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1. Which of the following statements correctly reflects the Uttar Pradesh amendment to Section 25?
a. Revisional jurisdiction is transferred to District Court
b. Revisional jurisdiction remains with High Court when Small Cause jurisdiction is exercised by District Judge or Additional District Judge
c. Revisional jurisdiction is abolished
d. Registrar exercises revisional power
2. The Haryana amendment substituted Section 25 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 by:
a. Haryana Act 10 of 1975
b. Haryana Act 27 of 1977
c. Haryana Act 15 of 1980
d. Haryana Act 12 of 1976
3. Under the Haryana amendment, revisional jurisdiction over decrees and orders of Courts of Small Causes is vested in:
a. High Court
b. District Judge
c. State Government
d. Civil Judge
4. According to the substituted Section 25 in Haryana, the District Judge may call for the case:
a. Only on appeal
b. Only when directed by the High Court
c. On his own motion or on application of an aggrieved party
d. Only on reference
5. Under the Haryana amendment, the application for revision must be filed within:
a. 15 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. 90 days
6. The limitation period of thirty days under the Haryana amendment is counted from the date of:
a. Filing of suit
b. Decree or order
c. Admission of plaint
d. Execution of decree
7. The District Judge exercising revision under the Haryana amendment may:
a. Only confirm the decree
b. Only set aside the decree
c. Pass such order as he thinks fit
d. Transfer the case to High Court
8. According to the Haryana amendment, revisions pending in the High Court against decrees or orders of Courts of Small Causes shall:
a. Continue before the High Court
b. Stand transferred to the District Judge having ordinary territorial jurisdiction
c. Be dismissed automatically
d. Be transferred to the State Government
9. The District Judge receiving transferred revisions under the Haryana amendment must have:
a. Appellate jurisdiction
b. Ordinary territorial jurisdiction
c. Criminal jurisdiction
d. Constitutional jurisdiction
10. Which of the following statements correctly reflects the Haryana amendment to Section 25?
a. High Court continues to exercise revision
b. District Judge exercises revisional jurisdiction
c. Registrar exercises revisional jurisdiction
d. State Government exercises revisional jurisdiction
11. The substituted Section 25 under the Haryana amendment deals with revision of:
a. Only decrees
b. Only orders
c. Decrees and orders of Courts of Small Causes
d. High Court judgments
12. Section 26 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 originally dealt with:
a. Appeals from decrees
b. Amendment of the Second Schedule to the Code of Civil Procedure
c. Revision of decrees
d. Finality of decrees
13. Section 26 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 has been:
a. Amended
b. Substituted
c. Repealed
d. Suspended
14. Section 26 was repealed by:
a. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
b. Presidency Small Cause Courts Law Amendment Act, 1888
c. Repealing Act, 1938
d. Government of India Act, 1935
15. The Presidency Small Cause Courts Law Amendment Act which repealed Section 26 is:
a. Act 8 of 1888
b. Act 9 of 1888
c. Act 10 of 1888
d. Act 11 of 1888
16. The repeal of Section 26 was effected through:
a. Section 3 of Act 10 of 1888
b. Section 4 of Act 10 of 1888
c. Section 5 of Act 10 of 1888
d. Section 6 of Act 10 of 1888
17. Which statement correctly reflects the status of Section 26 today?
a. It regulates amendment of CPC schedules
b. It has been repealed by Act 10 of 1888
c. It governs jurisdiction of Small Cause Courts
d. It provides appellate jurisdiction
18. Section 27 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 deals with:
a. Appeals
b. Revision
c. Finality of decrees and orders
d. Transfer of suits
19. According to Section 27, decrees or orders made by a Court of Small Causes shall be:
a. Appealable as a matter of right
b. Final
c. Subject to review only
d. Subject to confirmation by the High Court
20. The finality under Section 27 applies to decrees or orders made under:
a. The Code of Civil Procedure
b. The foregoing provisions of this Act
c. Orders of the High Court
d. Orders of the State Government
21. Section 27 begins with the expression:
a. Notwithstanding anything contained
b. Provided that
c. Save as provided by this Act
d. Subject to the provisions of CPC
22. The finality of decrees and orders under Section 27 is subject to:
a. Only CPC provisions
b. Any rules framed by High Court
c. Provisions contained in this Act
d. Orders of District Court
23. Which of the following correctly reflects Section 27?
a. Every decree of Small Cause Court is appealable
b. Decrees and orders are final except as provided in this Act
c. High Court must confirm every decree
d. Registrar decides appeals
24. The principle embodied in Section 27 primarily relates to:
a. Appellate jurisdiction
b. Finality of judicial decisions
c. Execution jurisdiction
d. Administrative jurisdiction
25. Which of the following is NOT consistent with Section 27?
a. Decrees of Small Cause Courts are generally final
b. Exceptions may exist under provisions of the Act
c. Every decree is appealable as of right
d. Finality applies to orders also
26. Section 28 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 deals with:
a. Appeals from Small Cause Courts
b. Subordination of Courts of Small Causes
c. Execution of decrees
d. Transfer of suits
27. According to Section 28(1), a Court of Small Causes is subject to the administrative control of:
a. High Court
b. District Court
c. State Government
d. Civil Judge
28. Under Section 28(1), a Court of Small Causes is also subject to the superintendence of:
a. District Court
b. High Court
c. State Government
d. Civil Judge (Senior Division)
29. The registers, books and accounts to be maintained by a Court of Small Causes are prescribed by:
a. District Court
b. High Court
c. State Government
d. Registrar
30. Under Section 28(1)(a), a Court of Small Causes must keep:
a. Only registers
b. Registers, books and accounts
c. Only accounts
d. Only records
31. Under Section 28(1)(b), a Court of Small Causes must comply with requisitions made by:
a. District Court
b. High Court
c. State Government
d. All of the above
32. The requisitions referred to in Section 28(1)(b) may relate to:
a. Criminal proceedings
b. Records, returns and statements
c. Appointment of judges
d. Transfer of cases
33. The form and manner of records, returns and statements shall be directed by:
a. The authority making the requisition
b. The Registrar
c. The Civil Judge
d. The Advocate General
34. Under Section 28(2), the relation of the District Court to a Court of Small Causes with respect to administrative control is the same as that between the District Court and:
a. High Court
b. Civil Court of the lowest grade competent to try an original suit
c. Sessions Court
d. Revenue Court
35. The civil court referred to in Section 28(2) must be competent to try original suits of value up to:
a. ₹1,000
b. ₹2,000
c. ₹5,000
d. ₹10,000
36. The administrative control relationship described in Section 28 applies within:
a. Entire India
b. The territory administered by the State Government where the Court of Small Causes is established
c. Only metropolitan cities
d. Only High Court jurisdiction
37. Which statement correctly reflects Section 28?
a. Courts of Small Causes function independently without control
b. Courts of Small Causes are under administrative control of the District Court and superintendence of the High Court
c. Only the State Government supervises Courts of Small Causes
d. Only High Court exercises administrative control
38. The registers, books and accounts maintained by Courts of Small Causes are prescribed:
a. Once at the time of establishment
b. From time to time by the High Court
c. By the District Judge
d. By the State Government
39. Which of the following authorities may require records, returns or statements from a Court of Small Causes?
a. District Court
b. High Court
c. State Government
d. All of the above
40. Section 29 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 deals with:
a. Registers of the Court
b. Seal of the Court
c. Appointment of Judges
d. Appeals
41. According to Section 29, a Court of Small Causes shall use:
a. Official stamp
b. Court seal
c. Government emblem
d. Judicial certificate
42. The form and dimensions of the seal used by a Court of Small Causes are prescribed by:
a. High Court
b. District Court
c. State Government
d. Registrar
43. Under Section 29, the seal used by a Court of Small Causes must conform to:
a. Form and dimensions prescribed by the State Government
b. Form prescribed by the High Court
c. Design approved by the District Court
d. Rules framed by the Registrar
44. The prescription regarding the seal of a Court of Small Causes concerns:
a. Territorial jurisdiction
b. Administrative requirement
c. Appellate procedure
d. Execution procedure
45. Which statement correctly reflects Section 29?
a. High Court prescribes the seal of the Court
b. District Judge prescribes the seal of the Court
c. State Government prescribes the form and dimensions of the seal
d. Registrar designs the seal
46. Section 30 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 deals with:
a. Establishment of Courts of Small Causes
b. Abolition of Courts of Small Causes
c. Jurisdiction of Courts
d. Appeals from Courts
47. The authority empowered to abolish a Court of Small Causes under Section 30 is:
a. High Court
b. District Court
c. State Government
d. Central Government
48. The abolition of a Court of Small Causes under Section 30 must be made by:
a. Notification in the Gazette
b. Judicial decree
c. Order in writing
d. Resolution of the District Court
49. Section 30 empowers the State Government to:
a. Transfer cases from a Court of Small Causes
b. Abolish a Court of Small Causes
c. Appoint Judges of Small Cause Courts
d. Review decrees
50. Which statement correctly reflects Section 30?
a. High Court abolishes Courts of Small Causes
b. State Government may abolish a Court of Small Causes by written order
c. District Judge may abolish a Court of Small Causes
d. Registrar may abolish a Court of Small Causes
51. Section 31 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 deals with:
a. Abolition of Courts of Small Causes
b. Saving of power to appoint Judge of Court of Small Causes to other office
c. Appeals from Courts
d. Jurisdiction of Courts
52. According to Section 31(1), nothing in the Act prevents the appointment of a Judge of a Court of Small Causes to:
a. Only another civil court
b. Only a magistrate post
c. Only a public office
d. Any of the above
53. A Judge or Additional Judge of a Court of Small Causes may also be appointed as:
a. Judge of another Civil Court
b. Magistrate of any class
c. Holder of any other public office
d. All of the above
54. The provision in Section 31 that allows such appointments is described as:
a. Restriction clause
b. Saving clause
c. Penal clause
d. Transfer clause
55. Under Section 31(2), when a Judge or Additional Judge is appointed to another office, the ministerial officers of his Court shall:
a. Cease to hold office
b. Be transferred to the High Court
c. Be deemed ministerial officers assisting him in the duties of the other office
d. Be appointed by the District Court
56. The ministerial officers assisting the Judge in his additional office are subject to rules made by:
a. High Court
b. District Court
c. State Government
d. Registrar
57. Section 31 permits a Judge of a Court of Small Causes to simultaneously hold:
a. Only judicial office
b. Only administrative office
c. Other civil, magisterial or public offices
d. Only executive office
58. Which of the following statements correctly reflects Section 31?
a. Judges of Small Cause Courts cannot hold other offices
b. Judges of Small Cause Courts may also be appointed to other judicial or public offices
c. Only High Court judges can hold additional offices
d. Registrar may hold judicial office
59. When a Judge holds another office under Section 31, the ministerial officers of his Court shall:
a. Assist him in his judicial duties only
b. Assist him in duties of the other office as well
c. Work only under the High Court
d. Be transferred to the District Court
60. The rules governing the ministerial officers assisting the Judge in his additional office may be framed by:
a. High Court
b. State Government
c. District Judge
d. Central Government
61. Section 32 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 deals with:
a. Appeals from decrees
b. Application of the Act to Courts invested with jurisdiction of Court of Small Causes
c. Execution of decrees
d. Transfer of suits
62. Section 32 applies to Courts which are:
a. Established under the Act
b. Invested with jurisdiction of a Court of Small Causes by or under any enactment
c. Only District Courts
d. Only High Courts
63. Under Section 32(1), provisions of which Chapters of the Act apply to Courts invested with Small Cause jurisdiction?
a. Chapters I and II
b. Chapters II and III
c. Chapters III and IV
d. Chapters IV and V
64. One of the matters covered by Section 32(1) is:
a. Appointment of Judges
b. Nature of suits cognizable by Courts of Small Causes
c. Appointment of Registrar
d. Abolition of Courts
65. Section 32(1) also applies to provisions regarding:
a. Criminal jurisdiction
b. Exclusion of jurisdiction of other Courts in those suits
c. Constitutional jurisdiction
d. Revenue jurisdiction
66. According to Section 32(1), the provisions regarding practice and procedure of Courts of Small Causes shall apply to:
a. Only original Courts of Small Causes
b. Courts invested with such jurisdiction
c. Only High Courts
d. Only District Courts
67. The provisions regarding appeal from certain orders of Courts of Small Causes are made applicable to:
a. Only District Courts
b. Courts invested with Small Cause jurisdiction
c. Revenue Courts
d. Criminal Courts
68. Section 32(1) also extends provisions relating to:
a. Appointment of ministerial officers
b. Finality of decrees and orders subject to appeal and revision
c. Appointment of Magistrates
d. Criminal appeals
69. The provisions of Chapters III and IV apply to Courts invested with Small Cause jurisdiction:
a. Only for administrative purposes
b. So far as regards exercise of that jurisdiction by those Courts
c. Only for appeals
d. Only for execution
70. According to Section 32(2), the provisions of sub-section (1) do NOT apply to:
a. Suits instituted after the court is invested with jurisdiction
b. Suits instituted before the court is invested with Small Cause jurisdiction
c. Appeals pending before High Court
d. Execution proceedings only
71. Section 32(2) provides that suits instituted before the court was invested with Small Cause jurisdiction shall:
a. Automatically transfer to another court
b. Be governed by sub-section (1)
c. Not be affected by sub-section (1)
d. Be dismissed
72. Which of the following statements correctly reflects Section 32?
a. Only Courts established under the Act can exercise Small Cause jurisdiction
b. Courts may be invested with Small Cause jurisdiction under other enactments
c. Only High Courts exercise such jurisdiction
d. Registrar exercises such jurisdiction
73. Section 32 extends provisions relating to revision of cases decided by:
a. District Courts
b. Courts of Small Causes
c. Criminal Courts
d. Revenue Courts
74. Which of the following matters is NOT included in Section 32(1)?
a. Nature of suits cognizable by Small Cause Courts
b. Exclusion of jurisdiction of other courts
c. Practice and procedure of Small Cause Courts
d. Appointment of Judges of Small Cause Courts
75. Section 33 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 deals with:
a. Execution of decrees
b. Application of Act and Code to Court so invested as to two Courts
c. Appeals from decrees
d. Jurisdiction of Registrar
76. Section 33 applies to a Court which is:
a. Only a Court of Small Causes
b. Invested with the jurisdiction of a Court of Small Causes
c. Only a High Court
d. Only a Revenue Court
77. According to Section 33, when a Court exercises Small Cause jurisdiction and ordinary civil jurisdiction, it shall be deemed:
a. The same Court in all respects
b. Two different Courts
c. A subordinate Court
d. A tribunal
78. The fiction of treating the same Court as two different Courts is for the purposes of:
a. This Act only
b. Code of Civil Procedure only
c. Both this Act and the Code of Civil Procedure
d. Criminal Procedure Code
79. The Code of Civil Procedure referred to in Section 33 is:
a. Code of Civil Procedure, 1877
b. Code of Civil Procedure, 1882
c. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
d. Code of Civil Procedure, 1890
80. The Code of Civil Procedure mentioned in Section 33 is:
a. Act 12 of 1882
b. Act 13 of 1882
c. Act 14 of 1882
d. Act 15 of 1882
81. Section 33 applies where the same Court exercises jurisdiction in:
a. Criminal suits
b. Civil suits not cognizable by Small Cause Courts
c. Constitutional matters
d. Revenue disputes
82. The Court invested with Small Cause jurisdiction shall be treated as a different Court when it exercises jurisdiction in:
a. Criminal cases
b. Civil suits not cognizable by Small Cause Courts
c. Revenue suits
d. Appeals only
83. The purpose of deeming the Court as two different Courts under Section 33 is to apply:
a. Separate procedural rules
b. Criminal law
c. Revenue law
d. Administrative rules
84. Which of the following statements correctly reflects Section 33?
a. The same Court always remains a single court for all purposes
b. A Court exercising Small Cause jurisdiction and ordinary civil jurisdiction is deemed two different Courts
c. High Court exercises Small Cause jurisdiction
d. Registrar is treated as a separate court
85. The distinction created under Section 33 is mainly for the application of:
a. This Act and the Code of Civil Procedure
b. Criminal Procedure Code
c. Indian Evidence Act
d. Limitation Act
86. Which of the following is NOT correct regarding Section 33?
a. A Court may exercise Small Cause jurisdiction under another enactment
b. Same Court is deemed two different Courts for purposes of the Act and CPC
c. Same Court is deemed identical in both jurisdictions
d. The provision applies when civil suits not cognizable by Small Cause Courts are tried
87. Section 34 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 deals with:
a. Application of Act to Courts invested with Small Cause jurisdiction
b. Modification of Code as so applied
c. Appeals from Small Cause Courts
d. Execution of decrees
88. Section 34 begins with the expression:
a. Save as otherwise provided
b. Subject to provisions of the Code
c. Notwithstanding anything in the last two foregoing sections
d. Provided that
89. Section 34 operates notwithstanding the provisions contained in:
a. Sections 30 and 31
b. Sections 31 and 32
c. Sections 32 and 33
d. Sections 33 and 34
90. Section 34 applies where a Court invested with Small Cause jurisdiction sends a decree for execution:
a. To the High Court
b. To another District Court
c. To itself acting as another jurisdiction
d. To the State Government
91. Under Section 34(a), the decree is sent for execution by a Court invested with Small Cause jurisdiction to:
a. Another Small Cause Court
b. Itself as a Court having jurisdiction in ordinary civil suits
c. High Court
d. District Judge
92. Under Section 34(b), a Court exercising ordinary civil jurisdiction may send a decree for execution to:
a. High Court
b. Another Civil Court
c. Itself as a Court invested with Small Cause jurisdiction
d. State Government
93. Section 34 refers to documents mentioned in which provision of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1882?
a. Section 223
b. Section 224
c. Section 225
d. Section 226
94. The Code of Civil Procedure referred to in Section 34 is:
a. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
b. Code of Civil Procedure, 1877
c. Code of Civil Procedure, 1882
d. Code of Civil Procedure, 1890
95. The Code of Civil Procedure mentioned in Section 34 is:
a. Act 12 of 1882
b. Act 13 of 1882
c. Act 14 of 1882
d. Act 15 of 1882
96. According to Section 34, the documents mentioned in Section 224 CPC:
a. Must always be sent with the decree
b. Shall not be sent with the decree
c. May be sent only with High Court approval
d. Must be certified by the District Court
97. The documents mentioned in Section 224 CPC may still be sent if:
a. High Court orders
b. District Court directs
c. The Court by order in writing requires them to be sent
d. State Government directs
98. The modification under Section 34 mainly concerns:
a. Filing of suits
b. Transfer of cases
c. Execution of decrees between jurisdictions of the same court
d. Appeals
99. Section 34 modifies the procedure under the Code of Civil Procedure when:
a. Appeal is filed
b. Decree is transferred between two jurisdictions of the same court
c. Criminal proceedings begin
d. Registrar executes decree
100. Which of the following statements correctly reflects Section 34?
a. Documents under Section 224 CPC must always accompany the decree
b. Documents under Section 224 CPC need not accompany the decree unless the Court orders
c. High Court must approve transfer of decree
d. Registrar must send documents with every decree
101. Section 35 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 deals with:
a. Abolition of Courts
b. Continuance of proceedings of abolished Courts
c. Appeals from decrees
d. Jurisdiction of Registrar
102. Section 35 applies when:
a. A decree is appealed
b. A Court of Small Causes ceases to have jurisdiction over a case
c. A High Court orders revision
d. The Registrar rejects a plaint
103. Section 35 applies to a:
a. Court of Small Causes only
b. Court invested with the jurisdiction of a Court of Small Causes
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Only High Court
104. When such a Court ceases to have jurisdiction, the proceedings relating to the case may be continued in:
a. The High Court
b. The Court which would have jurisdiction if the suit were about to be instituted
c. The Registrar's office
d. The State Government
105. The proceedings which may continue under Section 35 include proceedings:
a. Only before decree
b. Only after decree
c. Both before and after decree
d. Only appellate proceedings
106. The continuation of proceedings under Section 35 applies to proceedings:
a. Only at trial stage
b. In relation to the case at any stage
c. Only at execution stage
d. Only after appeal
107. The Court which will continue the proceedings must be the Court which:
a. Would have jurisdiction if the suit were to be instituted now
b. Was originally approached
c. Is directed by the High Court
d. Is chosen by the parties
108. Section 35(2) provides that this section shall not apply where:
a. The Registrar orders otherwise
b. Special provision is made in the Code of Civil Procedure or any other enactment
c. The High Court intervenes
d. The District Court directs
109. The Code of Civil Procedure referred to in Section 35 is:
a. Code of Civil Procedure, 1877
b. Code of Civil Procedure, 1882
c. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
d. Code of Civil Procedure, 1890
110. The Code of Civil Procedure mentioned in Section 35 is:
a. Act 12 of 1882
b. Act 13 of 1882
c. Act 14 of 1882
d. Act 15 of 1882
111. Which statement correctly reflects Section 35?
a. Proceedings automatically terminate if a Court loses jurisdiction
b. Proceedings may continue in the Court which would have jurisdiction to try the suit
c. Only High Court may continue the proceedings
d. Registrar must transfer the suit
112. Section 36 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 originally dealt with:
a. Limitation for appeals
b. Amendment of the Indian Limitation Act
c. Jurisdiction of Courts
d. Execution of decrees
113. Section 36 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act has been:
a. Amended
b. Substituted
c. Repealed
d. Suspended
114. Section 36 was repealed by:
a. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
b. Indian Limitation Act, 1908
c. Repealing Act, 1938
d. Government of India Act, 1935
115. The Indian Limitation Act which repealed Section 36 is:
a. Act 7 of 1908
b. Act 8 of 1908
c. Act 9 of 1908
d. Act 10 of 1908
116. The repeal of Section 36 was effected through:
a. Section 31 and the Second Schedule
b. Section 32 and the Third Schedule
c. Section 33 and the Fourth Schedule
d. Section 34 and the First Schedule
117. Which statement correctly reflects the status of Section 36?
a. It currently amends limitation provisions
b. It has been repealed by the Indian Limitation Act, 1908
c. It governs jurisdiction of Small Cause Courts
d. It regulates appeals
118. Section 37 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 deals with:
a. Appeals
b. Publication of certain orders
c. Jurisdiction of Courts
d. Execution proceedings
119. Section 37 requires publication of orders made by:
a. High Court
b. District Court
c. State Government
d. Registrar
120. The orders required by the Act to be made in writing by the State Government must be published in:
a. High Court Bulletin
b. Official Gazette
c. Government Circular
d. District Court Records
121. The publication requirement under Section 37 applies to:
a. All judicial orders
b. Orders required by this Act to be made in writing by the State Government
c. Orders of the Registrar
d. Orders of the District Court
122. The purpose of publication under Section 37 is to ensure:
a. Administrative secrecy
b. Public notification through Official Gazette
c. Judicial review
d. Transfer of cases
123. Which statement correctly reflects Section 37?
a. Orders of High Court must be published in Gazette
b. Orders of State Government required by the Act must be published in Official Gazette
c. Registrar publishes all orders
d. District Court publishes decrees