UGC NET Law Unit 5 PYQs: Important Questions for Exam Preparation

UGC NET Law Unit 5 focuses on Law of Torts and Consumer Protection. This unit covers important topics such as negligence, nuisance, vicarious liability, strict liability, defamation, trespass, state liability, general defenses, and consumer rights. Questions from this unit are frequently asked in the UGC NET Law examination and often test conceptual understanding along with knowledge of important case laws.

The UGC NET Law examination for the June 2026 cycle will be conducted across the country from June 22 to June 30, 2026. As the examination approaches, solving Previous Year Questions (PYQs) can help candidates understand the question pattern, identify important legal concepts, and improve their preparation strategy.

Students looking for detailed explanations and discussion of the questions can refer to the attached video lecture for better understanding and revision.

UGC NET Law Unit 5 PYQs

The Law of Torts is one of the most important sections of the UGC NET Law Unit 5. Questions from this topic frequently test concepts such as negligence, vicarious liability, defenses in tort, nuisance, and landmark case laws. The following questions from the previous year can help candidates understand the type of questions asked in the examination and identify important topics for revision.

Q1. The defendant's servant negligently left a horse van unattended in a crowded street. By the throwing of stones at the horse by a child, it ran away, and a policeman was injured in an attempt to stop them with a view to rescuing the women and children on the road. The above facts are related to the case of:

1. Haynes v. Harwood

2. Lynch v. Nurdin

3. Scott v. Shepherd

4. Lampert v. Eastern National Omnibus Co.

Q2. Who has propounded the Pigeon Hole Theory?

1. Winfield

2. Salmond

3. Pollock

4. Starke

Q3. When the defendant, by his negligence has created danger to the safety of A, and he can foresee that somebody else, say B, is likely to rescue A out of that danger. The defendant is liable to:

1. A

2. B

3. Both A & B

4. Neither A nor B

Q4. Throwing goods overboard a ship to lighten it for saving the ship or persons is an act of:

1. Inevitable Accident

2. Necessity

3. Mistake

4. Negligence

Q5. The law permits the use of reasonable force to protect one's person or property. For the protection of property, the law does not permit which of the following measures?

1. Fixing broken pieces of glass

2. Spikes on walls

3. Keeping a fierce dog

4. Fixing spring guns

Q6. The plaintiff and the defendant, who were members of a shooting party, went for pheasant shooting. The defendant fired at a pheasant, but the shot from his gun glanced off an oak tree and injured the plaintiff.

1. It is a case of negligence.

2. It is a case of an accident.

3. It is a case of an inevitable accident.

4. It is a case of mistake.

Q7. Neighbour's Principle was propounded by Lord Atkin in the case of:

1. Donoghue v. Stevenson

2. Polemis Case

3. Derry v. Peek

4. Rylands v. Fletcher

Q8. Who defines "tort as tortious liability arises from breach of a duty primarily fixed by law"?

1. Winfield

2. Salmond

3. Starke

4. Pollock

Q9. An employer can be made liable for the wrongs of the independent contractor:

A. If an employer authorises the doing of an illegal act.
B. In cases of strict liability.
C. In cases of nuisance.
D. When tort results in breach of the master's common law duties towards his servant.

Which one of the above is not correct?

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

Q10. A customer gives some amount or a cheque to the bank employee for being deposited in the account (in the capacity of a friend), but he misappropriates the amount. For the determination of the liability of the bank, consider the following statements:

A. The bank is liable as the act is done in the course of employment.
B. Bank is not liable as the act is not done in the course of employment.
C. The employee is liable as his act is outside the course of employment.
D. The employee is liable as the act is done for his personal gain.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A & B

2. A, B & C

3. B, C & D

4. A, C & D

UGC NET Law Unit 5 contains several case law-based and conceptual questions. A strong understanding of tort principles, defenses, legal maxims, and landmark judgments can help candidates perform well in this section. Regular revision of PYQs can improve confidence and exam readiness.