Foreign Phrases
What does the abbreviation ‘A.D’ stands for?
a) Anno Domini
b) Anti-dote
c) After death
d) Add data
Ans: a
‘ad hoc’ is a ——word.
a) French
b) German
c) English
d) Latin
Ans: d
Phrase ‘amicus curiae’ means-
a) an amicuricus dream
b) a senior advocate
c) a friend of the court
d) an arbitrator.
Ans: c
Which term is used for a friend of the court?
a) advocate
b) prosecutor
c) amicus curiae
d) amnesty
Ans: c
What is the meaning of the word ‘ad valorem’?
a) Added value
b) Valuable
c) Valueless
d) According to value
Ans: d
The phrase Bid adieu means-
a) saying goodbye
b) doing forbidden work
c) being ardent
d) doing arduous works
Ans: a
‘A la mode ’ means-
a) according to the current fashion
b) out of mood
c) in the menu
d) way of doing
Ans: a
‘Bon voyage’ means
a) Have a sound sleep
b) Devil’s advocate
c) A handsome fellow
d) Wish a good trip
Ans: d
What does ‘CV’ stand for?
a) Curriculum vital
b) Curriculum value
c) current value
d) curriculum vitae
Ans: d
Cul-de-sac means
a) selection
b) dead end
c) error
d) bubble
Ans: b
Debut means-
a) first appearance
b) conclusion
c) contradiction
d) gracious response
Ans: a
What is the meaning of ‘Bona fides’?
a) Bonus
b) Good faith
c) False belief
d) Genuine cultivator
Ans: b
B.C stands for-
a) Before catastrophe
b) Before christ
c) Before coronation
d) British church
Ans: b
‘De facto’ means-
a) de jure
b) two friends
c) in fact
d) surely
Ans: c
‘De facto’ means-
a) as per facts
b) in reality
c) by rights
d) evidence
Ans: b
De jure means-
a) in fact
b) in law
c) indeed
d) in action
Ans: b
e.g stands for-
a) exempli gratia
b) exe grat
c) exempli grat
d) none
Ans: a
‘etc’ stand for
a) et cetera
b) etcatra
c) etcectra
d) none
Ans: a
The term “en route” means
a) through the way
b) in the way
c) on the way
d) through the route
Ans: c
‘Ex post facto’ means-
a) near the death
b) after the fact
c) after the life
d) after the retirement
Ans: b
The phrase functus officio means-
a) officiation
b) functional office
c) functional authority
d) having no further authority
Ans: d
The French expression ‘fait accompli’ means-
a) high achievement
b) a thing that has been done and cannot be altered now.
c) to accomplish a task
d) a total accident
Ans: b
The term ‘Habeas corpus’ relates to-
a) Fundamental rights of prisoners
b) Freedom of Jurisprudence
c) Withdrawal of the Embassy
d) Democratic rights of citizen.
Ans: a
The Latin expression i.e stands for-
a) id est
b) ideal energy
c) inner edition
d) in Europe
Ans: a
The expression ‘Ipso facto’ means
a) by that very law
b) by that very fact
c) by the law itself
d) by the evidence itself
Ans: b
The synonym of ’ impasse’ is
a) impossible
b) solution
c) continuous
d) deadlock
Ans: d
‘Laissez faire’ means-
a) intimate friend
b) letting alone
c) among others
d) by the law itself
Ans: b
‘Lingua Franca ’ means
a) French language
b) a mixed language
c) latin language
d) translated language
Ans: b
Magnus opus means-
a) misunderstand
b) best work
c) magnolia
d) first work
Ans: b
The phrase ‘nouveau riche’ means-
a) riche rich
b) well off
c) new high class
d) new rich
Ans: d
Mens Legis means
a) mens rea
b) legal status of the men
c) purpose of the law
d) preamble of the law
Ans: c
Full expression of ‘N.B’ is-
a) note before
b) nota bene
c) note beside
d) note better
Ans: b
Nota Bene means-
a) for example
b) not sure
c) mark well
d) next page
Ans: c
Posthumous means-
a) human qualities
b) occurring before birth
c) occurring after death
d) being rational
Ans: c
Modus Operandi means-
a) failed operation
b) suitable object
c) opera song
d) method of operation
Ans: d
What is the meaning of the word “post mortem”?
a) before death
b) autopsy
c) declare death
d) surgical operation
Ans: b
Prima facie means-
a) last supper
b) famous person
c) premier value
d) at the first view
Ans: d
What are the full forms of the a.m and p.m?
a) ante merideam and pre merideam
b) after meridieam and post meridieam
c) ante meridiem and post meridiem
d) ante midnight and post midnight
Ans: c
What is the meaning of the word ‘viva voce’?
a) Examination
b) a spoken examination
c) Face to face
d) Interview
Ans: b
The word ‘Quorum’ means-
a) number
b) required number
c) allowed number
d) additional number
Ans: b
‘Status quo’ means-
a) to change the present state
b) bring about new style
c) to maintain as it is
d) destroy
Ans: c