Sectional Test on Jurisprudence for CLAT PG [Part 2]
This sectional test on Jurisprudence is designed for CLAT PG aspirants seeking to enhance their understanding of key legal theories and thinkers.
The questions are moderately challenging and cover essential concepts such as legal positivism, natural law, historical jurisprudence, realism, and the contributions of scholars like Kelsen, Hart, Austin, and Dworkin.
Q1. Which of the following jurists is most closely associated with the Pure Theory of Law?
A. Hans Kelsen
B. H.L.A. Hart
C. Jeremy Bentham
D. John Austin
B. H.L.A. Hart
C. Jeremy Bentham
D. John Austin
Q2. Who propounded the concept of “Law as a Union of Primary and Secondary Rules”?
A. Ronald Dworkin
B. John Finnis
C. H.L.A. Hart
D. Hans Kelsen
B. John Finnis
C. H.L.A. Hart
D. Hans Kelsen
Q3. According to John Austin, the command of the sovereign must be:
A. Morally justified
B. Enforced by custom
C. Backed by the threat of sanction
D. Approved by Parliament
B. Enforced by custom
C. Backed by the threat of sanction
D. Approved by Parliament
Q4. Which school of jurisprudence is primarily concerned with the ethical or moral content of law?
A. Historical School
B. Analytical School
C. Natural Law School
D. Realist School
B. Analytical School
C. Natural Law School
D. Realist School
Q5. In Riggs v. Palmer (1889), the court refused to let a murderer inherit from his victim, despite a clear statute. This case supports which theory?
A. Analytical Positivism
B. Historical Jurisprudence
C. Natural Law Theory
D. Realist Jurisprudence
B. Historical Jurisprudence
C. Natural Law Theory
D. Realist Jurisprudence
Q6. Which of the following best reflects the viewpoint of the American Realist School?
A. Law is what judges apply in the courts.
B. Law is a command of the sovereign.
C. Law derives from customs and traditions.
D. Law is based on natural justice.
B. Law is a command of the sovereign.
C. Law derives from customs and traditions.
D. Law is based on natural justice.
Q7. “Justice is the constant and perpetual will to render to every man his due” — This definition of justice is given by:
A. Ulpian
B. Cicero
C. Aquinas
D. Salmond
B. Cicero
C. Aquinas
D. Salmond
Q8. Which jurist said: “Law is not the will of the sovereign, but the expression of the spirit of the people”?
A. Eugen Ehrlich
B. Friedrich Karl von Savigny
C. Rudolf von Jhering
D. Montesquieu
B. Friedrich Karl von Savigny
C. Rudolf von Jhering
D. Montesquieu
Q9. Which of the following is not a feature of Kelsen’s Pure Theory of Law?
A. Grundnorm
B. Separation of law and morality
C. Hierarchical structure of norms
D. Emphasis on sociological factors
B. Separation of law and morality
C. Hierarchical structure of norms
D. Emphasis on sociological factors
Q10. Who among the following is associated with the concept of “law as integrity”?
A. H.L.A. Hart
B. Ronald Dworkin
C. John Austin
D. Lon L. Fuller
B. Ronald Dworkin
C. John Austin
D. Lon L. Fuller
Answer Key with Detailed Explanations
| Q. No. | Answer | Explanation |
| 1 | A | Hans Kelsen developed the Pure Theory of Law, which separates law from morality and emphasizes a normative structure rooted in a Grundnorm. |
| 2 |
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