NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY BANGALORE
B.A. LL.B.(Hons.), II YEAR III TRIMESTER END TERM EXAM AY 2024-25
(27.05.2025)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II
Total Marks: 60 marks
Duration: 3 Hours
Instructions
1. This is a closed book examination. You are, however, permitted to consult
the bare text of the Constitution of India. This is the India Code version that
has been agreed to with your CRs.
2. You will be evaluated on the quality of your answers, and not their length.
Please be brief and to the point, and be mindful of the word count specified,
which is an outer, recommended limit. You are not expected to take upto the
full word count in each answer.
3. The paper has three Parts. All questions in each Part are compulsory. Please
answer each Part in a different booklet and write the part number on the top
of the booklets.
4. Since questions in each Part count for 20 marks each, you should plan to
complete each of the three parts in approximately an hour each.
5. No electronic devices are allowed in the examination hall.
6. Students should ensure that they have handed all their answer booklets to
the invigilators at the end of the examination. Any answer booklet or part
thereof that is taken outside the examination hall by a student shall not be
evaluated.
7. All the best!
Part A
Question 1
A. How are ‘reasonable classification’ and ‘manifest arbitrariness’ distinct standards
of review? [10 marks] [Upto 750 words].
B. In your view, is India’s constitutional citizenship regime more consistent with a
ius soli or a ius sanguinis conception of citizenship? While outlining your response,
take account of the relevant constitutional provisions and case-law. [10 marks]
[Upto 750 words]
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B.A. LL.B.(Hons.), II YEAR III TRIMESTER END TERM EXAM AY 2024-25
(27.05.2025)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II
Total Marks: 60 marks
Duration: 3 Hours
Instructions
1. This is a closed book examination. You are, however, permitted to consult
the bare text of the Constitution of India. This is the India Code version that
has been agreed to with your CRs.
2. You will be evaluated on the quality of your answers, and not their length.
Please be brief and to the point, and be mindful of the word count specified,
which is an outer, recommended limit. You are not expected to take upto the
full word count in each answer.
3. The paper has three Parts. All questions in each Part are compulsory. Please
answer each Part in a different booklet and write the part number on the top
of the booklets.
4. Since questions in each Part count for 20 marks each, you should plan to
complete each of the three parts in approximately an hour each.
5. No electronic devices are allowed in the examination hall.
6. Students should ensure that they have handed all their answer booklets to
the invigilators at the end of the examination. Any answer booklet or part
thereof that is taken outside the examination hall by a student shall not be
evaluated.
7. All the best!
Part A
Question 1
A. How are ‘reasonable classification’ and ‘manifest arbitrariness’ distinct standards
of review? [10 marks] [Upto 750 words].
B. In your view, is India’s constitutional citizenship regime more consistent with a
ius soli or a ius sanguinis conception of citizenship? While outlining your response,
take account of the relevant constitutional provisions and case-law. [10 marks]
[Upto 750 words]
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