UGANDA AIRLINES SENIOR LEGAL OFFICER APTITUDE TEST
Friday 15th May 2026
Answer the following questions in 45 minutes.
1.A contract requiring government approval becomes impossible because approval is permanently denied. This is MOST likely:
(2 Points)
Void ab initio
Frustrated
Illegal from inception
Ratified
Rescinded automatically
2.Which word does NOT belong?
(2 Points)
Arbitrator
Mediator
Litigator
Negotiator
Runway
3.. Which weighs more: 1 kg of feathers or 1 kg of steel?
(2 Points)
Feathers
Steel
Depends on gravity
Same
Cannot determine
4.If all aviation lawyers are negotiators, and some negotiators are mediators, which statement MUST be true?
(2 Points)
All mediators are lawyers
Some aviation lawyers are mediators
No lawyers are mediators
All aviation lawyers are negotiators
None of the above
5.Which term refers to an unforeseen event preventing contract performance and beyond parties’ control?
(2 Points)
Caveat emptor
Force majeure
Estoppel
Novation
Mitigation
6.Telephone Contact
7.What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, but never in a thousand years?
(2 Points)
Letter M
Letter O
Number 1
Clock tick
Wind
8.Under international aviation practice, which convention primarily governs airline liability for passenger injury during international carriage?
(2 Points)
Chicago Convention 1944
Montreal Convention 1999
Warsaw Convention 1929 only
Cape Town Convention
Tokyo Convention
9.Under data protection principles, personal data should generally be:
(2 Points)
Kept indefinitely
Shared freely within organizations
Processed lawfully and for specified purposes
Public unless restricted
Sold with consent implied
10.If two parties are mutually mistaken about a fundamental fact of a contract, the contract is generally
(2 Points)
Automatically enforceable
Voidable only by court order
Void
Illegal
Converted into quasi-contract
11.Which number replaces the question mark?
2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
(2 Points)
36
40
42
56
72
Option 6
12.A contract clause appears on page 48 of a 120-page document. Approximate percentage through the document?
(2 Points)
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
13.FULL NAMES
14.Before Mt. Kilimanjaro was discovered, what was the highest mountain in Africa?
(2 Points)
Rwenzori
Kenya
Elgon
Kilimanjaro
Atlas Mountains
All of them
15.A man pushes his car to a hotel and loses all his money. Why?
(2 Points)
Car theft
Gambling debt
Monopoly game
Parking fees
Fuel shortage
16.Under anti-corruption compliance principles, facilitation payments are
(2 Points)
Always lawful
Encouraged in public procurement
Often prohibited despite being small
Mandatory in international trade
Tax deductible automatically
17.If 3 pens cost the same as 2 files and one file costs UGX 18,000, one pen costs:
(2 Points)
6,000
9,000
12,000
15,000
18,000
18.In disciplinary proceedings, the principle of natural justice requires:
(2 Points)
Automatic dismissal for misconduct
Confidential investigations only
Right to be heard and absence of bias
Board approval in all cases
Criminal standard of proof
19.A settlement amount grows from UGX 200M to UGX 242M. Percentage increase?
(2 Points)
18%
19%
20%
21%
22%
20.A compliance score rises from 64% to 80%. Relative increase?
(2 Points)
16%
20%
25%
30%
40%
21.An airline employee signs a procurement contract without delegated authority. The airline later performs part of the contract knowingly. This most likely creates:
(2 Points)
Frustration
Novation
Ratification
Estoppel only against supplier
Quantum meruit automatically
22.If 5 legal officers review 5 contracts in 5 hours, how many hours will 10 legal officers take to review 20 contracts at the same rate?
(2 Points)
5
10
15
20
25
23.Which comes next?
AZ, BY, CX, ?
(2 Points)
DU
EV
FW
GT
HS
24.How many months have 28 days?
(2 Points)
1
2
6
11
12
25.Under employment law principles, constructive dismissal occurs where:
(2 Points)
An employee resigns voluntarily for better pay
An employee is suspended
Working conditions fundamentally breach the employment contract
A fixed-term contract expires
A transfer occurs lawfully
26.In corporate governance, the fiduciary duty of directors is primarily owed to:
(2 Points)
Creditors only
Employees
Shareholders and company interests
Customers
Regulators only
27.If you overtake the person in second place during a race, what position are you now in?
(2 Points)
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Cannot determine
28.A case file numbering system doubles every 3 years. If there are 400 files now, how many after 9 years?
(2 Points)
1,200
1,600
2,400
3,200
4,800
29.If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
(2 Points)
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Fifteen
Nineteen
30.If every appeal takes 18 days and 6 appeals are processed simultaneously, total completion time is:
(2 Points)
18 days
36 days
54 days
72 days
108 days
31.If an airline transports dangerous goods without proper declaration, the MOST immediate legal exposure is likely under:
(2 Points)
Maritime law
Environmental tort only
ICAO dangerous goods regulations
Copyright law
Tax law
32.What can travel around the world while staying in one corner?
(2 Points)
Shadow
Stamp
Satellite
Compass
Airplane
33.Which type of intellectual property would MOST likely protect an airline’s logo?
(2 Points)
Patent
Copyright only
Trade secret
Trademark
Industrial design exclusively
34.Sequence: 3, 9, 27, 81, ?
(2 Points)
108
162
243
324
729
35.Which of the following is LEAST likely to constitute negligence?
(2 Points)
Failure to maintain aircraft records
Ignoring mandatory safety procedures
Taking all reasonable precautions
Inadequate crew training
Reckless operational decisions
36.Which doctrine prevents a party from denying a representation relied upon by another party?
(2 Points)
Frustration
Estoppel
Novation
Waiver
Indemnity
37.Which statement BEST distinguishes arbitration from litigation?
(2 Points)
Arbitration decisions are never binding
Litigation is always faster
Arbitration is a private dispute resolution mechanism
Litigation cannot award damages
Arbitration excludes contractual disputes
38.Which of the following BEST describes “piercing the corporate veil”?
(2 Points)
Dissolving a corporation
Ignoring separate legal personality in exceptional circumstances
Liquidating shareholder assets
Converting debt into equity
Criminalizing directors automatically
39.Email Adress
40.Which number is missing?
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
(2 Points)
30
35
36
49
64
41.Which principle best protects an airline from liability for acts committed by employees acting outside assigned duties?
(2 Points)
Strict liability
Ultra vires
Frolic of one’s own
Caveat emptor
Res ipsa loquitur
42.A procurement budget increases by 20% then decreases by 20%. Net effect?
(2 Points)
No change
4% decrease
4% increase
8% decrease
8% increase
43.Which legal remedy is MOST likely awarded where damages are inadequate and a party must perform contractual obligations?
(2 Points)
Injunction
Specific performance
Restitution
Quantum meruit
Declaratory relief
44.A legal team wins 70% of disputes. Out of 8 disputes, expected wins are:
(2 Points)
4.2
5.6
6.4
7.2
8
45.If today is Thursday, what day will it be after 100 days?
(2 Points)
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
46.A passenger is denied boarding despite holding a confirmed ticket because of overbooking. Which legal concept is MOST applicable?
(2 Points)
Force majeure
Breach of contract
Misrepresentation
Promissory estoppel
Illegality
47.Find the odd one out:
(2 Points)
Contract
Tort
Equity
Aircraft
Criminal law
48.A plane crashes exactly on the Uganda–Kenya border. Where are the survivors buried?
(2 Points)
. Uganda
Kenya
Both countries
Nowhere
UN territory
49.Statement: “No delayed flights are profitable.”
Some profitable flights are chartered.
Which conclusion is valid?
(2 Points)
No chartered flights are delayed
Some chartered flights are delayed
Some chartered flights are profitable
All profitable flights are chartered
None valid
50.A lawyer has 3 daughters. Each daughter has 1 brother. How many children does the lawyer have?
(2 Points)
3
4
5
6
7
Option 2
51.A lawyer bills 12 hours daily for 5 days. If efficiency improves by 20%, equivalent productive hours become:
(2 Points)
60
66
70
72
75
52.An employee accesses confidential passenger records without authorization. This is MOST likely:
(2 Points)
A labor dispute only
Data protection breach
Patent infringement
Corporate insolvency
Tax evasion
53..A flight departs 25 minutes late and arrives 10 minutes early after increasing average speed by 8%. Original flight duration was:
(2 Points)
2 hrs
2 hrs 30 mins
3 hrs
3 hrs 45 mins
4 hrs
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