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Mains Prelims

Q12 · UPSC Prelims 2022 · Set A · Polity and Governance

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With reference to India, consider the following statements:1.Government law officers and legal firms are recognised as advocates, but corporate lawyers and patent attorneys are excluded from recognition as advocates.2.Bar Councils have the power to lay down the rules relating to legal education and recognition of law colleges.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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A 1 only
B 2 only
C Both 1 and 2
D Neither 1 nor 2

Correct answer: (b) 2 only

Explanation

  1. A

    1 only

    1 only. Corporate lawyers and patent attorneys can be advocates; statement 1 over-excludes.

  2. B

    2 only

    2 only. Bar Councils (especially BCI) frame legal-education rules and recognise colleges.

  3. C

    Both 1 and 2

    Both. Statement 1 fails the Advocates Act.

  4. D

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Neither. Statement 2 is the Advocates Act design.

Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. Enrolment as an advocate is not denied merely because one is a corporate lawyer or patent attorney. Bar Councils do lay down legal-education rules and recognise law colleges.

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  1. 2018 · Q1 · General Studies · 2 marks

    Consider the following statements: 1. In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party 2. In the Lok Sabha, a "Leader of the Opposition" was recognised for the first time in 1969. 3. In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognised as the Leader of the Opposition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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