Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Jurisprudence · May/June 2016
May/June 2016 · Jurisprudence · Semester 3
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) II Year III Semester Examination, May / June 2016
Subject: LAW
PAPER - I: JURISPRUDENCE
Code: 3031/BL | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Answer any five of the following.
1. Natural Law.
2. Historical school.
3. Subordinate legislation.
4. Social engineering.
5. Legal status of Unborn persons.
6. Relevance of motive.
7. Adverse possession.
8. Reformative theory.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
9. Evaluate the contribution of the analytical school of Jurisprudence.
10. What are the relative merits and demerits of legislation and precedent as sources of law?
11. Discuss different theories of corporate personality.
12. Define property and discuss the modes of acquisition of property.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
13. A makes a contract for purchase of land from B for Rs. 5 lacs. Discuss the concept of rights and
duties for the fulfilment of the contract.
14. In a competition in trade, A caused damage to some traders, but it provided gain to other
traders. Whether or not the traders who got a gain are liable. Give reasons.
15. A passenger, waiting in the lounge of an airways terminal occupied by the airways board, found
a gold bracelet which he handed over to an employee of the airways and gave his name and
address. Since nobody claimed the bracelet, the airways kept it in their possession. Can the
passenger claim possession of the same? Give reasons.
16. A gives to B a coin which he knows, but B does not know, to be counterfeit. B passes it to C.
When C counts his cash, he discovers the coin to be counterfeit. Can B claim immunity? Discuss.