UGC NET Law · Paper II

UGC NET Law Previous Year Questions, unit by unit and topic by topic

Every question from 2009 to 2026, arranged under the 10 units and 100 syllabus topics, with the correct answer marked.

3,046questions
10units
100topics
2009–26years
Unit I Jurisprudence 362 questions · 2009–2026
10 topics
  1. Nature and sources of law 76
  2. Schools of jurisprudence 124
  3. Law and morality 13
  4. Concept of rights and duties 44
  5. Legal personality 28
  6. Concepts of property, ownership and possession 49
  7. Concept of liability 13
  8. Law, poverty and development 6
  9. Global justice 6
  10. Modernism and post-modernism 3
Unit II Constitutional and Administrative Law 546 questions · 2009–2026
10 topics
  1. Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state policy 218
  2. Union and State executive and their interrelationship 36
  3. Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers 70
  4. Judiciary 60
  5. Emergency provisions 24
  6. Temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states 6
  7. Election Commission of India 18
  8. Nature, scope and importance of administrative law 48
  9. Principle of natural justice 20
  10. Judicial review of administrative actions – Grounds 46
Unit III Public International Law and IHL 358 questions · 2009–2026
10 topics
  1. International law – Definition, nature and basis 77
  2. Sources of International law 69
  3. Recognition of states and governments 43
  4. Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) 17
  5. Extradition and asylum 16
  6. United Nations and its organs 60
  7. Settlement of international disputes 47
  8. World Trade Organization (WTO) 6
  9. International humanitarian law (IHL) - Conventions and protocols 20
  10. Implementation of IHL - Challenges 3
Unit IV Law of Crimes 322 questions · 2009–2026
10 topics
  1. General principles of criminal liability – Actus reus and mens rea, individual and group liability and constructive liability 83
  2. Stages of crime and inchoate crimes - Abetment, criminal conspiracy and attempt 35
  3. General exceptions 48
  4. Offences against human body 34
  5. Offences against state and terrorism 6
  6. Offences against property 37
  7. Offences against women and children 45
  8. Drug trafficking and counterfeiting 4
  9. Offences against public tranquility 8
  10. Theories and kinds of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime 22
Unit V Law of Torts and Consumer Protection 266 questions · 2009–2026
10 topics
  1. Nature and definition of tort 32
  2. General principles of tortious liability 56
  3. General defenses 23
  4. Specific torts – Negligence, nuisance, trespass and defamation 60
  5. Remoteness of damages 12
  6. Strict and absolute liability 29
  7. Tortious liability of the State 7
  8. The Consumer Protection Act 1986 - Definitions, consumer rights and redressal mechanism 29
  9. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - No fault liability, third party insurance and claims tribunal 8
  10. The Competition Act, 2002 - Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations 10
Unit VI Commercial Law 350 questions · 2009–2026
10 topics
  1. Essential elements of contract and e-contract 137
  2. Breach of contract, frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements 68
  3. Standard form of contract and quasi-contract 6
  4. Specific contracts - Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee and agency 14
  5. Sale of Goods Act, 1930 24
  6. Partnership and limited liability partnership 33
  7. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 20
  8. Company law – Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares and debentures 27
  9. Company law – Directors and meetings 16
  10. Corporate social responsibility 5
Unit VII Family Law 357 questions · 2009–2026
10 topics
  1. Sources and schools 23
  2. Marriage and dissolution of marriage 140
  3. Matrimonial remedies - Divorce and theories of divorce 80
  4. Changing dimensions of institution of marriage – Live-in relationship 5
  5. Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce 2
  6. Maintenance, dower and stridhan 28
  7. Adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement 46
  8. Succession and inheritance 16
  9. Will, gift and wakf 8
  10. Uniform Civil Code 9
Unit VIII Environment and Human Rights Law 299 questions · 2012–2026
10 topics
  1. Meaning and concept of 'environment' and 'environmental pollution' 7
  2. International environmental law and UN Conferences 25
  3. Constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India 103
  4. Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India 5
  5. National Green Tribunal 12
  6. Concept and development of human rights 56
  7. Universalism and cultural relativism 1
  8. International Bill of Rights 24
  9. Group rights – Women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, minorities and weaker sections 27
  10. Protection and enforcement of human rights in India – National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Schedule Tribes and National Commission for Backward Classes 39
Unit IX Intellectual Property Rights and Information Technology Law 106 questions · 2019–2026
10 topics
  1. Concept and meaning of intellectual property 12
  2. Theories of intellectual property 7
  3. International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties 9
  4. Copyright and neighboring rights – Subject matters, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies 28
  5. Law of patent – Patentability, procedure for grant of patent, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies 10
  6. Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies 8
  7. Protection of Geographical Indications 5
  8. Bio-diversity and Traditional Knowledge 2
  9. Information technology law - digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers 17
  10. Cyber crimes, penalties and adjudication 8
Unit X Comparative Public Law and Systems of Governance 80 questions · 2019–2026
10 topics
  1. Comparative Law – Relevance, methodology, problems and concerns in Comparison 17
  2. Forms of governments – Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal 7
  3. Models of federalism – USA, Canada and India 15
  4. Rule of Law – 'Formal' and 'substantive' versions 9
  5. Separation of powers – India, UK, USA and France 8
  6. Independence of judiciary, judicial activism and accountability – India, UK and USA 2
  7. Systems of constitutional review – India, USA, Switzerland and France 5
  8. Amendment of the Constitution – India, USA and South Africa 7
  9. Ombudsman – Sweden, UK and India 6
  10. Open Government and Right to Information - USA, UK and India 4

About these UGC NET Law PYQs

This is a free, topic-wise bank of NTA UGC NET Law (Paper II) previous year questions from 2009 to 2026. Every question is placed under one of the 10 units and 100 topics of the current UGC NET Law syllabus, from Jurisprudence and Constitutional Law to Comparative Public Law, so you can revise one topic at a time.

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