Important Jurisprudence Questions for Judiciary Mains:
• Nature & Scope of Jurisprudence
1. Define Jurisprudence. Discuss its nature and scope.
2. Discuss the meaning and importance of Jurisprudence in the development of law.
3. What is the utility of studying Jurisprudence in the legal field?
4. Discuss the classification of Jurisprudence as given by Salmond.
• Schools of Jurisprudence
Analytical School
5. Explain Austin’s Command Theory of Law. Critically examine it.
6. What is Positive Law? How does Austin define it?
7. Differentiate between general jurisprudence and particular jurisprudence.
8. Discuss H.L.A. Hart’s contribution to legal positivism.
9. What are Primary and Secondary Rules?
10. Compare the theories of Austin and H.L.A. Hart.
Historical School
11. What is the Historical School of Jurisprudence?
12. Discuss the contributions of Savigny and Henry Maine.
13. Explain the phrase “Law is not made, it is found.”
Sociological School
14. Discuss the Sociological School of Jurisprudence.
15. What is law according to Roscoe Pound?
16. How does Sociological Jurisprudence help in law reform?
Realist School
17. What is the Realist School of Jurisprudence?
18. Discuss the views of Jerome Frank and Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Natural Law School
19. What is Natural Law? Discuss its relevance in modern legal systems.
20. Compare Natural Law with Legal Positivism.
• Theories of Law
21. What is the Pure Theory of Law?
22. Discuss Kelsen’s concept of Grundnorm.
23. Compare the theories of Kelsen and Hart.
24. What are the criticisms of the Pure Theory of Law?
Sources of Law
25. What are the sources of law?
26. Differentiate between custom, precedent, and legislation.
27. Distinguish between formal and material sources of law.
Legal Concepts
28. What is legal personality?
29. Define Ownership and Possession. Distinguish between them.
30. Explain the concept of Liability – civil and criminal.
31. What is legal right? Explain its elements.
32. Distinguish between right and duty.
33. Define Property. What are the different kinds of property?
34. Explain the concept of obligation in jurisprudence.
• Miscellaneous Important Questions
35. What is justice? Explain distributive and corrective justice.
36. What is the relation between law and morality?
37. Discuss the relationship between law and society.
38. What is the difference between substantive and procedural law?
39. What is the difference between public and private law?
40. Define person. What are the types of persons in law?
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