QUESTION 1

Indicate the correct statement:

The purpose of the SCL1501 module is to:

(1) Enable students to develop skills relevant to legal studies

(2) Differentiate between law and rules

(3) Do the praxis and banking education in law situations

(4) Understand the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014

QUESTION 2

Indicate the incorrect statement

The following are characteristics of the concept "law":

(1) Law is a system of rules

(2) Rules are laws

(3) Law applies to human beings

(4) The state recognizes rules in order for them to become law

QUESTION 3

Indicate the correct statement

The following holds true for meaningful education:

(1) Learning is a core element of banking education

(2) There is no difference between studying and learning

(3) Praxis forms part of banking education

(4) Interrogation of the curriculum

QUESTION 4

Indicate the correct statement

The following aspect appropriately describes banking education:

(1) Paulo Freire promotes praxis because it appropriates reasoning capacity

(2) Questioning or interrogation of information enhances banking education

(3) Banking education gives a balance between studying and learning

(4) Banking education undermines the notion of praxis

QUESTION 5

Indicate the correct statement

The legal profession is regulated by the following:

(1) The Judiciary

(2) The Attorneys' Act 53 of 1979

(3) The State Attorneys' Act 58 of 1957

(4) The Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014

QUESTION 6

Indicate the correct statement

An effective communicator does the following:

(1) Uses 35% for verbal communication

(2) Uses 65% for non-vernal communication

(3) Listens whilst noting the other person's feelings

(4) Tries to remain subjective at all times

QUESTION 7

Indicate the correct statement

The main objective of "examination-in-chief" is to:

(1) Discredit the witness' statements

(2) Ask leading questions in order to help the court

(3) Enable a witness to tell his/her story to the court

(4) Make the lawyer protect his/her client

QUESTION 8

Indicate the correct statement:

If a President signs an IsiZulu version of an Act of Parliament, it means:

(1) The Act will be effective in the Kwazulu Natal Province

(2) The Act will be effective after it has been translated to English

(3) There are no enough translators in Parliament

(4) The IsiZulu interpretation will prevail over other versions of the Act

QUESTION 9

Indicate the correct statement:

Presumptions are necessary when reading or interpreting legislation because:

(1) The Constitution requires them to be supreme law of the land

(2) They are contained in the Interpretation Act 33 of 1957

(3) They give guidance where Acts are silent or vague on an issue

(4) They are applied retrospectively

QUESTION 10

Indicate the correct statement

(1) The procedure in action proceedings is started by way of notice of motion

(2) Action proceeding is used when there are no fundamental disputes on the facts of the case between the parties involved

(3) The parties in action proceedings are the majority, minority and separate

(4) Ex parte application is another type of civil case

QUESTION 11

Indicate the correct statement

(1) "Headnotes" and "catch phrases" are written by the judges

(2) Headnotes are compiled by the publishers of the Government Gazette

(3) Headnotes contain the summary of the case

(4) Headnotes form the basis of heads of argument

QUESTION 12

Indicate the correct statement

(1) Order as to costs are instructions from the court orderly

(2) Order as to costs forms part of the examination in chief

(3) There are no orders as to costs in criminal cases, only in civil cases

(4) Order as to costs is normally stated at the end of an Act of Parliament.

QUESTION 18

Indicate the correct statement:

(1) Experienced advocates and attorneys may represent parties in Small Clams Courts

(2) Magistrates are private legal practitioners and therefore are independent

(3) Presiding officers in higher courts are called judges

(4) The parties in a criminal case are the plaintiff and the defendant

QUESTION 19

Indicate the correct statement:

Kgapane, Lenyenye and Seshego divide the profit of their business, Lebowa la Kgomo le Motho (LKM) on a pro rata basis of 1:2:3. Their profit is R300 000.00. Kgapane will get:

(1) R150 000,00

(2) R50 000,00

(3) R30 000,00

(4) R60 000,00

QUESTION 20

It is uneconomical to repair Marupine Sape's Mazda 6 sedan after it was involved in a road accident collision at Khwadu Mountain Pass. However, he is entitled to claim R68 000.00 from the pre-accident value of the motor vehicle, which was estimated at R100 000.00. How much is the salvage value of the wreck?

(1) R168 000.00

(2) R68 000.00

(3) R32 000.00

(4) R100 000.00