480 Mock or Invalid Marriages......Page 481 General Exceptions......Page 482 Right of Private Defence......Page 484 Private Defence of the Body......Page 485 Private Defence of Property......Page 487 Intoxication......Page 488 Practice Exercise......Page 489 Legal Aptitude......Page 504 UNIT III Legal Theory and PublicInternational Law......Page 632 CHAPTER 12 Legal Theory and LegalLanguage – Practice Exercise......Page 634 CHAPTER 13 Public International Law –Practice Exercise......Page 658 Mock Tests......Page 680 Mock Test 1......Page 682 Mock Test 2......Page 692