Question

Moots, in law schools, are

• A. exercises of law teaching
• B. legal problems in the form of imaginary cases, argued by two opposing students before a bench pretending to be a real court
• C. imaginary class room where a student acts as a teacher
• D. a debate on a legal problem

Hint:

Mooting = practical training for budding advocates; involves written and oral advocacy.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

A moot court is an academic simulation of a court proceeding, often involving drafting memorials and presenting oral arguments.
Students act as advocates, presenting cases before a mock bench, which may consist of professors or practicing lawyers.
The cases are fictional but modelled on real legal principles to give students practical exposure to court procedures.
Option (a) is too broad; while moots are a form of law teaching, their defining feature is advocacy in a simulated court.
Option (c) describes a role-play class, not a moot court.
Option (d) is incorrect because a debate is usually a general argumentative exercise, not tied to legal procedure or judicial format.
Thus, option (b) accurately defines moots.