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- Who was India’s first female practicing lawyer/ Advocate?—Cornelia Sorabji (1866–1954) [enrolling as a barrister at the Calcutta High Court in 1924].
- The district-level judicial bodies established by Warren Hastings in 1772 to handle civil (Diwani) and criminal (Faujdari) cases in rural areas outside the Presidency towns of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa were known as—Mofussil courts (or Muffassil). [The Collector, usually an Englishman, presided over the Mofussil Diwani Adalat, which managed property, marriage, and debt disputes with assistance from Hindu Pandits and Muslim Kazis] .
- Railways in India are primarily governed by which enactment—Railways Act, 1989.
- Oldest Law College of India is—Government Law College (GLC), Mumbai [Established in 1855]
- Oldest Law College in Asia is—Government Law College (GLC), Mumbai [Established in 1855]
- Which is the first National Law University of India— The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bengaluru. [Established in 1986]
- First Union Territories (U.T.) of India is?—Andaman & Nicobar [Established on 01.11.1956. The capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is Sri Vijaya Puram (formerly known as Port Blair). In September 2024, the Capital was renamed so]
- The fees imposed by railways, shipping lines or port terminals when cargo (containers) / rolling stocks remain in the terminal / rails longer than the allowed “free time” is called?—Demurrage Charges [ Demurrage charges are designed to ensure quick, efficient, and timely movement of goods. These penalties apply if containers/ stocks are not picked up or loaded within the allotted period]
- Charge levied on goods/consignment for not removing them from the railway after the expiry of the free time for such removal, is called—Wharfage Charge.
- The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), a statutory body, is commonly known as the—Censor Board.
- Censor Board [Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)] works under which Ministry of Government of India— Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
- Censor Board [Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)] is constituted under which Act?—The Cinematograph Act 1952.
- A First Information Report (FIR) is primarily registered under which Section of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023—Section 173. [Corresponds to Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973].
- The “right to clean water” is a fundamental right implied under which Article of the Constitution of India, 1950—Article 21.
- Imprisonment with ‘hard labour’ is called—Rigourous Imprisonment.
- Which new kind of punishment has been introduced in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) promoting the reformative approach of punishment?—Community Service.
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