• The Punjab Exam will be conducted in MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) format. The answer sheets are OMR sheets.
• It will be negative markings also there. Each question carries 1 mark. For every wrong answer, a 1/4th mark would be carried.
• The question(s) not attempted will receive no credit or discredit. The test would be of 2 hours duration.
• The tentative syllabus for the written examination for the recruitment of Clerk (Legal) is annexed in Annexure-1 and 2.

Annexure-I
Part A-Subject Syllabus(Clerk legal)

Unit-1 – Code of Criminal Procedure

Jurisdiction, Constitution and Powers of Criminal Courts; Public Prosecutor,
Superior Police Officers and Aid to Magistrates and the Police; Arrest of
Persons and Rights of Arrested Persons; FIR and Commencement of
Investigation; Recording of Confession, Remand of Accused, Bail due to
Non-Completion of Investigation and Completion of Investigation; Place of
Inquiries and Trial; Complaints to Magistrates and Commencement of
Proceeding before Magistrate; Charge: Contents of Charge, Effect of Error
or Omission in Charge, Alteration or Addition of Charge, Joinder of
Charges against Person or Persons, Exceptions to General Rule of Joinder
of Charges; Trial before Court of Session; Trial before Magistrate – Warrant
Case, Summons Case, and Summary Trial; Bail, Anticipatory Bail,
Cancellation of Bail, Bail Bonds; Inherent Powers of High Court.

Unit-II – Indian Penal Code

Introduction to Criminal Substantive Law; Definitions; General
Explanations; Group Liability and Joint Liability; Punishments; Abetment;
Criminal Conspiracy and Offences against the State; Offences Relating to
Public Servants; Offences relating to Contempt of Lawful Authority of Public
Servants; Offences affecting Public Health, Safety, and Morals; Culpable
Homicide and Murder; Causing Death by Negligence, Dowry Death,
Attempt to Murder and Attempt to commit Suicide; Hurt, Grievous Hurt,
Acid Attack; Criminal Force, Assault, Outraging the Modesty of Woman,
Voyeurism and Stalking; Rape – its Aggravated Forms and Punishment;
Criminal Misappropriation of Property and Criminal Breach of Trust;
Receiving of Stolen Property and Cheating.

Unit-III – Indian Evidence Act

Definitions and Statutory Interpretation May Presume, Shall Presume,
Conclusive Proof etc.; Relevancy of Facts: Facts Connected with Facts in
Issue; Admissions; Confessions; Dying Declaration and Statement by
Persons who cannot be called as witnesses; Relevancy of Judgments;
Expert Testimony; Oral Evidence; Documentary Evidence; Presumptions;
Exclusion of oral evidence by documentary evidence; Burden of Proof and
The onus of Proof; Estoppel; Competence of Witnesses; Privileged
Communications; Examination of witnesses; Effect of improper admission
and rejection of evidence.

Unit-IV – Code of Civil Procedure

The decree, Order, Judgement; Jurisdiction– Lack of Jurisdiction, Irregular
Exercise of Jurisdiction; Place of Suing; Doctrine of Res Sub-Judice and
Res Judicata; Parties to Suit and Frame of Suit – Joinder, Misjoinder and
Non-Joinder and Objections as to Misjoinder and Non-Joinder; Pleadings
https://www.freshersnow.com/syllabus/ and Amendment of Pleadings; Plaint; Written Statement; Summoning of Parties – Issue & Service of Summons; Appearance of Parties –Appearance and Consequences of NonAppearance; Hearing of the Suit –Framing of Issues, Disposal of Suits at First Hearing and Trial; Arrest Before Judgment, Attachment Before Judgment, Appointment of Receiver; Temporary Injunction and Interlocutory Orders; Commissions –
Appointment, Powers, Functions, and Commissions at the instance of
Foreign Courts; Suits by (or) Against Government (or) Public Officers; Suits
by Indigent Persons, Suits Relating to 2Public Nuisance, Suits Relating to
Public Charities; Appeals – First Appeal, Second Appeal, Appeal to
Supreme Court; Reference, Review, and Revision; General Principles of
Execution of Decree and Procedure for Execution; Inherent Powers of Civil
Courts; Pleadings and Trial of Commercial Suits in Commercial Courts.

Unit-V – Constitutional Law

Preamble, Preambular Objectives; Nature of Indian Constitution; Federal
Features in Constitution of India; Formation of New States and Reorganization of States; Citizenship; Fundamental Rights; Fundamental
Duties; Directive Principles of State Policy; Union and State Legislature;
Money Bills, Finance Bills, and Other Bills; Union and State Executive;
Judiciary – Supreme Court, High Courts, and Subordinate Judiciary;
Appointment and Powers of President and Governor; Pardoning Power;
Ordinance-Making Power; Union-State Legislative, Administrative and
Financial Relations; Freedom of Trade, Commerce and Intercourse; Official
Language; Amendment of the Constitution; Special Provisions regarding
Legislature and Executive of Union Territories; Elections; Services under
the Union and States.

Annexure-2
Part B–General Knowledge, English, Punjabi, Logical Reasoning, and Mental Ability.

Part B: Indicative Contents of Syllabus

General Knowledge and Current affairs of National and International importance including:

(i) Political issues,
(ii) Environment issues,
(iii) Current Affairs,
(iv) Science and Technology,
(v) Economic issues,
(vi) History of India with special reference to Indian freedom struggle movement.
(vii) Sports,
(viii) Cinema and Literature.

Logical Reasoning & Mental Ability:

• Verbal reasoning: Coding, Decoding, Analogy, Classification, Series, Direction sense test, relations, mathematical operations, time test, and the odd man out problems.
• Non Verbal Reasoning: Series, Analogy, and Classification. Basic numerical skills, Percentage, Number system, LCM and HCF, Ratio and Proportion, Number series, Average, Problems based on Ages, Profit & Loss, Partnership and Mixture, Simple and Compound Interest, Work and Time, Time and Distance, Mensuration and Data Interpretation.

English: Basic Grammar, Subject and Verb, Adjectives, and Adverbs, Synonyms, Antonyms, One Word Substitution, Fill in the Blanks, Correction in Sentences, Idioms and their meanings, Spell Checks, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Direct and Indirect Speech, Active and Passive Voice, Correction in Sentences, etc.

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